Mysteries at the Museum

Mysteries at the Museum - Travel Channel

Travel Channel

Series

2010

TVPG

Travel

Mystery

The hidden histories of obscure and bizarre artifacts housed in museums across America are revealed to contain fascinating secrets.

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Wednesday, October 22

Bobbed Hair Bandit; A Deadly Substitution; Escape From the Jungle

Season 9 • Episode 13

Don inspects an elegant dress, a toxic powder and a giant plane.

Wednesday, October 22

Pigeon Bra; Alpine Air Rescue; Her Promised Land

Season 9 • Episode 12

Investigating a kidnapping, a headstrong engineer and a bird-saving contraption.

Thursday, October 23

Baseball Stalker; Peggy Shippen; Moon Hoax

Season 5 • Episode 10

A baseball bat linked to a case of fanatical mania; a set of letters; decorative wallpaper.

Thursday, October 23

Strangers on a Train; Madame Tussaud; WD-40

Season 5 • Episode 2

A black and white negative image; a wax figure of a revolutionary woman; a deadly missile.

Friday, October 24

Miracle Car; Glass Armonica; Yankee Spy

Season 5 • Episode 1

A bright yellow car; a musical instrument with healing powers; a strip of paper.

Friday, October 24

Son of a Gun; Whale Rescue; Bottle Popping Poltergeist

Season 5 • Episode 13

A bullet that is related to an outrageous tale; a deck of cards connected to an investigation.

Monday, October 27

Terra Australis, Operation Underworld and Heroine Hostess

Season 18 • Episode 2

An alliance between the military and a mob boss; a voyage on the high seas; a high-flying heroine.

Monday, October 27

Jefferson's Wine, First High Flyer and Stefania's Thirteen

Season 18 • Episode 4

A dentist tool; the helmet of a brave pilot; the story of a young girl who stood up to the Nazis.

Monday, October 27

Benny's Banner, Lost for Words and Raising Chicago

Season 18 • Episode 6

The creation of the Alaskan flag; how the whole of Chicago was raised into the air.

Monday, October 27

Ping Pong Diplomacy, Blazing Steamship Rescue and Death Ray

Season 18 • Episode 11

A hippie teenager becomes a diplomat; rescue on the high seas; a superweapon beats the Nazis.

Monday, October 27

Etch A Sketch, Cowboy Bob and Pilates

Season 19 • Episode 1

A French electrician invents a toy; a craftsman lands in hot water; a man saves Americans.

Monday, October 27

Titanic Orphans, Plot To Kill The Pope and Magical Unicorn

Season 19 • Episode 3

A replica of a lifeboat; "Popemobile;" the story behind a mythical unicorn horn.

Monday, October 27

Dippy the Dinosaur, Golden Record and Hooverball

Season 18 • Episode 8

The largest complete dinosaur skeleton of its time; a medicine ball used by a U.S. president.

Monday, October 27

Alaska Highway, Tale Of Beatrix Potter and Cleopatra's Needle

Season 18 • Episode 5

The story of a trailblazer who changed history; the story behind a piece of children's literature.

Monday, October 27

Dishwasher, Golden Lake and Bridge Buster

Season 18 • Episode 7

Antique dishwasher, golden breastplate from an ancient civilization; brave man's uniform.

Monday, October 27

Battle of the Sexes, Circus Riot and Last Train to Freedom

Season 18 • Episode 13

A showdown on the tennis court; a brawl between clowns and firefighters.

Monday, October 27

Leonardo's Parachute, School Children's Blizzard and Muddy Discovery

Season 19 • Episode 2

A model of an ancient parachute; a gold coin; the home of a man who changed music history.

Thursday, October 30

Antis The Radar Dog, Bringing Up The Baby and The Art Of Murder

Season 17 • Episode 2

A dog with a sixth sense for danger; a drill rescue; the murder of a famous model.

Thursday, October 30

How To Sell The Eiffel Tower, Killer Lake and Cinderella Girl

Season 17 • Episode 5

Don Wildman investigates a legendary scam artist and an African lake with a hidden danger.

Thursday, October 30

Jackie O. Saves Grand Central, Bouncing Bombs and Row Row Row Your Boat

Season 17 • Episode 7

Jackie Onassis campaigns to save a New York landmark; a bomb turns the tide in World War II.

Thursday, October 30

Green Goddess, Terror On Tuesday and The Real Great Escape

Season 17 • Episode 9

The story behind the Statue of Liberty; an attempt to bomb St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Thursday, October 30

Operation Toothpaste, Case Of The Kates and White River Monster

Season 17 • Episode 10

A Nazi stockpile of radioactive materials; a case of stolen identity; a monster.

Thursday, October 30

Winter War, Terror In Antarctica and First Snow Globe

Season 17 • Episode 12

An ingenious trick that won a war; a terrifying trek through Antarctica.

Friday, October 31

Scared to Death, Texas School Blast Mystery and the Gentleman Bandit

Season 23 • Episode 6

A man crosses paths with a witch; a Texas school blows up; a charming bandit commits robberies.

