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Temporary ExhibitsThis Way Up: Aviation Engine Design
On December 17, 1903, a 12-horsepower engine powered the Wright Flyer on history's first successful motorized and piloted,...
Traveling ExhibitsA new exhibit featuring rare Smithsonian artifacts
Temporary ExhibitsFormerly known as the Kid's Flight Zone, the kid-friendly Tranquility Base is the perfect pit stop for the young ones after...
Permanent ExhibitsVietnam Divided:War Above Southeast Asia
A new permanent exhibit
Permanent ExhibitsThe J. Kenneth Higgins Aviation Safety Exhibit
Exclusive Exhibits2017 Spirit of Flight Photography Exhibition
This annual exhibition asks photographers to submit images they feel embody the “spirit of flight.” Selected by a jury of...
Permanent ExhibitsBoard a US Air Boeing 737 and relax in business class--be sure to check out the on-board videos and see the actual cockpit...
Permanent ExhibitsThe Space: Exploring the New Frontier exhibit in our T.A. Wilson Great Gallery is under construction as of Tuesday, January...
Permanent ExhibitsWithin 20 years of the Wright Brothers’ 1903 flight, aviation in the United States was becoming an airline industry. World...
Permanent ExhibitsPilot an SR-71 Blackbird or an F/A-18 HornetThe Cockpits exhibit in the Museum's Great Gallery invites visitors to climb...
Permanent ExhibitsHoltgrewe WWI Model Collection
World War I –previously called "the Great War"– began less than eleven years after the Wright Brothers made their first...
Permanent ExhibitsHoltgrewe WWII Model Collection
Although it lasted only a few years, World War II involved hundreds of different types of aircraft and was the most prolific...