By: Gary Simmons
MUSKEGON – On Friday Nov. 13, the USS Silversides Submarine Museum will bring back their popular family overnight adventures. These special excursions will give families and history fans a chance to stay overnight on an iconic World War II submarine.
This week’s Overnight Adventure will include after-hours tours, access to museum artifacts and a chance to sleep overnight in the Silverside’s bunks, giving participants a chance to experience what it was like living on the sub during the most intense moments of the war’s Pacific Theater. Guests are welcome to bring pillows, sleeping bags, flashlights and other personal care items.
Check in is at 6 p.m, lights out are at 11, and everyone leaves the sub 9 a.m. the following morning.
The event is $40 per person, $36 per person for museum members. This event is appropriate for children 5 and up however they must be accompanied by an adult.
The USS Silversides Submarine Museum is located at 1346 Bluff St. in Muskegon.