Mysteries at the Museum
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.
Tuesday, May 7
Columbus and the Mermaid, Skyscraper Snafu and Stealing the Show
Season 20 • Episode 9
Christopher Columbus' encounter with a fabled sea creature; a musician's abduction.
Tuesday, May 7
Killer Space Germs, The Yeti's Hand, The Bug That Changed History
Season 21 • Episode 6
The mysterious bacteria that imperiled the NASA space program; decrepit remains of a beast.
Wednesday, May 8
Sandwich In Space, Watergate Crash and Blenda's Banquet
Season 20 • Episode 5
A discovery on the moon; a White House conspiracy; a woman cooks up a military victory.
Wednesday, May 8
Titanic Hustle, Sherlock To The Rescue and America's Greatest Athlete
Season 20 • Episode 6
A con onboard the Titanic; a murder mystery solved by the real-life Sherlock Holmes; an Olympian.
Friday, May 10
Alligators in the Sewer; Unstoppable Car; Founding Forensics
Season 8 • Episode 3
A sculpture of a monster lurking beneath the Big Apple; a customized car with everything.
Friday, May 10
Indestructible Mike; Bubble Trouble; The Penny Man
Season 9 • Episode 1
An electric chair related to a bizarre crime; a marble table from a scientific experiment.
Saturday, May 11
The Death William Wood; Hacker Spy; Skunk Ape
Season 4 • Episode 10
Ventriloquist dummies who may be witnesses to a crime; rudimentary electronic device.
Saturday, May 11
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.
Saturday, May 11
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.
Sunday, May 12
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.
Sunday, May 12
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.
Sunday, May 12
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, May 13
The Ghost of Katie King, Lake Erie Monster and Secret Stowaway
Season 21 • Episode 5
A medium conjures a ghost; a sea monster lurks in one of the Great Lakes; an audacious stowaway.
Monday, May 13
Saving Private Lynch, Gulf Breeze Ufo and I Would Walk 5,000 Miles
Season 22 • Episode 4
A brave American soldier; a UFO sighting; a man's quest to win a woman's hand in marriage.
Monday, May 13
Annabelle Doll; Bridge Collapse; Whale Attack
Season 2 • Episode 2
The cause of one of the worst engineering mistakes in U.S. history.
Monday, May 13
Prison Experiment; Butch Cassidy Manuscript; Dueling Mammoths
Season 2 • Episode 3
The examination of a uniform; a manuscript; ice age; the secrets of a child's rag doll.
Monday, May 13
Man Who Saved the World, Man in a Box and From the Depths of Hell
Season 10 • Episode 2
Investigating a nuclear malfunction, an out-of-the-box plan and an amazing rescue.
Monday, May 13
World's Greatest Slot Cheat; Urine Luck and the White Mouse
Season 10 • Episode 6
Examining a gambling geek, a golden experiment and a fearless heroine.
Monday, May 13
Death of Michael Rockefeller; The 68 Salute; Andes Rugby Crash
Season 10 • Episode 8
The disappearance of one of New York's elite; an Olympic jersey tied to a civil rights moment.
Monday, May 13
Wallenda Walks, Crazy Taxi And Rest In Peat
Season 14 • Episode 9
A piece of cable used by a legendary aerialist during a high-wire walk.
Monday, May 13
Smokey's on Fire, Hot Hunk Lands in Small Town and Napoleon's Sick Day
Season 14 • Episode 5
A harness worn by a real-life Smokey the Bear; the remnants of a space mass.
Monday, May 13
Terra Cotta Warriors, The Queen Of Parachuting And Polish Soldier Bear
Season 13 • Episode 8
The origins of China's famous terra cotta warriors; a bear who helped defeat the Nazis.
Tuesday, May 14
Ball of Mystery, Dark Side of the Moon and Fakespeare
Season 21 • Episode 12
An ominous orb mystifies the nation; an interstellar sound; a writer's true identity.
Tuesday, May 14
Brassiere Brigade; Flight for Life; Connecticut Haunting
Season 6 • Episode 1
A brassiere gives a boost; a plane soars to safety; a religious icon scorched by the forces of evil.
Wednesday, May 15
Ancient Alien, Killer's Curse and Ground Zero Ship
Season 21 • Episode 13
A carving tells of alien visitation; a serial killer's scalpel; a ship buried at Ground Zero.
Wednesday, May 15
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.
Thursday, May 16
Presidential Premonition, Lost Treasure Of Jean Lafitte and Immortal Worms
Season 22 • Episode 8
A premonition about a presidential assassination; a storm churns up a pirate's plunder; worms.
Thursday, May 16
Circling the Skies; Lady & the Panda; 12 Years a Slave
Season 6 • Episode 2
A high-flying stunt on a reel of film; panda is discovered by an unlikely heroine; an aged document.
