National Museum of Naval AviationThe museum on site at the sprawling US Naval Air
Station west of Pensacola is regarded as one of the largest and
most remarkable air and space museums in the world, with more than
170 aircraft on display dating from the 1920s to the space age. In
addition the museum boasts a very realistic recreation of a World
War II aircraft carrier and a wartime Pacific airbase. Between
March and November visitors might catch a practise session of the
Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team soaring through the
skies. If not the team can be seen in action on one of two Imax
films shown at the museum, or keen would-be aviators can have a go
at doing it themselves on the flight simulator.Pensacola Historical MuseumThe museum is a good place to learn about the city's
diverse history and understand why Pensacola is known as the 'city
of five flags'. The museum is housed in the Arbona Building, built
in 1882, and the site includes an archaeological dig dating back to
the Spanish colonial era, which visitors can view from a boardwalk
with explanatory signs.Civil War Soldiers MuseumA store-front museum in Pensacola's business district
houses a fascinating collection of Civil War artefacts gathered by
a local physician, Dr Norman W. Haines Jr, throughout his lifetime.
The exhibits have been arranged to give visitors an insight into
what life as a civil war soldier was like. Particularly interesting
are the medical exhibits. The collection also includes the handmade
First National Confederate flag captured by Wilson's New York
Zopuaves during the Battle of Santa Rosa Island in October
1861.TallahasseeThe capital city of Florida, Tallahassee is located
191 miles (308km) east of Pensacola on the 'Big Bend', close to the
border with Georgia, 14 miles (23km) to the north. The city is set
in rolling hills and sports moss-draped oaks, fragrant magnolia
trees and grand old plantation houses more reminiscent of the Deep
South than the Florida sunshine scene. Tallahassee hosts the
Florida State University at the state's new Capitol Building, which
towers 22 storeys above the downtown area. The city's five Canopy
Roads, where trees form virtual tunnels, are lined with interesting
sites such as plantations, ancient Native American settlements and
mounds, gorgeous gardens and scenic picnic spots. There is also a
Museum of Natural History and Science combined with a natural
habitat zoo of indigenous wildlife.
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