An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Visitor Information Visitors see what the Whydah���s artifacts looked like in their final resting places on the ocean floor and explore the involved process of extracting them from conglomerations of metal, sand and salt. In addition to displaying centuries���old artifacts, the exhibition includes hands���on activities where visitors can try their hands at raising a pirate flag, tying real sailors' knots, touching real pirate treasure, and looking through a telescope to find ships with treasure on board. Visitors also can walk through a re���creation of the Whydah, explore the roles of the different members of her crew and talk with strolling ���crew members��� (re-enactors). Real Pirates tickets include both admission to the special exhibit and to the Milwaukee Public Museum���s outstanding permanent exhibit galleries.Ticket prices are $24 for adults Monday-Thursday; $26 for adults Friday- Sunday; $17.50 for children Monday-Thursday and $18.50 children Friday-Sunday. The exhibition will be open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, with extended hours every Thursday until 8 p.m. The last entry into Real Pirates will occur 60 minutes prior to closing on all dates. Be sure to visit mpm.edu. The Milwaukee Public Museum at 800 W. Wells St. is a natural and human history museum in 1882 and opened to the public in 1884. The museum has three floors of exhibits that encompass life-size dioramas, walk-through villages, world cultures, dinosaurs, a rain forest and a live butterfly garden, as well as a Dome Theater and the Daniel M. Soref Planetarium. The museum houses more than 4.5 million objects and hosts nearly half a million visitors each year. 9