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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a big fan of this museum! I would suggest that kids under 6 might be too young to really grasp the history of flight and understand the airplane's history in relation to world history ... but hey,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Today I channeled my Inner Six-Year-Old Boy and went to the museum of flight. He was pretty stoked. Some of his favorite things:1. Watch tower where you can pretend you're an air traffic controller...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Went to Seattle early (arrived at 8:45am) on a Monday with my son. We had breakfast at The Hanger Cafe (great) and then went straight to the MOF. It is an incredibily impressive buiding and has the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have been here several times over the years and thoroughly enjoy each trip through it. My first visit was for a clients Christmas Party, many years ago. It is hard to make it all the way through...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I only wished for more time! So many planes inside and out! Awesomeness. We loved seeing them fly outside and hanging inside. Lots of information and interactive displays for all ages. We didn't...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Really cool! We totally enjoyed our day trip. I would say the highlight was being able to see inside Air Force 1. The inside of the Concorse was cool too. There are sooo many exhibits to see so...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is huge! I found myself wandering and re-wandering the space exhibit for about an hour. The World War II memorial was especially interesting as I found perspectives on WWII presented from...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Read what Brad F wrote - I would just be repeating what he said.Where else are you going to get to step into a supersonic Concorde? Jeff Goldblum may have pretended to ride on Air Force One, but you...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you have any interest in planes or history, this museum will not disappoint. There is stuff for everyone in your group; even a kids area with simulators and stuff they can get their hands on....
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As far as bang for your buck, this museum does not disappoint. I thought the price of admission was steep but this place is HUGE and well worth it. If you are a fan of flight (or not) this museum is...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Whether you're looking for history, interaction, a great activity for a rainy Seattle day, or just like really big planes, the Museum of Flight is guaranteed to entertain. If you're young, old, young...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I wasn't totally fired up about going to The Museum of Flight , but I was so glad I went. It was amazing! We didn't have nearly enough time to get through all of the exhibits, and we were there for 1...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
great place to visit, but they close at 5 an they will escort you out the place allow about 3 to 4 hours. I wish I had more time, but well worth it
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this museum is very interesting! im not really interested in it but i went with family so i had no choice! haha, but im glad i went. it was educating and i learned many things.
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
On my daily get the son and myself out of the house, we found ourselves at the museum of flight. What a great time we had. Like many other yelpers, I dont have a strong interest in airplanes. But...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I really didn't want to go here today. I am tired as hell and my manager wanted to drag me here because another guy I work with loves planes. There was no way that I could have been dropped off at the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I find flying about as appealing as going to my dreaded day job. My husband, however, loves planes, aviation history, etc. We went over the weekend with my sister and 7-year old nephew, and I had...
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Being only slightly interested in airplanes and the history of flight, I didn't have very high hopes for this place. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised!My family and I were here for four hours, and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Flight is not really my interest, but I have to admit this is a great museum (thus the 4 stars). They've invested a lot in their collections and have top notch exhibits. Their WWI collection is...
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As far as museums in Seattle go, this has got to be one of the best. I am bummed that we missed the Concorde and AF1 but it was totally worth it, regardless! We spend about 2 hours in this place and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is AMAZING!Even if you're not the science type who wants to know about the space program or aeronautical engineering, come here for the wonderful history lessons. The WW1 and WW2 exhibits...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The Museum was VERY awesome, no question. We stopped by the cafe for a recharge and continued to be disappointed until we left.It was damn near a ghost town, bur all the tables and floors were dirty....
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Being an Airforce Veteran, I love visiting the Museum of Flight in Seattle. The new wing they just added this last year is spectacular with beautifull aircraft and memorabilia dating back to the first...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was really looking forward to visiting the Museum of Flight. A lot of people recommended hitting up the Boeing Manufacture Tour as well but my time in Seattle was limited so Museum of Flight fit...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I visited The Museum of Flight this week and I was absolutely impressed! If you're hesitant to pay the $16 or so, well DONT BE. It is worth it.The museum itself is very well layed out and every...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have visited a lot of aviation museums over the years, and have to say that it ranks in the top five of the nation as far as I am concerned. Excellent facility with lots to see. From the birth of...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My friend and I did the airpark first - Great to see the 707 that was used as Air Force One and the vintage top secret electronics inside. The first 747 is in the yard as well. Also terribly...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2008
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This place has so much to do with flight -- including space travel -- you could easily spend two days there and probably still not see everything. They even have an old Air Force One plane and a Concorde.
lilaguide.com - user review - 07/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Museum of Flight is one of the largest air and space museums in the world. Some of the highlights of my visit included boarding a retired Air Force One plane...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wanna step into Air Force One - without having to win an election or, alternatively, slave away for the President to see it?Wanna step into the Concorde - without paying $10,000 to see it? Go here....
