Alright so we have gone on a few adventures that, while very cool, were just not worth writing a lot about…. mostly due to the fact that they are self explanatory.
First on the list is The National Museum of the United States Air Force located on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. This place was HUGE! If you have any interest in planes, history, or war, this is the place you should visit for an afternoon. (And I do mean an afternoon.. it takes forever to walk through and see everything.) For those of us, including me, that has no clue or interest in planes, no worries. They figured out how to keep people like us entertained as well with interactive games and variety of subject matter in the museum.
The best part about the museum is that you get to walk around and under most of the planes to see inside. I happen to be nosey so I enjoyed looking inside to see where people slept, ate, etc. Side Note: They have signs everywhere saying “DO NOT TOUCH,” but really, come on, how could you not touch a piece of history like that if you had the chance, right? Silly museum people. They also had exhibits about the Holocaust and the survivors from the Dayton area. One that really touched me was a picture of a Nazi camp prisoner where he was emaciated and had to be carried out of the camp. Then right next to it was a picture of him from 2008 where he is nice, healthy, and happy. There was so much stuff to see its very hard to pick what to write about so I’ll just let you go discover for yourself.
It took us about 3 hours to walk around everything and we were actually rushed because of a military banquet. It’s a very interesting way to spend the afternoon and it’s Free!
Next on the list is COSI, which most Ohioans have gone to at least once in grade school. The exhibits really have not changed much over the years, but the building has been completely renovated. Side Note: Not going to lie, I miss the old pendulum (and you all know what I’m talking about) because the new one just is not as impressive. Anyways, I would personally recommend taking a child or a child-like adult with you because it is way more entertaining to watch them try.. and fail doing experiments. (i.e. Caleb trying to shoot a ball from a sling shot into a hoop and failing, while the little 10 year old behind him did it perfectly, haha) Like I said, this place is pretty much the same as before, but still worth the price of admission: $13.75 for adults/ $8.75 for kids.
Last on the list was something I had SUCH high hopes for, but due to seasonal issues, failed in my book. The Anthony Thomas Chocolate Factory in Columbus, Ohio is something I have passed on I-270 my entire life on my way to my aunt’s house. I have always dreamed it was something similar to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory and little mini Lindsay Lohan’s (referencing her orange complexion) with green hair held hands and sang songs. Side Note: I’m definitely referring to the original Willy Wonka because, although I love Johnny Depp, his version is just plain scary. Anyways, so we decide to take one of their FREE hour long tours through the factory that are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30am- 2:30pm.
So like giddy, little children we skip through the parking lot to the front doors that will provide a magical experience. Once inside we saw a large group of tiny children clustered around the a 3,000 lbs (although this number has been called into question because we can’t remember the exact weight but it was close to this, I believe) chocolate and peanut butter buckeye, and that’s when I knew… I was in heaven. Who knew that somewhere in the world someone was genius enough to make a 3,000 lbs buckeye? After gawking at that monstrosity of goodness we got in line for the tour and were on our way. Learning about the history of cocoa and how chocolate is made was actually pretty interesting, but that’s pretty much where the interesting stops. Fun Fact: Chocolate Factories only have a “rush” the two weeks before Christmas and Easter. So since there has not been a magical holiday invented that requires giving candy in the summer.. barely anyone works there. So it was pretty boring, but they make it up to you by giving you a little buckeye at the end of the tour so that you won’t feel like you totally wasted your time. Side Note: I have heard though that if you go during those two weeks you get to see a lot of neat things and people busily buzzing around making magical goodies.
I’m sorry to be the one to tell ya Anthony, your rival Willy still gets my vote… but you having that giant buckeye got you a thumbs up for effort.
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