The Lightner Museum, located in historic downtown St. Augustine, Florida features relics of America’s Gilded Age. Costumes, furnishings, mechanical musical instruments and other artifacts provide visitors a glimpse into 19th century daily life.
The thirtieth day of the AYCJ journey last year was spent in Chicago, Illinois. Knowing I only had a few hours left, I started out early to get every last minute. There are so many interesting things to see and do. This fountain was fascinating to watch as it changed.
Rocket Garden at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida is full of rockets that took the United States into space and to the moon.
The twenty-ninth day of the AYCJ journey last year was spent in Chicago, Illinois. I met up with a couple of other jetters in Chicago, and we went up to the top of the Hancock building for drinks. As the sun set, the city looked amazing.
The twenty-eighth day of the AYCJ journey last year in Raleigh, North Carolina. I stopped in at Replacements, Ltd. and learned how they collect and organize all types of glassware and silverware, not to mention other stuff.
The twenty-seventh day of the AYCJ journey last year was spent in Ashville, North Carolina. I visited the Biltmore Estate which was huge.
The Apollo/Saturn V Center at the Kennedy Space Center is a large facility featuring a real Saturn V rocket. Each stage is separated and identified as visitors walk from one end to the other.
Visitors can also experience the control room as it was during the launch of Apollo 8. The windows rattle as if there was a rocket launching outside. Other items on display include a piece of the crawler-transport vehicle, an astrovan, and a lunar rover.
The twenty-sixth day of the AYCJ journey last year was spent in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey. Being a Saturday, the limited tour of the Pennsylvania State Capitol was still interesting to take.
Disney World’s nightly firework, water, and laser show at the Epcot theme park, IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth, brings together the…
