The National Air and Space Museum

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The National Air and Space Museum is a learning museum located at the National Mall in Washington DC. The museum has 22 galleries and the “Albert Einstein Planetarium”. It presents 2 shows: “The Cosmic Collision” and “The Stars Tonight”. Another Gallery is called “How things fly” and it has a lot of interactive devices for hands-on learning about flying. The Early Flight gallery displays the original 1903 Wright Flyer and 170 other related artifacts. Another gallery named “Exploring the Planets” features the achievements of humankind about planetary explorations, even here on Earth. “Explore the Universe” is a gallery about how humankind observes the starry sky starting with the naked eye, through different primitive telescopes, and then into the digital age full of high powered telescopes. There are still a lot more inside the museum and I recommend this field trip to those who has kids and those who wants to grab some fun with the family.