10 Best Aviation Museums in the U.S.

"Open since 1976 and spread across 80 acres of indoor and outdoor space, this museum contains six indoor hangars and some 425 aircraft. Exhibits span the aerospace spectrum—from the Bede BD-5, the world's smallest jet from the 1970s, to an aerospace gallery that explores the Space Race and features collections of unmanned aerial vehicles like the General Atomics MQ-1B Predator and the Radioplane OQ-3." - Lydia Mansel Lydia Mansel Lydia Mansel is a writer with more than eight years of experience editing and writing for both brands and online publications—with a particular focus on travel, fashion, and lifestyle. She’s also the founder of the travel site justpacked.com.  Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines