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Quick tip about RV slideout maintenance

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Quick tip about RV slideout maintenance

Chris Dougherty, certified RV technician, provides advice about how to easily maintain your RV’s slideouts.

The Thetford seal conditioner mentioned in this video is available by clicking here.

An RV technician’s tool guide for RVing

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An RV technician’s tool guide for RVing

Chris Dougherty, the technical editor of RVtravel.com, lists the best tools to carry in an RV to deal with routine

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Seattle’s Underground Tour

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Seattle’s Underground Tour
Seattle’s Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour beneath Pioneer Square

If you are RVing anywhere near the Seattle Puget Sound area, and have a place to park your recreation vehicle (so you don’t have to drive into town) one amazing place to spend a couple of hours is Seattle’s Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour.

View of Seattle’s old underground street (circa 1984)

Bill Speidel an ardent preservationist in the 1950s and 1960s was “one of a group of visionaries who saved Pioneer Square by mounting a citizen campaign to convince the city to designate downtown’s oldest neighborhood an historic district, thus sparing from the wrecking ball the largest collection of Victorian-Romanesque buildings in the United States. The Underground Tour, which Speidel founded in 1965, is a by-product of that campaign,” according to the tour’s website.

Amber glass panels seen from underground (top above photo).

Traversing the old streets of Seattle, located a full story (or more) below current street-level, the tour gives information about how 25-downtown blocks were essentially “razed” [torn down and rebuilt] after the Great Fire of 1889 to prevent flooding.

It is an intriguing and entertaining family outing. An added bonus is that no matter what the weather, you will be out of the elements down under Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square. It is a good history lesson, with a fun twist provided by the highly skilled tour guides.

Amber glass panels at street level.

The tour begins on the street level in the Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour bar where well-informed and entertaining guides give colorful background information about Seattle.  Then everyone goes down below the buildings and the sidewalks to see what it was like. It is a fairly easy walking 75-minute tour, however there are several points where visitors climb up and down stairs. Walking shoes recommended.

Among the many fascinating tidbits was why the “skylights” in the sidewalk were invented– they help illuminate, with a faint amber glow the underground. These glass panels on the streets of Pioneer Square can be seen while walking the neighborhood.

Seattle Underground Tour store front.

If you go:
Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour
608 First Ave, in Seattle’s Pioneer Square,
 between Cherry Street and Yesler Way.

Take the James Street Exit from I-5.
[206] 682 4646
URL: UndergroundTour.com

Hours: Open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas
April – Sept.: Daily, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Ticket Prices
$18 Adult (18-59 yrs)

$15 Senior (60+ yrs)
 & Student (13-17 yrs or with valid college ID)

$9 Child (7 –12 yrs)

Kids 6 and under are admitted free, but may find the 75-minute tour challenging

Where to park in Seattle?
Don’t try it. Strongly suggest you find a place to park where you can take the bus or light rail (metro.kingcounty.gov). If you really want to drive, and have a small tow vehicle, there is parking available throughout the Pioneer Square area both on the street (meters) and in parking garages. Click Here for a Parking Map.

Read more RV lifestyle articles by Julianne G Crane at RVWheelLife.com

Photos source: Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour

What to do about bubbles on a rubber RV roof

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What to do about bubbles on a rubber RV roof

On this episode of “Ask The RV Expert,” RVtravel.com editor Chuck Woodbury talks with RVT’s Technical Editor Chris Dougherty about

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Uncle Sam suggests: Five camping spots you’ve never heard of

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Uncle Sam suggests: Five camping spots you’ve never heard of

Every RVer has a little file in his or her head, listing some of their favorite haunts. Well, Uncle Sam has a file too, and recently, recreation.gov cut loose with a list of five destinations you may want to put on your investigation list.

