Day 31: Southern Texas

Drove only 200 miles today to arrive in Galveston.  Along the way, stopped outside Houston to see the Space Center.  Reviews of the Space Center were negative, but suggested that the Rocket Park was worth a stop, and I'm glad that I did!  I take back what I said earlier about how the local space museums were somehow as complete as the "big" ones.  This building houses Saturn V:

Which is impossible to fit within a frame:

This is a stop (and I think probably the best one) along the tram from the Space Center and is free to visit.  By the entrance to the Space Center, you can also see these fantastic aircraft:

I think they are Northrop T-38 Talons, correct me if I'm wrong.  It was cool to see these aircraft, knowing that some might have been tested at White Sands Testing Facility.  Cool circularity, eh?
I then arrived in Galveston and was under-whelmed!  The beach is gritty and full of fast food joints and every chain hotel.  Oh well, not quite what I expected, but I will make the most of it and report tomorrow what fun I have managed to find here!