Great place to visit. Awesome collection of planes from earliest to latest. The presidential plane collection is impressive with lots of walk through planes. Space stuff too! Great value at free!
Got to see the amazing US Air Force Museum in Ohio. Four huge hangars that contain planes from WWI, WWII, Cold War, Korea, Vietnam, Presidential Planes, NASA spaceships, etc. Such a crazy and interesting piece of warfare airplane history. Highly recommend going and experiencing this.
Free. Adequate parking and bathrooms. Nice exhibits and history.
This is an amazing museum full of endless exhibits and intricate details. The docents were very knowledgeable and happy to explain many possible message for enjoying the museum.
Great place to see but get there early because there is a lot to see.
Best place to discover history and how flight helped shape who we are for over a century now. Maybe slightly boring for young ones but fantastic for those who can appreciate it. For free, it doesn't get much better.
Amazing! Really enjoy the displays and gift shop. The cafeteria is good as well as the staff being very friendly. Much to look at and to enjoy. Plan for a good 4 hours to actually take it all in without rushing, one can spend a whole day inside the hangars. Great deal of nostalgia!
I loved this museum. If you even remotely like airplanes, this is awesome.
This museum has the nicest staff, they are informative and very patient. What a great outing for the day!
Amazing one of a kind airplanes. You get to see legendary aircraft like the x-15. Can't say enough good things about this museum. It would take a dedicated aviation fan several days to go through slowly enough to absorb the details of what is there.
Excellent place to visit. Just might take you two days to see it all if you look at everything. Interesting place to visit.
Very well put together. Four large climate controlled hangars. Fantastic displays and many one-of-a-kind aircraft. Our family of four spent 4.5 hours, moving at a moderate pace.
What a great place to spend an afternoon and an amazing museum
We were able to visit the National Museum of the US Air Force last weekend and had an excellent time.
After looking at the website it was clear to see that there were plenty of displays to keep
Us occupied. I d suggest anyone planning to visit to check the website first so you know the location of the exhibits you don t want to miss. This is a massive museum and there is easily enough to take up a full day. You don t want to run out of time and miss something you were really hoping to see. If you have a special interest in this then you may even want to consider going multiple days just to make sure you don t miss anything.
We especially enjoyed touring through the presidential collection, the Apollo 15 Command Module, the Memphis Belle and so many of the experimental aircraft that existed only in tests or were the precursors for other well known aircraft.
Parking and admission to the museum was free. There is a snack bar at the entrance and a full cafeteria near the back of the museum. There is also a gift shop and plenty of volunteers roaming to help answer questions and give directions. We visited on a Saturday and while the parking lot was full, the museum itself didn t feel overly crowded.
This is a must see for anyone visiting Dayton.
Most amazing aircraft museum! Spent all day soaking up all the history both indoors as well as the outdoors, very rich in aviation history. Very professional staff to talk to and make friends with. I highly recommend this museum to everyone who enjoys American aviation history.
We live locally and head over to the museum a few times per year. It seems we always find something we haven't seen before.
If you love US military Aviation this is the place for you!! this is the fourth time I've been here and enjoy it every time.
Very cool. Could spend days in here looking around.
Sooooo much history to see! Aircraft from every Era, from the Wright Brothers to the Stealth Fighter/Bomber. Takes a good 1.5 - 2 hours to see all displays as well as craft you can walk through or "ride". Incredible gift shop and IMAX theater.
Definitely didn't plan for enough time to spend here! Simply a must for aviation fans...
Great place ran all by volunteers. 4 hangers of airplanes!
We go here at least once a year. It is fun for the whole family. Even some simulators to give you the experience. This museum is free & open to the public. Also is free parking. So why not go & enjoy!
What a great place to learn so much about oir aviation history and aircraft used. They have some planes that you would never have the opportunity to see anywhere else. Plus, it's free! Definitely worth the drive from out of town again to enjoy the day there. The new lights make it so much nicer inside.
Big on travelers and must save several days to see everything. Cafeteria on site and staff friendly everywhere.
Awesome selection of every imaginable warplane through the ages, and best of all it's free (parking is free too)! There's always an eager docent waiting to help you with whatever you need, or answer any of your questions. Definitely worth the detour if you're on the fence either way.
Incredible museum! I love the Smithsonian but think this is probably a better Air and Space museum!
Incredible collection. I spent 2 days and didn't quite see it all
Very enjoyable day. I'm not the airplane person in our family and I enjoyed the museum very much.
This museum is amazing!! So much to see and so well organized & clean
Excellent display of USAF military history and world events. Very nice presentation of the people that have devoted so much to the advancement of our protection and others that could not provide the same for themselves. I was surprised to find all of the latest aircraft on display. Plan to spend all day - you will need it.
How can you go wrong! Awesome collection of planes and similar vehicles. Love the new Presidental gallery. Not to mention the admission price of FREE
Love it. If you need assistance with walking distance they have great electric carts for free to use.
You will have to go thru metal detector
A great place to go to see some great historical aircraft and rockets. Full of history and some iconic timepieces.
Was there and amazed that any aircraft from any era seemed to be there. Rockets also. Impressive was the President Kennedy Air Force plane that brought his remains home.
Had an amazing time the displays are breathtaking. There is so much history there. You could be there for four days it is still not read everything. A definite must stop if you re in the south western Ohio area.
Outstanding and awe inspiring!!!
Immense.
