Port Discovery (museum)

Port Discovery (museum)

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name= Port Discovery


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established= 1998
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Baltimore , MD 21202
United States
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website= [http://www.portdiscovery.org/#home Port Discovery]

Port Discovery is a children's museum in Baltimore, Maryland's Inner Harbor, that opened in 1998. Port Discovery's permanent exhibits were designed by Walt Disney Imagineering and is 80,000 square feet (7,000 m²), making it the third largest children's museum in the United States. Port Discovery offers three floors of educational and interactive exhibits and programs for children ages 2-10.

Port Discovery has served over 2.0 million visitors and ranks among the top 5 children's museums in the U.S., according to "Child" magazine (February 2002).

Port Discovery is located in the site of Baltimore's historic Fishmarket Building. It is adjacent to Power Plant Live! on Market Place.

The museum is served by the Baltimore Metro Subway's Shot Tower/Market Place station.

External links

* [http://www.portdiscovery.org/ Port Discovery] - official site


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