USFS

Boulder Creek, California (Plumas National Forest)

  • Location: This spot is in the northern Sierra Nevada Mountains, northeast of San Francisco.
  • Features: It has everything nature lovers would want, such as beautiful lakes, streams and mountains, as well as prairies surrounded by plants and animals.
  • Activities: It is a place where you can swim, fish, ride a boat or kayak, mountain bike and camp.

recreation.gov

Alley Creek Camp, Texas

  • Location: On the edge of Lake O’ the Pines, east of Dallas and near the towns of Jefferson and Marshall.
  • Features: There’s a magnificent lake surrounded by pine trees and the region’s native flora and fauna. The lake is a result of the construction of a dam, but now it’s considered an oasis of outdoor recreation.
  • Activities: Families can enjoy camping, swimming, hunting, fishing, boat rides, or hiking along trails and exploring nature.

recreation.gov

Buck Lake, Florida

  • Location: This recreational area is located in Ocala National Forest.
  • Features: The Buck Lake area has the second longest forest in the state of Florida, and more than 600 lakes, rivers and springs that are popular tourist attractions.
  • Activities: This site offers a variety of ways to enjoy the open air, including fishing, boat rides, camping, picnics, hiking and more.

recreation.gov

Camp Gateway, New York

  • Location: Situated at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, this park is a great natural space within the urban environment of New York City.
  • Features: The area’s meadows, trees, sand dunes, lagoons and beaches attract many tourists year-round.
  • Activities: You can choose among hiking, fishing, biking or camping. There are also guided tours and other programs available.
recreation.gov

Apache Trout Campground, Arizona

  • Location: This spot is east of Phoenix, near the New Mexico border.
  • Features: Wide open spaces, pine forests, mountain scenery and Big Lake are all ideal for relaxation.
  • Activities: This is a good spot for outdoor activities like trout fishing, hiking, mountain biking, picnics and camping.

Top five southern Oregon parks listed

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Top five southern Oregon parks listed

Looking for that perfect camp site while traveling through Southern Oregon? The Associated Press recently ran a story by Statesman Journal writer, Zach Urness, who lines out his pick of the top five campgrounds in the region.

In order from bottom of the list to top, here are the finalists.

JohnDahl on wikimedia.org

5. Bolan Lake Campground: Close to the California border near Cave Junction, Urness describes Bolan Lake with those irresistible words, “little-known destination.” With only 15 sites on a stocked trout lake, and plenty of hiking trails. If you got a sense of heights, rent the Bolan Mountain Lookout on recreation.gov. Come from June to September. Here’s a link to the government website on the campground.

4. Illinois River Canyon: A gut-wrenching road with the name of Illinois River Road is infested with campsites, beaches, and trails. Thrill to wildflowers including the cobra lily, who’d prefer a little flesh for dinner. Start out in Selma, Oregon. For more information, contact the Wild Rivers Ranger District. Come spring to late summer, says Urness.

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3. Crater Lake and Diamond Lake. OK, so this listing doesn’t make the “little-known” status, but you may not have heard of the latter, unless you’re a local. Diamond Lake is said to be home to giant-sized trout, while Crater Lake claims Oregon’s only national park. Take a cold dip in the deepest lake in the country there, too. Set your visit from mid-June to September. Crater Lake National Park info here. Or details on Diamond Lake here.

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2. Applegate Valley: Make the winery tour from Grants Pass to Ruch along Highway 238. Tired out from tasting? Drop anchor at Applegate Reservoir at either Cantrall Buckley or Jackson campgrounds, set alongside the river. Bring fishing poles, boat, or hiking shoes. Plan your trip from May to September. More info from the Star Ranger District.

And top of the list?

1. Rogue River: Zach’s choice of any of the over 200 miles of the river’s venues would put you down in the neighborhood of Merlin and Galice. Fishing, river running, or just water splashing appear to be the order of the day. Top of the list for campgrounds? Indian Mary and Almeda County parks.

See Zach’s complete article here.

Wind Cave National Park is two parks in one

Julianne G. Crane
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Wind Cave National Park is two parks in one
Exploring Club Room of Wind Cave (NPS)

Wind Cave National Park, in the southern Black Hills near Custer, South Dakota, is really two parks in one–both of which are stunning and surprising.

The surface is 28,000 acres of a complex mix of prairie grasses and ponderosa pine forest ecosystems with an array of wildlife. (More on this later.)

Secreted beneath this unique intact prairie is one of the world’s longest caves, say rangers at the park. Named for barometric winds–a loud whistling noise, emitting from a small hole in the ground at the cave’s only natural opening–this complex labyrinth of passages contains unique calcite formations – boxwork.

