In Houston,we visited the Johnson Space Center, which is not to be missed. It is command central for all of our manned space fights since the beginning of the program. The museum details every launch, with biographies of all the astronauts. You get a look at the command center (left), and the are full size models of all the rockets and vehicles.
In addition, a film explains all of the launches.
The San Jacinto monument commemorates the battle during the Mexican War that gave Texas and other southwest Spanish territories their independence. The museum in the monument details all of the history, and the view from the top shows much of the Houston oil port and refineries.
A drive through Galveston includes these carvings made from what was left of giant oak trees, felled and submerged when hurricane Ike devastated the area. In addition, we drove past the spectacular Galveston beach area.
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