Read more about the article Lone Star Flight Museum – Houston, TX

Lone Star Flight Museum – Houston, TX

Located at Ellington Field, the Lone Star Flight Museum is a new addition to Houston tourist destinations. The museum focuses on Texas’ role in aviation history and includes the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. Not too far from NASA’s Johnson Space Center, it’s easy to tour both in one day.

Aircraft Displays

Two hangars flank the main entrance hall and the theater featuring an introduction to the museum. We started with the Heritage Hangar to the right of the theater where about a dozen early aircraft welcomed us.

The museum opened in the fall of 2017 so everything was new and shiny. The planes were in a similar condition. I’ll just say upfront that I’m not an aviation buff. However, the mint condition these planes exhibited impressed me. I walked by most of the exhibits until a commercial airplane peaked my interest. (more…)

Read more about the article Nixon Presidential Library & Museum – Yorba Linda, CA

Nixon Presidential Library & Museum – Yorba Linda, CA

Since we had an afternoon in the LA area before heading up to Big Bear Lake, we toured the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum. Fortunately, Yorba Linda is on the eastern side of LA, so it wasn’t too much out-of-the-way for us.

The Museum

Along a busy highway, we drove by it at first. Upon entering, the docents suggested we watch the 20-minute film before exploring the museum. The film detailed Nixon’s life. Afterwards, a red-carpeted collage showed us what was going on in the world in 1968 – the year Nixon became president. (more…)