Wind Cave NP Visitor Center.  (Julianne G. Crane) 

The Wind Cave Visitor Center is the place to start. It is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, with extended hours during the summer. (Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.) All cave tours (escorted by park rangers) begin at the visitor center and are offered daily throughout the year when the visitor center is open. The visitor center features three exhibit rooms about the geology of the caves and early cave history, the park’s wildlife and natural history, and the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the park.

Among the underground adventures is the Natural Entrance Cave Tour that winds through the middle level of the cave. Wind Cave’s famous boxwork (right) is abundant throughout this trip. Most of the 300 stairs along this route are down. This moderately strenuous 1/2-mile tour lasts 1¼ hours and exits the cave by elevator.


Tour Fees are reasonable, (depending on tour) $5-$6 for seniors and $10-12 for 17-61. Holders of the Senior (Golden Age)/Access Passes are eligible for half price tickets for cave tours and camping fees for the cardholder only.

Bison herd freely roam Wind Cave National Park. (NPS)

Bison, elk, prairie dogs roam on open grassland

Above the 6th largest cave system in the world, the vast majority of the Wind Cave National Park is open grassland, and living in that ecosystem is a large variety of mammals.

The breathtaking Wind Cave bison herd is one of only four free-roaming and genetically pure herds on public lands in North America. The other three herds are the Yellowstone Park bison herd, the Henry Mountains bison herd in Utah and on Elk Island in Alberta, Canada.

Blacktail Prairie Dog (Julianne G. Crane)

The Blacktail Prairie Dog (right) is one of the more sociable wild animals of the grasslands. is  a rodent that belongs to the squirrel family. “The name ‘prairie dog’ came from their bark-like call, not from their appearance. They were called ‘petit chien’ or little dog, by early French explorers and were scientifically described in the journals of Lewis and Clark,” according to the park’s website.

There are 30 miles of hiking trails where visitors can view the native plants and wildlife of the prairie ecosystem.

To find the Wind Cave National Park Visitor Center take US Hwy 385 about 20 miles south of Custer, SD; and 11 miles north of Hot Springs, SD.

Click here to start planning your trip.

Click on photos to enlarge.
For more articles on the RV lifestyle by Julianne G. Crane, go to RVWheelLife.com.

Landsailing – fun RV boondocking destination

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Landsailing – fun RV boondocking destination
RVers boondock on the Ivanpah Dry Lake. (David Farmer)

“It’s surreal,” says landsailing aficionado David Farmer of Eastern Washington, “camped on the edge of the playa in a wilderness environment, (within a short distance of) the headlights of an amazing stream of humanity heading to-from LA and Las Vegas, and the garish lights of Primm, the first gambling establishment” in Nevada off Interstate 15.

A veteran of windsurfing and sail boat racing, Farmer participates each year in the America’s Landsailing Cup, America’s premier landsailing event held during March on the Ivanpah Dry Lake on Bureau of Land Management land in southern Nevada, about 45 miles southwest of Las Vegas.

Ivanpah Dry Lake, near Primm, NV. (David Farmer)

“RVs* are the preferred accommodations on the playa,” reports Farmer.

“Tents are horrible when it blows 30-knots all night. Ask how I know?  I sleep in the back of my Ford van, surrounded by all the piles of equipment it takes to pursue this passion,” he says.  “Anyone with any interest is most welcome to come and hang with us for any duration. It is indeed an amazing group of intensely interesting folk.”

David Farmer’s two landsailing crafts. 

Farmer competed in two events at Ivanpah–the IC2 Class, racing his Johnny’s Rocket under sail number US 246 (pictured at right partially hidden); and in the Fisly 5 Class, sailing his smaller yellow-and-red-hull yacht.

“Landsailing goes on all year round for the locals in California and Nevada, but it is the annual America’s Landsailing Cup and the Alvord Desert (in southeast Oregon) for a week in the fall, for those of us with more miles to travel,” says Farmer, an Eastern Washington resident.


