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Champaign Aviation Museum

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B-17 Nose Art

I really wanted to like this place, but seriously, I felt like I had stumbled into special club where they didn't want visitors. I say this because I walked in, the lobby was dark and the lights weren't on, so you had no clue if they were truly open, or if someone just forgot to lock the door. When I walked into the larger hangar, there was a school group doing a small tour, and the rest were hanging out around the B-17 - which I didn't mind, it just seemed like it'd be a deterrent to other visitors After wandering around, I wanted to support the museum and buy a shirt, but it was like pulling teeth to get one, as one of the guys said that "Oh, that's so and so, he does that. You'll want to talk to him." Mind you, they didn't point him to me, so when I finally did find him, he said he'd be right with me, and he didn't return back until 15min later. All in all, it's a nice museum with a good variety of planes, and I wish them well on their B-17 Project, but if they're going to bill themselves as a museum, they need to improve things.

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A small scale museum. However you can get really to close to the exhibits, I have never had that much access to the exhibits.

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Olentangy Indian Caverns - Caverns

Olentangy Indian Caverns

3.8(68 reviews)
36.4 mi

Lots of things for kids to do. Large play ground area, mini golf, cave tour, petting farm, maze,…read morepre purchased bag for gem panning. We paid $145 for our family of 5 to do all the activities

Went on a Saturday around 12, started to get pretty busy around 12:45-1:30. Which makes the…read morecave/cavers very tight to walk through. While your down there your using a provided map to guide yourself around and match the corresponding areas ( Ex; A to A or 1-1 ) We went after it had just rained the night before, so everything was VERY wet. Wear waterproof/walking shoes if you plan on exploring. Be prepared to get dripped on by very cold water coming off nearby rocks, and the "ceiling". Coming down the initial very steep stairs is a beautiful view of different levels of rocks decending into a tunnel/cave where the rest of the cavers are. Tons of puddles all over the ground from collected rain water and the "droplets". Most the areas are about big enough for one person to walk through the tunnel areas at one time, and if your a larger person i DO NOT recommend going down there. Some areas are extremely tight and really only accessible to someone under 4'5 and around 100 pounds or less. (Im 5'4, 140 and some areas i almost got stuck cause it was too tight going through the rocks. It is neat to see though, i dont think id want to do it again as it is just wet rocks and the furthest tunnel was closed from the previous year that occurred from some heavy rain water. (The water collected, over time causing a collapse). So that was kind of a bummer but i get it for safety reasons. The gem mining was fun, definitely loaded with a lot of "gravel" type rocks so that was new for me, Ive only ever had ones with dirt/sand that yield rocks/gems/shark teeth. We found some really interesting gemstones in each tray. The petting zoo was great. I thought it wad Going to be boring and smelly, and i was happily wrong. The goats were adorable, when we came in a baby jumped through the fence and was following our group. And when we came inside the "pen" to pet them he ran back in it was very cute! The deer were a little skittish but very sweet and gentle. The treasure hunt/maze was VERY fun we enjoyed getting different prizes snd trading them within the group.

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Heritage Center of Clark County - Going Up To The Second Floor.

Heritage Center of Clark County

4.7(9 reviews)
15.0 mi

The Heritage Center of Clark County is a local gem. The museum is well curated with many unique…read morethings to see. There's far more to see than what you might expect. When you go, sign in to the guest register and then head over to the greeter's desk. A greeter will take a couple of minutes to give you a little background about the building and how to best navigate the two floors of exhibits. The first floor was the more interesting of the two. There's plenty to look at, and it's presented very well. Be sure to walk all the way back to see the model recreation of the city streets of downtown Springfield during the 50s and 60s. The second floor isn't as full or as interesting but is worth the stairs or elevator ride up. Pro tip: Be sure to look up to the ceiling. There's almost as much to see up there and on the floor. No joke. Admission is a donation of your choice, but there's a suggested amount listed that is more than fair. If you are into history, go. It's one of Ohio's better history museums. A solid 5 stars.

This is a really wonderful place to go regardless but during December when "Holiday in the city" is…read morehappening downtown, the Heritage Center transforms The upstairs area into "SantaLand". We have gone every year for about 8 years I believe and although the decor doesn't change too much my grandkids are amazed each time. I grew up near this area and am happy to see as much of it preserved as possible. It's essentially free and no charge to take pictures with Santa. We leave a donation but it's optional and a lot of younger parents can appreciate they aren't charged outrageous amounts to see Santa. Also, this Santa is very authentic and believable for the kids. Really nice and very appreciated by my family each year.

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Armstrong Air & Space Museum - Moon Rock brought back by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11--first landing on the moon.

Armstrong Air & Space Museum

4.4(53 reviews)
37.1 mi

We have drove past this place 1000 times. Today was the day we stopped in. So happy that we did…read morethis. Our family lives right here local in the area and we were down for a visit. The staff inside is extremely friendly and everyone made us feel entirely welcome. No pictures from the inside, you guys gotta come and see this for yourself. They have everything displayed so wonderfully and you learn a lot here. The gift shop is also spectacular and there is something for everyone. Definitely a must go.

After 25 years of driving by this place while on business trips in Ohio, I finally had a chance to…read morecheck it out family trip to Columbus. This is truly a wonderful collection of historical artifacts and a very well presented bit of history on the 1950s and 60s era NASA space program. It is clear that the curator at the museum have great reference for their subject and do their best to present as many interesting facets of his life as possible. The museum can very easily be seen in an hour if you're pressed for time, if you're the sort that likes to read every placard and absorb every detail you could probably stretch it to around 2 1/2 hours without much effort. I was particularly tickled to have a chance to see moon rocks up close, which is not something you get to see in too many places. Finding astronaut ice cream for sale at a reasonable price in the gift shop completed the experience. I don't think I have a reason to come back personally, but I definitely encourage you to check this place out

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Honda Heritage Center - Museum

Honda Heritage Center

4.9(25 reviews)
16.0 mi

The Honda Heritage Center is a museum located, as one might guess, on the Honda campus. Precisely…read moreas it is named, you can learn about the history of the company here. It is free to enter but be sure to stop at the front desk so that security can get you checked in. For car/vehicle fans, a major draw is the number of vehicles on display, ranging from a Honda Jet to numerous cars and motorcycles to factory equipment and robots. I was with some very excited car fans who were rushing from vehicle to vehicle and nearly missed one of the highlights, which my more leisurely pace brought me to: in the back corner is a factory robot that you can interact with and it will demo its many abilities for you. You can use the screen to ask it to paint, weld, etc. The friendly museum host also offered us souvenir pens on our way out, and there is one vehicle that you are able to sit in for a picture (clearly marked). Videos and signage round out the experience. The bathrooms were extremely clean and well kept, and there is a nice parking lot right outside with some EV chargers available.

If you are a Honda fan, this place is heaven. It's free. There are lots of information and history…read moreof Honda products and the company. Unfortunately they do not offer anymore tour of the plant when we were there. Plenty of parking space inside. For all the Honda fanatics out there, this is a must place to visit.

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