Our first stop was the NASA space and rocket center in Huntsville. I’d have to say that I was disappointed. While this is where they have space camp with lots of simulators, not much of that was included with admission to the museum. They did have two Saturn V rockets, one of which was laid out horizontally so you could examine all the rocket engines, and the Apollo capsule, another mounted vertically outside. Most of the museum seemed to emphasize the role of Werner Von Braun and the Huntsville center in building the rockets used in the 1960’s space program, with a little on the Space Lab and shuttle. We learned a lot about the rocket and Space Lab hardware, but except for Von Braun, the human aspect seemed to be missing (compared to the Astronaut Hall of Fame in Florida).
Later in the day we visited the Rosenbaum home in Florence, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The home is built next to the river and consists primarily of cedar and red brick. The home emphasizes its horizontal lines to fit into the terrain. Inside are 20” doors, lots of windows (which double as doors) and lots of cedar and red colored tile. As in most of Wright’s homes, he also designed the furniture and part of his architectural agreement is that you can’t use other furniture.
Later in the day we visited the Rosenbaum home in Florence, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The home is built next to the river and consists primarily of cedar and red brick. The home emphasizes its horizontal lines to fit into the terrain. Inside are 20” doors, lots of windows (which double as doors) and lots of cedar and red colored tile. As in most of Wright’s homes, he also designed the furniture and part of his architectural agreement is that you can’t use other furniture.
