The Historical past of Diving Museum (HDM) will supply complimentary guided excursions with an admission ticket on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. and a pair of p.m.
Visits to the museum are self-guided, with particular in-depth guided excursions being provided as soon as a month. These excursions would be the final for 2024.
December’s excursions will function a particular tribute to army divers concerned within the salvage of Pearl Harbor, which was harmful work involving greater than 20,000 hours of diving — the most important in U.S. Navy historical past. Dec. 7 is the 83rd anniversary of the assaults on Pearl Harbor.
These wishing to go on a guided tour are requested to reach 10 to fifteen minutes earlier than the tour time. HDM members and lively responsibility army are admitted free, and Florida Keys residents obtain a reduction. Children can take pleasure in a scavenger hunt, free bookmarks and take-home exercise guides.
The subsequent guided excursions shall be on Jan. 18.
The museum is a nonprofit open each day from 10 a.m. to five p.m. It’s situated in Islamorada at MM 83 and options displays chronicling greater than 4,000 years of “the hunt to discover beneath the ocean.” The museum has 14 core displays plus two annual limited-time featured displays and a museum retailer. Extra info is at DivingMuseum.org.