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Strategic Air & Space Museum

28210 W Park Hwy, Ashland, NE 68003
402-944-3100
Ranked #2 of 4 attractions in Ashland
4.5 of 5 stars 42 Reviews
Type: Military Museums, Specialty Museums
Description: Large museum housing more than 24 aircraft, including bombers.
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Tonganoxie, Kansas
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37 reviews 37 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW

A friend and I traveled to the Omaha area to visit this museum and were not disappointed. Their collection of aircraft is not large, but they have all of the important ones from the cold war. The B-36 and B-58 were two of my favorites - and there are very, very few left anywhere, so this was a real treat!... More

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omaha
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2012 NEW

Lots of fun for everyone and tons of thing of things to see. don't need sun screen for this place... More

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Warwick, Rhode Island
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2012

We had a day at leisure before we were leaving Nebraska and decided to visit the Air and Space Museum located at Ashland. It has a pretty large collection of aircrafts. The free tour was conducted by retired volunteer airmen. They are very knowledgable about the air planes on display. We were impressed with its collection and detail description of... More

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Weston, Florida
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41 reviews 41 reviews
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28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2012
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If you like airplanes, spacecraft and history, this is a must see. The docent who was extraordinarily knowledgeable was an 86 year old ex-bombardier who was a veteran of WWII, Korea and Vietnam who led a fascinating tour. The planes are the real thing, the exhibits fascinating and you get very close to the planes. As an aside, there is... More

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Boston
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45 reviews 45 reviews
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19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012

This museum packed with full sized air and space craft plus other interesting exhibits is well worth a visit, if you're in the Omaha area. More

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Beatrice, Nebraska
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2012

The range of different airplanes, and the history of the Tuskee airmen More

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2012

I was amazed with the variety and organization. And it is not far from Omaha. More

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Papillion, Nebraska
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 23, 2012

Overall a great museum, good to walk around and see the historic planes and all the history. Wish you could get a little more hands on with some of them and see more inside but then again it is a museum and not a playground. More

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Omaha, Nebraska
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 19, 2012

A must for anyone who likes planes. It has most all WW2 planes, B24, B29 and B17 More

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Saint Joseph
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 12, 2012

Delightful elderly volunteer named Ev that gives a detailed and pleasant tour of planes and their histories at 11am. Ride simulators were a blast for my teens. Several hands on areas for children. Great traveling display on meteors. More

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