Mysteries at the Museum: Chowchilla Kidnapping and Texas City Disaster

Don Wildman investigates how a school bus became involved in the largest kidnapping for ransom in US history, examines a deadly industrial accident, and seeks to unlock the mystery behind a handful of stones.

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Mel Fisher Maritime Museum

Examine bezoar stones, once believed to be an antidote to any poison.

200 Greene St
Key West, FL 33040

 
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Bright’s Pioneer Museum

At Bright's Pioneer Exhibit in Le Grand, CA, is an ordinary yellow schoolbus that became ensnared in a crime so heinous that it would devastate an entire community.

5246 S. Plainsburg Rd
Le Grand, CA 95333

 
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Museum of the City of New York

See a ticket to a laughing gas party at the Museum of the City of New York.

1220 Fifth Ave
New York, NY 10029

 
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Texas City Museum

Learn about the deadliest industrial accident in the US at the Texas City Museum.

409 6th Street North
Texas City, TX 77590

 
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Missouri History Museum

Learn about Meriwether Lewis at the Missouri History Museum.

5700 Lindell Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63112

 
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National Museum of American History

See Evel Knievel's Harley-Davidson at the National Museum of American History.

1400 Constitution Ave Northwest
Washington, DC