Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum

This Aviation museum is a one-of-a-kind secret gem of American aviation history. This facility goes one of the largest collections of aviation and space and modern military aviation that I’ve seen outside of Washington DC. The main attraction, of course is the spruce goose also known as the Hercules however, is important to note that this museum is continuing to grow its footprint as a launched a new observatory that will be built within the next decade. The focus of Aviation space and Engineering is Paramount to inspiring future generations to come. The staff here were incredibly friendly, incredibly helpful in both parts of the museum. Be sure to check out all three buildings as each building service its own purpose, and maintains and retains integrity of different aspects of the aviation and aerospace community. If you are there for the summertime, be sure to check out the waterpark next-door and as we were there, groundbreaking had occurred on a brand new hotel right there on the property grounds. In addition to being a museum, there is also restoration projects of many aircraft that are in house there on site that you can actually see the people working in and around on. They even have cut away models which are hidden upstairs in a conference room so be sure to go check those out. Hopefully, they put those on the floor one day so that everybody can see the wonderful cutaway models that they have that are very rare and the Aviation community. In addition to the static displays, they do an excellent job of maintaining some aircraft outdoors behind the space museum. There is an even a helicopter dedicated wing on the space museum that just focuses on vertical flight and the new great job of the integrity presentation of that display. I was impressed by the square footage of this museum takes up as it is most impressive than any other museum outside of the space museum in Washington DC locations.

Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum is the best museum I've been to so far. They have so many great exhibits, and it's really big too. You can go to both buildings, the plane building and the spaceship building. They have little interactive places where you can go inside. They have plenty of gray backstories to all the planes' different models. The people there are really kind and friendly, very helpful as well. I'll definitely recommend visiting. It's a great place to take your family, go on a date, or by yourself.

Visited last August and it was a really great experience. As an aviation lover it's incredibly surreal to be able to see historic aircraft so closely and learn about their pasts. There's plenty of educational materials about the machinery and objects housed there and it's amazing. Even though many of the activities weren't active while I was there it was still a great time

I never knew the Spruce Goose was located near Portland. It is even more unbelievable in person than photos could ever get across. It was definitely worth the visit. Not to mention all the other planes and exhibits within the two huge museum buildings. Can't wait to go back again to spend more time looking at everything.

I went about an hour before closing and it was more than enough time to see both the aviation and space museum. The tour guides were helpful and they will help you free of charge. It’s well kept as well and really cool. Plenty of parking and it’s a good walk between the two museums. Definitely recommend! Don’t go when there’s an air show across the street tho it added a couple hours to my trip lol.

The Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum is without a doubt one of the coolest aviation museums i have ever visited. There are tons of cool WWII planes, and it is even the final resting place of the Spruce Goose! McMinnville is a super nice town. Also, outside there is a retired Evergreen Airlines 747, and if you time your visit right, you can see the USAF thunderbirds practicing! (I saw them in late August there)

Huge collection of aircraft from all decades of flight! Very well presented, with informative signs and videos to help tell the story of aviation. The real treasure at the Evergreen Air and Space Museum, however, are the volunteers! These folks are knowledgeable and passionate about the museum, and a true asset to the organization!

My son was very impressed by the aircraft. He is very hard to impress to say the least. It made my heart so happy to see him enjoy this wonderful place so much.

SCW and I stopped into Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum while visiting wine country. I saw the museum on our last trip but didn't know it was there to plan time to see it. This time we did. It is made up of three separate buildings, with an indoor water park as well where it looks like you can quite literally slide out of the top deck of a Boeing 747. How cool is that? We didn't do it but maybe someday. The museum itself has three buildings, we went to the recent/space building first where you'll find tons of cool vehicles. The exhibits walk you through the space race, advances, setbacks and everything in between. There are rockets on display from the earliest versions to a titan missile which is huge! There's so much to see in this building. I particularly liked how they highlight Women's contribution to aviation history and they blend the pertinent cultural events during those times as well. Specifically the three African Americans that were mathematicians who figured out how to get to John Glenn into orbit while being discriminated against. Several other prominent African Americans are featured as well. The highlight for me was in the main building. The actual Spruce Goose, which only flew once for one minute. 90% made from wood, and still stands with no supports. Incredible engineering feat. The aircraft is massive. We took the tour of the cockpit (extra) which was well worth it. It was guided and gave so much detail. The main building also has the history of aviation till about the beginning of commercial aviation. Tons of aircraft on display. The third building is a theater which we did not visit. It looks like they have Imax films in there obviously aviation related. The museums have volunteers that if you have any questions or simply want to hear more context they are happy to help. I really enjoyed listening to them. I really enjoyed our visit to Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum.

