San Diego Air & Space Museum

Museum · San Diego

San Diego Air & Space Museum

Museum · San Diego

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2001 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101

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Aircraft & spacecraft displays, interactive exhibits, 3D theater  

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2001 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101 Get directions

sandiegoairandspace.org
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2001 Pan American Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101 Get directions

+1 619 234 8291
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10 Best Aviation Museums in the U.S.

"This museum traces aviation from the earliest hot-air balloon models (including a model of the 1783 Montgolfier brothers' balloon) through military aircraft used in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam and into Space Age technology. Interactive features include several flight simulators and a 3D/4D theater that presents films such as Legend of Apollo and Delta Zero, offering both historical depth and hands-on experiences." - 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

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Kelly Lee

Google
Staff members are all very friendly and kind. The 4D movie was the highlight - consists of two short clips, the second one was more like game simulation. The admission fee is 28 dollars, I felt a little expensive compared to their contents and exhibits but still a lot to see. A lot of hands-on activities for kids. Location was very nice, located in Balboa Park. You can't buy tickets online. It's all in-person but the line wasn't too long.

T C

Google
Add this to your list of places to go to. I was impressed with this museum with all the airplanes and aircraft throughout the ages and all the space items. They even have interactive things you can do in the space section. Part of the space shuttle is there, very impressive. My husband and I stayed for awhile learning a lot and enjoying all the displays. Also check out the gorgeous views on the patios too

Megan Monsanto

Google
Really cool air and space museum right in Balboa park! Large museum with lots of planes and memorabilia to look at. There is even a 3D theater with a thirty minute film that is included with your entrance ticket. There are flight stimulators they do cost extra $$ but less than $10 and seem pretty cool. We didn’t try it but maybe another time. Great for all ages little to old. Definitely want to go back again.

Silver Sterling

Google
Absolutely wonderful! I’m not typically into air and space related stuff but this place was amazing. I loved all the dioramas and planes they had to show. The talking robots they had freaked me out a little bit lol. My favorite part by far was the vintage PSA Airlines Stewardess Uniforms. Conveniently located in Balboa Park with many other museums. It is a little pricey but I think it’s worth it. Would recommend going!

Graham Tranter

Google
This was our second stop in touring all Balboa Park had to offer and was one of our 3 favorites from the trip. It started out great with an SR71 chassis on display outside the building. Inside the museum is separated into exploration (including space), old civilian (Spirit of Saint Louis), old military and new military with some nicely setup diorama's. My travel companion is into planes so this was a great museum for us to visit and we would definitely do it again. I don't think it quite stacks up to the Air Museum in Seattle in terms of number of planes, but the layout, diorama's and additional things like pictures, writeups, and so on may have been better. We bought the all museum access pass which made this a $4-5 visit. Well worth it.

Angelique T

Google
Never been a fan of museum. However, if you have little boys or girls they would be mesmerized by the plane and space universe. There are small activities inside too. If you get lucky there was a retired knowledgeable man and we learnt so much from him. It was truly interesting. A few hours tour is enough. The park around is nice to walk by.

Krissy Bigelow-Talbert

Google
Decent museum. They did a great job with the set ups. Easy to see everything in about an hour. Bring extra money if you want to do the flight simulators, which are pretty neat!

Nicki Lolk Sørensen

Google
The museum is nowhere near as impressive as the one in Houston. Still, it's worth a visit! I loved the guitar made with artifacts from every Apollo mission. A lot of children ran around the exhibition having fun with some of the activities like designing and flying a space rocket.