Celebrate National Moon Day at Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, FL
Traveling is a bit tricky right now and for those living in Florida, we already live in a place where tourists flock. We have so much right here in our own back yard. For those living on the Treasure Coast, driving up to the Space Coast to visit Kennedy Space Center is a fun day trip.
July 20th is National Moon Day when we commemorate Neil Armstrong being the first man to walk on the moon back on July 20th, 1969. President Richard Nixon made this day into a holiday to mark this amazing achievement.
If you haven’t been to the Kennedy Space Center, it is a remarkable place. While many of the exhibits are permanent, they always bring new things for visitors to marvel at. Located on Merritt Island on Space Commerce Way, it is only 2.5 hours south of Jacksonville, 1 hour south of Daytona Beach, 1 hour east of Orlando, 2 hours east of Tampa, 1.5 hours north of Vero Beach, and 2.5 hours north of West Palm Beach. The location really is ideal for a day trip.
The park is organized in chronological order making it easy to plan how you wish to get around. The space center takes you from the very beginning of space exploration all the way to present day operations and everything in between.