This month’s IndieWeb Carnival, hosted by James (of James’ Coffee Blog), is “Museum memories”. I wouldn’t say I’m a big museum go’er or anything, but I’ve been to my fair share. As such, nothing immediately sprang to mind as I thought about how to respond to this particular prompt. Ultimately though, I’d say my favorite, and most memorable museum is the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Air & Space Museum).

I don’t think I really have to sell the Udvar-Hazy Center—it’s really friggin’ cool, and a must-see for anyone visiting or living in the Northern Virginia area. It’s huge, packed with history, and features a lot of really amazing and thought-provoking exhibits. I mean, it’s got the SR-71 Blackbird, the Space Shuttle Discovery and my son’s personal favorite, the Air Tractor AT-400A (a.k.a. Dusty Crophopper)—and that’s just an extremely tiny sampling of what you can see there.

Sure, if you’re a flight geek, or a war buff, you’re going to be in heaven there. But as neither of those really, I can attest to how really cool it is to walk around there regardless of your interests. I mean, how can you not gaze in wonderment at an actual spaceship, imagining the many stellar voyages it took. Wondrous. 🚀