Who hasn’t wanted to fly through space or bounce on the moon? While my childhood fantasies also included fighting aliens, history had at least proven the feasibility of the first two.
That’s why we included the Kennedy Space Center as part of our Florida Northeast road trip. Unfortunately, the Center now only seems to host elementary school field trips and visitors seeking a break from Orlando, but I think it deserves more respect. The great space race wasn’t just Florida history… it’s a giant leap by mankind!
The Kennedy Space Center is divided into a handful of widespread areas; don’t expect an easy return to your car if you forgot something.
![Kennedy Space Center - Visitor Complex - Orange scaffolding walkway [PyraDannyExperiences.com]](https://pyradannyexperiences.com/2016/03/kennedyspaec-the-walk.jpg?w=1000)
A bus is necessary to reach the Apollo / Saturn V center but instead of merely transporting guests, the bus doubles as a tour of the grounds. We passed some serious-looking government buildings, NASA’s famous vehicle assembly building (just see the pic) and the new SpaceX launch site with plenty of swamp land in between areas. It’s a different tour going to the Apollo/ Saturn V Center than going back.
I enjoyed imagining the lives of each shuttle, suit, and equipment before the items retired at the Center. The shows helped at supporting my imagination although there’s definitely a recurring ‘heroic’ theme as each climax featured the shuttle blasting off, fires blazing and smoke exploding followed by an epic score.
You can easily fill a whole day here. I even brought my own ‘healthy’ snacks—while the experiences here nicely cater to modern attention spans, the dining options are still stuck in the Pizza and Hamburger era.
Go ahead and complement that Disney magic with inspiring history, but others should visit as well. The Kennedy Space Center is still a museum yet it’s definitely one of the coolest ones I’ve been to and very respectful as well. Whether you’re my age, a young kid, or even an older person who remembers when man first walked the moon, you’ll come out wanting to play with rockets and pretending to fly through space