Fort Discovery
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The National Science Center's Fort Discovery, generally known as Fort Discovery, was a 128000 square feet (11,891.6 m²), children's science exhibition center and museum located in downtown Augusta, Georgia
, at Riverwalk Augusta
. The museum was located in the former Shoppes at Port Royal, a two-story shopping mall
which operated from 1991 to 1994.
Fort Discovery featured over 250 hands-on exhibits that demonstrated various scientific concepts. It featured several rides such as a high-wire bicycle, the human gyroscope
, and space moon walk, each demonstrating a fundamental concept of physics. The center opened in April 1997. In late 2003, the state cut off funds to the center and Fort Discovery was at danger of closing. In early 2004, the city and community funded Fort Discovery until January 2005, when the state started funding the center once more. Fort Discovery was closed permanently on December 31, 2010.
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
, at Riverwalk Augusta
Riverwalk Augusta
Riverwalk Augusta is a city park along the Savannah River in Augusta, Georgia . The park is alongside and on top of Augusta's levee. Sites along the Riverwalk include St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Fort Discovery, and the Morris Museum of Art.-External links:* - Augusta Riverwalk Information* —...
. The museum was located in the former Shoppes at Port Royal, a two-story shopping mall
Dead mall
A dead mall or greyfield is a shopping mall with a high vacancy rate or a low consumer traffic level, or that is dated or deteriorating in some manner. Many malls in the United States are considered "dead" when they have no surviving anchor store or successor that could serve as an entry into or...
which operated from 1991 to 1994.
Fort Discovery featured over 250 hands-on exhibits that demonstrated various scientific concepts. It featured several rides such as a high-wire bicycle, the human gyroscope
Aerotrim
An aerotrim is a gyroscope large enough to contain a human being, used for cardiovascular workout and equilibrioception training in pilots and astronauts. Aerotrims enjoyed worldwide popularity in gyms during the 1980s, but are now out of production outside of professional applications...
, and space moon walk, each demonstrating a fundamental concept of physics. The center opened in April 1997. In late 2003, the state cut off funds to the center and Fort Discovery was at danger of closing. In early 2004, the city and community funded Fort Discovery until January 2005, when the state started funding the center once more. Fort Discovery was closed permanently on December 31, 2010.
External links
- National Science Center's Fort Discovery — official website
- Fort Discovery closing, National Science Center leaving, WRDW-TV