Fuzzy Bus

The dead of winter is full-on in Dayton, Ohio. My family was stuck in our hotel for a whole day, there was a blizzard blowing outside. But, that didn’t deter us the next day from the main reason we were here, to visit the National Museum of the United States Air Force located just an hour’s drive west of Columbus, which is where we live. We weren’t planning on staying the night, but then we weren’t expecting to be in a blizzard either. We were lucky to make it off the interstate all in one piece and lucky to find a hotel in Dayton close to the museum.

My wife wasn’t too thrilled that I took the kids out in a snow storm, but we had Cabin fever real bad, we were all going batty and the kids had that wild eye look on their faces, a look that they were just about ready to tear our home apart! So, I did the only thing I knew how to do, get them and me out of the house.

The museum is free! The exhibits are organized chronologically, beginning with the Wright Brothers and continuing onward up to today: Air Power, Modern Flight, Cold War, Missiles and finally the Space Gallery. My kids thought I was crazy by taking them here, but once they got inside, I lost track of them (don’t tell my wife), they each had their own interest concerning what era of flight they were interested in.  My kid’s range from 4 years to 9 years, the younger ones really just enjoyed seeing something new, and didn’t hold their attention for long, and while running and screaming through the museum is discouraged, my kids where just glad to be out of the house, and out of our hotel room.

The layout of the museum is very easy to navigate, and there are guided tours, which are also free of charge. There’s even an Imax theater, a Morphis Movie Ride, a cafe and a gift shop. Actually, there was way too much for us to see in one day. But, at least the change of scenery was hopefully enough to tackle my children’s winter restlessness. The trip to the Air Force Museum in Dayton is the perfect solution for a case of cabin fever.

No related posts.