2014 North American Land Sailing Association (NALSA) Events:
– May 25-27 Memorial Day weekend: Cow to Cow at Smith Creek Playa, near Austin, Nevada.
– July 12-19: World Championship of Land and Sand Yachting
 at Smith Creek Playa.

– 
Sept. 14-21: The BBC–Big Boat Coalition at Alvord Desert, Ore.
This week-long event is a great time to watch some of the best.  “Since there is no official racing (or any other program for that matter) feel free to come and go as best fits your schedule.” 

For more information on landsailing and a full list of events, go to North American Land Sailing Association (www.nalsa.org/)

* Remember that these are boondocking (dry camping) destinations where campers bring in (and take home) all the food, water and fuel they will need for as long as they plan to camp in the desert.

Click on photos to enlarge. All photos by David Farmer, Tum Tum, Wash.


For more articles on the RV lifestyle by Julianne G. Crane, go to RVWheelLife.com.

Hike among the hoodoos at Goblin Valley State Park, Utah

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Hike among the hoodoos at Goblin Valley State Park, Utah

Goblin Valley State Park is one of Utah’s most popular parks. It
offers incredible scenery and great opportunity for hiking and camping.
The goblin-like hoodoos here are unique and fun for all ages. Goblin
Valley includes an area where soft sandstone has eroded into interesting
shapes, somewhat resembling goblins. In some spots the rock formations
are close together and produce a maze-like playground ideal for family
explorations.

(Photo: geology.utah.gov)

Many people think the park landscape has a surreal appearance. A Hollywood movie, “Galaxy Quest,” was filmed at Goblin Valley State Park because of its unearthly scenery. Many serious photographers come here to get shots of the goblins during the late evening or early morning hours, when shadows provide contrast to the sun-bathed rock.

Activities include sightseeing from the park overlook, hiking among the goblins, photography, picnicking and camping. Nearby you’ll find ATV and mountain bike trails, as well as slot canyons.

Facilities include a campground with heated restrooms/showers, group camping spot, picnic areas, hiking trails, and a Visitor Center.

(Photo: de.wikipedia.org)

Spring and fall are ideal times to visit this park. Winter days are
often mild and hiking can be enjoyable, but winter nights can be very
cold (often near 0 F). Summer days can be very hot. During summer it is
pleasant to explore here during the early morning and late evening
hours. 

Open year-round; no holiday closures. The Visitor Center is open daily from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. However, during winter months (Nov. – Feb.), the Visitor Center may be
closed for short periods while staff is away at lunch or on park business, and
occasionally may be closed all day if no staff is available.

Located near the town of Hanksville, approximately 216 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. From I-70, exit onto Highway 24 and drive south for
approximately 24 miles to the signed park turnoff, which is also the turnoff
for Temple Mountain. From the Hwy 24 turnoff, follow the paved road for about
12 miles to park.
Entrance Fees
$7 per vehicle
$4 per vehicle with a Utah senior 62+
$75 annual pass is available at the park
$35 Senior Adventure (annual) Pass
Camping
Main Campground: $16 ($8 extra vehicle fee).
Back-in sites are available and can accommodate RVs up to 59
feet. No hookups. There is a sewage disposal station. Group overnight camping is available.

Camping Reservations:
Online: ReserveAmerica (this website also includes additional information)
800-322-3770 (toll-free from outside the Salt Lake City area)
801-322-3770 (from within the Salt Lake City area)

Contact Information:

Goblin Valley State Park
P.O. Box 637
Green River, UT 84525-0637
435-275-4584

Barney Smith’s Toilet Seat Art Museum

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Barney Smith’s Toilet Seat Art Museum
Barney Smith is a 92-year-old folk artist with an odd medium: toilet seat covers. Well, maybe that’s not so odd for a man with a flair for arts and crafts who grew up in a family of plumbers and was a master plumber himself for many years. 
(Photo from Toilet Seat Art Museum Facebook page)
The subjects of his works of art, over 1,000 of them, range from sports (1996 Super Bowl, for example), to nature (ash from Mt. St. Helens, bear claws, an owl mounted on a cactus limb), historical (a piece of the Berlin Wall, barbed wire from the Auschwitz concentration camp), tributes to celebrities and other famous people, occupations, events, and just about anything imaginable. The museum was listed in Conde Nast Traveler as one of the world’s strangest museums. 
Visitors to the Toilet Seat Art Museum have said that it is better than visiting the Alamo, and a lot of that has to do with Barney, himself. He has appeared on TV shows, had dozens if not hundreds of articles written about him and his museum, including in The New York Times and National Geographic News, and practically has a cult following. If you want to learn more about the museum and the legend behind it, just Google Barney Smith Toilet Seat Museum and you’ll have over 26,000 results to choose from, virtually all with rave reviews!

