Reviews of College Park Aviation Museum (Museum)

David Stelzer

Great little museum!

Valarie Hamby

Nice place to visit

Kaine Peter

Kid loved it. Much to see, learn and capture

Michael Hecker

Well worth the admission price of only $5 to learn about the Wright Brothers and the importance of America’s first military flight school.

Monica Galli

Did you know...this was the first airport? The museum is nice and for $5 fee, it's the perfect rainy day adventure. Lots of activities for kids.

Yeajin Song

This place is awesome. We went in for special event called Santa flying in. Santa came from a flying chopper which was cool. The museum is very neat and they had tons of crafts stations for kids to create all the Christmas ornaments and letter to the Santa. The best part was meeting Santa of course. My 6yr old think this must be the real Santa since he had a real beard. They even took picture and print out! The people working here were all super friendly and cheerful. It was very nice experience and we all had blast. I am definitely returning to this place again.

elena mansfield

It's the history of the area I live in..

Alex Barnes

Several hands on activities for young kids as well as interesting information on aviation history for adults.

Jeffrey Zhu

The staff is HORRIBLE. When I got there, there was no receptionist. We were forced to wait. We waited 10 mins, then I decided to walk in to see if he was inside the exhibit. I found him, and he accused me of not paying and disobeying the rules. I payed him, and brought my friends in. 10 mins later, he finds us and tells us that our time was up, and forced us to leave. He told us we had just arrived 10 mins before closing time. What a scam! The exhibit was so small, I got though more than half in 10 mins. Its not worth the $5 per person. The google pictures account for half of the exhibit anyways. Its actually more exciting to browse the history of aviation through the web than to go to this museum. If you wish to go to a museum, the Smithsonian Air and Space is far better, and just a metro ride away. (the tickets are cheaper than $5)

William Mallory

A great to visit, and learn there history.

Eric Cromwell

Great museum and very knowledgeable staff.

LaTosha Greene

Really cool museum and educational at a really good price

Alejandra Zuniga

Great place for field trip

NotAGod -

The musuem was very good and there were some flying games that were very fun but it seemed like not everything was there when I was there

Ahmad Ibrahim

Nice little museum

Kenneth Stark

Very detailed and great place to learn more about aviation.

Wade Williams

Awesome museum at the oldest continually operating airport in the world!!! Highly recommend a visit!

Ted Porter

Good for an hour's stop in, bring small kids too as there is stuff for them to do. Lots of local history and aviation exhibits.

Claudia Ferguson

New operations building facility

keiry amaya

I like the air crafts

Monumental Heli

Excellent museum for young and old, pilots and non-pilots! Of course our crew especially likes the Berliner helicopter, but there is plenty to do and see for everyone. Very well laid out, a nicely rounded collection, and friendly staff. You can fly into College Park airport, or it's easily accessed by public transportation.

Barb Corley

I love the fact that they have costumes for the kids to dress up and pretend!

Meks

Awesome experience

K Bocinski

Small museum - excellent for younger children. Several hands-on exhibits.

Dennisha Harvell

Very nice

Tarrie W.

I ❤ this museum.

Clement Hourican

Great place to visit. Great for kids of all ages.

Ed Kent

Had some time to wait in College Park and were pleasantly surprised by the oldest operating airport in the world. Great museum for all ages.

Mike Twigg

The College Park Aviation Museum is at the sight of the oldest continuously operating airport in the WORLD which was built by the Wright brothers to train the first US Army pilots....so cool.

LA Kat

A quiet little gem in college park - we were the only ones wandering the interactive exhibits and the cool kids play areas. Well worth the price of admission and frequently has deals on groupon

D.C. Seward

Disc golf discs and science toys

Jennifer Leaman

Always alot of fun

Matt Merguerian

Informative curation, cool exhibits from first few decades of U.S. aviation, friendly staff. Enjoyable for small kids.

