The National Air and Space Museum's massive Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, displays more than 150 aircraft and 148 large space artifacts that are too big to be displayed at the National Mall location, plus thousands of intriguing smaller artifacts. The center includes the ten-story Boeing Aviation Hangar, the 80-foot-high James S. McDonnell Space Hangar, immersive flight simulators, an IMAX® theater and the Donald D. Engen Observation Tower, which offers views of the Washington Dulles Airport runways. The aircraft and spacecraft are displayed in huge open hangars on the main floor, where visitors can walk among them, and on two levels suspended from the ceiling. A series of skywalks and overhangs brings you nose-to-nose with the vehicles suspended from the ceiling, hung to replicate their flight maneuvers.
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The hangar is laid out with military aviation on the north and civil aviation on the south. It is organized around ten themes:
(walk-in; meet at docent/information desk)
• Daily, 10:30 AM and 1 PM and as posted at the Docent/Information Desk
(by appointment only; 2-week notice required; call Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-3 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-2563 (voice mail) or 202-357-1505 (TTY), or e-mail NASMTours@si.edu)
Note: Although the Tour Reservation Office is closed on weekends and federal holidays, reserved weekend and holiday tours will go on as scheduled.
(by appointment only, 2-week notice required; call Mon.-Fri., 9 AM-3 PM, except federal holidays: 202-633-2563 (voice mail) or 202-357-1505 (TTY), or e-mail NASMTours@si.edu)
Note: Although the Tour Reservation Office is closed on weekends and federal holidays, reserved weekend and holiday tours will go on as scheduled.
The Udvar-Hazy Center Museum Store offers a variety of merchandise including souvenirs, books, DVDs, models, posters, clothing and more.
Udvar-Hazy Center McDonald's / McCafé features burgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, muffins, cakes and specialty coffees.
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Strap in to the cockpit of an F15-E or scale the Alps, all from the comfort of your seat in our state-of-the-art IMAX® theater.
Evening feature-length films often available.
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