Oh what a fun time we had here. There were eight of us, aged from 14 to 76, and everyone found something to love. Yes, it is probably geared to aviation enthusiasts, but even teenagers find it fun. Small children delight in the experience, too, and there is a playground for them between the buildings. There are two buildings for viewing right now--early aviation and space exploration. Also a theater for various productions and presentations. The docents are available and helpful and very kind. There is a small gift shop. Advice--give yourself plenty of time, perhaps the whole day. There are picnic grounds attached to the property so you could bring a lunch. Maybe by the time we get back again there will be a restaurant.

I've wanted to see the Evergreen Aviation Museum since moving to Oregon. I remember the dome for the Spruce Goose in Long Beach in the late 70's but couldn't remember if I saw the place. The museum grounds is massive and there are 3 buildings that house all the museum displays. Besides the Spruce Goose, the museum has a large number of aircraft including the F-117 Nighthawk, A-10 Warthog, SR-71 Black Bird, F-86 Sabre, the Titan Launch Control room and so many other exhibits. There are many tours, movies and a flight simulator. Tip: Plan your visit with the Evergreen Aviation Museum website using the site map and digital guide. Wear comfy shoes. There is a lot of walking. There are tours given by volunteer docents, veterans or aerospace professionals. Many of the docents are around the museum and will give you interesting information about the exhibits in their area of expertise. Jerry was our guide to the Spruce Goose. He was a wealth of knowledge and made the tour very memorable. The entry is $24 for adults, $21 for seniors, Youth $14 and children under 5 are free. Tours are available for $25 per person. Tip: Individual membership is $85 and you can bring 1 guest which entitles you to a free tour of the Spruce Goose which is cheaper than the individual prices, plus, member pricing, events, a newsletter, plus discounts or free entry into other museums, aquariums and other places in Oregon.

This museum is a must-visit for aviation enthusiasts! The first building holds the history of aviation and contains a full size replica of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose. Seeing the enormous scale and going inside the aircraft was an incredible experience. The third building contains modern aviation and space aircraft including those used during wartime in the 20th and 21st centuries. These machines are in excellent condition and displayed in both on the floor and from the ceiling. I didn't have enough time to visit the theater (2nd building) because we had tickets for the water park. You need conservatively three hours to do this place justice. Pro tip: Be sure to ask the military veterans there questions. They have some amazing insight and will give you details that you can't read on a plaque!

An astonishing museum to find in McMinnville, especially if you're already an aviation fanatic or an Air Force family. The Spruce Goose alone is mind blowing but there are plenty of other stars in both aerospace and aviation buildings. Have been here with both kids and adults and everyone always enjoyed it. The theater is a nice additional attraction.

The Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum is designed for people of all ages! Helpful, informative and friendly staff. Huge spotlessly clean environment. We mainly came here to see the Spruce Goose - up & personal - it didn't disappoint! This plane/ship is massive! What I didn't expect was to be as captivated as I was by all of the other aircraft on the property. There is an area set aside for military combat aircraft and military rescue aircraft. The stealth fighter jets were a spectacle! It was impossible to get a photo of the entire aircraft. There is a separate building that houses space rockets and space travel gear. It also contains stealth jets and other additional military aviation equipment. We enjoyed this museum so much - we will be returning with our grandsons.

