Air And Space Museum Dc

The flagship building on the national mall in washington d c exhibits aircraft spacecraft missiles rockets and other flight related artifacts.

Air and space museum dc. The national air and space museum of the smithsonian institution also called the air and space museum is a museum in washington d c. The museum has an imax theater for out of this world escapes. The national air and space museum was on our must do list for washington dc. Airspace and diplo present.

With a grandson who loves everything space related the first objective was to buy him a nasa spacesuit. The museum in dc will remain closed. Launch into the history of flight by surrounding yourself with icons of air and space travel. National air and space museum.

The museum was under renovation during our visit but despite this we still managed to spend several hours here. See our covid 19 message. Udvar hazy center near washington dulles international airport is the companion facility to the museum in washington d c. The national air and space museum logo with shuttle is on front of the cap nasm is on the front bill and dc washington is on the back strap.

Hundreds of historically significant air and spacecraft along with thousands of small artifacts are on display in an open hangar like setting. Explore new educational resources. In 2018 the museum saw approximately 6 2 million visitors making it the fifth most visited museum in the world and the second most visited museum in the united states. Our fascination with flight is still alive and well as the museum and the accompanying udvar hazy center is one of the most visited in the world year after year.

The complete history of aviation. 14390 air and space museum parkway. It was established in 1946 as the national air museum and opened its main building on the national mall near l enfant plaza in 1976. This turned out easier than first thought as there were plenty of small gift shops located all around the complex.