Curiosity Trek!

Curiosity Trek! tells stories of people and events through objects left behind.

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SEASON TWO: A new episode premieres every Tuesday starting May 20.

You ever see an object in a museum or while out traveling which made you do a double-take? Curiosity Trek! tells the stories of historic people and events through the artifacts they left behind. The series highlights more than just objects of significant historical value - also the strange and the bizarre!

 

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Episodes

The Faces of Fort Sumter | Curiosity Trek! | Media

The Faces of Fort Sumter | Curiosity Trek!

Sometime after the conclusion of the Civil War, some people claimed that ghostly faces can be seen imprinted on two of Fort Sumter’s authentic battle flags which flew over the fort during the Civil...
The "Davy Crockett" and "Atomic Watermelon" | Curiosity Trek! | Media

The "Davy Crockett" and "Atomic Watermelon" | Curiosity Trek!

A BIG boom in a tiny package! During the first two decades of the Cold War, the US Army was focused on the development of tactical nuclear weapons that could be deployed directly on the battlefield...
Ancient Egyptian Mummified Cat Case | Curiosity Trek! | Media

Ancient Egyptian Mummified Cat Case | Curiosity Trek!

Join Andrew as he takes viewers to look at a peculiar item in the Dr. Gabriel Manigault Collection at the Charleston Museum: a bronze cat case from the Ptolemaic period which once contained a...
A Submarine Commander's Lucky Charm - Lt. George Dixon's Coin | Curiosity Trek! | Media

A Submarine Commander's Lucky Charm - Lt. George Dixon's Coin | Curiosity Trek!

This episode of Curiosity Trek! dives into the history behind the legendary “Life Preserver” of Lieutenant George Dixon – a gold $20 coin which saved his life at the Battle of Shiloh in the American...
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