Free public tours are offered daily on a variable schedule by the Museum’s passionate and knowledgeable volunteer tour guides. Tours add exciting facts and amazing stories to everything at the Museum.
Our tour guides choose the topics for each public tour. This enables them to use their personal experiences with aviation and aerospace as well as to share historical stories they are most enthusiastic about. Tour topics can range from the Wright Brothers to rocket propulsion, with each tour guide bringing unique stories to every tour.
Most tours are between thirty to sixty minutes long. Our tour guides understand that tours aren’t for everyone, and will not be offended if you leave early. They are also happy to have guests join in part way through.
Tour guides receive extensive training, so if the scheduled tour is not one you are interested in, you may always ask if they can do a tour with a different focus. In addition to providing public tours, our guides walk around the galleries answering questions, providing fun facts, and telling short stories.