Galveston
Moody Gardens Discovery Museum
Galveston
BODY WORLDS RX until January 15, 2025
The newest exhibition will take visitors on an eye-opening journey under the skin. BODY WORLDS RX offers visitors the unique opportunity to explore the amazing biology and physiology of human health and the dramatic effects of disease. From organs to muscles to the nervous system and to skeletal structures, BODY WORLDS RX gives unprecedented look inside the most sophisticated mechanism in the world, the human body.
The specimens on display show impressive comparisons and contrasts between healthy bodies and organs and those stricken with disease. Particular emphasis is put on some of the most common ailments such as back pain, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases like arteriosclerosis and heart infarctions, dementia, and more. It will inspire audiences to embrace preventive healthcare through an informative and entertaining presentation of the latest research on top health issues.
Specimens on display originate from the Institute for Plastination’s body donation program, which is comprised of more than 21,000 individuals who have willed their body for plastination.
Tickets to the Discovery Museum are $20 for adults, $17 for seniors 65 and older and for children ages 4-12.
Visitors may also take advantage of a One-Day Value pass or Combo Tickets, which gives admission to the Discovery Museum and other attractions.
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Moody Gardens Discovery Museum
Located in the Discovery Pyramid
1 Hope Blvd
Galveston, TX 77554
United States
For more information about Moody Gardens,
call 409-744-4673 or visit www.moodygardens.org
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