The Air Force Museum!

Our goal for our anniversary getaway was to blend as much fun and rest as we could find, and I think we did a pretty great job! My friend Odie gave us some suggestions of places to visit, and she told us about the National Museum of the US Air Force. It's actually located in Dayton, Ohio, but since we were staying on the northern edge of Cincinnati, it really wasn't a very far drive!

Ryan and I had so much fun at the air show we went to this fall that the museum sounded very intriguing! Plus...admission was free, so we couldn't pass up that opportunity! Our Saturday away was putrid in weather conditions, so that seemed the perfect day to do an indoor activity. We made that our first outing of the day. Poor Ryan actually didn't feel well at all that day, so he looks a little sad in these pictures. I just didn't want you to think he was sad to be spending the day with me - ha!

 This place is HUGE! If you go to their website, you see a drone view, and appreciate how amazingly massive it is. This was the best I could do to capture the four sections of the building!

We took a TON of pictures in here (because, oh yes! You can take pictures! Did you honestly think I would have gone in for that many hours if you couldn't?) but I know that not everyone wants to see a four hour slide show of airplanes, so I will pick some that I think you might find interesting and share those!

The series of buildings tell the story of aviation history, starting with the earliest planes and ending with much more current models.

We were able to go through some of the planes, and we saw some pretty interesting things in a few of them...like this!

(That says urinal if you can't see it.)

I wouldn't have fared well in this line of work. It's not for the claustrophobic.

Here's a little view to help you appreciate how many planes were packed in a room:

Somebody had his own plane...TWICE!

If you're hanging around waiting for the Bekah plane, I hate to tell you it doesn't exist.

Our favorite part was walking through some former presidential planes, including the one that carried JFK's body. Fascinating to see the change in those planes through time.

There were even two cafes in the museum, so we were able to stop and get a little lunch in between the buildings. That was so helpful!

Here are a few more pictures of our fun!

We stayed several hours and felt it was a great adventure. There was so much to see, you could go at your own pace, and it was clearly affordable. We would absolutely recommend it! (Thanks, Odie, for telling us about it!)