Two weeks ago I got to see the Spruce Goose (H-4 Hercules) again after 41 years. It was the largest in the world at the time it was built by Howard Hughes in 1947. It was flown only once in Long Beach Harbor. In addition to paying the entry fee to the museum, my dad and I paid an addition $25 each to go on the Spruce Goose tour which allows you to go onto the upper deck where you can see the cockpit, and other things. This additional $25 is well worth it. If you visit the museum I would recommend going on that tour. It's only $25. Our tour guide was Alan. Although I know quite a bit about Howard Hughes and the Spruce Goose I learned quite a bit about the Spruce Goose from Alan. He did a great job explaining the various parts of the Spruce Goose. Some of these things are mindboggling such as a 300 gallon oil tank or 4 fuel tanks that can hold 1,000 gallons of fuel in each fuel tank. Aside from talking about Howard Hughes as related to the Spruce Goose, Alan occasionally mentioned other things such as his involvement in producing a movie called Hell's Angels from 1927-1930 which had Jean Harlow as the main character. Hughes referred to Jean Harlow as the platinum blonde. This was the origin of the term platinum blonde. Here is a wonderful clip of Howard Hughes testifying before Congress in 1947 in what is known as the Brewster Hearings. It's a gem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9syydKlgIs There are many other attractions at the museum such as airplanes and jet aircraft from the Wright Brothers to the present day, but for me, the Spruce Goose is the thing to see. The museum has a gift shop but it's not online. I was told that before they had one online but there were issues with how total prices were calculated so they took it offline. There are many companies out there that specialize in eCommerce software that can easily solve this problem. All they have to do is pick one. There is no telling how much in sales they have missed out on. They have many interesting items for sale.

I missed the Spruce Goose in Long Beach all these years ago. I figured I'd see it while visiting Oregon . Lots of great aviation history on display here. Don't forget to see the Space exhibit in the building across the way too.

From the Wright brothers in 1903, 12 second flight to Charles Lindberg first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic ocean, Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, to the flying boat Spruce Goose designed and flown by Howard Hughes, Vietnam war, military, and commercial airliners, current record for the highest air speed obtained by an aircraft 2193 mph....... Amazing artifacts, so many planes inside huge tourist hangers and museum - none more impressive in my eyes than the immense city of the wooden Howard Hughes Spruce Goose. You have to see it to believe it and I saw it when it was in Long Beach, California, then dismantled and shipped to Oregon and rebuilt again and restored. Onto the space museum 1957 Soviet Union launched first artificial satellite called Sputnik. US launched Explorer one 1958 to catch up. John Fitzgerald Kennedy set the US on a course to the moon. Alan Shepherd entered space in 1961. John Glenn orbited Earth three times in five hours. First seven American astronauts featured and their flights on the Mercury rocket. In memoriam two space shuttles exploded in 1968 and in 2003 - seven astronauts perished in each flight. The worst times, but still the pursuit into space as John Kennedy had professed carries on. leaves me thinking what Star Trek Captain Kirk asserts "space the final frontier." this exhibit exemplifies how far mankind has moved in about a century..... go away into space we go... at least in my own mind!

Fantastic spot to visit. The docents working here are both friendly and knowledgeable, clearly loving what they do. The museum is filled with almost any plane you'd want to see, but the spruce goose is absolutely stunning! Such a great spot to make a stop

If you like aviation, if you like space, if you're a nerd, you'll like this place. The Spruce Goose is the main reason people visit these days and the tour is absolutely worth it (Gary, the tour guide, is super cool!). However, there are plenty of other super cool things to look at in both the aviation and space areas of the campus, such as the SR-71! And an RQ-4 (which I think deserves more attention and recognition by the museum, but I'm biased, I love UAVs). There is also an indoor water park, which we did not have time to visit but plan to sometime down the road. There's a lot to see and do here! You can easily spend the entire day.

Incredible displays. Great place for families to explore. Playground on premises. Water park indoors as well. So much to see!

