SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention


This museum showcases more than 2000 exhibits relating to the early days of electricity and the golden age of radio. And if you're over 18 and willing to cough up an extra $12, you can climb inside the 'Cage of Doom' and get zapped by bolts of electricity from a Tesla coil during the MegaZapper show. How can you resist?


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