*Air museums in the United States is a guest post. Any opinions stated are that of the guest author.
It only makes sense that if you’re an aviation fan, you should visit the United States. The United States was where the Wright Brothers built the world’s first successful motor-operated airplane. There are numerous air museums in the United States. Here are the top air museums in the United States that should be on your list to visit.
EAA Museum
The EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) Museum is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, my current home state. It’s home to 200+ historic airplanes as well as numerous galleries and displays dedicated to aviation which is open year-round. In the summer, EAA Museum hosts Airventure. It is one of the largest aviation events in the world. Pending travel guidelines in 2021, the next Airventure show is scheduled to take place July 26th-August 1st, 2021.
Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum
This museum is located in my home state of Michigan in the city of Kalamazoo. They have 100+ aircrafts. In addition to this, they also offer other attractions like a flight simulator, amusement rides, and more! They also have a Restoration Center that focuses on restoring two WWII aircrafts that were recovered from Lake Michigan. This is a great place for families looking for something to do with their kids or schools looking for field trip ideas.
National Air and Space Museum
I was fortunate to be able to visit the National Air and Space Museum in high school when my class took a field trip to Washington, D.C, the capital of the United States. As part of the Smithsonian Institution, The National Air and Space Museum maintains the world’s largest collection of aviation and space artefacts. In addition to hosting these artefacts, the museum also focuses on the human aspects of these artefacts. It also showcases art pieces related to aviation and space. Not surprisingly, it’s considered one of the most visited museums in the country.
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
Pearl Harbor is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, which became an official state in 1959. Before Hawaii was officially recognized as a state, Pearl Harbor served as a naval base for the United States. On December 7th, 1941, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, where a reported 2,400 Americans died and over 1,000 were injured. This not only marked one largest attack on American soil before the events of September 11th, 2001, but it marked the moment in history that the United States officially entered World War II. In addition to being a historical landmark that still shows the scars of the Pearl Harbor attack, the museum also showcases America’s involvement in WWII and its legacy afterwards.
Air Force Museum
The Air Force is one of six branches of the United States military. The mission of the Air Force is to fly, fight and win…in air, space and cyberspace. The museum, located in Dayton, Ohio, is considered one of the largest and oldest military aviation museums in the world. It is the keeper of American stories and goals related to the Air Force. In addition to having exhibits ranging from WWI to the Cold War, they also have restoration projects in the works to maintain aircrafts as historically and visually appealing as possible.
About the author:
Jenn Kalchik is a lifestyle blogger and digital marketer currently living in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Her blog, Jenn & Tonic, highlights her take on life through lifestyle topics, book reviews, her experience with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and social media tips. She’s fuelled by chardonnay, cast recordings, and chocolate.
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This was really interesting! I knew about the Wright Brothers, but never thought about all air museums in the United States! I do find these sorts of things interesting, so if I’m ever in the US (praying for safe travel soon), then I’ll be sure to check out these if I get the chance 😀
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I had no idea an airplane museam could have so many old planes. Really interesting post
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I love visiting a museum and learning something new! These museums sound fab and I’d love to go and see all the old planes x
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Even though I wouldn’t consider myself to be an aviation fan, I found this post really interesting. I knew there probably were museums for this kind of thing but not so many! I think even visiting one of these places and seeing some of the old planes would actually be really interesting too.
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What a cool museum, this sounds like a great day out – especially for kids who like airplanes!
Rosie
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All of the museums sound like such great places to spend time in! Good job at writing this article.
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I haven’t been to any of these air museums before. I need to check them out sometime though. Thanks so much for sharing!
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I’ve been to two of these. Glad to hear about the others. For very early planes check out Old Rhinebeck aerodrome in NY
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Cool post! I wish to visit these museum if I travel to US again in the future.
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These museums really sound interesting . I’ve been to the Pearl Harbour museum but would love to see some of the others listed. Thanks for sharing.
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I didn’t realize that there were so many air-specific museums. My husband and I are both in love with learning about military history, so the Pearl Harbor museum has always been on our list of places that we would LOVE to visit.
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I never realised there were so many air museums there were in the US! Such an insightful post x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
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Lol it’s kind of funny that Ive been in the states for so long, I didnt even know most of this information! Now, Im intrigued to do some traveling. The National Air and Space Museum is around my ares so I might start there. Thanks for sharing xxx
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Awesome collection, I had no idea that something like that could exist.
Sounds so interesting..
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Would certainly love to visit Pearl Harbour, would be absolutely fascinating!
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Lovely post, I actually quite enjoy visiting places like this. I never knew there were so many in the US!
Tash // A Girl with a View
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Great recommendations! I’d would love to visit all these museums one day, especially the Pearl Harbor Xx
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I live in Ohio, I really should visit the museum in Dayton!
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I love the air and space museum at the Smithsonian! I’ve been in NC my whole life and have never visited the Wright Brother’s Museum/memorial in the outer banks, but it’s definitely on my list!
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Thanks for sharing, these look great places to visit 🙂
Nic | Nic’s Adventures & Bakes
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I would love to visit America – there are so many sites and museums I’d love to see x
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Oh this sounds so interesting! Joshua would love this too xx
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I’ve been to Duxford Museum in the UK and enjoyed it so I’d definitely be interested in checking out one of these if I ever found myself in the states. I know my boyfriend would absolutely love to visit these places too!
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I love the sound of all of these. I grew up near the famous Red Arrows and used to see them practice overhead and then where I live now we have an RAF museum which is fascinating x
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The Pearl Harbour one is probably the only one that would interest me! x
Beautylymin
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Brilliant post! I can’t wait to go to America one day xx
Tiffany x http://www.foodandotherloves.co.uk
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This was really interesting! I want to visit america to look at old planes now! lol xx
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Aviation really fascinated me and these would be great places to visit.
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I love stuff like this so I’d love to visit a couple of these at some point. They sound like great places to visit x
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Wow! We don’t have any of these here in India, and thanks for letting me know about these museums. For an AVGeek like me, these places are just amazing. Added them to my list to visit if I ever visit the states.
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