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Lone Star Flight Museum

2002 Terminal Drive, Galveston, Galveston Island, TX 77554
409 740 7722
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Ranked #7 of 46 attractions in Galveston
Type: Specialty Museums, History Museums
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Description: Housed in a large aircraft hangar, this world-class aviation museum features restored aircraft and historic photographs.
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Tucson, Arizona
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013 NEW

Decent collection of aircraft in excellent condition. Oil pans testify to the operational condition of several WW2 war birds. The entire facility is immaculately clean. Admission was inexpensive at $6, and discounts are available (AAA). Large gift shop with a wide selection of toys, models and books.

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Austin, Texas
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2013 NEW

One of the best museum values youll find in the city, with admission being $5 or so (this may have changed since then). The collection is a bit down since a large portion of the facility was flooded during hurricane Ike, but theres still a large collection of vintage WWIII planes both military and commercial.

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Porter, Texas
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2013 NEW

Although not extremely large, it is well worth a couple of hours. Some of the planes are available for a charter flight.

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Angleton, Texas
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2013

Went with a school field trip and the kids loved it. They were able to touch all the planes and our tour guide had lots of stories to tell. He pointed out details about how the planes were affected by Hurricane Ike that we wouldn't have known or thought to ask about it. Lots of choices in the gift shop... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 13, 2013

I’ve been to Galveston numerous times, but this was my first trip to the Lone Star Flight Museum. For me it was well worth the price of admission. No, it is not the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum. But it is an excellent air museum. It has many planes, primarily focused on the WWII era. While I was there there... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 12, 2013

The variety of aircraft and the multiple modes of transportation available for viewing are very impressive. This is a great attraction in the Galveston area.

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Cleveland, TX
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2013

My son and husband enjoyed this. They have done a lot of work since Hurricane Ike. They have some great planes and tidbits of history. Unfortunately, there was no one that seemed eager to answer questions.

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central Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 1, 2013

Much of this is still suffering from the hurricane but there is a lot of aeronautical history here. Would have liked to been able to see inside some of the bombers like I have at other museums but very informative visit.

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South Louisiana
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 1, 2013

not much to say that hasnt already been said. I liked it. May go again in 2013 to see if anything has been added or changed.

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Denver, Colorado
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2013

We certainly enjoyed our visit to this place, most of the planes are in working condition (or being worked on to get them flight-ready). That makes it special. Big tribute to WWII, and much info about "nose art" on bombers that we didn't know/had never seen before. Worth it for us.

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