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've never been to a better museum in my life, it's about 10 times better than the Air and Space Museum in Washington DC ( I went there last month) ...the World War I and II rooms are so well done,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to the Museum of Flight a few times for events which is very cool. The first time it was a company party up in the open area that they have reserved for group functions. I got bored so I...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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Kids and adults alike will enjoy touring this museum. Walk under and around full-size jets and kids can sit in the driver's seat of smaller planes.
lilaguide.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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my son is a little young i feel for this place. this is for the older children. there isnt a lot for them to do and the play area is not enclosed at all so you are still chasing them all over the place. there...
lilaguide.com - user review - 05/09/2008
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I don't think this museum is very everyone. It's pretty small. The main room has many planes on the floor and hanging from the ceiling. Supposedly they have planes outside that you can visit. There's also...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Today I stood inside the International Space Station, stood in the President's conference room on Air Force One and topped it off with a tour of the flight deck of Concorde.Where else could you do...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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We have been to this museum one time. It was a very fun time. My daughter loved all the great things she could touch, and look at. I was a bit tired after a long walk through the entire place, and being very...
lilaguide.com - user review - 04/15/2008
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We have been to the Museum of Flight a few times. My kids 4 & 2 had a good time playing in the Flight Zone kids area. There are lots of hands on things in there to do/touch and planes to get into. They also...
lilaguide.com - user review - 04/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I feel the need...The need for speed. She's breaking up I can't hold her.Houston. We have a problem.You won't have Dick Nixon to kick around any more.All those movie lines swirl around my head when I...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I wish I had more time to spend there. So much information. Definitely worth the money.
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The husband is a flight (and all things military) junkie. I'm not. So every air show, any place devoted to flights (NASA included), bases, I've been for moral support. That's marriage for you. ;)...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Be it ignorance or be it fact, I know of know no other Museum of Flight. Sure, we've gone here on field trips as kids, but The Museum of Flight impresses the first, fifth or fiftieth time. They have...
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm far from an airplane enthusiast, and even though many, many people have told me how awesome the Museum of Flight is, it never sounded that interesting to me. I only went because they're currently...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I echo everything said by the previous writer. It is especially great for those with a visual handicap. My girlfriend is visually impaired which means that she has about 20% vision in one eye. The...
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The place rocks! I can say it is the best airplane museum I've seen, and I have visited a few over the years with the kiddos. First of all, the Great Hall is filled from floor to ceiling with...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really enjoyed my one visit here and I think that's all you really need unless they were to add some must-see item. I took a lot of photos throughout my visit but they don't really do the place...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Museum of Flight of flight is equivalent to a candy store for kids. I came here with some colleagues for a Boeing event and we had the entire place to ourselves. I could see in my fellow male...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Museum of Flight easily exceeded our family of seven's expectations. We have been to the flight museum in San Diego, and this is a million times better.When we pulled up to the museum our one...
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's hard to avoid trite hyperbole when discussing The Museum of Flight. The museum is an absolute treasure. For an aviation nerd like myself, the experience is simply orgasmic; anyone, though, will...
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This would be an ordinary museum if it weren't the secret lair of Marky Mark as an Old Man. This place has an Air Force One, a space flight simulator, some of those cut-outs you can stick your head...
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
For the flyboys and flygirls: if you dig Top Gun, you'll dig Museum of Flight. My bf and his friends did. For a non-enthusiastic, I think you can be mildly entertained by the historical photos and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2007
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This was a lot of fun for my son (18 mo) there are a lot of wide open places for him to run. There is a place for small children to play - although they still need to be closely watched as there are planes...
lilaguide.com - user review - 09/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We always love to go to the Museum of Flight on a rainy day. It's a great place to let the kids run around and check out the airplanes. It has a great little kid play area and we always stop at...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Live a little, learn a little. This is one of the finest air museums in the country. It's a step below the air force museum (Dayton, OH) and the Smithsonian Air & Space (DC.), but it's far more human...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place was pretty cool and is a whole day affair.I learned a lot this day about barnstorming, the heroes of the dawn of the aviation industry, and the incubation of Boeing.A lot of the writing...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2007
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wonderful museum with a great hands on exhibit for children... my 3-year-old was enthralled by the airplanes suspended from the ceiling... strollers recommended for younger children who have a tendency to...
