This is nice place to visit... either alone to browse the planes and exhibits or bring the kids and let them learn stuff not taught in schools....
I have to say, I did a wedding there - and the staff went above and beyond my expectations! Super friendly, and it was such a fun place. The guests were able to look at all the planes, and it was truly an unforgettable wedding!
We spent about 2 ½ hours touring the museum with a very knowledgeable pilot guide. There was more aircraft on display than I expected. Nice gift shop. We were happy with our visit.
My husband and I took our three grandchildren to the museum and we all loved it. We had a wonderful, knowledgeable guide. The planes are amazing and it was an enjoyable visit. The kids loved the little gift shop and each took home something to remember their visit.
Ages 10 to teenagers loved it, especially the one who has had flying lessons and the one interested in motors!
Got to museum at opening time. Wonder around gift shop and lobby for 20 minutes. Gave a few holler out's but no casiher. Seen a fellow in the back waved at him but no counter serve. Finally when to the airport to check in to my flight. Looked nice but just did not want to go wondering around in the hangar without paying
I brought my two children to visit the museum today and we had a good time as my kids liked seeing the exhibits and getting into the planes for "photo ops" as our guide called it. However, when my daughter got into the plane marked with"Linda," the guide proceeded to yell at my child telling her she could not be in that plane even though it was surrounded by "photo op" planes. Given the fact that the plane was not marked off as were other planes, there was no sign on the plane stating to keep off as there were on other planes, and there actually WAS a sign/mat on the plane stating to step on the black surface (pictured below), I am unsure how anyone would know not to touch this particular plane. My daughter was in tears due to the guide's screaming which led all of the participants of the aviation camp to turn around and look at my child and to see where the yell had originated After I made it clear that the guide had scared my daughter and that I did not want him to continue our tour with us, I spoke with another employee about my disappointment. I was told that although he did not see the incident, knew the guide I was talking about and that it was "his personality." In the future I hope "his personality" is not the guide for any children. I also recommend that the "Linda" plane is properly marked if no one is supposed to be on it rather than being positioned and labeled so that visitors would think otherwise. We likely will not return or recommend the Aviation Museum.
It is a small museum and only takes about an hour to go through it. They have lots of models but most are out of reach of good photographs. Many real planes that span the first manned flights all the way to modern jet age.
Very good stop to make -I actually saw it driving by and decided to see it--im glad I did,,The tour guide was a retired pilot--it was only 8 dollars and his stories were worth it!
The museum itself and the aircraft they have are awesome. The only downside is that it is volunteer staffed, usually by quite elderly aviation fans. The day we were there, we had 30 more minutes before the official closing time. The 80+ year old volunteer just decided to start turning off lights in the back hangar, forcing about 10 of us to not be able to finish our visit.