Paducah, KY

River Discovery Center

The River Discovery Center is featuring several steamboat models including a huge model of the Delta Queen. Interactive hands-on exhibits include a Lock & Dam, a barge loader, a flood table and a hydroelectric dam. Music stations with river songs and a restored 1920s calliope give a lively experience of the river music. The movie theater is showing a 16-min River Film. The unique gift shop is featuring river related items, toys and CDs.

River Discovery Center
www.riverdiscoverycenter.org

The River Discovery Center is located next to the floodwall in downtown Paducah.

Paducah Floodwall

The floodwall of Paducah has a lot of steamboat murals by Robert Dafford.

 

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