ShipWreck! Pirates and Treasure is now open at the Detroit Science Center
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by Jasmine Boney | Source: AmericaJR.com
ShipWreck! Pirates & Treasure features artifacts from the Steamship Republic. The SSR has been known as one of the greatest shipwrecks during the Civil War era. Going to the Atlantic Ocean more than 1,700 feet below the ocean surface, the Odyssey recovered over 50,000 coins and 14,000 artifacts.
Among other prized possessions in the exhibit, ShipWreck! Pirates & Treasure have hands-on experiments for everyone to try. There is a 75-mph hurricane tube that allows visitors to feel the winds of nature at hurricane speed … There is also a robot “submersible” that people can pilot. And the robot is real.
…Another exhibit on loan is the Edmund Fitzgerald, according to the Detroit Science Center. Coming from the U.S. Steel, they are showing antique bottles, a cannon ball, a spittoon and other collectibles.
Tickets are 15.95 for adults and $13.95 for children and seniors.
For more information please visit www.detroitsciencecenter.org or call (313) 577-8400
