San Diego Air & Space Museum

San Diego Air & Space Museum is a museum Balboa Park San Diego located in United States.

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  • Phone

    (619) 234-8291

  • Website

    sandiegoairandspace.org

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  • Type

    Museum

Address

2001 Pan American Plz (in Balboa Park) San Diego , CA 92101 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)

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K12 Inc

Did you know? The museum’s historic Ford building was built for the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition , an attempt to bring jobs and tourists to the city in the midst of the Depression. Read more

San Diego Air & Space Museum

Make sure to visit the RAF Quonset hut in the WWII gallery ! Music from the era is always playing and we have many RAF and Luftwaffe artifacts inside.

Nikki M

Awesome place that needs lots of time to see.. Be sure to talk to the docents! Many have worked on and/or flown the things you are seeing. (And don't eat before the simulator!!)

Sean Miller

Excellent museum ! They have added so much since my last visit years ago. A must see for any aviation enthusiast!

Chris G

Apollo 9 Command Service Module , call sign "Gumdrop" is on display here. Gumdrop was the first named spacecraft since the first manned Gemini mission. The crew picked Gumdrop, because of the shape.

William Studart

Interactive and full of history, a very learning experience

Aaron Stroud

One of the best Air museums there is. If you haven't been there, make it a to-do. San Diego has a very rich aeronautic history and this place will tell you all about it.

NASA

A toggle switch was broken on the Eagle moon lander during the Apollo XI mission by Armstrong's backpack. The steel pen on exhibit here was used to close the circuit allowing the engines to fire. Read more

Peggy Gartin

You can visit the gift shop for free, just turn left instead of right. If you like planes , they probably have a model of one of your favorites.

Sara Holyoak

Really great place to spend an hour or 2, some great exhibits including the Apollo 9 command module

Shannon Whitten

Great place to go in free Tuesday!

Diana Martinez

There is no much to see

Vladyslav Zakharchenko

Lots of history in a limited space.

Wired

It’s jam-packed with airplanes , spaceships, memorabilia , and history.

Thomas Pajor

Huge disappointment. Do not go in here if you expect European standards. This is all very plasticy and praises war.

Roger Ma

Hop onto the flight simulator

Perriann Hodges

This is where Orchids & Onions is going to be held this year! October 2, 2014 see you there!!

Milton Banas

It's a must see and experience

kc! Bradshaw

Sit outside the air & space museum and watch airplanes land overhead.

Devin

I went to a rave here once. Would go again.

MRS B Banegas

It's sick. Love this place.

AprilMaria Donnelly

Check out the PSA fkight attendant unis--lol

Chris R

Great place for receptions.

Chris Costello

Free for military

Chris G

Home of A-12 Serial Number 60-6933

Jonathan O.

Try the flight simulators .

Jackee F.

The planes out front are huge.

Nicole Bain

If you've been to the Air & Space Museums in DC, then this one is worth skipping. The collection is much smaller here and not worth the money to get in.

Girish Mellahalli

Not worth the money!!

Damon Hylton

Awesome! Compares well to Air and Space in DC. Leave about an hour for it. Great even for young kids.

Fernanda Aguirre Campuzano

El recorrido vale la pena aún cuando no es muy grande el museo :)

Ruben Almonte

Un lugar que propone una amplia colección aeroespacial muy interesante. Vale la pena la visita.

Enrique

Es un buen museo de la historia de la aviación

Miguel Angel Arellano Beltran

Sorprendente

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A must see! First time for my husband and I. So glad we didn't miss it! Get the app to navigate :) - Melanie George

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