The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum is best known as the home of the world’s largest wooden flying boat, the Hughes H-4 Hercules “Spruce Goose,” the SR-71 “Blackbird,” and the Titan II SLV Missile. In addition, there are more than 200 historic aircraft, spacecraft and exhibits on display, along with Oregon’s biggest large-format 3D theater.
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See the Spruce Goose!
This was a great trip. We did the tour of the Spruce Goose and it was well worth it if you appreciate history or this sort of thing. Our guide, Gary, was just phenomenal. Good space for kids to walk around that you dont have to worry too much.
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A Must See if in McMinnville!
We enjoyed the Air Museum for a special Christmas light event. The museum was open until 9p, lowered the lights, and draped many of the aircraft with holiday lights. This gave the usual experience something extra. They also played Polar Express in the on-site theater. We try to enjoy the Air Museum when in McMinnville as they usually bring in a few new aircraft each year. The Space Museum was not open, but would have gone if it was. Recommend for sure!
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Older flight and space exhibits + Spruce Goose
There are some interesting exhibits. Lots of informative displays. The Spruce Goose is massive, and you should visit at least once to see this! (Hard to believe this monstrosity could have actually flown - even once!) The reason for the three stars, is the layout of both the flight and space buildings is very confusing. They should have some signage (maybe lines on the floor??) to guide you. They have both set up from oldest to newest, but neither my husband nor I could figure out the order to walk to enjoy it this way. We just strolled around. I recommend one visit. Then decide if it holds enough interest to visit more than once.
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Exciting Museum
We visited this museum to see the Spruce Goose. It did not disappoint. The docents were informative and friendly. The exhibits were amazing and beautifully displayed.
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One of the best aviation museum in the country
We visited the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum on Monday, June 5, 2023. OUTSTANDING MUSEUM TOP TO BOTTOM. Lots of aircraft with super signage. Access to the HK-1 Hercules, "Spruce Goose" which is made out of birch. The vast majority of the aircraft are in showroom condition. Some, outside, are a bit weather worn. I LOVE AIRPLANES. Retired Naval Aviator, airline transport rated pilot, aircraft mechanic, and have spent a lot of time around airplanes. We spent about 5 hours in the museum because of our travel plans and that was a mistake. I could have spent two days straight in the museum. Docents were super, friendly informed, and factual. Snack bar has gluten-free HUGE sandwiches at good prices. Nice gift shop. Two main buildings to this museum with a nice plaza between them. Do not miss the detail of that plaza. Add numerous outdoor aircraft in front of and behind the museum. We would love to go back. We only took 523 photos in 5 hours - the TWO batteries on the camera died so we switched to smartphones. Worth the admission. Thanks, Rex