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The Best Episodes of Mysteries at the Museum

Every episode of Mysteries at the Museum ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mysteries at the Museum!

Don Wildman unearths relics from the world's greatest institutions to reveal secrets from the past. He examines each artifact to illuminate history's most incredible triumphs,...
Genre:Documentary

Top Episode Ratings Summary

"Invention of Pop Rocks; Pinball Wizard; London Smog" is the best rated episode of "Mysteries at the Museum". It scored 9.4/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/15/2015. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Kensington Runestone; Smile! You're Being Hijacked; and Harriet the Spy".

  • Invention of Pop Rocks; Pinball Wizard; London Smog
    9.4/1011 votes
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    #1 - Invention of Pop Rocks; Pinball Wizard; London Smog

    Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 5/15/2015

    Don examines one of America's most explosive candies; a pinball machine that represents a gutsy player who saved the game from obscurity; and a flare stick that guided Londoners through a unique time period.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kensington Runestone; Smile! You're Being Hijacked; and Harriet the Spy
    8.9/1012 votes
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    #2 - Kensington Runestone; Smile! You're Being Hijacked; and Harriet the Spy

    Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/2016

    Don Wildman examines a strange stone tablet that may hold the key to America's beginnings; a model plane connected to a hijacking mistaken for a hoax; and a revolver that once belonged to the first American woman to lead an armed expedition into war.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Erno Rubik's Cube; World's First Factor; The Amphicar
    8.8/1013 votes
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    #3 - Erno Rubik's Cube; World's First Factor; The Amphicar

    Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 5/8/2015

    Don examines a classic toy that became a pop-culture phenomenon; a delicate silk sample that symbolizes a stunning tale of international espionage; and a quirky car designed to travel on both land and water.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Peeping Butler, Beaver Bomb, Mother's Day Mother
    8.8/1012 votes
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    #4 - Peeping Butler, Beaver Bomb, Mother's Day Mother

    Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/2015

    Don examines a trinket that symbolizes the stormy evolution of a beloved holiday; a novel contraption deployed to save a bevy of wild beavers in Idaho; and a scandalous machine that titillated Victorian England.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who Killed Superman, Silver Lake Sea Serpant, Wooden Horse Escape
    8.8/1012 votes
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    #5 - Who Killed Superman, Silver Lake Sea Serpant, Wooden Horse Escape

    Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 6/10/2016

    A Hollywood mystery, a creature of the deep and an amazing escape are all explored.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • North Pole Expedition, Iceberg Fleet and the Minnesota Iceman
    8.8/1011 votes
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    #6 - North Pole Expedition, Iceberg Fleet and the Minnesota Iceman

    Season 13 Episode 13 - Aired 12/30/2016

    Icy stories behind an eccentric expedition to the North Pole, a frozen feat of nautical engineering and the cosmic conundrum surrounding an incredible icicle.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Million Dollar Dinner, Thing in the Woods and Cornstalk Colonel
    8.8/1011 votes
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    #7 - Million Dollar Dinner, Thing in the Woods and Cornstalk Colonel

    Season 18 Episode 11 - Aired 3/15/2018

    Don Wildman examines an ancient queen who drank a very expensive cocktail, an unusual box discovered by a farmer in the woods and an American colonel who routed the British with corn.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Birth of the Road Map; Attack of Killer Bees; Invention of Gas Mask
    8.7/1013 votes
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    #8 - Birth of the Road Map; Attack of Killer Bees; Invention of Gas Mask

    Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 5/1/2015

    Don Wildman examines an iconic road sign that was part of a revolutionary plan to bring order to America's roads; a tiny bee specimen that unleashed madness; and a gas mask that was invented by a bold and pioneering man.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Crossword Code, Ampelmann, Brushy Bill
    8.7/1013 votes
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    #9 - Crossword Code, Ampelmann, Brushy Bill

    Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 6/26/2015

    Host Don Wildman examines a puzzling crossword, a set of traffic signals that became a beloved symbol of East German culture, and a set of leg irons shackles that once restrained a legendary outlaw.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Alligators in the Sewers, Unstoppable Car, Founding Forensics
    8.7/1012 votes
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    #10 - Alligators in the Sewers, Unstoppable Car, Founding Forensics

    Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2015

    Stories of alligators prowling New York City sewers are explored. Also: The host checks out a car in San Diego that has been customized with everything including the kitchen sink; and finds evidence of Paul Revere being a forensic hero in Boston.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kidnapped Filmmaker; Pinky's Freedom Ring; Checkered Game of Life
    8.7/1014 votes
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    #11 - Kidnapped Filmmaker; Pinky's Freedom Ring; Checkered Game of Life

    Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2016

    Don Wildman uncovers a British plot to assassinate George Washington, investigates the bizarre trial of a rooster that hatched an egg and examines America's most notorious family feud.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dorothy of Dakota, Crop Circles of the Deep and Tunnel of Love
    8.7/109 votes
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    #12 - Dorothy of Dakota, Crop Circles of the Deep and Tunnel of Love

