{"id":604,"date":"2011-07-06T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2011\/07\/florida-discoveries-13-pensacola-lighthouse.html"},"modified":"2011-07-06T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T13:00:00","slug":"florida-discoveries-13-pensacola-lighthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2011\/07\/florida-discoveries-13-pensacola-lighthouse.html","title":{"rendered":"Florida Discoveries 13: Pensacola Lighthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

As is always the case when I get together with Maryann the Fotomom, today was an adventure. <\/p>\n

We took our boys to NAS Pensacola<\/a> today and enjoyed an hour or so at the Pensacola Lighthouse<\/a> before spending the rest of the day at the National Museum of Naval Aviation<\/a>, which we’d visited before.<\/a><\/p>\n

At the lighthouse, Maryann and I walked with our kids up the 177 steps and then enjoyed the stunning views.<\/p>\n

There’s a nice little museum at the base of the lighthouse.  The museum is free of charge, but expect to pay $5 per adult and $3 per child, senior or military member to ascend the lighthouse itself.  There is a volunteer at the top to answer questions and point out what you’re looking at in your 360 degree field of view.<\/p>\n

The lighthouse also hosts a unique viewing experience for Blue Angels practice airshows ($15 from the top of the lighthouse, you have to make reservations<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Are you interested in the paranormal?  The lighthouse was featured on Ghost Hunters in 2009<\/a> and the TAPS team apparently had a very exciting investigation.  You can reserve ghost tour spots via this website — tours are offered 1-2x per month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We were lucky enough to see Fat Albert<\/a> and The Blue Angels<\/a> parked at their home hanger nearby, plus great views of the Aviation Museum, Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key.<\/p>\n

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I had a good time photographing the spiral staircase.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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All the kids were pretty cautious walking up the steps.  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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A nice view of the entire National Museum of Naval Aviation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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That’s “Fat Albert”, which carries the Blue Angels’ support crew and equipment to all their destinations.  You can see the tails of 3 of the Blue Angels behind the hangar.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Great sign!  Albeit a bit morbid…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As is always the case when I get together with Maryann the Fotomom, today was an adventure. We took our boys to NAS Pensacola today and enjoyed an hour or so at the Pensacola Lighthouse before spending the rest of the day at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, which we’d visited before. 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