These self-guided tours and activities are designed to allow visitors to engage with the Museum’s stories and artifacts around a theme. Visitors can adapt these programs to fit their schedule.
The Museum’s self-guided expeditions provide a themed exploration of the Museum. These expeditions can be used on-site or on-demand and include a teacher’s guide.
This self-guided expedition explores several women in aviation and aerospace through their own life stories and the Museum’s artifacts. Using the aircraft and spacecraft at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, and the Museum’s digital collection, it presents women, their place in history and their impact in aviation and aerospace.
Since the first venture into space by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in 1961, more than 500 men and women have flown in space, some staying months at a time. People have circled the Earth in small capsules and huge space shuttles. They have floated in open space, delivered satellites, conducted laboratory experiments, and built a space station. This Self-Guided Expedition takes you on a tour of artifacts related to Human Spaceflight at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
Scavenger Hunts
The Museum’s scavenger hunts guide your exploration of the National Air and Space Museum around a common theme or topic.
Animals in the Sky
This scavenger hunt challenges you to find aircraft at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center that have animal names. It is appropriate for visitors of all ages.