One man's dream becames a high quality aviation museum for so many aviation fans! One cannot believe how ENORMOUS the Spruce Goose is. Planes, civilian and military, from various decades and wars abound. A large Imax theater where we seemed to have a private viewing of the Reno Air Race as the only two in the theater in the afternoon. There are two other buildings (one space) that we didn't even get to visit. Airplans on the lawns and on buildings, really! Small limited cafe and a much larger gift shop. Highly recommend.

Excellent place to go. We really enjoyed this place. Sylvia showed us around. Couldn't have had a better guide. She definitely made our experience even more enjoyable. We were able to see the spruce goose and a PBY. This was our second trip to the museum and enjoyed it even more the second time around. We will definitely go there again when we come back to the area

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!

Will become your favorite .Museum. Wonderful displays in gorgeous buildings with ample natural light. Not overwhelming, just right in spacing and variety. Volunteer docents approach to answer any questions and offer interesting background and stories from.personal experience. Beautiful drive there and wine country surroundings.

We took a break from winery visits to see this amazing collection of air & space crafts and memorabilia inside and outside the beautiful buildings. Great for all ages. Collection is well-curated. Volunteer staff were friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. A private tour experience (extra fee) in the “Spruce Goose” was outstanding. A visit should be considered when visiting this region.

Came here to see the Spruce Goose. On top of the $22 entrance fee, @ $15 extra, a behind the scenes tour of the Spruce Goose is available. This is absolutely worth it. The staff is very helpful and has a lot of volunteers all over the museum to answer questions. Both pavilions, aircraft and space, have incredible exhibits. Free parking is available.

My visit ended up being on the anniversary of D-Day, and the museum had a nice program honoring that event. Unfortunately, I only had time to visit the Aviation building, but even that was well worth the admission price. Really neat to be able to get so close to many different kinds of aircraft. Of course, a trip into the Spruce Goose is a must! There was a video playing on the inside platform that's available to everyone, but it was not easy to watch in so small an area.

The Spruce Goose, built by Howard Hughes, is in this museum. We got the extra ticket for a personal tour of the cockpit, which I highly recommend. Our guide, Neal, was great, extremely knowledgeable and had tons of interesting stories about the aircraft. The rest of the museum is also interesting if you are interested in aviation and history. We didn’t have time for the space side of the museum, maybe next time we are in town

This is my second visit to the museum and both times has been so interesting. This time however, I did go on the tour of the Spruce Goose which was truly enlightening and got to sit in the same seat as Howard Hugh's sat when he flew the aircraft - I can only imagine how he felt when he actually took off. The aircraft is huge and dominates the space but is oh so worth seeing. The rest of the museum is all very interesting with the Space museum section being in a different building and has some special space replicas and the Titan 4 missile in place between two or three floors tall. A very worthwhile museum. Don't by-pass it when you are in the area.

This place is a bit out of the way but SO worth it. They are known for having the Hughes "Spruce Goose" airplane but it is so much more. They have planes & memorabilia for decades. I have never been in a place that was SO clean! If you are into motors & aviation you must go here.