Expensive but worth the admission price! I will share about the experience, tips, what I loved, didn't love.

There are 1 and 2 day admission tickets. It is possible to see Kennedy Space Center Center in one day if you are going during a non-busy time, bought your ticket online, don't stop to eat lunch (bring snacks and water), arrive by 9:30 am, don't do the optional extra cost items, and don't read every exhibit sign - just the ones that are of most interest to you.

When you enter the gate, to the right are the buses to the Apollo/Saturn V center. If the line is not too long, it is best to start your day there with the video about the center and while there the beginning of our race to space per President Kennedy. At the center, besides the introductory video are the Saturn rocket, pieces of moon rock, and a small piece of basalt moon rock you can touch. Outside are viewing areas where you can watch the launches. The launch pads are far away for safety reasons. There are bathrooms at the center.

Tips:

• I bought my tickets online and printed the tickets to avoid standing in any lines at the center. To get a senior discount, you cannot purchase your tickets online, you have to go to the Will Call line to buy your tickets and save the $5.
• Stop at the Gift Center before the gate to get the Daily Schedule (white piece of paper) and map.
• Check the Daily Schedule for the "Astronaut Encounter" times at the Universe Theater to hear a real astronaut talk about what it is like. I didn't realize we could listen to an astronaut without doing the extra cost one.
• Check the Daily Schedule for the Atlantis Walking Experience (Space Shuttle Atlantis) and the IMAX "Deep Space" and "Space: The New Frontier" times to figure out when you need to be where. The IMAX movies are included in your admission price, which I thought was nice. There is also Astronaut Autograph Signing times.
• "Hyperdeck" Mission Moon," a virtual reality attraction, you have to reserve free tickets by scanning the QR code on the Daily Schedule.

We Loved:

• the Astronaut Encounter at Universe Theater. Nothing beats hearing about and seeing the pictures from someone who has actually been in space. It was an honor to hear Dr. John B. Herrington, CDR, USN who is a Chickasaw First Native American to fly in space.

• Seeing the actual Mission Control Center (MCC) equipment used to fly the Apollo missions

• Seeing the moon rocks and touching one at the Apollo/Saturn V center

• The simulators throughout the exhibits such as ones to use robotic arms in space or land the shuttle on a runway

• The astronauts in space videos especially the one of how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in space

• The free IMAX movie. We saw "Space: The New Frontier"

• Spaceport KSC - several simulator rides - you would need more time to stand in line to do more than one. We did "Other Worlds Uncharted" - explore another planet far away.

• At Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex, they had Lockheed Martin's Orion space capsule, Space X, and some concepts for future space living quarters including the Lockheed Martin one that you could walk into. The virtual reality attraction "Hyperdeck" Mission Moon" is here near the back of the building. It requires you to reserve a time.

• Shuttle Launch Experience (in Space Shuttle Atlantis building). It was over a 30 minute wait for the few minute experience even with only the first ramp filled. You sit in a chair that lays you on your back and see clouds in the windows. The blast-off shakes your body really hard and your head bangs the headrest repeatedly (cushion your head with your hand). At some point, it felt like your face was being pulled by the G-forces. Once we reached Max Q Speed, the shaking stop, it was still and the window changed to see the stars. A minute later, we got sat back up.

We didn't love the unhealthy food choices and limited seating. No benches to rest on. The shuttle launch experience is not for people with neck or back problems due to the violent shaking.