:not to be confused with discovery world (tv channel). thumb|right|pier wisconsin thumb|right| 88-foot replica of the challenge, a mid-1800s great lakes freight schooner discovery world is a science and technology center located in milwaukee, wisconsin, at 500 n. harbor drive. it formerly was located at 815 n. james lovell street. the museum focuses on innovation and technology, as well as great lakes education and conservation. its building is filled with interactive exhibits, the reiman aquarium, two theaters, and is home to wisconsin's official flagship, the denis sullivan, a fully functional sailing vessel modeled after a 19th-century great lakes schooner. the entire great lakes watershed, built to scale in the great lakes future exhibit, addresses freshwater issues, stewardship, and our relationship with freshwater resources. many of the exhibits have to do with milwaukee or the great lakes (including a 3-d diorama of the great lakes) the museum is operated by discovery world, ltd. which was formed after a merger with pier wisconsin, ltd. == history == discovery world was founded by robert powrie harland senior and was initially known as the science, economics and technology center, and plans for it appeared in the milwaukee journal in 1981. articles mentioning discovery world date back to 1986 in the milwaukee sentinel and suggest that the museum's early location was the milwaukee public library.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qnxqaaaaibaj&sjid=gbieaaaaibaj&dq=discovery%20world%20milwaukee&pg=6960%2c8300226 paul krajniak was director of exhibit development at the time.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wgyqaaaaibaj&sjid=grieaaaaibaj&dq=discovery%20world%20milwaukee&pg=2790%2c8308412 this location was inside the wisconsin ave. entrance of the library but had its doors before the inner doors to the library area, allowing visitors to go to the museum without entering the library area or passing through the book scanners on the way out. the museum featured hands-on exhibits, computerized simulations, and science shows. admission was $1.50 for adults and $1 for children.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uqckaaaaibaj&sjid=hhieaaaaibaj&dq=discovery%20world%20milwaukee&pg=2670%2c3984273 == exhibits == discovery world features 14 interactive science, technology, and freshwater exhibits throughout its 120,000 foot facility. these exhibits include: * * the reiman aquarium takes visitors on a journey from the great lakes to the caribbean. fitted with ten tanks that represent the changes along the way from milwaukee to miami, guests begin in the fresh waters of lake michigan, before moving past the great lakes and into the st. lawrence seaway, and ultimately going southward to the florida key
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