Kennedy Space Center – Merritt Island

When you step into the grounds of the Kennedy Space Center, you will embark on a journey across time and space. When you first walk in, you'll notice the center's famed Rocket Garden, which houses relics from the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions that visitors can tour or explore on their own. This two-campus Florida museum is half indoors and partially outdoors and is located on the same grounds as much of NASA's activity in Florida, just minutes from launchpads and hangars for spacecraft. In actuality, a bus tour explains the many platforms and doors while passing by the massive machines and facilities that house and launch these spaceships into the universe.

The Apollo/Saturn V Center, a second site dedicated to lunar missions, is also included on this tour. Guests can watch a display reenacting the 1968 launch of Apollo 8 and walk among many of the massive craft that propelled humanity into space. With interactive games about conquering Mars, astronaut training simulations, and glimpses into the future of space travel, the Kennedy Space Center is a terrific location for youngsters and adults to let their inner astronaut out.

Location: Space Commerce Way, Merritt Island, FL 32953

Website: kennedyspacecenter.com