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/08/2007
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The Museum of Flight is a good museum..but, it's kind of small. The exibits are pretty interesting. I especially liked seeing the old Air Force One. Overall, it is a good cultural experience.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/21/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Museum of Flight is a fantastic museum that keeps getting better as the years go by.I first visited the Museum of Flight as a child when the entire museum consisted of the Red Barn that was part...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Not being an aviation/airplane enthusiast, I wasn't excited about going to the Museum of Flight, but I was blown away by this museum when I visited with some out-of-town guests. The museum is so...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2006
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All flight museums have airplanes of course. The Seattle Museum of Flight also has loads of artifacts from space: Moon rock, lunar landers, and soon they'll be getting a Space Shuttle. The Great Gallery...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/08/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you're an fly buff, this is a great stop. The only better air museum I've seen is at the Smithsonian. It really makes me want to finish up my license.They have lots of (mostly Boeing) planes...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Lovely building, nice gardens, and staffed by old gentlemen who are obviously excited to be there. I bet they're all ex-execs, and air force men.This place has some awesome planes you don't get to see...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Museum of Flight is a must-see to anyone visiting Seattle. This museum represents more than a century of taking to the air in some sort of bird whether commercial, private, experimental or for the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2006
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The museum of flight is an amazing, fascinating place to spend a day - or a few hours. They have displays on all stages of aviation - starting with the Wright Brothers in Kitty Hawk, through the pres...
judysbook.com - user review - 05/09/2006
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I have visited the National Air and Space Museum in D.C. and, while that museum is much bigger, I think The Museum of Flight is a better experience. The Great Gallery has something like 30 airplanes (from the...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/09/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
All you have to know about this place is that I live in California, have never lived in Seattle but renew my membership to the Museum of Flight EVERY YEAR. Yes, it's just that great a place.The MOF...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2006
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I've been to the Museum of Flight every time my in-laws come into town and I'm SO over it. Unless you're really into planes or have A LOT of time to kill doing nothing, it isn't really worth it.Ev...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/06/2006
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If your in the Seattle area, you need to go to this place. The Museum of Flight was included in the Citypass and at first, I didn't think it would be fun. It was totally wrong. When we got there, ther...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/06/2006
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As you would hope of Seattle, the Museum of Flight is one of the best flight museums in the country. With a continually expanding collection of aircraft and memorabilia, you'll find plenty to keep the...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/02/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Usually, I find museums rather staid. Not this one. With planes hanging from the ceiling, on static display outside the museum, and as part of historic displays inside - this museum presents aviation...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2006
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I am not the museum type but the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field is worth going to. If not to walk through the first presidential jet plane, (that would be Air Force One when the Presidents Eisenhow...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/18/2006
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Usually, I find museums rather staid. Not this one. With planes hanging from the ceiling, on static display outside the museum, and as part of historic displays inside - this museum presents aviation ...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/17/2006
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I don't know if you have boys or girls for this party, but we had great luck with the Museum of Flight. You get a room and a tour. Also someone comes and you make model airplanes and fly them. So that...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/06/2006
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Great place! Lots of fun for everyone great people.You will love this place!! WWI, WWII and commercial planes!
judysbook.com - user review - 03/05/2006
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Best for older kids, they'll love the Top Gun flight simulator.
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/18/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
If you're really into planes, flight, and simulations - come here. The casual interest person might not be so stimulated. I didn't have a lot of fun here, and I think planes are pretty cool.
