MV road trip, (not driving)

[Karl kostman]

Hey guys I am in need of some suggested points of interest TO ME! I need to take the wife on a trip to somewhere warm this winter and she wants to go to phoenix/Scottsdale AZ, I am fine with that and it will be kind of nice to get out of -20 for a bit! Do you guys have any good Museums/Military museums, or salvage yards with lots of military trucks etc. to see? For that matter anything good that pertains to our chosen hobby HMV related will do! Any and all good ideas will be considered!
Thanks much
Karl

 

[SCSG-G4]

Go a little further south to Tuscon, where you can take the tour of the USAF aircraft graveyard, and Ted's Trucks (on the west side of the runway) somewhere near Google Earth coordinates 32.154178, -110.886251 near as I can remember. Look for the thread using "Teds Trucks, Tuscon" for more info.

 

[Kaz]

I don't know if you've got a route chosen, but I did a little search on Mapquest. For about the same amount of time on the road as the suggested route, you can swing by Forbes Field in Topeka, KS. I've been to two places there I can say are pretty cool. The Combat Air Museum and Museum of The Kansas National Guard. I've been to both twice and enjoyed myself.

http://www.kansasguardmuseum.com/

http://www.combatairmuseum.org/

 

[lindsey97]

I suggest Mt. Lemmon near Tucson. SS member 98G took me there. Pretty cool. Castle Bravo is nearby also.

PM 98G he can probably tell you a few places to visit around Tucson and Phoenix. Bring water and Sunglasses, sun tan lotion and good shoes. Don't ask me why..........

 

[eaw46]

I second the AF graveyard tour. If you are around the Phoenix area on the 28th there is a big Military show on. There is also Falcon Field thats a good time. Get a hold of me if you hit Phoenix I spend my winters in Apache Junction. We met in ND a couple of times. Eddy

 

[m715mike]

Jack's Government Surplus is also one Tucson. Here's a thread with more detail.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?108711-Jack-s-Government-Surplus

 

[98G]

There's a missile silo south of Tucson that's worth a tour as well.

 

[Scar59]

Karl,
The Pima Co Air Museum right outside of Tucson is the place, open to the public, several new buildings, well worth it.
Also, downtown Phoenix, in front of the State Capitol are several military monuments/displays, including a Memorial
for the USS Arizona and its crew, includes gun barrels off the Arizona, impressive and a very solemn place, plenty of parking down there.
-and take your wife to Scottsdale's Old Town, lot of jewelry and leather (boots).
Have fun