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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is a museum in Merritt Island, FL, part of the Orlando guide. Cost: $50 or more.
Space Commerce Way · Merritt Island, FL
Why you should go…
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex sits on NASA's active launch site on Merritt Island, about an hour east of Orlando. Highlights include the Saturn V Center, the Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit, and bus tours out to the launch pad viewing areas. Rocket launches from the adjacent Cape Canaveral facilities are sometimes visible from the grounds.
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