Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Texas Air & Space Museum in Amarillo
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Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, US
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Yes
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
Toilets
Yes
Phone: +1 806-335-9159
Site: http://www.texasairandspacemuseu...
Site: http://www.texasairandspacemuseu...
Opening hours
- Monday:10AM–4PM
- Tuesday:10AM–4PM
- Wednesday:10AM–4PM
- Thursday:10AM–4PM
- Friday:10AM–4PM
- Saturday:10AM–4PM
- Sunday:Closed
Comments (172)
Definitely worth the visit when youre in Amarillo, the staff is super nice and knowledgeable on the history of the planes on display, they do not charge to visit but they do accept donations, they also have a small gift shop sorted with t shirts, toy planes etc etc.
This is such a neat little place! It’s free, but runs on donations. The volunteers working there were so nice and knowledgeable. The kids loved getting to climb in and out of all the airplanes. Definitely worth a trip if you are ever visiting Amarillo.
Very cool! Not the biggest display, but the aircraft that they do have is worth seeing. The people that work there are full of knowledge and very helpful. And being located next the manufacturing facility for the Osprey boost the wow factor. I will definitely be coming back to see more. Thank you for the great tour and history lesson.
We loved learning from the vet that took us on our tour. This place is a great stop. Thank you so much for this learning experience.
A must! The gentleman who guided our tour was knowledgeable and kind. One of our favorite stops for sure. My three sons loved this experience.
This was just a random stop in between getting where we were going and it was a great find! Our guide was wonderful. We got to get into most of the planes. The kids loved it as well as the adults. They dont charge admission but go off of donations. One of the best things we did in our trip.
Super friendly and interesting; almost concealed entrance. A lot packed into a small space. Dont forget to visit the English Field House Restaurant literally 2 mins away.
Very nice and instructive place is to visit and learn about airplane.There is a person to guide you through the area and explain about the airplane and the history behind it.Entrance is free. You just give a donation to support the museum.I recommend this place
An awesome place to visit while in Amarillo!
Great place with friendly people. Tour is free but they have a donation jar. They take you out to a warehouse to check out a DC-3 and some other planes, then out to the tarmac to see a couple of really cool planes that you get to climb into the cockpit on one.
Amazing experience, the tour guy was very friendly and funny and Anne was very nice and energetic
We absolutely loved it. We are not from the area but this was a great find. The guide was so informative and wonderful to listen to. We will go back for sure.
Good place to stop by and see some interesting aircraft and if youre lucky when its not busy one of the operators will give you a detailed private tour.Its free admission but donations are welcome.
Highly recommended for the whole family. Its free and informative. Our guide was wonderful and full of fun facts and stories. The kids loved being able to interact with the planes both indoors and outside!
I had to give it one less star. Because of covid we couldnt go outside. I really wanted to see the helicopters. It still was interesting but small. Donations accepted.
Amazing what theyve been able to pack into such a small site. Theres a good collection of historical objects from the world wars and even parts of the space shuttles. A gem in the city of Amarillo.
Helpful volunteers are very informative. There are multiple aircraft that you can enter and see up close. Our whole family had a good time.
Had fun here checking out the airplanes and all kinds of stuff
Nice little museum, they have a DC-3, T-33 and a P-51 as well as a couple other more modern planes. The T-33 and P-51 were on loan to other museums when we went. Admission was free, open Monday to Saturday from 10-4. Very friendly and helpful staff.
Awesome staff, super cool history, the family loved it !
At a working airport which makes it interesting. A few aircraft you can go in, a guided tour with knowledgeable friendly volunteers and a large exhibit room!
This was a great little activity to do with family. There is a guided tour available. Several airplanes one can go into and check out. The volunteers were very friendly and knowledgeable. It was about an hour and half to two hours of enjoyment. Definitely a little gem!
Very cool place to stop and chat with the guides. Friendly and captivating.
Staff was extremely friendly! You can actually climb inside some of the aircraft!
Thank you all so much for the tour
Awesome museum with a very friendly staff! Would highly recommend this museum to any family or history buff. Very cool planes maintained by a group of people who care a lot about what they put into the exhibits!
Volunteers are knowledgeable and super friendly. So much to see! Great for the little ones too! They have 2 planes you can get inside and look around.
Love it so much! Everyone who is interested in airplane should come over here!
Folks there are very nice and are proud of the collection. Really needs more space.
This place was very interesting but GOOD. Wasnt expecting to see & learn so much
I gave this 3/5 stars simply because its a very small museum located in a Bell Helicopter business park/extra public hangar. The things here are worth seeing if you are nearby and want to check it out. It isnt a destination museum though. My family and I enjoyed our visit and we even saw an Osprey land which was awesome.For the museum though, there are 6 different aircraft available to see but really only 1 that you can enter during this pandemic and thats with a museum guide. Two of the aircraft have been stripped so theyre more like remnants of what they once were.The guide was very nice and knowledgeable although the lady at the front desk seemed frustrated that we came in when we did. She seemed to warm up as we were leaving but nothing says dont come back like feeling like youve interrupted someones crossword puzzle.The museum is mainly a small fenced off portion within a working public hangar along with one room that has numerous aircraft models. There isnt a coordinated theme other than flight but with the limited items, it feels more like another museums leftovers. Perhaps this will continue to evolve into a better museum but as it stands now, this feels like a side project to showcase some old stuff pulled out of boxes. That said, this museum isnt claiming to be the Smithsonian either so theres that.
