Dunno where you're going in the states; warbird graveyards tend to be in the deserts of the west of the states, but here's something if you're in Washington DC.
'The Paul E Garber Preservation Facility'
-everyone's heard of the Air and Space Museum downtown? Well, this is their stock room where they keep stuff not on display, or they don't have space for; and where they resore aircraft. The nose section of the Enola Gay may be downtown, but if you want to see the rest of it; this is the place. They also have some rare Luftwaffe jets (Arado something)
It's not open to the public as such, but they do daily guided tours; some 2-3 hours long with minimal rest stops, and the place doesn't have a/c. So for your more 'interstested' plane spotter...!
Anyway, bloke who took us round was very knowledgeable, had flown from carriers during WW2 and in the USAF afterwards, but didn't say too much about that. Fascinating tour, with someone who had flown some of the things we were looking at, and was also involved with their restoration etc.
As we were getting ready to go, we saw him in the car park, and wandered over to thank him again for the tour, and asked if he had continued with flying post 1945, which he had alluded to. He didn't really say, but showed us a picture of him with Pres. JFK. Didn't mention the circumstances, but directed us to a gallery in the air and space. Turned out that he was one of the first who flew U-2's over Cuba and had photographed missiles there...
I can't imagine that happens to everyone, but it's worth a trip none the less. It's in the outskirts of DC, but fairly well publicised. Food for thought anyway
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