Saul Schaffer

A great place! Lots of fun hands on exhibits and very kid friendly!

Rasputin Seyes

This place is awesome! Who knew this was in College Park? It's an amazing space with terrific planes on display. Love it Love it Love It

Only One

Great customer service. Nice small museum with alot of history. Must go especially if you live and Maryland it's right at your fingertips. It was a great experience. I will return back!

mike marra

Fantastic museum! One of the few you can fly in to see! Superb staff and excellent exhibits make this a real gem of an aviation museum!

Nichole Miles

Climate's weird in here...

Janelle

Great place for little ones! My son is three and he loved it! It's not too big, it won't tire your little ones out. The only down side is the only place to eat food is outdoors. Other than that, it's awesome. We will be returning!

Cindy Pawlowski

Gem of a museum, wonderful place for kids to learn about being a pilot.

Kalapothakos Efstathia

Great museum for little ones. Has enough hands on play areas to amuse and the bits of information sink in easily with little to no confusion for. 5 and 3 year old. We didn't have our kids try anything on for dress up but they had great choices if your kids are into that.

Tyler Robinson

Better than expected

M Sams

For its size, it is an amazing museum. Plenty of things to read, learn, and play with there. Many activities for children, and it is next to an actual municipal airport where children can watch planes take-off and land. An inspirational museum in an inspirational setting. There is parking at the museum and it is also an easy walk from the College Park Metro Station.

Alicia Lindsey

Soo amazing to have lived soo close to this awesome historical.site!!

Steven Rolef

Really great Hands-On opportunities for kids.

Raoul Gabiam

Very nice little museum, kid friendly.

D Berg

A hidden treasure in College Park. Home of civil aviation for over 100 years in the Washington DC area. The staff is extremely friendly and the cost is reasonable. Not a large place, but they have managed to pack in a whole lot of history and aircraft from world war 1 to airmail to cubs and local aircraft manufacturers. You need to stop and check them out.

Amanda Mizrahi

A very nice way to pass an hour or so. Fun for the kids!

Lori Brown

Is really cool.

Leigh Ann Eckenrode

Great place to visit

Masoud Hamedi

I accompanied my 6 year old in a school field trip to the museum, kids loved it and they learned a lot about the history of aviation. A lot of interactive exhibits for the kids to keep it interesting is a bonus.

Snap Johnson

It was as a great experience and good time hanging out with my boss Chis Chisolm at the MAMA meeting today

Qingfeng Wang

The place is a hidden jury. It contains my earlier plane models and any interactive gadgets. The place is clean. It is well maintained and stuff are very friendly. It also has great view -- the only barrier between the museum and airport lane is the museum glass wall. It as shame that too few people know this place.

Michael Prdgen

Nice place to visit to see displays on the early days of powered flight.

Josh Jenkins

Low entry fees for a place with a lot of history. A few things to keep the kids busy. A LOT of reading.

Frank Hong

5 bucks. Relatively small. You can be on and out real quick. The place was free on this college Park Maryland day. They have a small play ground. You can watch some planes take off.

Steve Murphy

Great aviation museum at the oldest continuously operating air field in the world

Case

Very educational and great for the kids

Muna ALMerri

It says open daily on the map but not today for whatever reason. Update please.

Karen King de León

Very nice. The kids were able to get on several plans and simulation stations.

Heni Mazuka

Small but nice. It's a very good first time avaition experience for kids

Syahru Romadhon

Heritage aviation museum, since the college park airport is the world's oldest continuosly operated airport

Mike Samras

Good for a local museum but doesn't take more than 45 min to see everything with kids.

trp19string

Nice small museum with a few early aircraft.

Shunnell Lewis

Great experience for children of all ages. The history of airplanes, pilots, and all things aviatuin. The hands on activities are awesome.

