This is the closest I’ll ever be, to being a rocket man…woman…politically correct 🙂 I enjoyed Kennedy Space Center a lot! Only regret is, we didn’t time our visit with a launch – that would have been incredible! The center on Florida‘s Merritt Island had four parts we could visit: Launch Complex 39 Observation Gantry, Visitor Complex, Apollo/Saturn V Center, and International Space Station Center, in between which you are transported by a tour bus. There are plenty of “gadgets” on display. You get to experience a mission control center, the inside of a space station, and a 363-foot moon rocket. You get to feel up a worn out moon stone, enjoy Space Dots, a.k.a. freeze dried ice cream that comes in both strawberry and chocolate, view launch pads in the distance, and float away at the 3D movies screened at the IMAX theatre. Just a tiny selection of the tons you can do. I also got me a moon man snow globe to bring home. Top day trip from Orlando, when Mickey is getting on your nerves!
Our drive there was our first in the US. And what a start – first hour was kept driving, it turned out, in circles. Back at square one, we luckily got the hang of it. Most exotic feature on the trip there, was the alligator in a ditch alongside the road – you could see their eyes just above water and bubbles forming. So glad I was in a car!
Website: kennedyspacecenter.com
I would love to see a launch as well, but yes the space centers are a blast to explore!
A friend of mine was lucky enough to be there for a launch. Seen photos. Cool!