WAPAKONETA, OH (WLIO) - The Armstrong Air and Space Museum is seeing more people in town over the eclipse weekend to learn more about the man who first stepped on the moon. Needless to say, the push-pin map hanging in the lobby was filling up as more visitors from around the world were leaving their mark.
Sean O'Farrell, who lives in the United Kingdom, says, “We're now driving through Ohio on our way to Cincinnati tonight, and we'll be in Cincinnati for the eclipse. So it's many things rolled into one that got us here.”
Tom Slumskie traveled from near Toronto, Canada, and said, “We discovered we're falling into the eclipse path, so we're going to take that on too. And this is on the way, and I've always wanted to go in here and drop in and see this museum. I'm really glad I have; it's a great spot.”
Michelle Schmiesing from Pennsylvania adds, “We are here to see the eclipse. We're visiting family. We're originally from Coldwater, Ohio, and we came in town, and we knew that this was a museum we visited as middle school children, so we wanted our children to experience it.”
John K. Howcroft from South Carolina says, "Actually, we looked at a NOAA weather map to find out where would be most likely to have the best percentage of having a clear day. Central Ohio is more likely to have a clear day on the eclipse day. We figured Wapakoneta, or Wapak, is the garden spot. So we're here.”
Travis Sutton Medina, Ohio, says, “Coming down the highway, we saw the building off the exit and thought it was too good to pass up and did a little homework. And then we found ourselves here on our way home.”
The Auglaize County Historical Society provided an hour-long bus tour of "Wapakoneta: How Neil Knew It," leaving from the museum parking lot where license plates from around the country could be found.
