To capital two USA It’s not just a place for people passionate about politics. The city has attractions that please people of all ages, such as the Washington Air and Space Museuma great tour for children and space lovers.
DISCOVER THE WASHINGTON AEROSPACE MUSEUM
When you go to Washington, capital of the United States, set aside a few hours to get to know the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. With two floors and freethe space has several interactive attractions that make you travel through the universe.
Opened in the 70s, the museum tells the history of aviation and brings aircraft replicas used at different times. In addition to having one of the largest collections of rockets and aircraft in the world, the site serves as a research center.
The museum is one of the most visited in the world: around 9 million people annually. It is one of children’s favorite tourist spots in the city, as in one of the spaces, they teach children about gravity and show how a plane is capable of flying.
Another must-see attraction at the Washington Air and Space Museum is the “Google Earth” immense space that the visitor can control using a remote control. It is possible to travel to every corner of the world and even find your home. There is also the possibility of taking a tour of the Moon and Mars.
The museum also has fun experiments, rocket replicas and interesting facts about the Solar system. By the way, do you know how an astronaut survives in space? You can experience it there. On a tour of a ship, you can understand how they eat, bathe and where they keep everything they need.
If you have time and don’t mind spending, there are options for simulators (which turn upside down) and a planetary. There is also a store full of products linked to the space (I confess that I didn’t find anything very interesting and I was willing to buy at least one souvenir for myself) and a MC Donalds (no wifi, to my sadness).
The Washington Air and Space Museum is located near the Capitolthat is, you can do everything on foot in a day trip, stopping at each tourist spot to see it.
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Endereço: Independence Ave at 6th Street, SW
National Mall – Washington, D.C. 20560
202-633-2214
Time: 10am – 5:30pm
FreeOpen every day except 12/25.
Adolfo Nomelini
Journalist graduated from PUC-SP and postgraduate in Communication in Digital Media, he is passionate about music, coxinha, television, his glasses and the internet. He has worked with online content for more than 15 years and spends much of his time “throwing his body out into the world, walking everywhere and, according to the natural law of encounters, leaving and receiving something.”
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