The somewhat steep $8 admission fee ($5 for kids) permits access to three floors and 5,400 square feet of exhibitions. On the top floor is a dense timeline of the port’s nautical past, as well as a gorgeous outdoor patio. On the main level is “Nothin’ But Nets,” an ode to the century-long rise and fall of the port’s commercial fishing industry. Below deck is a child’s paradise: a hallway lined with hands-on games, underwater videos and educational quizzes. But what make this an “exploreum” are the interactive features. With nearly a dozen touch-screen devices throughout the facility – one as large as your dining room table – it can be a daunting experience for technological newbies.
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We review Port Washington’s new mini-museum, the Port Exploreum.
To know a port’s maritime history is to love it. That’s the idea behind the Port Exploreum, the new mini-museum in Port Washington (118 N. Franklin St.). The local historical society spent three years acquiring and restoring the property before opening it to the public in spring 2015.
