Travel Channel - Mysteries at the Museum: Series 1 (2010) Part 11 USS Intrepid

Mysteries at the Museum: Series 1

The extraordinary, often bizarre treasures housed in America's museums represent wondrous chapters in history, but a physical display can tell only part of their story. Behind each artifact are amazing tales and secrets to be revealed – tales sometimes brimming with scandal, mystery, murder and intrigue. In ``Mysteries at the Museum,'' host Don Wildman visits a wide variety of museums across the United States, taking viewers on a sometimes shocking tour of America's past by re-examining what's been left behind. Interviews, archival footage and re-enactments bring to life the artifacts' enduring mysteries, some that have never been told before on television.

Part 11: USS Intrepid

Does a recently discovered letter expose a heinous crime committed over a century ago? How did a 120-year-old pot utterly transform Seattle? And how do 4 ordinary-looking objects represent one of the most dreaded weapons of World War II?

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