Came here with BSA Troop 17 from Nashville, TN. We had a great time visiting with the volunteers and seeing the planes!
Phenomenal experience! The volunteers were so friendly and informative and the museum itself had SO MUCH to see. I wish I could add more stars!!!
Had a couple of planes you could go inside which was cool. Very small though, not many displays. Took maybe 30 minutes to see everything. Would not be very easy for a handicapped person. Volunteer was very nice.
This place is amazing and Ron our tour guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. Mine and my family’s experience was great!! If you’re ever in Amarillo this is definitely a place to go to. It is great for all ages. Please consider donating to this wonderful place so they can make their future plans of expanding come true.
Tons of things to see but the museum guide made it really interesting. Made the information relatable to us non aviation folks and he was clearly enthusiastic about the history represented there.
I really enjoyed seeing the part of the museums collection that is on display. The space is rather small, especially considering the theme and size of the collection. Still, there are several interesting displays, and a handful of actual aircraft. The gentleman who handled our tour was very informative, and the whole staff was friendly. Heres hoping the museum will find a wealthy benefactor who will help pay for its move to a larger venue.
Love going here with my grandchildren! They love to get in the Caribou and the DC3 and all the other planes. Of course we usually leave with a new toy too! Two future F16 pilots!!! Its also nice that there are knowledgeable guides and its free!
A very awesome experience. I will definitely be making a repeat visit in the near future. They actually let up and close with the aircrafts there.
A bunch of veterans run this place which makes it that much cooler. Theyve got stories! You get a guided tour and get to walk into some of the planes, as well as see a lot of historical memorabilia and plane models created by friends of the museum. Its small, but worth the stop
I highly recommend visiting the Texas Air & Space Museum! There is a lot to see and also go inside the Shuttle Training Aircraft and the De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou. You will learn and see a lot of history of aviation. The staff were very friendly and knowledgably.
Viper was an amazing tour guide. Talks alot but the information was good and brought to you in a fun way. Cant wait to visit again.
Very interesting. Nice staff. Free admission, about 2 hrs will be more than enough.
Random stop on our way back to Colorado. So glad we found it! Very knowledgeable, friendly personal tour guide with fascinating stories. Made it interesting for our 8 year old son, who loved climbing into the planes and sitting in the cockpit. Will be back when they have expanded!
Anytime you are in Amarillo, plan to visit this outstanding museum. The tour will last about 2 hours and is free! (I would encourage you to make a donation as this is a local museum that will benefit from your generosity). Everything from an original photo of the Wright Brothers first flight to Space Flight memorabilia to military aircraft. Make the time to include this in your travels! I was lucky enough to have the Museum President lead my tour!
Oh wow. If you are even interested in old planes a little bit, you’ve gotta check this place out. It’s not your usual aircraft museum. On every visit, you get a guided tour automatically. And you don’t just look at the planes from outside - you get to go IN almost all of them. That huge and magnificent old DC-3 that’s in their hangar? Yep, you get to go inside. That jet on the ramp that was modified by NASA for astronaut training? Yep, they invite you in.It’s a “little museum that could” and a better way to experience aviation history than just looking at planes from behind a rope. Even my toddler loved it!
There were excellent exhibits. The staff was incredibly kind, and I get the sense they take their mission seriously. Everything is well taken care of, and of course, its educational. I highly recommend visiting this museum. I also think its worth donating to.
We had a blast. It was super cool to be able to go inside the planes that was there. They are run on donations and was given several buildings so they can expand. Its gonna be even better when they get I to the new buildings.
Great small aviation museum, not all of their collection can be viewed and the outside exhibits require an escort, but the docent (escort) was great and provided a lot of information about the planes.
I was the only visitor at the museum that day got a private tour I was very interested in the aircraft that was there. They do not have an extensive display but its kind of nice to be able to get into some of the aircraft and to learn of the space shuttle connections to that airport
This museum is a hidden gem for anyone interested in aviation as it has many civilian and vintage military aircraft, they have a few artifacts from NASA. The Gulfstream II modified to train NASA shuttle pilots with shuttle controls on one side and second pilot using original controls is outdoors along with Caribou military transport, you can enter inside and see for yourself the controls, the space provided for cargo and people, the old navigation equipment. They have an actual Korean war era M*A*S*H helicopter, a vintage passenger aircraft Douglas DC-3. There are many other aircraft -- ultralights, racers etc. The guides are volunteers and pilots, they are interesting to talk to, however it takes a bit of background knowledge to get started -- if you are in the area, you like aircraft and want to see the history for yourself, this place is practically a must.
