Information AboutPort Discovery |
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Port Discovery is the name of a Inner Harbor , Baltimore, Maryland , children's museum that opened in 1998 . Port Discovery was designed by Walt Disney Company and is 80,000 square feet (7,000 m&2), making it the third largest children's museum in the United States . Port Discovery has received over 1 million visitors a year so far. On July 17 , 2004 , 16 passengers and a crew member were stranded in a hot-air Balloon for nearly two hours as a violent Storm blew through the area. The balloon rides were an attraction on a site next door to Port Discovery. With the balloon 200 feet in the air, 50- to 60-mph wind gusts surprised the ride's operators, who were unable to lower the balloon. The wind nearly blew the balloon onto President Street and sent it crashing into a shed, while passengers in the steel gondola were tossed about. The balloon ride has been closed since then, and the city is considering new attractions for the site; Port Discovery is possibly considering using the site for a new attraction affiliated with the museum. Port Discovery is located on the site of Baltimore's historic Fishmarket Building. The site briefly housed a three-story, 78,000-square-foot complex of dance and music clubs and restaurants called the "Fishmarket," although the endeavor was a failure, abruptly closing after having been open for less than a year (November 1988 -July 1989 ). Port Discovery is adjacent to Power Plant Live! on Market Place. The museum is served by the Baltimore Metro Subway 's Shot Tower/Market Place station. |
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