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Smithsonian - National Air and Space Museum |
20560 Washington, DC, United States of America (USA) (District of Columbia) |
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| Address |
Museum on the National Mall
655 Jefferson Drive, SW Independence Ave at 6th St, SW |
| Floor area | only roughly guessed: 15 000 m² / 161 459 ft² |
Air and Space (aviation, spaceflight etc.)
- Model Aircraft and Aviation
- Imax & "Maxi screen"
- Planetarium
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Opening times
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Thursday through Monday: 10am – 5:30pm; except December 25 | ||||
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Status from 08/2021
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Free entry. | ||||
| Contact |
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| Homepage | airandspace.si.edu/ | ||||
si.edu 
| Location / Directions |
ParkingThere is no public parking facility at the Smithsonian on the National Mall; on-street parking is limited and posted times are enforced.MetroBus/MetroRailWashington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) provides MetroRail/MetroBus service to points throughout DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland, including Union Station and Reagan National Airport. The National Mall building is located near metro stops on the blue, orange, yellow and green lines. Connecting bus service from MetroRail stations is available on MetroBus and other regional buslines.The closest MetroRail stops to the National Mall building are: * L'Enfant Plaza (Blue/Orange and Yellow/Green lines) * Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines) |
| Description | Welcome to the National Air and Space MuseumThe Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight, as well as earth and planetary sciences. National Mall BuildingSince the building opened in 1976, the National Air and Space Museum has been the most-visited museum in the world, and a must-see for visitors to Washington, D.C. The Museum tells the story of flight from the earliest days of balloon flight, to the sands of Kitty Hawk, to the current explorations of space. Exhibit galleries highlight the history of flight; the solar system; satellite imagery and aerial photography; and exploring the universe. The most important icons of flight are on display, including the 1903 Wright Flyer, the Spirit of St. Louis, and the Apollo 11 command module, Columbia. The Museum also offers the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater, a planetarium, flight simulators, a Museum Store, and food service. |
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