8 Places You Can Visit to Celebrate Apollo 11 ’s 50th Anniversary This Week

As the country prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s mission to the moon, a number of destinations with links to the historic journey are holding events to commemorate the occasion. From the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C. to Kennedy Space Center in Houston, plenty of sites are offering the chance to celebrate Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s first steps on the moon, 50 years ago as of July 20. From a multimillion-dollar auction of an Apollo 11 flight manual to celebratory rocket launches and musical concerts, festivities commemorating Apollo 11 are taking place all week. Looking for a great way to celebrate the Apollo 11 anniversary? Here are eight places to visit over the next few days. Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum (Washington, D.C.) Located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum is one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive aerospace museums. With many exciting space and air travel exhibitions, as well as several fascinating IMAX experiences to choose from, the Air & Space Museum has everything you need to celebrate and explore a long history of space travel. And on July 16, the museum will have Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit on display for the first time in 13 years. The museum will also have discovery stations for hands-on learning, including lunar rocks that visitors can handle. Although the museum is currently under renov...
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