Love this place. My husband and I have been coming here off and on for years. They never disappoint! The curation is great and the docents are the best I have ever met. They have so much knowledge about each aircraft and the personal stories they share a great. I recommend taking the tours that are offered. There are multiple buildings and in the Air portion is where the Hughs Flying Boat AKA - SPRUCE GOOSE. When you drive in this is the main building you face, with the water park on your left and two more buildings on the right. The picture I provided is an older night shot we took. You don't understand the size of the Goose...Our first trip, the SR 71 was under the wing and fully covered....Yes, the Goose is that big. Take time out of your day and make this your next stop~!

Great museum! They have a lot of planes and replica of old war and new age aircrafts. Everything was pretty much life size. There are a lot of times when you can engage with the artifacts. There is not an overload of plaques to read. The history is shared in manageable chunks and displayed in a variety of ways. My 8 and 10 year old girls were very engaged. The one ticket gets you into two museums. One is just aircrafts and the other one is space. I think a lot of people don't realize the space section is in a different building.

The museum is large, clean, and great for kids & adults alike! They have an unbelievable set of displays and unique history to see, and even the youngest members of our group had a blast. And bring your swim bag if you like, because the attached waterpark is also a wonderful time. Thank you to the amazing staff and volunteers. :)

We came by during a break in our wine tour of the region. A wonderful museum focussed on commercial and military aviation, flight and space travel. We were greeted by a veteran air force fellow who gave us a primer on the place. Extremely knowledgeable and friendly. There are many exhibits and all are in working order. The Spruce Goose was in residence. They built the museum around it. There are three pavilions and a theatre and many original jets and planes outside on the extensive grounds. We enjoyed it and learned a bit. Cost $18 a person. Recommend a stop for a couple of hours if you are in the area. Mark & Nancy.

We love this place, but I have to say I'm a bit of an aircraft nerd, having worked around them for over 35 years. That said, this is an excellent museum to look at everything aviation and space related. The food here is also decent but priced a bit on the higher side as expected. Best of all, they have free overnight parking for members and a nominal fee for those that aren't. A free entry pass goes along with said camping fee as well. There are no hookups.

Completely worth the drive for this museum!!!! A must if you enjoy anything about air and space history. You can see both museums for one admission fee. They had the planes displayed chronologically and gave reference to significant points in history. The crown jewel of the fully assembled Spruce Goose inside the museum!!! And you can tour the inside of it!!! They even had a few German WWII and Korean War aircrafts. The space museum (located in another building) gave an equal detailed historical presentation of both the Russian and American space programs. They have several aircraft's outside that you can walk around, but most of the aircrafts are indoors. We were there for about 3 hours but would have spent more time had the Space Museum not been closed earlier for an event. They have a separate building with a theater with different shows playing throughout the day (related to the space and aircrafts). They have an indoor waterpark in another building. On the roof, they have a 747 cargo jet that has been converted into the top of a water slide!!!! A great place for families and people of all ages!!! Come see for yourself!

I'm not sure if I really need to review Everygreen. Either you are an aviation nut like me, or you're just like "oh, an airplane, again" as your eyes roll back into your head, like my wife. Either way, Evergreen is the place where it happens. Weather it's for the extremely large and infamous Spruce Goose, or the greatest aircraft to ever touch the sky (SR-71) or, if you're into the Beech Starship, Bonanza or even a Titan Missle, you won't be disappointed. (Coming soon is a Nighthawk. This will be EPIC!) The staff at the museum are knowledgeable and friendly. The displays are well maintained, and the buildings are clean. They have 2 building packed with birds and all flying objects, one building that has a movie theater (have yet to watch a movie there) and of course, if you wanna go swimming, climb aboard the might Boeing 747 that's on the roof of the water park and ride the water slide down. This family-friendly Air Mesuem is a must for kids and parents and even though annoyed of their friends and significant others who talk airplanes! (Pay the 30 bucks to take the Spruce tour totally 100% worth it!)