    Season 17 Episode 4 - Aired 11/30/2017

    Don Wildman investigates a girl who went over the rainbow, a deep-sea design with mysterious origins and a man who dug his way into a woman's heart.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • White House Water, Queen of the Mist and Real Holy Grail
    8.6/1011 votes
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    #13 - White House Water, Queen of the Mist and Real Holy Grail

    Season 12 Episode 11 - Aired 10/27/2016

    Don Wildman examines a string of mysterious deaths in the White House, a woman who took a pioneering plunge and an ancient chalice that could be the elusive Holy Grail.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Michelangelo the Forger, Finders Keepers and Brownie Wise and the Wonderbowl
    8.6/1010 votes
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    #14 - Michelangelo the Forger, Finders Keepers and Brownie Wise and the Wonderbowl

    Season 13 Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/2016

    Don Wildman examines a statue created by the world's best-known art forger, a mysterious cache of buried gold coins and a woman whose sales technique made Tupperware a household name.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Miss Unsinkable, Crop Circles and Detective Goodwi
    8.6/1011 votes
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    #15 - Miss Unsinkable, Crop Circles and Detective Goodwi

    Season 16 Episode 3 - Aired 8/17/2017

    Don Wildman investigates a Titanic survivor plagued by disaster, the cause of mysterious crop circles in England and the case that created the first NYPD female detective.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dewey Defeats Truman, the Real Jekyll and Hyde and Sunken Steamship Treasure
    8.5/1010 votes
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    #16 - Dewey Defeats Truman, the Real Jekyll and Hyde and Sunken Steamship Treasure

    Season 16 Episode 7 - Aired 9/14/2017

    Don Wildman examines how an iconic headline came to be, the real-life inspiration for a literary villain and the search for millions of dollars of sunken treasure.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Alcoholic Antidote, Reno Haven, Strange Death of President Taylor
    8.4/1011 votes
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    #17 - Alcoholic Antidote, Reno Haven, Strange Death of President Taylor

    Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/2015

    Don investigates a precious metal that reportedly cured alcoholism; recalls a time when Reno was a destination for disgruntled spouses; and looks into the mystery of a president's untimely death.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Operation Migration, Sausage Duel, Around the World
    8.4/1011 votes
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    #18 - Operation Migration, Sausage Duel, Around the World

    Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/2015

    Don Wildman examines a rare food fight, a race around the globe, and a bird uniform.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cherry Sisters, President's Cow, Birth of a Riot
    8.3/1012 votes
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    #19 - Cherry Sisters, President's Cow, Birth of a Riot

    Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 6/5/2015

    Don Wildman examines a painted wooden sign that once advertised a vaudeville act so bad it was good; a famous cow's-milk can from the White House; and a program from one of the most polemic films of the 20th century.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Boston Marathon Cheat, Beast of Bodmin; and Naked President
    8.3/1012 votes
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    #20 - Boston Marathon Cheat, Beast of Bodmin; and Naked President

    Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/2016

    Examining what is possibly one of the most audacious hoaxes in sports history; and investigating the preserved remains of a terrifying beast. Also: Host Don Wildman inspects a watch with a link to a presidential scandal.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Son of a Gun, Whale Rescue, Bottle Popping
    8.2/109 votes
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    #21 - Son of a Gun, Whale Rescue, Bottle Popping

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 4/3/2014

    Don Wildman examines a bullet that is connected to a shocking tale of a seemingly immaculate conception, a machine used in an animal rescue mission and a deck of cards linked to a spine-tingling investigation.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Opera Riot, Golfer Behind Enemy Lines, Great Mail Train Robbery
    8.2/1011 votes
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    #22 - Opera Riot, Golfer Behind Enemy Lines, Great Mail Train Robbery

    Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/2015

    Don Wildman examines a copy of a play that sparked riots, a monocular used by a soldier who made a daring and unusual escape from behind enemy lines, and the wrapper from a product so pungent that it caused an interstate postal feud.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Stolen Strad, Fall From Space, Czech Dream
    8.2/1012 votes
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    #23 - Stolen Strad, Fall From Space, Czech Dream

    Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 4/24/2015

    Don Wildman examines a concert program that marks one of the most infamous nights in the history of a prestigious music venue; a space capsule used by a heroic astronaut during a harrowing mission; and a DVD from an unusual film that blurred the lines between fact and fiction.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Peanut Pusher, Hollywood Holdout, Lost Treasure
    8.2/1013 votes
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    #24 - Peanut Pusher, Hollywood Holdout, Lost Treasure

    Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/2015

    Don examines a peanut that played a role in an unusual fad that took 1 man on a daring adventure; a standoff that pitted a man against some of Hollywood's most powerful people; and a set of gold relics that became the subject of an intense battle between 2 rival nations.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mystery of the Spinning Statue; Unwanted Elephant; Pirates of the Me
    8.2/1013 votes
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    #25 - Mystery of the Spinning Statue; Unwanted Elephant; Pirates of the Me

    Season 10 Episode 10 - Aired 6/3/2016

    Don Wildman examines an allegedly possessed statue, strange skull and a small carving.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A