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2006
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Well, the kids really don't like it so much, but for me, getting there is always a special treat. There is something about seeing a real Concorde or walking through LBJs Air Force One that is exciting...
judysbook.com - user review - 01/27/2006
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This place has all the needs for any child or adult could ever want. IF you are a flying fanatic, a plane professional, or just a airplane admirer then you would enjoy this museum. Just stop by once i...
judysbook.com - user review - 12/24/2005
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I am a plane and flying fanatic and I cannot recommend this museum. It was very much overpriced for the little bit that you get. There are many plane exhibits, and even a plane that you can sit inside...
judysbook.com - user review - 12/17/2005
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I love airplanes, which is why I love the Museum of Flight. I personally would not go more than once a year, however, because it seems like everytime I go, the same exhibits stay. I can't complain muc...
judysbook.com - user review - 12/08/2005
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This is an awesome place to visit if you are a airplane freak. They have a replica of the first Wright brothers place infront of their theater. They have actual planes in there and there are a lot. ...
judysbook.com - user review - 12/08/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I know what you are thinking "ooohhhh spiffy a flight museum"(sarcasm) but really this is a cool place. It's fun, they have lots of cool planes to check out, and some Boeing history. I swear I have as...
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yes, educational, but really fun to boot! Climb in a cockpit, ride a simulator, ooh and aah over cool planes. Maybe you really have to love planes and anything related to flight to enjoy this museum,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is awesome--lots of really cool and interesting airplanes from early designs to more recent models, including military jets, a wacky half-car-half-airplane creation, and one of the first...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2005
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I had very high hopes for the Museum of Flight and was quite disappointed. There were few exhibits, and most of the exhibits were planes strung from the ceiling, giving you just a view of the underbel...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/08/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What a great way to spend a few hours on a Saturday! Climb into the cockpit of a fighter jet, walk through exhibits of the space program, climb aboard the old Airforce One, there's even a simulator....
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good for people who are interested in planes, flight, Boeing, and little kids of what to vroom around.I was a chaperone for a 1st grade class there this year, and the place both kept my attention as...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2005
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I'm not sure what one of the other reviewers was expecting. They Museum of Flight has great examples of aviation history and a very knowledgeable staff. Consider that they have a Concorde (one of a ...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/21/2005
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The Museum of Flight is just junk. SEriously.You can take a walk around a 1960's-era Airforce One, which is even filled with the obligatory cheesy-manequins-positioned-at-the-desk-to-look-like-the...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/21/2005
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Located adjacent to Boeing Field in south Seattle, if you're interested in aviation history you'll do no better than this massive facility. See the Concorde, understand the breakthrough of the Wright ...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/19/2005
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Our young sons are airplane nuts and they get excited every time we drive in the parking lot for the Museum of Flight. It has a great interactive area for the youngest kids once they get tired of walk...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/19/2005
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The Museum of Flight was a pleasant surprise. It's a big, open building with huge, windowed galleries, located right by Boeing Field and close to SeaTac airport. Despite the name, the emphasis here ...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/18/2005
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I dragged my sister to the Museum of Flight against her will, but several hours later she had to be kicked out by the docents to get her to leave. The displays are engaging and there really is somethi...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/18/2005
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The Museum of Flight has got some of the neatest exhibits I've ever seen at a museum. From the story of the Boeing Company to the recently-donated British Airways Concorde, for anyone who's remotely i...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/17/2005
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The museum of flight in Seattle is one of the premier flight museums in the world. It houses a fantastic and growing collection of everything aeronautical from kitty hawk replicas to the Concorde. Eve...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/17/2005
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The museum of flight just keeps getting better. It was already fun then they added Air Force One and the Concorde and Personal Courage wing with WWI and WWII aviation exhibits. There is something for ...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/16/2005
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If you like airplanes this is the place for you. They have all types of planes to see. There is also a place on space crafts and a tower you can go into and listen to aircraft transmissions at Boein...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/16/2005
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This is a fantastic place for anyone who loves flight. From World War One era planes to the Concorde, its all here. The collection here is simply astounding, the only thing that compares is the Smit...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/15/2005
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A membership sounded crazy as an activity with our 2-year old, not SO! It's been a great spot. They have crafts on Sundays, a fun view from the cafe and plenty of space to run around as well.
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/15/2005
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My sons loved this museum. Even at 3 years old my son was enthralled by the airplanes suspended from the ceiling. They also have an activity center for kids and a space exploration exhibit that was a big hit....
lilaguide.com - user review - 02/15/2005
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Wonderful museum with a great hands on exhibit area for children apx 3 and up. Strollers recomended for younger children who wander off. Flight simulators for older kids to adults and a small mechanical blue...
lilaguide.com - user review - 01/13/2005
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