Season 1
9 episodes · 2013
In each of the Greatest Mysteries specials, history explorer and museum enthusiast Don Wildman travels the globe to some of the most iconic and carefully-guarded places in the world where he will share many of their fascinating stories.
1Smithsonian
Within the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum complex, a space suit that held great promise for a young child, the unlikely origins of the bikini, and a camera that captured an image that electrified the nation.
2Buckingham Palace
Host Don Wildman explores Buckingham Palace. He delves into the salacious tale of a beloved monarch's forbidden romance, examines the methods of a brazen intruder, and examines treasonous acts of an adviser to the Queen.
3Vatican
The Vatican is the headquarters of the Catholic Church and the prime residence of the Pope, with a captivating history of virtue, venom and villains. Don Wildman is on location in Rome to examine stunning claims of stigmata, marauding invaders and much more.
7Sturgis
Host Don Wildman visits the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum in South Dakota where he learns the story of 2 sisters who broke boundaries while attempting the unthinkable. He then heads to the frontier town of Deadwood, SD, to uncover one of the most perplexing crimes in the history of the Black Hills.
8Kremlin
The Kremlin has endured for over 5 centuries as the cradle of Russian power, and behind this stronghold's imposing red walls are gripping tales of revolution, rebellion and revenge. Don Wildman investigates the Kremlin wall Necropolis which honors Soviet heroes who risked their lives in the vast reaches of space.
10The White House
Don explores the home of the United States president – the White House. Here, he recounts the outrageous tale behind the executive mansion’s wildest party, examines a bold assassination attempt, and investigates a covert army of clairvoyant spies.