Aviation and Aerospace Museums

Air and Space Museums exhibit the history and artifacts of aviation and space exploration. In addition to aircraft and space vehicles, exhibits include photographs, maps, models, dioramas, clothing and equipment used by aviators and astronauts.

These museums vary in size, from housing just a few aircraft to hundreds. Many museums address the history and artifacts of space exploration as well.

Many museums focus on military or civil aviation, or a particular era, such as pioneer aviation or aircraft from the World Wars and their aftermath, such as the Space Race.

A Tour of Air and Space Museums

• National Air and Space Museum, USA
• National Museum of the United States Air Force, USA
• National Naval Aviation Museum, USA
• Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum
• National Naval Aviation Museum, USA
• Space Center Houston
• San Diego Air & Space Museum
• Museum of Flight
• Lone Star Flight Museum
• Aviation Museum Hannover-Laatzen
• Royal Air Force Museum London
• Australian Aviation Heritage Centre
• National Atomic Testing Museum
• National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
• The National WWII Museum
• National World War I Museum and Memorial
• National Museum of the Marine Corps
• Griffith Observatory
• Carolinas Aviation Museum
• U.S. Space & Rocket Center

Smithsonian National Air & Space Museums

Science and Technology Museums

• Science Museum, London
• Queensland Museum & Science Centre
• National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
• ArtScience Museum, Singapore
• Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
• Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland
• Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York
• National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC
• National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
• Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
• Science and Technology Museums
• Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

Military and War Museums and Memorials

• Imperial War Museum, London
• Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York
• National Museum of the United States Air Force
• Australian War Memorial
• Darwin Military Museum, Australia
• Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne, Australia
• Changi Museum, Singapore
• War Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece
• Churchill War Rooms, London
• Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, New Zealand
• Household Cavalry Museum, London
• National Army Museum, London
• MacArthur Museum Brisbane

Armstrong Air & Space Museum

Maritime Museums

• Australian National Maritime Museum
• New Zealand Maritime Museum
• Queensland Maritime Museum
• WA Maritime Museum
• WA Shipwrecks Museum
• Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York
• USS Cod
• Cutty Sark, Royal Museums Greenwich
• National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
• Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
• HMS Belfast
• Museum of London Docklands
• Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg

San Diego Air and Space Museum

 Ship Museums

• Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York
• USS Cod
• Cutty Sark, Royal Museums Greenwich
• HMS Belfast
• HMAS Vampire (D11)
• HMAS Onslow
• HMAS Diamantina
• Forceful – Tugboat
• HMAS Ovens

Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum

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“Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.”
– Amelia Earhart

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