Catherine Stewart

This is a great museum for kids. It is small, but well worth the low price of admission. There are multiple flight simulations for kids to try. There are also a plane and helicopter that kids can touch, climb into, and pull levers inside. For adults, there is lots to read about the history of aviation. Who knew that the world's oldest continuously operating airport was in College Park, MD?

Tazul Emon

Very nice place to go with kids.

Dana Phipps

Very fun little museum, even for preschoolers. They have a lot of hands on games and learning experience including crafts and lots of dress ups. There is a place and a helicopter they can climb in and pretend to fly. There are quite a few large planes to look at and at Christmas time they do a pretty good train display for a week. Worth the visit every time.

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I've been there 2 weeks ago and I really love this so much, nice airplanes and the pilots with many others. It Is really awesome and beautiful place to enjoy and relax. Nice people helping me tell me about the history of the airplanes of many years ago .

Tim Gaul

Always excellent visit with two toddlers. Displays change pretty frequently. Highly recomended!!

Stephanie Carlson

We have a 5 year old and a 4 year old and this was very interactive for them. They enjoyed trying in different clothes, riding a bike, sitting in an airplane and touching most of the exhibits! We got a Groupon which mad either even more affordable!

Daniel Tana

The College Park Aviation Museum is a (somewhat) hidden gem. Great place for kids and adults alike, with a really incredible history. Support your local parks and rec facilities and museums!

Shyla Caraig

Consider these a small museum but you'll learn something. They have flight lesson station where my daughter enjoyed games, puzzles, coloring and reading. They have mini costume booth for mailmans, pilots/ plane crews for kids to try on. A nice patio large enough for toddlers with some mini wooden planes to ride on for small kids. These place is good for kids ages 7 and below.

Emily Tamlyn

Great for four year olds.

M. Berg

Learned so much about the beginnings of aviation and how it's progressed throught the years. Lots of kids activities as well. Well worth it! We plan on going back for more!

KEVIN CHEN

Nice place. Sunnyday and wind . It's so comfortable.

Lisa Free

Very cute and informative

Alejandro Perez

Great place to visit.

Elizabeth Shenton

Great for small children and old aeroplane buffs alike.

Frank H

The aviation museum is part of the world's oldest working airport and was founded by the Wright Brothers! It is a small museum listed in Atlas Obscura website, which is where I learned about it. Admission is cheap and is a good place for young children!

Matthew Thomas

Great for kids and adults!

Ananya Gupta

This is a Hidden Gem. It is a superb Museum with lots of activities and things to touch for kids up to the ages of 8. The gift shop here is very reasonably priced. The staffer extremely courteous and very helpful. The ticket prices are very reasonable at $5 for adults and $3 for kids.

Tai-An Lugo

Small museum! But kids till had a great time! They love it gettimg on the simulator airplane and helicopter that make the experience more fun for them. I Found a Groupon for this place last minute,so I decide to take the kids. Worth it!

The Domestic Goddess

Very fun and kid friendly

Joshua

Great place for young kids.

Ilse Denisse Catalan

Great place to take toddlers/small children. Staff is super friendly. They have a play place that is adorable and kids really enjoy it

Michael Tardif

Good small museum. Limited activities but priced accordingly.

S Kusek

Great for all ages

Lucas Keene

Great hidden gem for kids and adults

Luna Celestial

Fantastic little, great for young and old museum. Being your camera as there are hands on activities. The entrance price is very reasonable prices; but there are several events were everyone enters free. Ask for the activity booklet when you enter. If everyone in your house completes the book, your next entrance is free. Of you feel like a walk, there is a trail behind the building that takes to Lake Artemesi.a.

Scott Jendrek

Very cool place, friendly and knowledgeable staff to boot. Thanks for an awesome tour!

Doug Price

Great experience. Loved the interactive displays

Elias Darraj

Great museum

AmiT Muntasir

Cozy museum with fantastic activities for kids.

Susan Jacques

A high quality small museum, very interesting and informative

Shakik Swiggett

Kind of small but quaint.