Friday, October 31

Ghost in the Closet, Hudson Valley UFO and Leaning Tower of Washington

Season 23 • Episode 3

A Civil Wars ghost terrorizes a family; a strange object breaches security; a patriotic competition.

Friday, October 31

Dorothy Of Dakota, Crop Circles Of the Deep and Tunnel Of Love

Season 17 • Episode 4

Don Wildman investigates a deep-sea design and a man who dug his way into a woman's heart.

Friday, October 31

Fleeing Fidel, Murder By Shark and Inflated Feud

Season 17 • Episode 6

An adventurous young man makes a daring escape from Cuba; a murder is revealed by a shark.

Friday, October 31

Special: Zodiac Killer New

Don investigates the Zodiac murders, meeting with an investigator and learning code breaking.

Saturday, November 1

Special: Zodiac Killer

Don investigates the Zodiac murders, meeting with an investigator and learning code breaking.

Monday, November 3

Alone In The Arctic, Space Shuttle Macgyver and Angelic Organ

Season 16 • Episode 1

A pocket calendar that belonged to a woman stranded in the Arctic, a space shuttle.

Monday, November 3

Miss Unsinkable, Crop Circles and Detective Goodwin

Season 16 • Episode 3

A Titanic survivor; crop circles in England; case that created the first NYPD female detective.

Monday, November 3

Mystery Of Silence, Fearless Flyer and Fifty Stars

Season 16 • Episode 5

A printing press connected to a Founding Father's secret identity; a model plane.

Monday, November 3

Dewey Defeats Truman, the Real Jekyll and Hyde and Sunken Steamship Treasure

Season 16 • Episode 7

How an iconic headline came to be; real-life inspiration for a literary villain; a sunken treasure.

Monday, November 3

Rikers Island Rescue, She Sells Sea Shells and Weathering the War

Season 16 • Episode 9

A well-worn fire hose connected to an astonishing tale of unlikely heroes and fossilized remains.

Monday, November 3

Channel Champion, the Forger and Harper Method

Season 16 • Episode 11

A record-breaking long-distance swimmer; a teenage war hero in Nazi-occupied France.

Monday, November 3

Transatlantic Zeppelin, Potato Pool and The Lost Inca City

Season 16 • Episode 2

An engineer's daring mission to save a high-flying zeppelin, a prodigy's plan to play pool.

Monday, November 3

Project Vortex, Diamond Heist and Tinseltown, NJ

Season 16 • Episode 4

Document the life cycle of a tornado; $100 million heist; a pioneering filmmaker.

Monday, November 3

Eisenhower's Crazy Convoy, Criminal Measures and Canyon Adventure

Season 16 • Episode 6

A president's cross-country road trip; a detective's plan to cut down on crime; a dangerous quest.

Monday, November 3

Winnie The Bear, Frozen Miracle and Whiskey Galore

Season 16 • Episode 8

A stuffed bear that inspired one of the greatest children's books of all time, a fireman's pike.

Monday, November 3

Beethoven's Mysterious Malady, The Great Raid And Planet X

Season 16 • Episode 10

The mysterious illness behind a composer's untimely death; the wartime rescue of prisoners of war.

Monday, November 3

Stagecoach Mary, Alaska Firestarter and Mummy Mystery

Season 16 • Episode 12

A harrowing escape by stagecoach in the Wild West; a mysterious arsonist plagues an Alaskan town.

Tuesday, November 4

The Dance That Seduced a City, Vanishing Lake, Mysterious Death of Bugsy Siegel

Season 4 • Episode 4

Ostrich-feather fans used to seduce a city; an antique urn survives an unbelievable disaster.

Tuesday, November 4

Edison's Electric Pen; Vanishing Carroll Deering; Lizard Man

Season 4 • Episode 1

A failed invention that helped create a multi-billion dollar industry; the bell of a ship.

Wednesday, November 5

Don Bolles' Quest For The Truth, Stanley's Miraculous Snake Oil, The Infamous Northfield Raid

Season 4 • Episode 5

A mangled car tells of an intrepid journalist's quest for the truth.

Wednesday, November 5

The Death William Wood; Hacker Spy; Skunk Ape

Season 4 • Episode 10

Ventriloquist dummies who may be witnesses to a crime; rudimentary electronic device.

Thursday, November 6

East River Blowout; The Day it Rained Meat; Michigan Triangle

Season 4 • Episode 9

A mind boggling subterranean disaster; a strange substance in a glass medical jar.

Thursday, November 6

Margery The Medium; Everest Ascent; The Pastor and The Choir Singer

Season 4 • Episode 7

A strange wooden box used in a ritual; a weather beaten oxygen tank; torn hat of a local pastor.

Friday, November 7

Asylum Poisoning; Naked Joe; The Mad Bomber

Season 4 • Episode 12

A pair of timeworn dining implements; a charcoal portrait of a scantily clad man.

Friday, November 7

The Infamous Jersey Devil; Tank Rampage; The Mysterious Death of President Harding

Season 4 • Episode 6

A plaster cast of hoof prints made by a mythic beast; a colossal war machine; a president train car.

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