Explore two large hangars filled with over 3,000 history-making objects, including over 200 aircraft and spacecraft. 

Surround yourself with the planes and spacecraft that set records, charted new courses, and made history. 

View of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center tower at sunset
The exterior of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. 

Free Admission  
No passes required. 
Parking: $15

Open 10 am to 5:30 pm
Open every day but December 25

Location
14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151

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Things to See and Do

Explore two huge hangars, filled with iconic objects from aviation and space history. Add to your experience by enjoying an educational program, or seeing an IMAX show. 

Current Exhibitions

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Objects on Display
View of SR-71 Blackbird in foreground and Space Shuttle Discovery behind it, on exhibit at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

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Delta-winged spaceplane with white and black thermal protection tiles, marked "Discovery" on forward fuselage.

Space Shuttle Discovery

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Three quarter frontal view of nose and cockpit exterior of four-engine bomber, displayed in hangar.

Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay

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Slender airliner with pointy droop nose, blue "Air France" lettering on white fuselage, and blue and red stripes on vertical fin.

Concorde, Fox Alpha, Air France

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More Objects on Display
A map showing the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

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Programs

A Museum Docent with a speaker speaks and gestures while a middle aged man looks on.

Free Guided Tours

Take free highlights tours led by our volunteer docents. Check the Tour Desk for times.

Discovery Cart

Discovery Stations

Look out for carts around the Museum, where you can engage in a hands-on, facilitated activity. 

Visitors get a personal look at aircarft on the tarmac outside of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

Events

From lectures to hands-on family days and more, discover all the events the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center has to offer. 

A group of five young visitors stand before the vast glass window at the second-floor overlook that offers an unfettered view of the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar where aircraft sits ready for museum professionals to work on it in a workshop like atmosphere.

Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar

Watch as our specialists reconstruct, repair, and preserve our rare artifacts. 

Udvar-Hazy Center Engen Observation Tower

Donald D. Engen Observation Tower

Watch planes take off and land at Washington Dulles International Airport and get a 360-degree view of the surrounding area.

Food, IMAX, and Simulators

Front of a red simulator ride.

Simulators

Fly with the Wright brothers and the Tuskegee airmen, pilot military aircraft, or go on a spacewalk—all without leaving the Museum.

Women sit in rapt attention in the cushy seats of the theater's stadium seating.

Airbus IMAX Theater

Watch movies on a five-story-tall screen with surround sound. Enjoy a short documentary on aviation, spaceflight, or astronomy during the day. Return after hours for Hollywood's latest hits. 

An empty fast food cafe. On the left is a table under the green Shake Shack logo. On the right is a cordoned rope leading up to the counter.

Shake Shack

Enjoy all your Shake Shack favorites as well as two out of this world exclusive desserts created for the Museum. 

At the center of the photograph is the nose of the Space Shuttle, with the Space Shuttle expanding behind it. Hanging overhead is a satellite, a spacesuit, and a missile. Surrounding on the ground are cases with space stuff.

Plan a Group Visit

We welcome groups, from preschoolers to retirees—and everyone in between, to discover history first-hand. If you're visiting with a group of 10 or more, use our group visit resources. 

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Visiting Tips

Don't know where to begin? Find a guide of what to expect. 

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Accessibility

We are committed to ensuring all visitors are welcome and can enjoy the Museum.

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Entry and Guidelines

Learn about the entry process and guidelines for all visitors

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What You'll Experience

At the Udvar-Hazy Center, you'll be surrounded with icons of aviation and spaceflight, from the Space Shuttle Discovery to the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, and many, more.

Each section of aircraft is accompanied by a short label, making this a favorite museum for our youngest visitors to explore.