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About the Show
Host Don Wildman unearths relics from the world's greatest institutions to reveal incredible secrets from the past. He examines each artifact to illuminate the hidden treasures at the heart of history's most incredible triumphs, sensational crimes and bizarre encounters. Through compelling interviews, rare archival footage and arresting re-creations, Don pursues extraordinary tales of intrigue and wonder.
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Don Wildman
Don Wildman is fast becoming one of the most recognizable facts in documentary television. As host of "Mysteries at the Museum," "Monumental Mysteries" and "Greatest Mysteries," Wildman's journey is full of surprises and adventure. Whether traversing obscure or familiar turf, Wildman's mission is to expose the real truth lying beneath the surface.
Episodes
See Episode GuideGhost Ship, Bobsledding and Handel's Heartstopper
Don Wildman investigates the mystery behind an Alaskan ghost ship, how a popular winter sport was inspired by boisterous tourists and a daring duel between musical maestros.
Roosevelt's War on Words, Dragon Slayer and Cheese Puffs
Don Wildman investigates a president's solution to his problem with the English language, examines the story of a crafty engineer and a fearsome dragon and finds out how a favorite snack food was born out of a happy accident.
Ghost Ship, Bobsledding and Handel's Heartstopper
Don Wildman investigates the mystery behind an Alaskan ghost ship, how a popular winter sport was inspired by boisterous tourists and a daring duel between musical maestros.
Green Goddess, Terror on Tuesday and the Real Great Escape
Don Wildman investigates the story behind the Statue of Liberty, an attempt to bomb St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, and a daring escape from World War Two's most feared POW camp.
Miracle Car, Glass Armonica, Yankee Spy
Don Wildman investigates a bright yellow car that once represented the promise of an automotive revolution, a mysterious musical instrument, and a strip of paper with a secret message that was passed across enemy lines.
Buried Alive, Mauve, Crash at Crush
Host Don Wildman examines an antique doll tied to a woman’s confounding and tragic demise, an experiment gone awry that ignites the world of fashion and an audacious publicity stunt that ends in disaster.
Ping-Pong Diplomacy, Blazing Steamship Rescue and Death Ray
Don Wildman investigates a hippy teenager turned diplomat, a daring rescue on the high seas and the story behind a superweapon used to beat the Nazis.
Green Goddess, Terror on Tuesday and the Real Great Escape
Don Wildman investigates the story behind the Statue of Liberty, an attempt to bomb St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, and a daring escape from World War Two's most feared POW camp.
Cinder Woman, Milgram Experiment
Don Wildman examines a set of binders that contain clues to an incendiary tale of a woman who met a bizarre and combustible fate, a box that was used in a shocking experiment and an oversized iron pot with metal rods.
Bizarre Bread, Worst Train Robbery, Legend of the Jackalope
Don Wildman examines a specimen linked to a case of mass hysteria, marvels at a massive locomotive connected to the worst train robbery ever and studies the West's most legendary creature, the jackalope.
Metal Winners, the Big Con and Operation Babylift
Don Wildman investigates a Nobel Prize winner's risky experiment in the face of the Nazis, a creative sting operation that ended the career of a notorious crime boss and a lifesaving airlift out of Vietnam.
Roosevelt's War on Words, Dragon Slayer and Cheese Puffs
Don Wildman investigates a president's solution to his problem with the English language, examines the story of a crafty engineer and a fearsome dragon and finds out how a favorite snack food was born out of a happy accident.
Ghost Ship, Bobsledding and Handel's Heartstopper
Don Wildman investigates the mystery behind an Alaskan ghost ship, how a popular winter sport was inspired by boisterous tourists and a daring duel between musical maestros.
Reckless, Thousand Island Dressing and the Tornado
Don Wildman examines a hero horse who risked her life, a culinary mystery about a popular salad dressing and an Olympic runner's battle with polio.
Buried Alive, Who Really Invented the Telephone and Hoover Saves Belgium
Don Wildman examines one of the greatest mysteries of ancient history in Pompeii, Italy, unravels the truth behind the invention of the telephone and exposes a former president's mission to save millions from starvation.
Terra Cotta Warriors, the Queen of Parachuting and Polish Soldier Bear
Don Wildman investigates the origins of China's famous terra cotta warriors, examines the incredible heights one mother is willing to go to for her child and uncovers the little-known story of a bear who helped defeat the Nazis.
Dancing Plague, Tracking Santa and Annie Londonderry
Don Wildman examines a town gripped by a bizarre plague, the mix-up that spawned a holiday tradition and a woman's quest to take on the world.
Leonardo's Parachute, School Children's Blizzard and Muddy Discovery
Don Wildman examines model of a parachute invented by a world-famous renaissance man, an ancient coin made of gold that was possibly dug up by an mythical beast and a weather-beaten cabin once home to a man that changed music history.
Benny's Banner, Lost for Words and Raising Chicago
Don Wildman investigates the unexpected story behind the creation of the Alaskan flag, a madman who contributed to one of the most important books in the English language and how the whole of Chicago was raised into the air.
Swamp People, Walkie-Talkie Heist and Grant's Writing Water
Don Wildman examines an enigmatic canoe which unlocked the origins of a lost civilization, a miracle drug used by a Civil War hero in his last battle and a bust involved in a supernatural game of chess.
Titanic Hustle, Sherlock to the Rescue and America's Greatest Athlete
Don Wildman explores a clever con onboard the RMS Titanic, investigates a murder mystery solved by the real-life Sherlock Holmes and examines the reinvention of an iconic Olympian.
Flatwoods Monster, Vanishing Bus and Hacking Death's Calculator
Don Wildman examines a ceramic figure connected to a bizarre sighting in West Virginia, a bus model at the center of a mysterious disappearance and a tabulating machine that serves as a reminder of how a bookkeeper saved more than 100,000 lives.
Terror on the Tracks, the Ape and the Child and Body in the Bog
Don Wildman investigates a bomber who threatened railroads in the northwest, a chimp raised to be human and a mysterious body in Denmark that's much older than it appears.
Missing Toe Murderer, Air Locked Out and Trenches Terror
Don Wildman examines the unusual case of a murderer with a missing digit, a harrowing near-death experience on the edge of space and the wartime exploits of a courageous canine.
Terror on the Tracks, the Ape and the Child and Body in the Bog
Don Wildman investigates a bomber who threatened railroads in the northwest, a chimp raised to be human and a mysterious body in Denmark that's much older than it appears.
Missing Toe Murderer, Air Locked Out and Trenches Terror
Don Wildman examines the unusual case of a murderer with a missing digit, a harrowing near-death experience on the edge of space and the wartime exploits of a courageous canine.
