Comments on: The Sky’s the Limit

By: Little Red Hen's Rooster

Little Red Hen's Rooster — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:13:10 +0000

Great post! I can’t overemphasize the coolness of the Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland (outside Omaha). Any museum where the first thing you see when you walk in is an SR-71 Blackbird pointing down at you has got to be cool!

By: Painted Hen

Painted Hen — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:35:23 +0000

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. It’s great hearing about museums that you have found enjoyable!
James – our boys would definitely like that Thunderbird exhibit.
Crystal – Wow, this is an excellent list – thank you for letting us know about it!

By: Crystal

Crystal — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:04:34 +0000

here’s a pretty complete list of airplane museums in the U.S. no reviews or mentions of kid-friendliness but thought it might be worth sharing: http://yellowairplane.com/Museums.htm

By: James M.

James M. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:17:55 +0000

Great post! I love the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Take the Boeing plant tour too (I think it’s Everett, north of Seattle). Another obvious great aviation museum is the National Air & Space Museum in D.C. But one that most people don’t know about that is amazing for kids is The Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. They’ve got so many planes, missiles and helicopters it’s unreal. Plus, I noticed your Thunderbirds picture above and they have a brand new Thunderbirds exhibit too with a real (retired) F-16 that the T-birds flew! Here’s the link to their website and thanks again. http://www.museumofaviation.org

By: The Little Red Hen

The Little Red Hen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:42:53 +0000

The Jefferson County Airport (Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport now) near Broomfield has a restaurant, too- the Runway Grill. It’s a fun place to watch (mostly) small planes take off and land. I grew up going to air shows, too!