Friday, May 17
The Mysterious Mothman, Sinatra Kidnapping and Florida Zombies
Season 22 • Episode 13
A legendary beast; a kidnapping plot targets Frank Sinatra's son; the walking dead.
Friday, May 17
Cosmic Collision, Haunted Hotel and Van Gogh's Ear
Season 22 • Episode 12
A strange green orb; a haunted hotel; the truth behind the most famous ear in history.
Friday, May 17
Jolly Jane, Challenger Disaster and Attack of the Bunnyman
Season 23 • Episode 1
A nurse becomes a serial killer; an explosion changes the NASA space program; a bunny.
Sunday, May 19
Coast Guard Courage, Pizza Margherita and Jump Jet
Season 17 • Episode 1
Don Wildman examines a life vest worn during an ocean rescue.
Sunday, May 19
Undercover Informant, the Black Beetle and Unexpected Artist
Season 16 • Episode 13
The insider who took down Al Capone; a jet engine that was used in a daring railroad experiment.
Sunday, May 19
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.
Monday, May 20
French Connection; Shipwrecked Gold; Area 51 Plane Crash
Season 2 • Episode 4
Don looks at how a drug syndicate was brought down; a gold ingot from a sunken ship.
Monday, May 20
Eastland Disaster, Treasure Map, Smuttynose Murders
Season 2 • Episode 5
Uncovering the cause of the Eastland Disaster; a possible map to a gold mine.
Monday, May 20
La Raid; Bioterror; Automation
Season 2 • Episode 8
Don uncovers a the story behind a work of art; a religious cult warning; a future robot hero.
Monday, May 20
Shrunken Heads; Greeley Expedition; Broken Arrow
Season 2 • Episode 7
Don examines a miniature head from the jungle; a journal details an Arctic expedition.
Monday, May 20
Ben Franklin's Bones; Heroine of Flight 847; Doctor Zhivago Pilot
Season 10 • Episode 10
A set of mysterious bones found beneath Ben Franklin's home; a woman saves a hijacked plane.
Monday, May 20
Hank Williams, Growing Soldiers and Iceman Cometh
Season 10 • Episode 12
The death of a country music legend; surgical tools linked to a medical mystery.
Monday, May 20
Millennium Heist; New Jersey Man Eater; Elvis Meets Nixon
Season 10 • Episode 11
A brazen plot to steal a priceless diamond; a bloodthirsty shark that inspired a horror movie.
Monday, May 20
Clever Hans, Bertha Benz And Civil War Counterfeiter
Season 13 • Episode 6
A book about a four-legged mathematician; the birth of the automobile; underground corkscrew.
Monday, May 20
Mutually Assured Missteps, First Train Robbery And Declaration Discovered
Season 13 • Episode 10
A fighter jet from the cold war; an 1860s replica steam locomotive; the Declaration of Independence.
Monday, May 20
Zip-Lining to Freedom, Maid Turned Spy and Jimmy Carter's UFO
Season 14 • Episode 3
An outrageous escape over an iconic wall; an unsung Civil War hero; a mysterious encounter.
Tuesday, May 21
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.
Tuesday, May 21
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.
Wednesday, May 22
Gangster Frankenstein, Unlikely Allies and Iron Maiden
Season 23 • Episode 5
A gangster hatches a plot to cheat death; two enemy pilots come together; a metal coffin.
Wednesday, May 22
Hurricane Ghost, Deadly Christmas Gift and Roswell Alien
Season 23 • Episode 7
An island that is under the protection of a ghost; debris from a plane; a mockup of an alien.
Thursday, May 23
Mansfield Mystery Crash, Deep Space Object and Lonely Hearts Killer
Season 23 • Episode 11
The tragic demise of actress Jayne Mansfield; a serial killer preys on lovelorn women.
Thursday, May 23
The Headless Horseman, Tug of Love and Space Angels
Season 23 • Episode 12
The truth behind a piece of American literature; a missing child; cosmonauts and angelic beings.
Friday, May 24
The Witch Is Back, Edison's Little Monsters and I Love Toothy
Season 23 • Episode 13
The Bell Witch; Thomas Edison's bizarre invention; how a TV star helped the Allies win World War II.
Friday, May 24
Oakland Poltergeist, King Tut's Alien Jewel and Cursed Castle
Season 23 • Episode 10
A sinister haunting at a California mansion; an ancient Egyptian relic; a ship captain's curse.
Friday, May 24
Valentino's Cursed Ring, Floating Felon and Ghost Girls
Season 22 • Episode 5
A curse dooms Rudolph Valentino; a bank heist; a pocket watch is responsible for a string of deaths.
