Shuttle Slide to Entertain Young Visitors at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center

Getting to play inside of a spaceship is the stuff of childhood dreams.

That dream can become a reality for children visiting the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord, only this spaceship comes complete with slides and climbing ladders.

The centerpiece of a new Science Playground at the center is a 35-foot shuttle-inspired slide created by Miracle Recreation, said to be only one of only five in the world.

Set to open on July 1, the new Science Playground was designed to entertain and educate young visitors with its dramatic visual appeal and features like outdoor musical equipment including a xylophone and symbols that demonstrate the physics and mathematics of sound.

Water and sand will trickle around in a designated play area designed for archeology, to give children the opportunity to dig for bones and to experience a new facet of science.

Garden beds will bloom through summer to foster learning about the positives of the local flora and fauna, such as the necessity of pollination, while also providing an interactive lesson about climate change.