The boys had off of school for Fall Break today. Once H & I finally convinced C to get out of his pajamas (at 1:00), we decided to visit Discovery World. The setting is absolutely gorgeous -- right on Lake Michigan. The impressive Denis Sullivan was still at homeport, but leaves soon for winter in Florida, the Bahamas and Caribbean. The Milwaukee Fire Department was having some sort of dive training. It was pretty cool to see. But what I'm really appreciating more and more about our new city, is the ease of everything. It was only a few minutes to come downtown to the museum. Parking was simple (and cost a whopping $5 for our entire visit). And even the though the boys initially said it was really small (they are used the Museum of Science and Industry after all), it was the perfect size and had exhibits that completely kept their attention. I'm sure it can get pretty crazy on the weekends (many other schools didn't have off today), but I felt like we owned the place. We spent the most time at the Reiman Aquarium, and even got to touch sting-rays and sharks. But the boys also loved the Challenge, a re-creation of a 1852 schooner built for the Great Lakes. And H tried his hands on an airplane simulator ... and crashed. I really can't wait to go back.
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Funny you guys went today. I had a conversation today about how august would love it. From your pics I can tell he would. Can't wait to check it out.
I would like a large print of the jellyfish, please! I miss the Shedd - our nearest aquarium was built in the 1920's and hasn't been updated - tiny, tiny, tiny! As in, it fills one room, and not a big one at that. It's outdoors and on the coast so it's cold too, really little more than a boardwalk attraction. We're halfway between the Oregon Aquarium in Newport and the one in Seattle (Seattle's is much better), so our kids get very little exposure to aquariums. Perhaps on our visit home in December...
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