If you want to meet Barney and have him give you a personal tour of his one-of-a-kind museum, which is in his garage, just be sure to phone ahead so he can get his shoes on and put the orange cone at the bottom of the driveway, which indicates the museum is open. His phone number is 210-824-7791.

Toilet Seat Art Museum
239 Abiso Ave., San Antonio, Texas

Take an unforgettable journey through military history at the AAF Tank Museum in Virginia

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Take an unforgettable journey through military history at the AAF Tank Museum in Virginia

Tank and Ordnance War Memorial Museum
3401 U.S. Hwy. 29B, Danville, Va.

Boys
big and small, young and old will fall in love with the American
Armoured Foundation, Inc. Tank Museum in Danville. It’s the most
extensive collection of tank and cavalry artifacts in the world with
more than 115 tanks and artillery pieces, 15o mid-size weapons, and more
than 1,800 uniforms, headgear, pins, patches, and more. The collection
dates from 1509 to present day with all nations represented. Open
Saturdays only through March, and then Wednesdays through Saturdays
April through December. $12 per adult and $10 for ages 5 to 12. – See
more at:
https://blog.virginia.org/2014/02/5-places-central-southern/#sthash.bnTHJlAv.dpuf
Boys
big and small, young and old will fall in love with the American
Armoured Foundation, Inc. Tank Museum in Danville. It’s the most
extensive collection of tank and cavalry artifacts in the world with
more than 115 tanks and artillery pieces, 15o mid-size weapons, and more
than 1,800 uniforms, headgear, pins, patches, and more. The collection
dates from 1509 to present day with all nations represented. Open
Saturdays only through March, and then Wednesdays through Saturdays
April through December. $12 per adult and $10 for ages 5 to 12. – See
more at:
https://blog.virginia.org/2014/02/5-places-central-southern/#sthash.bnTHJlAv.dpuf
Boys
big and small, young and old will fall in love with the American
Armoured Foundation, Inc. Tank Museum in Danville. It’s the most
extensive collection of tank and cavalry artifacts in the world with
more than 115 tanks and artillery pieces, 15o mid-size weapons, and more
than 1,800 uniforms, headgear, pins, patches, and more. The collection
dates from 1509 to present day with all nations represented. Open
Saturdays only through March, and then Wednesdays through Saturdays
April through December. $12 per adult and $10 for ages 5 to 12. – See
more at:
https://blog.virginia.org/2014/02/5-places-central-southern/#sthash.jkDHIUdU.dpuf
Boys
big and small, young and old will fall in love with the American
Armoured Foundation, Inc. Tank Museum in Danville. It’s the most
extensive collection of tank and cavalry artifacts in the world with
more than 115 tanks and artillery pieces, 15o mid-size weapons, and more
than 1,800 uniforms, headgear, pins, patches, and more. The collection
dates from 1509 to present day with all nations represented. Open
Saturdays only through March, and then Wednesdays through Saturdays
April through December. $12 per adult and $10 for ages 5 to 12. – See
more at:
https://blog.virginia.org/2014/02/5-places-central-southern/#sthash.jkDHIUdU.dpuf

Panzer tank

The American Armoured Foundation, Inc. Tank and Ordnance War Memorial Museum has the most extensive collection

of international tank and cavalry artifacts in the world, dating from 1509 to the present, with all nations represented. The museum collection is exhibited in a 330,000-square-foot facility with over 30,000 international tank and cavalry artifacts, and is the only military museum with all artifacts under one roof.

