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The largest air and space museum complex in the world, it is also the most visited museum in the world. This museum is a fantastic place to bring the little ones. Not only do the kids but grown ups as well, will enjoy the different types of planes, ballons, capsules and rockets on display here. Be mindful that because of the sheer size of the displays and the visitors, this museum is always crowded.
Watch the IMAX movie which is a great way to have an idea about air and space travel.
Just like many of the other museums here in DC, this one is also free. Leave a Comment
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The Smithsonian Museum owns the National Air and space Museum. There are two locations for the A&S, one on the mall in Washington DC and another at Dulles Airport. My husband and sons love these two museums more than all the others in DC put together! I can't blame them. There's something wonderful and awe-inspiring about walking around a rocket or the Orville and Wilber Wright plane. There's a beautiful portrait of John Glenn in the Washington, DC museum that my father painted. Be sure and see it.
Hours are from 10 AM to 5:30 PM daily (except Christmas Day). Leave a Comment
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 Solar System -- 1/10 billionth
to Scale by jlee008
Starting at 4th Street in front of the National Air and Space Museum is "Voyage - A Journey Through Our Solar System." It is a scale model with the distances between planets and the sizes of the planets at 1/10 billionth of their actual sizes. At each of the stops along the way, you can read fast facts about the planets, the sun, and the asteroid belt. It ends in front of the Smithsonion Castle.
I think one of my favorite descriptions of the planets is the one of earth. I especially like the excerpt from the poem by William Blake,
Auguries of Innocence
"To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour."
Try the entire poem out for a spin at:
http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/poem161.html Leave a Comment
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 Man is no longer bound to
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This wonderfully interesting and educational museum houses the largest collection of aircrafts and spacecrafts in the world. It is also a significant center of research into the history, science and technology of aviation and space flight. They also study planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics. The museum is open daily from 9:00-5:30 during the summer hours and 10:00-5:30 during fall and winter and spring. Admission is free. This museum does not offer parking facilities so you're on your own. Many local parking garages are available and fees vary from garage to garage.
I came here on Sunday during my visit to DC. I have been to other air museums prior to coming here and was actually impressed at the size and number of displays. I liked that they were organized according to era and subject matter. Children and adults of all ages will enjoy this wonderful museum. Next time I will bring my son.
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They have such a good exhibit that I recommend this to each and every visitor to Washington, even if they only have an hour to spare. Leave a Comment
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 by AstrobuckLeave a Comment Phone: (202) 357-1400Directions: Metro Stops: Smithsonian abd L'Enfant PlazaWebsite: www.nasm.edu
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 Spirit of St. Louis by bugalugs
He flew from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in New York to Paris France. A distance of 3,610 miles and it took him 33 hours and 30 minutes. Leave a Comment Phone: (202) 357-1400Directions: Metro Station: Smithsonian abd L'Enfant PlazaWebsite: %CO%S5%Bhttp://www.nasm.si.edu/
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 Apollo 11 by bugalugs
They blasted off from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on 16th July 1969 and landed on the moon on 20th July 1969. They splashed down in the sea near Hawaii on 24th July 1969.
Neil Armstrongs famous words as he stepped on the moon 'One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind' were heard all round the world after this amazing flight.
We actually saw this module on our visit and the date was 20th July 2002, which was 33 years to the date of the moon landing. Leave a Comment Phone: (202) 357-1400Directions: Metro Station: Smithsonian abd L'Enfant PlazaWebsite: %CO%S5%Bhttp://www.nasm.si.edu/
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