Seattle Attractions
Museum of Flight
Museum of Flight
Next to Boeing Field, south of downtown Seattle, the Museum of
Flight consists of a six-storey high glass and steel construction,
which was the original Boeing factory. Inside is a collection of
more than 130 aircraft, some suspended from the ceiling, which
includes some of history’s most famous airplanes. There is,
for example, a replica of the Wright brothers’ first glider
and the original Air Force One presidential plane used by
Eisenhower. The museum covers the entire history of flight right up
to the space programme. The Museum's most recent acquisition
is a British Airways Concorde - the only one on America's
West Coast. Concorde arrived in true style setting a new world's
record time from New York to Seattle.
Address: 9404 East Marginal Way South;
Website: www.museumofflight.org;
Telephone: (206) 764 5720;
Transport: Metro bus 174 from downtown;
Opening time: Daily 10am to 5pm; open until 9pm on the first Thursday of every month. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas;
Admission: $14 (adults); $7.50 (children 5-17); other concessions available. Admission is free on the first Thursday evening of every month from 5pm until 9pm