I have a soft spot for air and space museums, and this is certainly one of the most unique ones I've had the pleasure of visiting. The primary draw here is the absolutely gargantuan Spruce Goose. This is a singular treasure that all airplane enthusiasts really should try and come see. You cannot imagine just how big it is until you're standing right next to it, or inside it. Makes the actual 747's sitting outside the building seem kinda normal-sized by comparison. But aside from the main attraction, the collection here has some really wonderful items on display. It is spread out between in two main buildings, one being mostly airplane-focused and the other being more space technology and other types of aircrafts. The assortment of displays run the gamut from military to civilian, from fixed-wing, to rotary, to a few space crafts. Some of the highlights for me were the SR-71 Blackbird, a Night Hawk stealth fighter, and an actual Gemini capsule. You also really should take a walk around the exterior, as there are a few more planes outside, including an old Air Force One and a classic Blue Angel, all strewn around their lovely grounds. There are also a few interesting displays of historical tech, airline artefacts, and interactive displays. The only real downsides I found were that some of the displays with more in-depth information are a bit dated, and there were fewer them compared to other air-and-space museums I've visited. Price for admission is very reasonable, and gets you access to both halves of the museum. For extra fees, you can do a cockpit tour in the Spruce Goose, or catch some historical films at the on-site theater. The museum docents and volunteers were all very friendly and helpful, with great information to share. Parking is very ample, and the grounds are easily walkable. The museum is also located in the heart of the Willamette Valley wine country, so you can very easily make a day of trying a few vintages in the region after visiting the museum. And should you visit with the kids, there is even an indoor waterpark on the grounds, with a 747 atop the roof from which come out the water slides. Top marks for creativity there. All in all, I have to say that this museum is well worth a visit should you be visiting the greater Portland area. It is a fun drive out, some quite excellent displays, and will definitely leave an impression on you.

Evergreen Museum will have Christmas lights and events from December 15 to December 24. Happy holidays

Finally took a trip to this museum and we are glad we did! Clean, lots of planes inside and outside. Very kid friendly with a playground outside to get the wiggles out. There was one airplane building and one space building and your entry fee covered both. There was a 3rd building that looked like an indoor water park? I must admit the snack area could use some work. After being there for 3 hours a good healthy lunch would be a plus. Sandwiches, soups and salads would be good options. Nonetheless my peanut butter sandwich came in handy lol. We look forward to visiting again.

While you don't need a lot of time for the museums, defiantly allow at least 2 or 3 hours if you want to read all the signs. The collection is expansive and covers all the areas of flight with a larger concentration on the military side of things. Totally worth it and a great way to spend a few hours.

Amazing place. I've been to Smithsonian Dulles Museum and this is very comparable. Two major building with aircraft from 1900s through now. Including SR-71the SPRUCE GOOSE. Serval Korean and Vietnam era aircraft. Across the parking lot is a space based museum covering the entire space race with a V2 rocket as well as a Titan II Playground for kids is also available. Just an around good time. One fee gets you into every area except the cockpit of the Spruce Goose. Amazing time I can't give it enough stars

Absolutely amazing museum! We went with our 5 children and were so impressed by the expansive grounds and the amount of everything they had in display. We had no idea there are actually three separate buildings for; aviation, space, and a theater (which we didn't have time for but hope to visit eventually). Our younger ones especially loved the themed outdoor playground, sitting in all the airplane seats (for benches) and anything else they could go inside or touch. My oldest absolutely loved the space museum as he is very interested in that right now. They also had a nice little gift shop and souvenir penny machines in each museum!

My boyfriend has always wanted to go here so we spent the afternoon her. He really enjoyed the experience. The Spruce goose is always impressive to see and he particularly Blackhawk. We waited forever to do the simulation but it wasn't very good, at least to me. I loved more of the classic airplanes myself. Some of the space stuff was cool as well as wanted to come back and go to the water slide park. Maybe when it is warmer! Great for kids and family $

If you are an adult, the museum is great. Lots of interesting details to read about, the volunteers are super friendly and enthusiastic, the staff at the front desk are friendly, and the planes and other artifacts are really amazing! If you're a kid, well, it's a three out of five at best. Nearly every hands on exhibit was broken so for our kiddo who is 5 there was nothing for him to do but sit around looking at static planes and play with the trays attached to the old commercial plane seats scattered around the exhibits. He was done in 20 minutes and wanted to go home. For the price of the tickets, please fix your hands on exhibits. My son loves planes and was so excited to visit the museum and learn more but it currently isn't kid friendly because so much is roped off, or broken.

