A Trip Down Memory Lane – Museum of Aviation

We love a good aviation museum and have visited several around the country. While in Georgia for a job, we realized we were close to the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base and our son asked if we could visit–of course we can!

While this museum is located on the base, no base access is required to visit! Even better–admission is free, but you can pay for some of their experiences, make donations or purchases from the gift shop, or even have your kids attend a summer camp!

They have an amazing static display around the outdoor perimeter of the museum, so we started there on our hot summer day. Most of the aircraft have information signs that tell about the aircraft type and missions, as well as the individual aircrafts history. Getting to see them up close is amazing–and I was happy to see I am finally taller than the wheel on a B-52 bomber (my mom has a picture in a scrapbook of me as a kid where I wasn’t)!

We then worked our way inside the main building (there are 4 buildings in addition to the outside display–the main building has the gift shop, information and guided tours). Since we are pretty familiar with the aircraft, we opted for the self-guided tour and explored the history of different military campaigns, uniforms and memorabilia on display.

We crossed the flag area to the back hangars and explored more aircraft and histories before returning back to the front for the building to the right of the main building. Having worked Base Operations in the Air Force, I couldn’t help checking tail numbers on the aircraft that were in during my service to see if any of them were ones I had worked with. Even though I’ve been out for more than 20 years, so much of the history was still easy to recall and talk to the family about. They had a great Tuskegee Airmen exhibit, which was great to show our son that piece of history.

This museum is very print-rich, so it can be overwhelming to try and read it all. Plan to take your time and enjoy. There are places to have a picnic outside, a playground, or a seating area in the building, and snacks are available in the gift shop. Being free, you could also plan for multiple visits and do a building or floor at each visit.

Are air museums a favorite stop for you, too? Let us know which has been your favorite in your travels, we’d love to add new ones to our list!

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