Air Force Space & Missile Museum: Focuses primarily on the early, unmanned space program, with artifacts from the 1950s and 1960s and a rocket garden. The only way to visit the museum is through Cape Canaveral Then and Now bus tours from Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The bus leaves at 12:50 p.m. daily. A combo-pass costs $55.99 plus tax for adults and $39.99 plus tax for children 3 to 11 years and includes two-day access to all Visitor Complex exhibitions, shows, IMAX movies and Astronaut Hall of Fame. Prices subject to change. Visitor Complex hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. during winter. Closing hours vary at other times, 321-449-4444.
American Police Hall of Fame and Museum: 50,000-square-foot facility allows visitors to sit in an electric chair, lie under a guillotine, sit on a police motorcycle, shoot a police weapon and fly 130 mph in a helicopter. Facility also has a state-of-the art indoor shooting center. Open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except for Christmas and Thanksgiving. Admission: $12 for adults, $8 for kids ages 4 to 12, $8 for seniors, free for ages 3 and under. Prices subject to change; 6350 Horizon Drive, Titusville, 321-264-0911.
Astronaut Hall of Fame: World's largest collection of personal astronaut memorabilia. Also features historic spacecraft and simulator rides. Admission is $17 plus tax for adults; $13 plus tax for children ages 3 to 11. It's also featured on a maximum access, two-day ticket to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, which costs $38 plus tax for adults and $28 plus tax for children 3 to 11 years. Prices subject to change. The maximum access two-day ticket also allows access to the main complex, including IMAX films, KSC bus tour and all other exhibits and attractions. Astronaut Hall of Fame is off State Road 405 en route to the KSC Visitor Complex, also on SR 405. Hours: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., 6225 Vectorspace Blvd., Titusville, 321-269-6101.
Brevard Art Museum: Brevard County's only fine arts museum has five galleries where rotating exhibitions by international, national and regional artists are displayed. The museum also is host to cultural lecture series, a book club, jazz performances, children's activities and art classes. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission covers entrance to galleries and science center: $5 for adults, $3 for seniors 63 and older, $2 for children and students with ID, free for children younger than 2 and museum members. Admission is free on Thursdays. Admission prices are subject to change; 1463 Highland Ave., Melbourne, 321-242-0737, www.brevardartmuseum.org
Brevard Museum of History and Science: Collecting museum brings in traveling shows with accompanying text panels. On permanent display are a Florida timeline and the famous Windover Dig, which unearthed 7,000-year-old remains of prehistoric man. Also features a nature center with 22 acres of trails. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $6 for adults, $5.50 for seniors 62 or older and military with ID, $5 for college students with ID, $4.50 for children, free for children younger than 4. Admission prices are subject to change; 2201 Michigan Ave., Cocoa, 321-632-1830.
Brevard Veterans Memorial Museum: Education museum houses artifacts from all wars in which the United States has fought.
Free admission. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Veterans Memorial Center, 400 S. Sykes Creek Parkway, Merritt Island, 321-453-1776, http://members.aol.com/vetcouncil/index.html
East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame Museum: Exhibits present history of surfing through old surfboards, magazines and photos, surf music and collections of old items related to surfing.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Admission: $2 donation requested, but not required. In Ron Jon Watersports, 4275 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach, 321-784-3005, e-mail surfscout71@aol.com, www.ecsurfinghallandmuseum.org
Funk Textiles Gallery at Florida Tech: Recent gifts from the William D. and Norma Canelas Roth collection, 1 to 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 150 E. University Blvd., Melbourne, 321-674-8962.
Grant Historical House: This 1916 house by the Indian River has a collection of antiques from many eras and countries. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Admission: Donation. Closed for summers. 5795 U.S. 1, Grant, 321-723-8543.
Historic Rossetter House: Botanical gardens and house museum circa 1930. Large collection of antiques. Gardens available for weddings. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Admission: $5. 1320 Highland Ave., Melbourne, 321-254-9855, www.rossetterhousemuseum.org
Kennedy Space Center Gallery: A permanent exhibition of space art is on display and changing exhibitions are occasionally mounted in other galleries throughout KSC. KSC Visitor Complex hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. during winter. Closing hours vary other times of the year. Regular admission prices are $38 plus tax for adults and $28 plus tax for children 3 to 11 years. There are additional options such as guided special interest tours available for an additional $21 for adults and $15 for children in addition to the regular admission prices. Admission prices are subject to change. IMAX theater at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, off State Road 405, NASA Parkway, 321-449-4444.
Klopfenstine Stained Glass: Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 12 Brevard Ave., Cocoa Beach, 321-868-0438.
Liberty Bell Memorial Museum: Contains artifacts and facsimiles from important moments in U.S. history, including a replica of the Liberty Bell. Museum hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Free admission, tours available. 1601 Oak St., Melbourne, 727-1776; fax, 321-953-8125; e-mail, honoramerica@att.net; Web, www.honoramerica.org
Library of Florida History: Contains 7,000 volumes, 3,000 pictures and more than 300 primary documents. Lectures, site visitations, seminars and other activities are available. Book and gift shop. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission: free. 435 Brevard Ave., Cocoa, 321-690-1971, ext. 203; e-mail flhistoricalsoc2@aol.com, www.florida-historical-soc.org
North Brevard Historical Museum: Houses historic items dating from 1890 through the 1980s. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission: free. 301 S. Washington Ave., Titusville, 321-269-3658.
Ruth Cote Clemente Children's Science Center: Offers hands-on exhibits for children. Admission includes entrance to art galleries across the street. Center hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5 for adults; $3 for seniors 63 and older, $2 for children and students with ID, free for children younger than 2 and museum members. Admission free Thursdays. Located at 1520 Highland Ave., Melbourne, 321-254-7782, www.artandscience.org
Two Feathers Gallery Museum: Collection of American Indian jewelry and artifacts, Western artifacts and cultural and spiritual myths and practices. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Free admission, 833 E. New Haven Ave., Melbourne, 321-733-1227.
U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum: Displays rare photos, space hardware, flight suits, shuttle tiles, bronzed handprints of Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts, numerous scale models of aerospace vehicles and facilities and a hands-on display of Launch Complex 36A. Museum hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Weekend visits are by appointment only. Free admission, 4 Main St., Titusville, 321-264-0434, www.spacewalkoffame.com
Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum: Walk around a 30,000-square-foot hangar and see warplanes from after World War II, a C-47 from the D-Day invasion, a restored Wildcat from the bottom of Lake Michigan and a present-day F-14. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission: $12 for adults, $10 for active military and seniors 60 and older, $5 for children younger than 12, free for children 4 and younger. Admission prices are subject to change. Group rates and tours are available. 6600 Tico Road, Space Coast Regional Airport, Titusville, 321-268-1941, www.vacwarbirds.org