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
This attraction listing needs to be expanded to include the Dulles Airport location
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You most definitely need to visit this attraction, like Russell D mentioned there is a fairly large refurbishment going on at the moment but at the time we went this was mostly outside, …
You most definitely need to visit this attraction, like Russell D mentioned there is a fairly large refurbishment going on at the moment but at the time we went this was mostly outside, and does not effect the exhibits / cinema showings inside
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. …
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
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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A good portion of the museum was closed but we still spent over two hours there