Great place to see some of our history. It's worth the drive out in Oregon's countryside to see some of the planes, jets and rockets you can't see everywhere.

This place has an abundance of reviews so I'll be brief. - Top tier museum in terms of presentation. Exhibits are well maintained with plenty of historical information available to the viewer. - Good variety of known showstoppers (Spruce Goose, SR-71, Titan, etc) but also quite a few lesser known planes and craft. I had seen the Goose when it was in Long Beach so I didn't spend any time with it this time other than to note that Evergreen has done a good job housing and displaying the airplane. - Price is reasonable.

While visiting family in OR we stopped in to see the Evergreen Aviation Museum. They do offer various discounts for military, seniors & so on. What an experience! Two large exhibition centers showing both civilian & military aircraft ranging from the Spruce Goose to the SR-71 Blackbird to a Titan II missile standing upright! Due to the virus, the theater is closed as are the cafes & kids area. But, you're still able to walk up & touch many of the displays. The guide in the Spruce Goose was very informative & quite entertaining as well. There is also a water park located next to the museum called 'Wings & Waves' I don't believe it's open, but not sure. We weren't stopping in there. You don't want to see me in a swim suit. Acres of vineyards are close by & we purchased several bottles of their wine at the gift shop. While we were there they had some sort of auto racing going on. Small, sporty cars (Corvettes, Mazda MX-5, BMW) were zipping around a marked course in the back parking lot. Racing against the clock, not each other, they were on the course one at a time. All in all, we had a great time. If you're in the area looking for something to do, you can't go wrong spending some time here. Plan to spend several hours.

Huge museum with tons of airplanes, space capsules, missiles, rockets, engines, you name it. The museum is housed in 4 huge buildings across the street from the old Evergreen International Aviation airfield. The main building houses most of the airplanes, including the biggest prized gem, Howard Hughes' H-4 Hercules, better known as the "Spruce Goose", the biggest airplane ever built and flown. It was bought from the Walt Disney Company in the early 90's, disassembled in Long Beach, CA, barged up to Portland and trucked down to McMinnville, where it was reassembled & totally refurbished in the current building built for it. Many other historical planes are nestled under its huge 320 ft 11 in wingspan. The docents are very knowledgeable about the plane and enthusiastically answered all my questions. Some other notable planes in this building are a PBY Catalina flying boat, Focke-Wulf FW-190, a replica Messerschmidt Me-262, F-4 Phantom, F-105 Thunderchief, A-7 Corsair II and a replica of Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis. The equally sized building across the tarmac houses most of the space exploration related artifacts plus many post-war and modern jets planes and helicopters. There are a couple of Titan ICBMs like the type that launched the Gemini capsules with one standing upright in a simulated launch silo dug into the ground. Some planes have spilled over into this building as well with modern jets such as the F-15 Eagle, A-10 Thunderbolt II and rare MiG-23 "Flogger" and MiG-21 "Fishbed". If you walk around the grounds outside, you'll also find a few more recent planes such as the F-14 Tomcat and a Russian MiG-29 "Fulcrum". Also outside is a rare, but odd-looking CH-37 Mojave heavy-lift helicopter from the 1950's sitting by itself behind the Space building. Out in the rear parking lot, you'll also find carcasses of an F3D Skyray, another Titan missile and an F-89 Scorpion, waiting to get some restorative love. The middle building houses the theater, but was closed and doesn't seem it will be reopened anytime soon. The other building to the west houses the Wings & Waves Water Park with outdoor water slides going around and through an old 747 cargo conversion. It was also closed for renovation being so late in the season, but I'm not holding my breath for it to reopen. Even though I loved everything I saw, my star holdout is that EASM seems to be on rocky financial ground. The original founder of Evergreen International Aviation and the Museum died in 2014 and after some bankruptcy shenanigans, parts of the museum were sold to another stakeholder. Some of my favorite planes from WWII were sold off to raise money including the FG-1D Corsair, P-51 Mustang and B-17 Flying Fortress that I never got to see. Many other planes that were on loan to EASM were recalled by their owners when their loan agreements were not renewed. If you are planning to visit, go soon or the doors may be shuttered before long

