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- Hot Springs, Arkansas - Mid-America Science Museum Embark on a world of discovery where interactive exhibits let you
experiment with science and nature. Pull, tug, push, spin, pump, and twist your
way through the vast array of mind-boggling displays!
They have a hot air balloon, a hair raising lightning ball as well as four of
Roland Emett's creations in the museum. There is the "Featherstone-Kite," and
three from the Disney movie "Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang;" the "Little Dragon Carpet
Sweep," the "Hush-A-Bye Hot Air Rocking Chair", and the "Visi-Vision."
[Melinda, 07/13/2001]Mid-America Science Museum - Fake Cave and Tesla Coil:
Address: 500 Mid America Blvd, Hot Springs, AR
Directions: Northwest of the city. From the US 70/270 bypass, exit west onto US 270 toward Mt. Ida. Drive about one mile to Hwy 227/Mountain Pine Rd, turn right, and drive three-quarters of a mile to Mid America Blvd. Turn right and drive past National Park Community College. The museum will be on the right.
Hours: Daily 9:30- 6; fewer hours and days off-season (Call to verify)
Phone: 501-767-3461[Show Map] 
Rogers, Arkansas - Daisy Airgun Museum The Daisy Airgun Museum displays one of the world's largest collections of non-powder firearms. The museum has on display more than 150 antique airguns dating from the 1700s to the present. It's quite impressive to see the array of styles Daisy has manufactured over time. You can also walk through the company's time line and view old packaging and advertising. It includes a gift shop, collectibles and information on the current line of Daisy products. The museum is mostly staffed by Daisy retirees.
One of the coolest parts of the museum is its anti-aircraft B.B. machine gun. It was used to train anti-aircraft gunners in W.W.II, and it shot five hundred 0.17 caliber brass B.B.'s a minute! [Thomas Phalen, 01/13/2010]
Daisy Airgun Museum:
Address: 202 W. Walnut St., Rogers, AR
Admission: $5 - $10
Hours: M - Sa 9am - 5pm. (Call to verify)
Phone: 479-986-6873[Show Map]
Seligman, Arizona - Roadkill Cafe Along old Route 66 in Seligman, AZ, stands the Roadkill Cafe and its roadside kitsch. There's a bar with plenty of antlers and mounted heads, and there's even a stuffed animal diorama along one wall.
Outside is an array of old west photo ops in some state of decline -- a jail where you can pose behind bars, a two-holer outhouse, and a sheriff made of old tire rims are some of the highlights. [Jay Kirby, 08/08/2009]
Tucson, Arizona - Pima Air & Space Museum An awesome array of about 300 aircraft, mock-ups of several spacecraft, and related exhibits, a must see for aviation buffs of any age. Near exit 267 off Hwy 10, at the south edge of Davis-Monthan AFB. Multiple buildings house restored aircraft -- many are WWII-era, US fighters, bombers, helicopters, even some Russian MIGs. To see it all, allow three hours and plan on walking a mile or more through several hangers and a substantial number of outdoor exhibits.
See a B-25, a B-29 like the ones that dropped the first atom bombs, a B-52 rigged to carry the X-15 rocket plane aloft, a Harrier jump-jet capable of vertical takeoffs, landings, and hovering, and see the awesome SR-71 Blackbird spy plane.
The hangars have volunteers around to answer questions; hats off to those nice folks! Join a tour or wander by yourself. [Tim Martin, 01/20/2010]
Pima Air & Space Museum:
Address: 6000 E Valencia Rd., Tucson, AZ
Directions: South edge of Tucson take Exit 267 from Hwy 10, go east a half mile, you will see airplanes parked outside to the right, continue to visitor's driveway, turn right to parking and visitor's center.
Admission: Varies, max $15.50 for adults.
Hours: 9 am - 5 pm, last admission at 4 pm. (Call to verify)
Phone: 520-574-0462[Show Map]
Windsor Locks, Connecticut - Space Shuttle McDonald's Lame extension over the playland array. A McDonald's with a clear plastic Space Shuttle bolted to the roof of its Playland -- more of a roof ornament. The kids can crawl up into and through it. Pretty pathetic. [Roadsideamerica.com Team, 09/01/2001]Space Shuttle McDonald's - Gone:
Address: 195 Ella Grasso Tpke, Windsor Locks, CT
Directions: I-91 exit 40 onto Hwy 20 toward Bradley Airport. Take the second exit onto Hwy 75/Ella Grasso Tpke. Drive north a half-mile; the McDonald's is across the street from the airport.
Hours: June 2010 - Shuttle reported gone
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