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The Small Museum You Can’t-Miss on the Space Coast 🚀 American Space Museum

May 15, 2025February 13, 2023 by Angela DiLoreto

Control panel in American Space Museum in Titusville FL

Embark on a journey through the history of space exploration at the American Space Museum on Florida’s Space Coast. From the women who paved the way in space to the groundbreaking Apollo missions, the museum highlights the achievements of the American Space Program. Don’t miss the chance to see historic artifacts and experience the stories behind the launchpads of the Mercury & Gemini programs. Take a tour with a knowledgeable docent or explore on your own.

This Isolated Fort, Abandoned After The Civil War, Is Great For Adventure

February 13, 2024February 10, 2023 by Vince DiLoreto

Discover the Rich History and Natural Beauty of Loggerhead Key – Explore the Westernmost Point of the Florida Keys and the Majestic Loggerhead Lighthouse, Once a Sentinel for the World’s Busiest Shipping Lanes and Today a Paradise for Outdoor Enthusiasts.

Key West: When Paradise was the Front Line Between Two Nuclear Superpowers

September 26, 2023October 19, 2022 by Vince DiLoreto

Today, Key West is known as a party town without a care in the world, but for 13 days in October 1962, it very easily could’ve been the location of the first shot of the end of the world.

Airline Flights to Beer Flights! Enjoy a Beer Where Pan Am Airlines Was Born

November 15, 2023October 19, 2022 by Vince DiLoreto

Today, in that small house on Whitehead Street that sold tickets and started an airline is no longer the headquarters of Pan Am. In fact, Pan Am no longer exists. But the First Flight Island Restaurant & Brewery is brewing aviation-inspired beers. In addition to their beers, they also serve great food. Something the airline was known for. Drinks flowed freely for passengers who were served lobster dinners while flying to every continent except Antarctica.

Henry Plant’s Tampa Bay Hotel: A Grand Hotel from the Gilded Age

September 26, 2023October 5, 2022 by Vince DiLoreto

Henry B Plant Museum former Tampa Hotel building

Called Florida’s First Magic Kingdom, it was built in the middle of the gilded age as a tourist destination long before the resorts that are here now. You might say it was within these walls that Florida tourism began. Built between 1888 and 1891, it was Florida’s first effort into the resort business.

Clearwater Marine Aquarium Center 🐬 Winter’s Legacy & More

February 12, 2023September 21, 2022 by Angela DiLoreto

Although most famous for rescuing A Dolphin’s Tale star, Winter, and the follow-up rescue and movie A Dolphin’s Tale 2 star, Hope the aquarium has been helping marine animals around Florida since 1972. With a mission to rescue, rehabilitate and release of sick and injured marine animals the Clearwater Marine Aquarium is not your typical aquarium museum, it is a working marine hospital. Visiting takes you beyond the typical view of marine animals through the glass and offers you an up-close view of marine rehabilitation and animal care experiences.