We invite you to 'Touch the Sky!'

Experience our aircraft through the sense of touch. We offer curated tours for our Museum guests who are blind or low-vision. Specially trained Docents will take you right next to planes on exhibit to learn about aircraft shapes, lines, designs and features by touching airplane models and real aircraft in our collection. The Docent also tells the histories and provides visual descriptions of the artifacts on display in the gallery.

Docents will highlight a selection of the following aircraft: 

  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis
  • Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk. 6
  • McDonnell F-4C (F-110A) Phantom II
  • Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Huey)
  • Curtiss JN-4D Jenny Reproduction
  • Goodyear FG-1D Corsair


Tour is recommended for ages 12 and up. Participants under age 14 are required to have a parent or guardian present.
At this time we are unable to provide tours for the Deaf-Blind, but we are working towards a solution.

Please Note: Tour participants are provided with and required to wear nitrile gloves for protection of the artifacts.

Tour Details

Tour Length: 90-minutes
Cost: Free with Museum Admission; Advance reservations are required.

Tour Group Size: There is a limit of six (6) tactile participant spots available for each tour. Support persons or family members are able to join the tour as well, but cannot participate in the tactile portion.

Tour recommended for age 12 and up. Participants under age 14 are required to have a parent or guardian present.


Availability:

Tactile Tours are available by request with at least 48 hours notice. Thursday mornings and all day Friday through Sunday work best for our tour guides, but we can work to accommodate requests on other days and times.


Tour Reservations

Please click the button below to make a reservation for your preferred tour date and time. Paid Museum admission (or a Museum membership) is required to participate in the tour and must be purchased separately for the same date.

Please Note: Our ticketing website is not screen reader-friendly. If you require assistance with booking your tour, please call 206-768-7108 Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and a staff member will assist you. If no one is available to take your call, please leave a detailed voice message and we'll get back to you as soon as we are able.

Request a Tour


Have questions? Please contact us at Admissions@museumofflight.org.