Virginia’s golden highlight is definitely the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. It is actually located in Chantilly, near the border between Virginia and Washington, DC. So if you are visiting the USA’s capital, this museum is close to you!
If you're planning a trip to Houston, Texas, we highly recommend visiting the Space Center Houston. As the official visitor center of the NASA Johnson Space Center, you'll have the chance to see where U.S. astronauts are trained and NASA's Mission Control is located. Plus, it's a Smithsonian Affiliate museum!
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has been deemed the "Harvard of the Sky" by TIME magazine. As the largest aviation and aerospace university in the world, it welcomes over 6,000 students from across the globe and dates back to 1965.