National Museum of Ship Models and Sea History
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| Established | 2001 |
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| Location |
201 S. Market St. Sadorus, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39°58′01″N 88°20′39″W / 39.966872°N 88.344187°W |
| Type | Maritime museum |
| Director | Charles Lozar |
| Website | National Museum of Ship Models and Sea History |
The National Museum of Ship Models and Sea History is a private non-profit museum, located in Sadorus, Illinois. It features ship models from around the world and throughout history.[1]
Recent exhibits include a 27 feet model of the RMS Queen Mary made entirely out of one million toothpicks. The collection includes ship models from the movies Tora! Tora! Tora!, Cleopatra, and Ben Hur as well as from the television series Tugboat Annie Sails Again.
The museum is open on Saturdays (10am - 4pm) and by appointment.
In the press
The museum was featured in a 2005 Chicago Tribune cover story.
References
- ↑ "National Museum of Ship Models and Sea History". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
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