So cool seeing the original planes. They're so much bigger than you'd expect
This museum is not only about the United States Air Force, but it also has an outdoor area known as the Memorial Gardens. Many military units are honored there with monuments. The latest was on September 28th, 2017 when Hershel Woody Williams Medal of Honor Foundation conducted a groundbreaking for the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument Dayton, Ohio Project. The Memorial Monument should be completed in the Spring.
Intended on a one day visit, turned into two days because there was so much to see. You can go and spend nothing and just enjoy all the history. You can take a cooler and go to the park and eat. You can eat at the cafes and shop all the cool stuff in the gift shop! We had a great time and were amazed at what all was there! Oh and all the people were friendly and helpful!
Great place for families free parking and admition.
Given its quality, this museum could charge $20-30 to visit and still be packed every day. However, at its current entry fee of FREE, it is the best bang-for-your-buck museum I've ever been to.
Is has examples of pretty much every aircraft in the history of American flight, from the Wright Bros. to the space shuttle. My only objection was that there was so much good stuff to see and learn that I figure out would take me a minimum of 3 full days to do it. If you go, I recommend knowing in advance the period of history on which you want to focus and starting in that section. That may be all you get to, all day, if you really soak it in.
I also recommend packing a picnic lunch. There is a beautiful and extensive garden/monument park with lots of shady trees to lounge under. This shady grove, the parking, the museum... they're all FREE (other than your billions of taxpayer dollars, of course! Still, your tax dollars have already been taken from you, so you might as well go see the awesome planes they helped build!)
Talk about a full day trip, this air Museum is huge! Plan to spend hours here if you go, I lost count of the number of hangers we visited. There were several and in some of them we didn't see everything, because kids. This air Force Museum is completely free and open to the public. It was my first time visiting, but my friend has been several times. During the day it is Not as busy, so I would just going during the weekday if you can. You'll need to check in, if you take a bag it'll need to be checked. And of course, no weapons of any kind are allowed inside.
Best collection of planes outside of the Smithsonian.
Kicking myself for not visiting earlier since I moved close to the Museum. Amazing collection of aircraft and history. They have several "one of a kind" planes or "only plane left known of a group." All the employees were not only extremely friendly but very knowledgable. If approached by an employee asking if you have any questions, I recommend you ask them to talk to you about what you are looking at. It would take two days to give this museum a good walk-thru. And....the best part....it's free!!
This is an amazing facility that we spent a day and a half at. You could easily spend several days there if you actually do the IMAX and read the displays. Even if you were in a hurry and don t read the displays this museum would take all day.
From space to president planes, to all military planes. Great place for the family.
Awesome Experience! Hard to visit the whole museum in one visit unless you spend 4+ hours there. So many videos to watch, hard for parents to enjoy it with little kids unless kids stays still.
Only had 2 hours but it's free so we went. This place is fantastic at any price, all indoors in hangars, crammed full of planes, info nostalgia. Absolutely going back, with friends requires an entire weekend, and it's free!
Ok if you like airplanes
I like ships
Superb!! Great for all ages. Everyone should visit!
This Museum just shows you how wrong Donald Trump is! America never stopped being great
The family had so much fun at the Air Force Museum! So much to see. Lots of new stuff since we went last. The Presidental Section was very cool! So many planes to see and walk thru. We definitely be going back in the future!
Awesome! We've gone eight times so far and definitely will go again.
This museum has the finest collection and display of American air force aircraft development and history. It is huge and a serious air history buff could spend 2 full days studing the displays and historical material. Admission is free. It has a theater in the round, cafe and lots of free parking.
Lots of history, plenty of space to view items, nice theater, good souvenir selection.
One of the best museums in the planet. I've been twice and the extension and combination of the once remote hanger has made it even better.
Great for all ages and most interests. Plus it's free.
Awesome display of aircraft from the origins of flight till present day, many that never made it into production like the Avro flying saucer
Amazing place. We are so spoiled to have this in our backyard
Really awesome place. Went back in July. Great time there.
Really appreciate the opportunity to see everything and it is free admission!
#Airpower. Plan to spend all day if not multiple days exploring the incredible histories, facts, and stories.
Absolutely one of, if not, the best museums I have ever been to. The folks are awesome, the exhibits are amazing. The story of Airpower is complete. Put this place on your bucket list!
WOW!!! A great place to spend the day. Many of the tours are free, be sure to join one, the information is detailed and interesting. Walking through the presidential airplanes is pretty cool.
A wonderful museum. It's huge and will take a full day to tour.
Can I give 6 stars? Free, awesome technology, better than.both Smithsonian museums.
EVERYBODY NEEDS TO GO HERE , YOU WILL LOVE IT ,,PLAN ON A FULL DAY
Going in to this museum is like a you are entering a time machine.
Great selection and must try the simulator.
I love this place, however I strongly believe the cafe should serve soft pretzels.
Fascinating! Planes soar above vast halls of information and displays.Strolled through earlier era Air Force One planes. Learned more about WAVES, exhibitions on past wars and the roles planes played in them, enjoyed the IMAX theatre productions and I didn't even get outside to the planes there! I will definitely return. It would take days to see and enjoy everything!
Awesome place,,if anyone has the opportunity to go there you should
Can't wait to go back so much to see. Even got the behind the scenes tour.
Loved it as a kid and its even better now! Lots more to see.
It's been a little over a year since we visited last and were planning on going this year until covid hit but if you ever have a chance to go I would highly recommend it. Especially if you are a military aircraft enthusiast. The history of these planes and what they've accomplished is amazing.
Amazing exhibition, make sure you give yourself enough time to see it all
Every aviation fan, and not only, must visit this exciting site
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