This post was guest blogged by Dan of dcrBlogs.com. Dan C. Rinnert is an Ohio blogger who blogs about believing and achieving at dcrBlogs.com and occasionally posts pictures of Ohio too.
The United States has a great number of roadside attractions–places that are within easy reach of interstate and major highways.
If your interest is in space and aviation, you can visit a good number of aviation attractions within driving distance of Dayton, Ohio. The Greater Dayton area is a National Aviation Heritage Area. You can fly or drive to Dayton, find a nice hotel, and then drive to your destinations.
The Aviation Trail, Inc. Visitor Center & Museum has exhibits highlighting the lives of the Wright brothers, plus the Aviation Trail Parachute Museum which showcases a history of parachutes with equipment and other relics.
The National Museum of the United States Air Force has more than 300 aircraft as part of its exhibit. Special galleries also display the history of the Air Force in World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars and the Cold War.
The National Aviation Hall of Fame, which is housed within the same complex as the National Museum of the United States Air Force, highlights the lives of many famous aviators, such as Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Chuck Yeager and astronauts John Glenn and Neil Armstrong.
Though a bit farther outside the Dayton area, the Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum is a can’t-miss attraction for visitors interested in man’s history in space. Located in Wapakoneta, Ohio just off I-75, the museum features items from Armstrong’s time in space, including a moon rock collected in 1969.
There are also a number of other attractions in and around the Dayton area, which you can find by visiting the National Aviation Heritage Area website. Be sure to check the open hours before visiting, and note that some attractions may be open by appointment only.
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These destinations are good for the ones who want to go near places. I was in The National Museum of the United States Air Force last week. It is worth of visiting.
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Debo Hobo Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 8:33 am
A co-worker just go back from a roadtrip vacation through Ohio, she and her husband stop at places like the Football Hall of Fame, and even got to see some Amish people. Sounds like Ohio is a great place to visit.
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Last weekend I went on a day-out by coach………that was one of the waste journies I had ever had in London. It was very hot and no air conditioner in the coach.
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Debo Hobo Reply:
August 6th, 2008 at 8:33 am
Yikes, sounds like torture….
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August 6th, 2008 at 9:53 am
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It’s good to see road-trips becoming more popular – even if it is partly thanks to the, er, global economic meltdown. I’ve just been part of the launch a UK road-trip portal on the site I work on, and although we don’t have the same scale of highway-side attraction as the US, and the trips themselves don’t have anything like the same kind of distances involved, the appeal of beautiful scenery, cute country inns, and fabulous hotels at the end of the day can’t be denied.
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It’s good to see road-trips getting more popular holiday option – even if their increasing popularity is down to, er, global economic meltdown. We’ve just been working on a list of suggested UK road-trips for the Mr & Mrs Smith site and, although we’re not talking about the same kind of vast distances as the States, or the same calibre of roadside attractions, the appeal of gorgeous scenery, lunches at country pubs and the simple value of getting to know your own country can’t be denied.
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Unfortunately, those that don’t require air travel arn’t always as exciting as those that do!
Although I did love the aviation museum in Nebraska…
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I think that, if you got the time to stop by the road side attractions and the natural beauties that you see, a road trip is the way to go. It lets you catch the feeling of the place you are going to as you go.
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I prefer road trips than air travel. I haven’t try riding an airplane. I have fear in heights. I will be visiting this place this coming summer vacation. Thanks for the post.
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