Blast off into interstellar adventure as you check out NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Learn about the history of American space exploration in this highly interactive and educational facility packed with exhibits, shows, and films sure to bring out your inner astronaut.

Begin your day at Space Shuttle Atlantis and come nose-to-nose with this legendary space shuttle, which boasts 33 successful space missions. While you're here, strap into the not-to-be-missed Shuttle Launch Experience® and live through a true-to-life simulation of the space shuttle’s 8.5-minute ascent into orbit.

Next, at Astronaut Encounter, make the most of the unique and rare opportunity to spend time with veteran NASA astronauts. Listen as these space explorers regale you with personal stories of their missions and answer any questions you may have about space travel.

Before you take off, venture to the Apollo/Saturn V Center, where you can admire the enormity of the largest rocket ever built—the heroic-sized, 363-foot (111-m) Saturn V, before reaching out to touch a bonafide moon rock hand-delivered to Earth by space-walking astronauts.

Now Open at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex: The Reimagined Gantry at LC-39! (Included with Admission)

• Step into the legacy and future of space exploration with the newly upgraded gantry at Launch Complex 39. This iconic structure now offers a fresh perspective on the missions that shaped history—and those that will define tomorrow. Don’t miss this new feature on your next visit to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
• If you have ever wanted to get even closer to NASA’s launch pads, now you can. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is extending the Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour to include a new, one-of-a-kind experience. The Gantry at LC-39 is now open and features outdoor play areas, historic artifacts, premier launch viewing, an immersive Earth Information Center, and a gantry with four floors of exploratory interactive experiences. There’s something for everyone to enjoy.

To top it off, The Gantry at LC-39 has some of the best sights at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. With 360-degree views of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and several active launch pads at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, you’ll feel closer than ever to the future of space travel and our planet.