College Park

College Park Aviation Museum

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1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park, MD 20740-2000

Open today: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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“Learn Explore and Discover”

Well worth the admission price of only $5 to learn about the Wright Brothers and the importance of... read more

Reviewed September 23, 2019

michaelparkguy

Elk River, Minnesota

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“Educational!”

Went here with the kids. Tour guide gave us great history about the location and planes. Kids found... read more

Reviewed August 6, 2019

Joanna C

Silver Spring, Maryland

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Learn Explore and Discover

Well worth the admission price of only $5 to learn about the Wright Brothers and the importance of America’s first military flight school.

Date of experience: September 2019

Educational!

Went here with the kids. Tour guide gave us great history about the location and planes. Kids found it enjoyable and a few of kid-friendly activities.

Date of experience: October 2018

Little gem in College Park

This museum is part of the Smithsonian. Great exhibits, and activities for kids. A peek into the history of aviation. and beautiful planes on display! Oldest airport in continual operation in the US!

Date of experience: August 2018

Nice balance of exhibits and hands-on for young and old.

Offers a good overview of early aviation, particularly the Wright Brothers roles working with the U.S. military and training the first pilots. Good overview of first U.S. airmail services. Spacious but not too large. Much of the signage height-adjusted for students but that…

Date of experience: April 2019

Geared to the Younger Set...

If you are an adult, and an aviation enthusiast, you might be disappointed in the College Park Aviation Museum, as we were. Frankly, too many displays, or exhibits, to "entertain" children. It is a shame that we have to reduce everything to "fun" for the little ones, in order…

Date of experience: April 2019

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