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South Carolina State Museum | Expedition VR

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Do you want to explore a virtual museum? Press play and use your mouse to move from one side to the next. Be sure to turn up your volume to learn more about the experience.

Explore the South Carolina State Museum in this episode Expedition VR. Step inside Columbia’s historic Columbia Mills Building, home to the state’s largest museum. Discover four floors of art, cultural history, science, and natural history—from a life-size megalodon and prehistoric giants to the Best Friend of Charleston locomotive and the Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley. 

Learn about the museum’s observatory and its historic 1926 telescope, plus exhibits honoring South Carolinians in space and those who served in WWII. A journey through the Palmetto State’s rich past and bold future awaits.

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To watch this video in VR, you’ll need a VR headset like the Meta Quest or PlayStation VR. Put on the headset, open a VR app like YouTube VR, and you can see the video all around you—just like you’re really there!

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