GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn.-- Ever wonder what was life on the high seas really like during the Golden Age of Piracy? You'll find out on February 18, when "Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship" opens at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
This morning, KARE 11's Bryan Piatt gave us a sneak peek.
Don your pirate hat and climb aboard a recreation of a pirate ship. Learn to tie knots and hoist a pirate flag. Meet members of the Whydah's crew and explore what life was like on a real pirate ship. And see more than 200 artifacts from North America's only authenticated pirate shipwreck.
For more inforamtion, visit smm.org/pirates.
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