"Evil Roy" wrote in message
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Okay - you gotta have two days at KSC. The tours are excellent. I went
on the NASA: THEN & NOW tour and loved it. It will take two days to do
the tours & really see the entire exhibit.

Then you have the Astronaut Hall of Fame. That's probably close to a day
by itself.

Nearby is the Valiant Air Command museum at Titusville. If you like
aviation (specifically military) it's a must see. They have some
beautifully restored aircraft on display.

If you are in the area, I'd also go see the Flying Tigers Museum at
Kissimmee and Kermit Weeks' Fantasy of Flight museum near Polk City.

That's all I had time to do there, but it was well worth it. Visiting KSC
was a dream come true for me.

Hard to believe I went to the US (from Australia) the first and so far
only time of my life - and I didn't go to Disneyland.



I first went to KSC back in the early 1980's when I was a kid. First
visit to Florida. It was during the summer time so it was packed with
people. That place was just as spectacular in it's own way as Sea World,
Gator Land, Disney World, and Epcot were. I just went back to KSC January
2005. Since it was January it wasn't really crowded at all. They did have
a good crowd, but it was not packed like summer time. Again I had a great
time. We went on the general bus tour again where they take you by the big
building where they build the shuttle, then to some building with the old
computers and screens from the old launches from the 60's and 70's and also
the big lookout tower where you can get views of the two shuttle launch
pads. Then onto the Saturn complex. Then back to the main KSC area.

I have to say that NASA has done a very good job with KSC. It's cool
and fun. You can easily spend a good part of the day there. And as others
have said you can spend more time there if you want. And it's so hard to
walk out of that place without some souvenir with KSC on it. lol

One thing I have not done yet was visit the Astronaut Hall of Fame.
What's in it? Is it any good?

Here is a sign of how time's have changed - on my first visit to KSC in
the 1980's I remember on the bus tour the guide pointed out some Bald Eagles
that were nesting in the area. They pointed their nests out as we drove
buy. Back then that was kind of a big thing since Bald Eagles were
endangered and all that. Well, on the same tour last year they drove buy
the same area and pointed out the Bald Eagles. The funny thing is my
relatives live on a small lake in Orlando and Bald Eagles land on a big flag
pole in their yard by the water - and it's nothing special at all. lol It's
like, you seen one Bald Eagle you seen them all!

Anyway, KSC is a great place to visit. The people at NASA should get an
award or something for running such a nice set up.