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20th Century Technology Museum 20th Century Technology Museum
Wharton, Texas

Exhibits featuring technological developments such as electronic media, home appliances

Air Force Armament Museum Air Force Armament Museum
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

At this museum, visitors can experience everything from aviation warfare armament from

Air Mobility Command Museum Air Mobility Command Museum
Dover, Delaware

Exhibits in this museum range in topic from the Berlin Airlift to the Korean War to air

Airborne & Special Operations Museum Airborne & Special Operations Museum
Fayetteville, North Carolina

The Airborne & Special Operations Museum will provide a unique educational experien

Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum
Anchorage,

Visitors are able to inspect and observe a number of aircraft, including one of the fou

Alaskaland Pioneer Air Museum Alaskaland Pioneer Air Museum
Fairbanks,

Alaska's pioneer history coincided with advances and experiments in flight, and this Fa

Aviation Museum Of Kentucky Aviation Museum Of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

This 12,000-square-foot museum, located in a hangar on Lexington's Blue Grass Airport,

Castle Air Museum Castle Air Museum
Atwater, California

The aircraft displayed at the Castle Air Museum, planes like the B-17 Flying Fortress,

Cavanaugh Flight Museum Cavanaugh Flight Museum
Addison, Texas

Walk past wood and fabric aircraft from the World War I era.

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
Dayton, Ohio

Dayton Aviation consists of four units that tell the stories of Wilbur Wright, Orville

Fargo Air Museum Fargo Air Museum
Fargo, North Dakota

One of the main attractions of the museum is a full-scale replica of a Wright Brothers

Fleischmann Atmospherium Planetarium Fleischmann Atmospherium Planetarium
Reno, Nevada

Located at the northwestern edge of the University of Nevada-Reno campus, the Fleischma

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Vancouver, Washington

Fort Vancouver NHS and the McLoughlin House unit offer a variety of opportunities for p

Grissom Air Museum Grissom Air Museum
Peru, Indiana

The museum has 25 legendary aircraft on outdoor display, spanning from WWII to the Gulf

Hill Aerospace Museum Hill Aerospace Museum
Hill Air Force Base, Utah

Hill Aerospace Museum is located on approximately 30 acres on th

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
Philip, South Dakota

Nasa Wallops Flight Facility Visitors Center Nasa Wallops Flight Facility Visitors Center
Wallops Island, Virginia

Rocket launches at WFF can be difficult to view due to the small size of some sounding

National Air And Space Museum National Air And Space Museum
Washington, District Of Columbia

This museum, which opened in 1976, maintains the largest collection of historic air and

National Aviation Heritage Area National Aviation Heritage Area
Dayton, Ohio

The new National Aviation Heritage Area (NAHA) joins 26 other heritage areas in existen

National Naval Aviation Museum National Naval Aviation Museum
Pensacola, Florida

Some of the most technologically advanced airplanes to ever

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
Red Hook, New York

This museum presents one of the largest collections of early aeroplanes in the world, m

Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
Lexington Park, Maryland

The museum has an extensive collection of outdoor display aircraft, including an F-14A

Red Baron Museum Red Baron Museum
Marshall, Minnesota

The Stearman biplane has a rich history.

San Diego Air And Space Museum San Diego Air And Space Museum
San Diego, California

The San Diego Air & Space Museum educates visitors on aviation and space flight his

Silent Wings Museum Silent Wings Museum
Lubbock, Texas

Visitors can transport themselves into the era of swing music and patriotism and experi

Southern Museum Of Flight Southern Museum Of Flight
Birmingham, Alabama

The museum's exhibit halls include the following:

Space Needle Space Needle
Seattle, Washington

The symbol of Seattle was built for the 1962 World's Fair and features an observation d

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
Tuskegee, Alabama

In the 1940's Tuskegee, Alabama became home to a "military experiment" to train America

U.s. Army Aviation Museum U.s. Army Aviation Museum
Fort Rucker, Alabama

The United States Army Aviation Museum, located in South-central Alabama, maintains a c

U.s. Space & Rocket Center U.s. Space & Rocket Center
Huntsville, Alabama

The facilities include Spacedome Theater, Rocket Park, the Education Training Center, w

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