Kennedy Space Center

 

The Kennedy Space Center has always been a family destination to learn about the wonders of space travel. Now it's even more so. Since the NASA Shuttle Program has ended, the Kennedy Space Center has opened the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to visitors as part of a special tour.

The VAB is a massive building where the shuttles are built and repaired before launching into space. You can see this building from miles around because of its sheer size.

When we visited, the shuttle Endeavor was on display inside the VAB, waiting for alterations before it becomes a permanent fixture as part of the Kennedy Space Center display. The shuttles will be on display in Cape Canaveral, FL; at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York; and the California Science Center in Los Angeles. 

Also at the Kennedy Space Center, you can see the Rocket garden, which are rockets (all real) that were previously used by NASA. Some of which you can sit in and experience what it would be like to be an astronaut. There's an IMAX film on space exploration, visit a launch pad, and more.