Kyrsten Carlson

They had such amazing pieces that I haven't seen at numerous other flight museums. I loved it all and the people were kind. I only wish you had little metal planes for sale as I'm trying to collect them. This was the first place that didn't have anything.

Louis Tartaglia

Fun for the family

Lasonia A. Wilbanks

Our tour guide Patrick was very informative, engaging and entertaining. The kids had a blast. Very clean and fun field trip. Not over crowded. Would definitely recommend going.

kendria k

Kids had fun learning

Rachel Kahan Noyce

Great place for kids

Jim Blount

Great collection of planes and aircraft of all kinds

José Atílio Carmignotto

Very good and nice

Michael Bishton

A wonderful little museum to look back on the history of this nation's oldest, continuing operational airport and the range of aircraft that flew there, including the Wright Brothers!

Valerie Nelson

Very nice place for meeting space. Space to eat outside, bathrooms clean and mtg space spacious with two pulled down screens.

S Jak

Little too crowded, pretty small place. Santa landing during Christmas is fun but too crowded.

Fatmata Sesay

College Park Day was awesome.

Keri Brown

College Park Aviation Museum is a wonderful little museum for those who enjoy a hands on experience with their youngest to older children. From exhibits that teach how aircraft work and have changed over time to aircraft and helicopters children can climb into to hands on touch exhibits using air and cockpit controls, it sparks the imagination. Our 3 and 6 year olds love coming here. If you haven’t been before, give it a try and pack a lunch to sit on the roof deck our outdoor courtyard replete with little climb-in push planes on wheels.

Genia King

Been here before withy seniors, now with my juniors

Elizabeth Rosenberg

So fun for kids and adults! I love sitting in the real planes and riding on the plane scooters outside!

Alondra Castro

Super excellent place to learn abd enjoy with familu.....

Kim Pedersen

Small, but very good

Andrew McLaughlin

The model of the Wright brothers plane is very cool. Also, the museum seems to function as a de facto indoor playground for children under 5, so if you have some of these then it will prove to be a fun place for you.

Hari Thangavel

Oldest operating airstrip in the world.

Jennifer Gao

Small but pretty good

Dave Asmann

Wow is this place cool: aircraft, simulators, a wind tunnel, cockpits - very well done!

Charles Acree

Great place to learn about American and World Aviation History. Starting with the Wrighr Brothers to how this is now the oldest continuous operating airport in the World. Fun place for kids, school and club trips and being in an environment where STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) is used every day to provided services. Take the tour and get ready to be amazed with what you will learn about the last 100+ years of Aviation.!!!

Shiva Khanal

Fantastic museum. So many things to see and learn.

H Tenwon Tiah

Historic site. I learned a lot about the aviation industry in the United States.

Hshsbs Zbsbsb

Nice museum for kids. My kids are really enjoyed.

Vinod Damle

Good place to take kids, they have planes and helicopters for kids to sit in, pilot costumes and other fun activities. There is no food or drink stall so plan to bring those yourself. Inexpensive entry and there was a groupon available as well

Jason Cohen

Great museum! Went there for a birthday party, and was very appropriate for children. Lots to learn, and even my 16-month old daughter enjoyed it. There were plenty of interactive activities, but probably could have benefited from a short film to get the kids more enthusiastic. A little confused by the gift shop - thought that they had actual Lego sets for sale, but they were knock-off cheap construction blocks - and were expensive. Will look for a chance to take my 6-year old son there soon. I would recommend giving this a place a try.

Sean d

Clean modern facility. Great historical exhibits.

Jon Velapoldi

Great small aviation museum located next to the historic College Park airpark. Carries several planes from the early days of aviation, including an intriguing very early (and very rare) "helicopter". Has some nice history of the ERCO company, a small airplane manufacturer that was located less than a mile away. My kid likes their gift shop, too. Some nice hands-on exhibits, to boot!

Desair Shaw

Great fun for the kids and wonderful exhibits to explore. Racked up at the gift shop!

