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Make sure you download the Groupon to your device before you enter the building, our AT&T coverage ceased to exist inside all the cement walls. No problem we walked back out the front and downloaded it. Get your parking validated too, it reduces the price from $12.00, to only $3.00.
We got our Pirate tickets affixed our wristbands and took the elevator straight to the third floor exhibit. It all starts with a intro movie and a great entry into the actual exhibit. There were so many artifacts from the Whydah (whee-duh)! My favorite was all the booty the pirates had plundered! One liked the pistols, cannons, cannon shot and replica ship. The younger boys liked all the items they could touch and pick up!! Our daughter loved the ship's bell and all the gold artifacts, especially the jewelry! The oldest of the kiddos liked the gift shop at the end of the exhibit. There were lots great pirate trinkets for all ages! I felt like a kid again, reading "Treasure Island"!
The science center had other great exhibits on the other floors as well. The youngest boys liked the Monster Stomach! If you've been to the science center you know why, if you haven't, you'll just have to make a visit and find out for yourself.
The Freeman exhibit was also great! Our kids enjoyed the pipes & valves, but had trouble putting them together. Not a plumber in the bunch! The adults tried to stack wooden blocks to create standing masterpieces, not an architect in our group either.
Another draw was the SkyCycle! A bicycle suspended above the first floor along a thick cable. Each adventurous ride will cost you $5.00 as a non-member, $3.00 for members. We enjoyed watching everyone ride across the sky.
Everyone really enjoyed the MindBall challenge! Two people put on the connectors and try to relax. The person who relaxes most moves the ball till it reaches the other end. I was able to out relax them all, even with my two kids trying to distract me!
We didn't go to the IMAX theater/Planetarium, we had reservations at Rustler's Rooste!
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