Came here on a Sunday and really enjoyed our time. We have always driven by and seen the cool jets and planes on the outside. Today we went in. Walking in we went to the ticket counter and asked about the next tour. We walked onto the floor and it took me a minute to recognize the massive Spruce Goose. It is so big and hard to grasp its size. Everything is well laid out with information on them. However it would not have been as goOd as it was if we didn't take a tour. It was done by a volunteer that was a WW2 fighter pilot. He poinnted our the planes he flew and his personal stories. He gave us information that was not posted and answered a bunch of questions I had. Unfortunately we were the only ones that joinned the tour. Definitely take the tour. It doesn't costt aNymore.

A wonderful spot for locals and tourists to explore aviation. The docents make this place extra special. They care about their legacy and enjoy sharing their experiences. Especially enjoy military discount days to view The Spuce Goose. Have been several times.

My adult kids and mother and me went during the Christmas holiday. My mom is almost 83 and has dementia and has always wanted to go and having all of my kids up for the holidays was very special. The way they had everything lit up made everything so special. It wasn't too large for her not to make it around, which was nice and she got to walk around arm and arm with her eldest grandson.

At of all the places in the world never could have guessed that spruce goose was here in Oregon. I love that this peace of history is alive and well

I'm a long time visitor to Evergreen, but somehow had neglected to post a review of it. This museum has continued to expand from an original collection laid out around the Spruce Goose, to a second, space-based building. The scale is wonderful - being able to get a close look at all the items on display, and to appreciate their scale and design. The guides I've talked with at Evergreen have been enthusiastic and knowledgeable. We tend to bring almost every out-of-town guest here - it's a must see whether you're a local resident or not.

This is an amazing museum. The collection of planes, helicopters, and space equipment is hard to beat. It was nice being able to explore a collection inside the climate controlled buildings. Everything was in photo ready condition and well lit thanks to the large windows on the ends of the buildings. Well worth the price of admission. I'm glad to see the Spruce Goose found such a great home!

Amazing collection of exhibits. There is a small fee but well worth it to tour the inside of the Spruce Goose. Sitting at the controls in the pilot seat was one of my favorite museum highlights of all time. We had to drive out of our way during our epic ~3k mile Oregon and California coast tour. I'm so glad we did. Totally worth it. The guides at the museum are both knowledgeable and excited to share that knowledge with you, too.

My 7 year old who is passionate about aviation absolutely loved this place! The adjacent water park however is a filthy money grab.

We had an amazing time. I felt humbled just being able to see these icons of our history.

Lets be honest here I am an aviation junkie, nerd, geek, spazz or whatever pejorative is enjoying prominence, so its pretty hard for me to give a bad review of any aviation museum. Having grown up essentially flying during during the golden age of travel (the early to late 70's). And being fortunate to have a father who job basically tuned us into globetrotters, I love everything about planes. Military, civilian, it does not matter. Better mind you if they are in the air (and better yet If I am am flying in them) but even on the ground I love them. (note full disclosure I add this to every aviation review I do LOL) Lets be honest I have yet to run into a Aviation Museum I don't love and Evergreen is no exception. We had an odd birthday request to figure out. Our son wanted to go to not only a waterpark, but see airplanes (he's a chip off the old block). Co-located next to the Wings and Waves Park this was a perfect Two birds with one stone situation. The museum is fantastic. It is clearly well funded and the static displays are in perfect restored condition. The vast majority is indoors like the waterpark which in Northern Oregon is an important consideration in the winter. The core piece the museum holds is the Hughes H-4 Hercules. Also known as the 'Spruce Goose" this behemoth was build by Howards Hughes as a WWII project and was the biggest plane in the world when completed. It flew only one time then was mothballed. It was on display in Long Beach before being towed up to Evergeen and restored. Its is amazing to poke around something this big. They also have a SR-71 in fantastic shape as well as a Titan missile. There is an IMAX theatre on site as well.

