Cape Cartography

Walt Disney World keeps central Florida a highly competitive travel market, so you can often book a flight to Orlando International Airport, a rental car, and lodging near the Cape on short notice without paying a fortune.

But once you’ve picked out a launch that seems worth a trip—the launch calendars maintained by Florida Today and the Space Coast tourism office are good places to start—securing a good viewing spot will require its own advance planning, especially among the Kennedy Space Center’s public viewing areas.