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Udvar-Hazy Center (Air & Space annex)
The Air & Space Museum's vast hangar annex near Dulles, with Space Shuttle Discovery and an SR-71.
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Who it's worth it for
Great for
- Travellers on a budget
- Families with kids
- Couples
- Solo travellers
- The genuinely curious
- History & culture buffs
Depends
- If you've only got a day
- Adventurers
Worth it for travellers on a budget, families with kids and couples.
Why we say this
Insider secrets & local vibes
For aviation fans it beats the Mall location, with Space Shuttle Discovery, an SR-71 Blackbird and full-size aircraft you can walk under, all free.
Not independently verified — estimatedIt is out near Dulles Airport with no Metro, so it's a car or a long transit haul.
Not independently verified — estimatedParking costs more than the free museum.
Not independently verified — estimatedWhat it feels like
Reading the room, traveller by traveller
With kids
An epic hangar of real aircraft that thrills plane-mad kids.
With friends
Worth the drive for aviation enthusiasts, less so otherwise.
Multigenerational
Fully accessible and flat, but only practical with a car.
Good to know
Before you go
Time
Half day incl. travel
- Best time
- Pair with a Dulles arrival or departure day
- Getting there
- No Metro; reach it by car near Dulles Airport
- Booking
- Free entry; about $15 parking
- Accessibility
- Fully accessible, flat hangar floors
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- Located near Dulles Airport in Virginia; houses Space Shuttle Discovery and an SR-71 Blackbird; free entry with paid parking
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