2 week Patriotism and Pony tour
I'm counting down the days until our 2 week vacation. We're in our late 30s and the kids are 12, 10 and 6. We've never been to any of the places listed and probably won't be back anytime in the near f...
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4runnerguy wrote:
Just got back from a few of the places mentioned. In DC, it's worth the drive out to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Airport. The space shuttle Columbia is on display was well as an SR-71 Blackbird and a Concorde plus lots of other airplanes. The planes at the Air and Space Museum along the mall may be more historic, but there's a lot more room for more displays at the Udvar-Hazy location. Plus, there's lots of stuff from the various space missions. Admission is free but parking is $15 unless you arrive after 4:00 p.m. But the place is open until 6:30 for most of the summer, so you'll have two good hours to see the highlights. I think this may have been the highlight for me in the DC area.
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Thanks 4runnerguy. Everything you mentioned was helpful, especially this portion about the shuttle.
We went to the Air Force Museum last year in Dayton, Ohio and saw the Blackbird there. I've been wondering if the Air and Space Museum is going to be a bit too similar to that. I guess we'll see; if the kids loose interest, we'll move on. A stop in to see the shuttle sounds interesting. We've never seen one before.
