A December road trip took me on a journey to three museums not to be missed in St. Petersburg that featured aviation, history and the art of glass work. There is always plenty to do in central Florida but these...
Tag: aviation
Alabama
Airbus’ Final Assembly Line tour reignites Mobile Alabama’s Aviation history
Airbus takes flight in Mobile, Alabama Airbus European aircraft manufacturer Airbus proposed bringing A320 aircraft manufacturing to Mobile in 2012, and construction on the facilities began in 2013. Local contractors completed 80% of the structures. On Father’s day of 2015,...
Georgia
Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA
After attending the 2019 Airliners International Show at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta in June, I braved the freeway traffic and headed southeast to Warner Robins, Georgia. The next day, I would be visiting the second largest Air Force...
Georgia
Airliners International-Atlanta, 2019 at the Delta Flight Museum
Delta Flight Museum The 43rd anniversary of this massive gathering of commercial aviation enthusiasts was held at an aviation lover’s dream location, the Delta Flight Museum. The sale tables for the 285 vendors wound throughout the Jet Age hanger leading...
Mississippi
From the Civil War History to World War II Preservation, 48 Hours in Vicksburg, Mississippi Part 2
During my second day out in Vicksburg, it was an all-day history tour. Old Courthouse Museum OLD COURTHOUSE MUSEUM The Old Courthouse Museum stands on high ground in the middle of downtown Vicksburg. Construction began in 1858 and completed in...
Oregon, Uncategorized
72 hours in and around Willamette Valley, Oregon
With no time to lose when I landed in Portland, OR, I grabbed my bag, jumped in an Uber and headed to Vancouver, WA to claim my Enterprise rental car. I was in town to attend the Travel and Words...
Texas
AVIATION HISTORY AND SPACE FLIGHT IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
1940 AIR TERMINAL MUSEUM 1940 Air Terminal Museum located adjacent to, Hobby Airport is the original Houston Municipal Airport. It is a magnificent location to plane watch because you can safely walk onto the tarmac. The art deco building was...
Alabama
Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, Alabama
Southern Museum of Flight Southern Museum of Flight is a unique aviation museum located near the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Alabama is a place for all ages who are interested in aviation history and aircraft. Open since 1983, here...
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