HOME Travel Guide Common Sense Travel
decorative font style
    Travel >> Holiday Travel >  >> Travel Notes

Explore Space at the Perot Museum’s Journey to Space Exhibit

Step into the shoes of an astronaut at the Perot Museum’s Journey to Space exhibit. Over 10,000 square feet of interactive, hands‑on displays let visitors experience weightlessness, test robotics, and board a full‑size replica of the International Space Station.

Explore the daily routines of astronauts—cooking, exercising, and more—while uncovering the risks and rewards of long‑term space travel and the cutting‑edge technology that makes it possible.

And the adventure continues. Mark your calendar for Discovery Days on Dec. 9, a family‑friendly event where kids launch rockets, study craters, and craft their own solar systems and aliens. On Mar. 21, adults can tune in to National Geographic Live! featuring celebrated astronaut, space shuttle pilot, and ISS commander Terry Virts.

The Journey to Space exhibit runs until May 6, 2018 and is available in both English and Spanish. Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for youth (ages 2‑17). (General admission to the museum is separate.) Grab your tickets now!

Travel Notes
  • Explore AMNH: Insider Tips & Must-See Highlights

    A place of wonder, the American Museum of Natural History is one of New York Citys most iconic institutions. With so much to explore, its hard to see everything in one day, so we asked for a little guidance. Brad Harris, Senior Director of Visitor Services at AMNH, gave us some insider tips and highlights for this cant-miss museum that will definitely help you leave with more than you came with. Get your cameras ready, theres much to discover at the American Museum of Natural History in New York

  • -

    If admiring miniature 13-inch, three-pound penguins, a glowering hammerhead shark, and some very friendly hippos sounds like fun, head over to the Adventure Aquarium in Camden to spend a few hours amongst these and other aquatic residents. Informally known as the Philadelphia or Philly Aquarium (due to its proximity to the cheesesteak capital of the world), the Adventure Aquarium is bursting with sea life from around the world in extravagant exhibits and massive glass tanks. It serves as a remin

  • From the Final Bus Stop to Gibraltar: A 394‑Day, 24,000‑Mile Journey Across Europe

    As I stood alone beyond the last bus stop in Europe, with more than a year of travel ahead of me, I could think of nothing but returning to this exact spot at journey’s end. Success on my trip would mean returning to where I had started, 394 days older, having travelled west from Tangier for more than 24,000 miles. The distance was equivalent to circling the globe at the equator. I reached Europa Point, Gibraltar’s southernmost, through streets closer to British history than roads back home.