Mysteries at the Museum

- Season 18

(2018)

Don investigates the story behind an iconic September 11th photo, a NASA experiment that turned deadly and a Naval codebreaker determined to outsmart the enemy.

Don examines an unlikely alliance between the military and a mob boss, a death-defying voyage on the high seas and a high-flying heroine who went above and beyond the call of duty.

Don Wildman examines a dinosaur that was one the largest complete skeletons of its time, the golden cover of a record that contained the sounds of Earth and a medicine ball used by a president to save his life.

Don examines how a dentist tool was the key to solving a bizarre mystery involving Thomas Jefferson, the helmet of a brave pilot who paved the way for space exploration and the story behind a young girl who stood up to the Nazis.

Don investigates the story behind an amazing feat of engineering, the incredible true tale of a literary legacy and a monumental discovery at sea.

Don 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.

Don Wildman looks at the origins of the first commercially produced dishwasher, the legend of El Dorado and the marine corps officer whose job was to blow up a bridge during the Vietnam war.

Don investigates a hippie teenager turned diplomat, a daring rescue on the high seas and the story behind a superweapon used to beat the Nazis.

Don investigates the search for a Nazi stockpile of radioactive materials, a scandalous case of stolen identity and the truth behind a monster that terrorized the residents of a tiny Arkansas town.

Don Wildman examines the unexpected story behind one of the best-selling toys of all time, the mysterious middle-aged bank robber who fooled the FBI and the inventor and promoter of Pilates.

Don investigates an ingenious trick that won a war, a terrifying trek through Antarctica and an invention that the world fell in love with.

Don explores the slippery strategy of a medieval general, searches for the fate of a lost expedition and investigates a bizarre creature from the deep.

An epic quest to prove a Viking legend, a space probe gone haywire and the glamorous solution to soggy swimwear. From a lucky cat to a revolutionary ruse, a lost space probe to the birth of the drive-in movie, Don examines a clothing pin linked to a long-lost Viking settlement in North America, a rocket that unlocked the mysteries of our solar system and a Japanese cat who saved a train station.