Vietnam-period U.S. M38A1C
recoil-less gun-mounted jeep

Primarily a tank museum by design, the Museum’s diverse collection offers the visitor a
great many other interesting items relating to military history. The
collection presently has over 115 tanks and artillery pieces, 150 midsize weapons, over 1,500 tank and cavalry uniforms, 1,300 pieces of
headgear from 1790 to present, pins, patches and other military memorabilia all pertaining
to the tank and cavalry.


Also explore: 

  • Rifle Room Exhibit with over 60 rifles from the unique and rare to the very common military types.
  • International Hall of Tank & Cavalry Generals with over 340 generals in attendance.
  • Sandbox Soldiers Exhibit with 37 children’s military uniforms.
  • 300 women’s uniforms dating from 1852 to present.
  • Radio Control 1/16-scale indoor battlefield — 6,000 sq. ft in size and the only indoor RC battlefield in the world.
  • And much more!
1963 U.S. M108, 105mm self-propelled Howitzer

The Tank Museum was founded

in 1981 as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit charitable organization, with a  mission 

to educate, collect, restore, preserve and display as varied a collection of

military tank and cavalry artifacts as is possible, so that present and future generations will

have a significant part of military history available for them to learn from and

explore.

WWI tank

Virginia is for Lovers is the tourism and travel slogan of the Commonwealth of Virginia. And it’s also home to the largest collection of tank and cavalry artifacts in the world. As the saying goes: “All’s fair in love and war”–at least in Virginia! 

Take a journey through military history — this is an awesome adventure for young and old alike.


2014 Museum visitor hours: 
   January – March: Open Saturdays only, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; last admission at 3:15 p.m.
   April – December: Open Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; last admission at 3:15 p.m.

Click here for more info.

(all photos courtesy AAF Tank Museum)

Visit Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry–one of the largest science museums in the world!

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Visit Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry–one of the largest science museums in the world!

Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere and is home to more than 35,000 artifacts and nearly
14 acres of hands-on exhibits designed to spark scientific inquiry and
creativity. Since opening its doors in 1933, more than 180 million guests from around the world have visited the museum. Following is a list of just a few of the reasons for its popularity:

EXHIBITS:
Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives: Through May 4, 2014. Explore nine decades of The Walt Disney Company’s history and artifacts.

80 at 80 Exhibit: To commemorate its 80th anniversary, the Museum presents this new
exhibit featuring 80 rarely displayed artifacts from the Museum’s
extensive collection, carefully selected by MSI curators. Many of these special items are going to be revealed for the
first time! See how modern-day GPS started with the 1909 Jones Live Map
Meter. Check out the engine from a British Supermarine Spitfire plane,
made famous during World War II. View 78 more rarely seen items.
 
Transportation Gallery: Explore how humankind has flown, soared, sped and chugged throughout the years.
YOU! The Experience: A permanent exhibit celebrating the connection between the human mind, body and spirit.
Science Storms: Feel the physics and consider the chemistry of natural phenomena like tornadoes and avalanches.
U-505 Submarine: Experience the real U-505, the only German submarine in the United States.

Coal Mine: Descend the mine shaft, take a ride on the rails and learn the technology of coal mining. 

Ships Through the Ages: Follow the story of man’s quest to travel the seas with the Museum’s collection of model ships.

Swiss Jolly Ball: See the world’s largest pinball machine right before your eyes.

All Aboard the Silver Streak: Pioneer Zephyr: Step aboard one of America’s first diesel-electric streamlined passenger trains.

The Great Train Story: Witness 20-plus trains run on 1,400 feet of winding track from Seattle to Chicago.

Yesterday’s Main Street: Journey back in time and experience America in the early 1900s.

OMNIMAX THEATER: Sit back, relax and enjoy a scientific adventure in Chicago’s only five-story, domed, wrap-around theater:

Space Junk: Through Feb. 26, 2014. A visually stunning exploration of our planet’s perilous ring of orbiting debris.

The Last Reef: Through June 5, 2014. Take a thrilling underwater journey to explore the beauty and mysteries of coral reefs.

Museum Hours: Daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Museum Location: 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60637

Click here for more information.
Learn how to get 49 percent off the admission price.

(all photos from MSI website)

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