Tommy Bartlett Exploratory
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The Tommy Bartlett Exploratory is an attraction in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
with over 150 interactive science displays. It is the sister attraction to the long-running Tommy Bartlett's Thrill Show
. When it opened in 1982, it was called Tommy Bartlett's Robot World & Exploratory, but many of the robot displays have since been eliminated.
In 1996, Bartlett bid on and purchased one of Russia's spare Mir
Space Station core modules. This space station is on display at the Exploratory.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Dells is a city in south-central Wisconsin, with a population of 2,418 as of the 2000 census. It straddles four counties: Adams, Columbia, Juneau, and Sauk. The city takes its name from the dells of the Wisconsin River, a scenic, glacially formed gorge that features striking sandstone...
with over 150 interactive science displays. It is the sister attraction to the long-running Tommy Bartlett's Thrill Show
Tommy Bartlett's Thrill Show
Tommy Bartlett's Water Ski & Jumping Boat Thrill Show, more commonly known as the Tommy Bartlett Show, is a popular tourist attraction in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The show was created in 1952 by Wisconsin showman Tommy Bartlett as a traveling group of entertainers, based in Chicago, Illinois...
. When it opened in 1982, it was called Tommy Bartlett's Robot World & Exploratory, but many of the robot displays have since been eliminated.
In 1996, Bartlett bid on and purchased one of Russia's spare Mir
Mir
Mir was a space station operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, at first by the Soviet Union and then by Russia. Assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996, Mir was the first modular space station and had a greater mass than that of any previous spacecraft, holding the record for the...
Space Station core modules. This space station is on display at the Exploratory.