Visiting family & we went to see the Spruce Goose & all of the other Aerospace exhibits. It was fun to see the children "ooo" & "aah" and talk about speed and destruction (boys, yes!). It is very good especially because it seemed remote compared to aerospace museums in Seattle or elsewhere. A great family time.

My wife and I had a great visit at the museum. I'd rank the Evergreen museums as a do not miss. The highlight is the Hughes H-4 Hercules, also known as the 'Hughes Flying Boat', 'the Spruce Goose', and a big #%! Plane! What a great sight. For an extra charge they'll let you go up to the cockpit, but sitting in the hold and walking around it was fine by us. Lots of history as well as some props from the movie 'the aviator'. They have a huge number of other planes, cars, helicopters and rockets on display in two huge buildings. For additional charge they also have an indoor water park with a 747 sitting on top of it and a movie theater. Quite an entertainment complex. It was very quiet when we visited on a Saturday in December. Even so there were plenty of docents around to answer questions. Among our favorite displays was The SR-71 blackbird, a beautiful shiny DC-3, a U2 rocket and to many biplanes to count. Since I drag my wife to airplane museums all over the U.S. she noticed that this was the first one that didn't smell of gas and oil!

One of the best (definitely the best I have personally visited) aviation and space museums on the West Coast! They have a fantastic collection and planes are in great condition. The Docents are always friendly and happy to share their wisdom. The have lots of great information to read posted throughout the museum. The gift shop is well maintained and stocked with a great selection of aviation and space themed toys, gifts, and apparel. Not to be missed, definitely worth the trip!

Really interesting museum and learned so much about aviation and space history. The layout is fantastic and logical as you walk through the early, pioneering days of aviation or space to the most recent days. It's mind blowing from the size, speed, mechanics, history of these massive machines and being up close is awe inspiring. In the space museum there is even a portion of the East Germany wall (that's history!). For history buffs this is place is a slice of heaven.

Although this is an air and space museum, they lean more on the air side given the history of the place. The big attraction is the Spruce Goose, which doesn't disappoint. The space exhibits, though small, is my second favorite part of the experience. Was really surprised how much cosmonaut information they had on display. As for the rest of the exhibits, there's a lot of good history. But the collection of planes and copters could use a really good dusting. If you look carefully, there's just way too many cobwebs. It's a bit sad. The staff on the floor is almost non-existent but I hear they are volunteers, so I understand if there's not much staff. Placards need updating, I noticed a lot QR code stickers haphazardly scratched off on the info panels. Only one interactive exhibit was working (land a space station) when I last went. Protip: you can find BoGo pricing on the Yamhill Valley newspaper website.

This is a nicely done museum, with one building for airplanes and a second dedicated to space vehicles. The adults and tweens in our group liked it, and we probably spent about 1.5 hours between the two buildings. Since they are limiting entrance due to COVID, we pre-purchased our tickets online. There was plenty of parking and lots of space between us and any other families there.

We came for the Spruce Goose and the cockpit tour (many thanks to our docent who took us through). We stayed for the rest of the museums (plural). There is an aviation museum in one building and an aerospace museum in the other building located across the parking lot. Both are outstanding-some of the top museums of their kind in the country. The docents, who seemed to be primarily retirees from the aviation industry and/or military, were friendly, helpful, and very knowledgeable about the subject matter. You can easily spend a couple of hours in each building and still only scratch the surface. We look forward to visiting here again when we are in the Portland area.

Two excellent museums. Two for the price of one. At the space museum there is a great presentation of the exhibits; many organized by years to get an understanding of the development of the Space programs. Huge rockets. Great historical information and descriptions. Also different Things kids can touch. The aeronautical museum has the spruce goose which is amazing, great selection of jets, planes and helicopters of different eras. Medal of honor section was very interesting. The volunteer tour guides are wonderful and clearly love what they are doing. They are ready to provide great info.