On a whim, we decided to go to and watch the space shuttle take off a few weeks ago. Its always a gamble because it can be scrubbed so easily, but luckily everything worked out and we headed south three hours to Titusville, Florida to watch the launch. Titusville sits about 12 miles from the launch platform, so it offered a nice view. The launch wasn't scheduled to occur until 11:59pm, sod we drove down, ate a late dinner, watched the launch and drove back. Long night... but it was awesome!