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National Air and Space Museum

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The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution is a museum in Washington, D. C. , in the United States, dedicated to human flight …

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Apr 30, 2025
Enjoyed our visit back to the Air and Space Museum after 9 years. The museum is undergoing renovations but there still is plenty to see. We enjoyed the space exhibits, planet exhibits, wright brother…Full review by Tia B
Apr 28, 2025
Very nice but bummed when we got there and found out half the museum is closed for renovation. We were done in 1.5 hours. Go online up to 6 weeks in advance and get free timed tickets. Its very clean…Full review by POR091119
Apr 26, 2025
Like others have said, I wish we would have known 1/2 of the museum was closed. It took us 2 hours tops to go through it. We would have gone to Dulles instead but by the time we figured that out, it…Full review by X2878IUjenniferj
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The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution is a must-see for all aviation and space aficionados. It houses the …
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Dating back to 1946, the National Air and Space Museum is home to quite a few aircraft that narrate fascinating stories. Everything from th…
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Established:1946 (as the National Air Museum)
Located:Washington, D.C.
Visitors:3.1 million visitors (2023)
Director:Chris Browne
Curator:Peter Jakab
Type:Aviation museum

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Is there a retired ‘Air force one’ on display?
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Not that we saw, the biggest part with the planes and stealth was closed for remodeling and will be for 3 or 4 years , big disappointment.
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This attraction listing needs to be expanded to include the Dulles Airport location
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I disagree...they are two separate museums. They fall under the same umbrella, but are considered different and are quite a ways away from each other
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Looking at this museum, Natural museum of History and Holocaust Museum. We have been to Kennedy Space …
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Looking at this museum, Natural museum of History and Holocaust Museum. We have been to Kennedy Space Center in Florida (which was amazing!!). I know this museum has some exhibits closed down due to remodeling. If we have to cut out a museum due to lack of time I am thinking this one because we have been to NASA. Thoughts?
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Hi I would agree with you if you have been to NASA. I loved the historic planes they had in the collection but the Space collection would not be in the same league as NASA. …
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Hi I would agree with you if you have been to NASA. I loved the historic planes they had in the collection but the Space collection would not be in the same league as NASA. Have a lovely holiday
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Does this museum have the Air France Concorde?
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Yes, it does. May be new since the others were there, but there was a Concorde about 6 months ago when I was there.
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I just read about some of the gallery closings. I was disappointed to learn that the WW II area including the …
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I just read about some of the gallery closings. I was disappointed to learn that the WW II area including the simulators will be closed.(along with the moon area) Did these closures affect your trip? We were planning on visiting in August.
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We were there today and my kids were not impressed. It is crowded and everyone is fighting to see the exhibits that are open. We left after an hour. The line to get In was long …
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We were there today and my kids were not impressed. It is crowded and everyone is fighting to see the exhibits that are open. We left after an hour. The line to get In was long and I don’t think it was worth it unless you really love air and space.
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