"The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force^TM, located near Dayton, Ohio, is the world's largest military aviation museum featuring more than 360 aerospace vehicles and missiles on display amid more than 19 acres of indoor exhibit space. Each year more than 800,000 visitors from around the world come to the museum," the official website says.

"All exhibits and displays are well identified to permit touring without guides. Tours offered on a limited basis. The Museum does offer planning assistance for Motorcoach operators, Educational Tours and Reunion Groups. The Museum offers a variety of special events.

"The Valkyrie Café is located on the second floor of the Museum, above the Air Force Museum Store. Besides the regular menu, box lunches are available for special/school tours. Picnic tables are available in the summer months. Sack lunches cannot be accommodated in the Museum building."

"The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, six miles (9.7 km) northeast of Dayton, Ohio. The NMUSAF is the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world, with more than 360 aircraft and missiles on display. The museum draws about a million visitors each year, making it one of the most frequently visited tourist attractions in Ohio.

"The museum's collection contains many rare aircraft of historical or technological importance, and various memorabilia and artifacts from the history and development of aviation. Among them is the Apollo 15 Command Module Endeavour which orbited the Moon 74 times in 1971, one of four surviving Convair B-36 Peacemakers, the only surviving North American XB-70 Valkyrie and Bockscar—the Boeing B-29 Superfortress that dropped the Fat Man atomic bomb on Nagasaki during the last days of World War II.

"In 2016, the museum opened its 224,000-square-foot (20,800 m2) fourth building, bringing its size to 1,120,000 square feet (104,000 m2). The addition was privately financed by the Air Force Museum Foundation at a cost of $40.8 million (equivalent to $45.7 million in 2021). The building houses more than 70 aircraft, missiles, and space vehicles in four new galleries - Presidential, Research and Development, Space and Global Reach, along with three science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) Learning Nodes." (Wikipedia)

"The Free National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is the world's largest and oldest military aviation museum and a Must-See in Dayton! Be amazed as you explore 19 acres of indoor exhibits featuring over 360 aerospace vehicles! Don't miss the co-located National Aviation Hall of Fame honoring aviation and aerospace pioneers. In 2023, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will celebrate its centennial with many special events and programs!" the Dayton Convention & Visitors Bureau says.
 

"The virtual tour of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force allows visitors to take a virtual, 360-degree, self-guided tour of the entire museum by navigating from gallery to gallery either by using a drop-down map or by following navigational arrows connecting the individual nodes. Icons indicate hotspots where the visitor can get additional information such as videos, audio and links to online resources.

"A “MUST SEE!” in Dayton, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is the world’s largest and oldest military aviation museum and Ohio’s most visited FREE tourist attraction with nearly 1 million annual visitors."

"The world's largest military aviation museum features more than 350 aerospace vehicles and missiles from the beginnings of military flight to today's stealth technology, amid more than 19 acres of indoor exhibit space," the Ohio.org says.

"Thousands of personal artifacts, photographs and documents further highlight the people and events that comprise the Air Force storyline. Noteworthy aircraft on display include Bockscar, the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki; the famed B-17F Memphis Belle, the first WWII heavy bomber to return to the US after flying 25 missions over Europe; a B-52 bomber; an F-22A Raptor; the world's only permanent public exhibit of a B-2 stealth bomber; a Space Shuttle Exhibit featuring NASA's first Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT-1), which was used to train astronauts on operating the Space Shuttle Orbiter; and the award-winning Presidential Gallery featuring a historic collection of presidential aircraft, four of which visitors can walk through, including the Boeing VC-137C (also known as SAM 26000), which was used by eight presidents. Follow us on social media and visit our website for the latest events and updates."

"Ohio's largest free attraction" could be the largest free attraction in America, or at least the most imposing. It's not every day you get to stand next to a replica Space Shuttle, or a nuclear bomb, or a plane that actually dropped one. We enjoyed its unashamed showcase of aerial might so much we returned for another visit later the same week!

"The National Museum of the United States Air Force is a complex of vast, interconnected hangars on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, exhibiting over 100 years of aircraft. American tax dollars paid for most of the planes, bombs, and rockets on display, so it had better be free," the Roadside America reports.

"Just be prepared to do a lot of walking, starting with the stretched-out parking lot, and then what seems like miles of interior hangar exhibits. Outside, in a large adjacent park, are many memorials for individual air force groups and squadrons. It appears that each squadron got a tiny memorial, but some raised money to construct really nice monuments -- fancy sculptured pilots and fighters arcing overhead, even a granite pagoda crowned with a climbing Mustang."

"About an hour north of Cincinnati, you’ll find the world’s largest military aviation museum – the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. With more than one million visitors each year, it’s one of the most popular destinations in Ohio and is definitely a place everyone should experience at least once," the Only In Your State reports.

"Located on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is not just the largest military aviation museum in the world, but also the oldest. It dates back to 1923 and now includes over 360 aircraft and missiles in four gigantic hangars.

"Each hangar includes galleries that are organized by time period or theme. It can definitely take a whole day to experience the entire museum, so be sure to plan accordingly. Admission to the museum is free, including parking, making it one of if not the best historic attraction in our region. All ages will appreciate the property for different reasons, and since we are so close, it's easy to visit again and again."

"This is the BEST museum I have every visited. It's beyond huge: from WW1 planes to B36 and ICBM rockets in the main area then outlying hangars. If you like planes, this is the largest museum anywhere. Has simulators, walkthrough fuselages."

"The WOW factor is just amazing for this place some much to see I would say it’s a 2 day look around or just get there early and stay till late as you can. Exhibits a well looked after and presented and informative with some interactive items."

"One of the greatest museums I have ever visited. You can easily spend a day here and not see everything. Everything an aviator fan can witness. The Air Force One section was great. There are no more words to describe what you can see. Oh Did I tell you, Free, yes Free. Good food options, plenty of parking, great store, great staff."

"Absolutely an amazing museum! Anyways, don’t think you can finish this before n a couple of hours…. If it is your first time you will want to set aside an entire day. This is by far the most comprehensive and informative air museum anywhere that I have been. What an amazing museum!!!"

"This was a great museum. We spent 4 plus hours there. Lots to see!! My best suggestion, wear, your best walking shoes. Well worth your time!!"

"If you are ever near Dayton this museum is a MUST see. Plan all day or more to visit. This museum has incredible exhibits. The staff are lovely and will take all day to explain any of the exhibits to you. I loved they had the entire history of aviation from the Wright Brothers to modern day. Really you must see tour this place."

All photos: Courtesy of the Air Force Museum Foundation

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