Erica Selle

My kids love this place. Their faces light up whenever I mention going. The admission is very reasonable. It's really a hidden gem!

Lola Akinwande

Wonderful!!!! kids loved it

erica rogers

Great facilitators!

Lisa Hansen

This is *the* place to learn about how aviation started; I learned a lot. I am not sure how interesting it is for kids that aren't into airplanes, but there is a kids section and they have presentations for kids.

Jessica Flow

Until they get some diversity in their museum it will be a disappointment to me. I grew up around culture and need to see that reflected in the places I visit. But it’s a place with great potential right at a little plane airport. It’s classic. Get some black pilots on your walls. How about all the other variety of humanity that has flown planes here in the States. Let’s see that reflected. DIVERSITY IS NECESSARY. Representation matters.

Daniel Teran

5$ admission, a lot of aviation history

Kirk Davis

Nicely done if smaller musuem. Has some flight simulator games for kids. Nice Wright Model "B" replica. With Groupon, it was very cheap!

Ononews9

Great museum!

Michelle Hibbert

Highly recommend the guided tour to navigate this wonderful museum. The secret needs to be out... a remarkable adventure for the entire family.

Nithyanandan J

Something to learn about aviation

Joyce Ard

It was really interesting. Great for kids! Lots for them to do.

Anthony Harley

Had a great kids birthday party here!

Tiffany Kareem

Great museum for a weekend visit!! Not too big so it didnt overwhelm you. The kids loved the interactive planes they could climb in. Younger kids will like the scavenger hunt. Glad we finally visited!!

Richard Smith

An excellent preservation of the history of the oldest -continuously-operated airport in the United States. Has a few interesting aircraft on display and interactive displays. A good place to bring kids

Jaiveer Singh

Interesting exhibits in here. Loved it. You can control some of the planes that are on display. Has flight simulators. Reasonable prices. Could improve on the size though.

jessie k

Small snd quick but they have a few interesting airplanes

T.J.

This place is a great small historical landmark. Fun for the kiddies .

David Kelly

One of the great small aviation museums in the United States. Situated on the University of Maryland, college Park aviation museum is where it all started. the Wright brothers brought their planes here to show to Congress and the military. Good for small kids and the elderly. Fun Hands-On stuff and not too big a museum.

rodney jones

Great place to enjoy airplanes

Jes love

Great experience for the kids, they had a great day. I enjoyed the art pieces also and my daughter loved the plane to sit in will def return again. Great family fun.

Armen Mirzoian

Kids friendly museum that is also a great find for aviation enthusiasts.

Jen McClurg

This is such a great place to come with kids. We brought my five-year-old on a frigid winter day and he spent an hour-and-a-half entertaining himself and playing in the kids section. It's a working air Field as well so you can see planes taking off and landing if you're lucky.

S Mobley

I love this park for small kids under 10 because of the hands on activities. I wish they would work on having more diverse exhibits about aviation. Not much on women in the field.

Mark Tatum

Very cool place

Hennessy Gonzales

Great experience I'm not gonna lie , specially since I work at the Airport . tHis place has a bigger meaning for me, since I could relate to it.

Jeff Boyce

Small but great museum.

Judith R. Steinfuhrer

This place has the most obnoxious photographer. Now I know why public figures get so irate with them. IF I WANTED MY PICTURE TAKEN, I'D ASK!!!

Matthew Young

Family had a lot of fun here. It's a little small and could use some updates. If you're in the area give it a look and help support history.

Taiwo Oladapo

Nice place to visit. Quiet and historical.

Donald Laningham

Awesome museum with alot of local history.

Juan Jesús Haro

Very nice museum with a lot of interesting things to see and learn. Very good if you go with kids, they can ride several things and learn about the basics of flying.

Virginia Matos

Good place to take the family and learn about Aviation and history

Tina Li

Great size for kids to run around in.