I made a special trip to visit this facility today...

I made a special trip to visit this facility today and I did not have a good experience. The employee who took my money for admission was less than enthusiastic nor helpful. It was like I was forcing her to take my payment for admission. I like to be given a facility map or other information so I can make sure I see what all is there but I was not given any information. Maybe she was frazzled by the dozens and dozens of school children there. And those school children were running around to the point that I was trying to avoid having one run into me. I felt immensely out of place, like I was in a place solely meant for kids, and they were very overwhelming. I wondered around feeling lost trying to figure out what was going on beyond the kid-oriented exhibits. There were employees walking around, but they seemed disinterested in interacting with the visitors. I even overheard some older kids comment about the moon rock on display being "just a rock": a missed opportunity to educate our youth about how these special rocks can tells us more about the evolution of our solar system. After looking around the main building, I realized that the bus tour to the space center would be the most interesting for me to see, however by the time I worked through the line to sign up for the bus, I was told it was full and I would have to wait over an hour for the next one. As a solo traveler with no kids, this visit was not enjoyable. The best parts were the carnivorous plants on display and the boardwalks within the natural landscapes outside. The segment of the Saturn 5 rocket outside seemed woefully out of place like an afterthought, a pity for this amazing piece of our space history.
If you see many school buses parked out front, I wouldn't bother.