It is impressive to walk along different types of planes. One of which they allow you to walk inside of. When you head there you may feel like you have gone the wrong way but once inside you will find handcrafted models of planes and even some stuff from NASA space exploration. Wish I had more time and hadnt gotten there just near closing.
Good family fun. Cant beat a free museum, so I couldnt complain much about our tour guide forcing political talk. Really cool coloring pages for the kids too!
Really great place, so much cool stuff and new information to learn! Never really been interested or even thought about anything aircraft related but this place really sparked my interest. 10/10 would recommend
So dope.We were on the way back to Chicago from San Francisco and we were stopping in Amarillo for lunch (BBQ!! heyyooo) But we had some time to kill. Looked up some things to do locally, considered the zoo but eh I mean we got a pretty cool zoo back home... Saw something else interesting but it would have been $18 each and we were on a budget (and it didnt sound thaaaat interesting).Told my guy there was an Air and Space Museum in the area and I swear my mans eyes lit up. AND it was free? Boom. Done. Put it in the gps and after a 20min drive we were like.....is this it? I had to check that I put it in my phone right cuz it totally looked like we were driving into the airport. Dont worry though, just keep driving its there. Smaller sign, inconspicuous door, but I swear its there. And its totally worth it. (I mean, its free so I guess thats not saying much.. so its more than worth it? A deal, by far)Anyways, no spoilers about the actual tour/stories/info but theres super cool photos, awesome models, and amazing aircraft. We thought it would be a fairly short look around but we ended up staying I think two hours? So many interesting things to look at. What really blew me away (other than the helicopter that landed/took off while we were there hehe) were the people. Everyone was incredibly nice and knowledgeable. I feel like we got a good sense of the team, we bounced around between tour guides to see different sections they had at different times and they were all sooo cool. Slightly different things to say and different personalities made it so much fun.I think we probably got the perfect tour, started with a bunch of cool stories and information, packed with jokes and sprinkled with movie recommendations; this guy was hilarious and extremely entertaining yet obviously knew what he was talking about. Second part/ tour guide felt a little more structured but she had some fantastic info/stories too. It got a little more hands on and she let me sit in everything and made sure I got to touch and see all the things! :D awesome. Third part/guy had great things to share too, definitely some chuckles, and he just seemed so happy, it was like the perfect end.They have a small gift shop too I checked out at the end (super casual, ofc had to get some post cards but they got some rad posters too). I am sooo glad we stopped here. It ended up being one of the many highlights of our trip.Thanks guys!:)
Good little place. Cant wait to see the new facility when done.
Enjoyed the tour given by the very knowledgeable host!! The tour was very informative and a little hands on! We did get to see some interesting space information and air space about planes, etc. Going into the actual planes on property was amazing!! I learned alot!! Thanks guys for a great tour! We appreciated the knowledge and professionalism you showed!! I would recommend anyone in the area to stop and visit!!
Tour guide was very friendly and knowledgable. This place has some really nifty aircraft that you can climb inside of and take a close look. Would recommend a visit to anyone with even a passing interest in aerospace.
Not the biggest or best collection but most knowledgeable guides. So glad we had a chance to visit. Recommend it highly even if you are not an airplane buff. They earn and deserve your financial support!!!
The one fella giving the tours was great, second guy was not quite as friendly. One critique I would give, dont make it an educational experience on the planes mechanical...focus on the history, thats a museums intention.
This place has amazing models, and planes you can go into. The guide there has a lot of info about plains, and can answer any question you need.
Much smaller than I thought it would be....but the curators were very helpful and friendly.
This museum is a MUST SEE!!! Especially if you are interested in aviation and/or space.And even if youre not interested, still go and check it out. The three gentlemen who run the museum are of the most top notch quality and know what they are talking about.
Love it. It is amazing to have this Air and space museum in Amarillo. I enjoyed it and my family did, too.
Awesome Place! Its free to visit , we got to see a couple aircraft taking off and landing do its proximity to an active landing strip. Please Donate to keep this place going, its awesome!!
Kids loved the place. They loved getting into the vehicles. Staff was knowledgeable and friendly.
Great museum with a fantastic tour guide ! ! So many interesting and eclectic items on display. You can actually walk thru some of the planes! A Definite must visit in Amarillo! And it was FREE!
My kids had a great time and just kept talking about it even called their grandparents to brag. We all had a great time. The tour guides were great and very knowledgeable.
One day this will be a great museum. For now they have a couple of neat pieces and knowledgeable guides to tell you about the aircraft they have on display. I would recommend a quick stop here.
Waiting 15 minutes and no one showed up. The tours cant be self guided if theyre locked.
Very cool. Hopefully they end up getting money needed to expand. Their volunteers have great knowledge and AWESOME stories as you tour the musuem.
Absolutely fascinating. The kids from ages 9 to 12 loved it and the volunteers were so knowledgeable.
It was amazing!! You get to sit in some planes and its realy nice 5 stars
Awesome place. Must do.
Personal tour was great. I understand they have even more to exhibit but dont have the space. Please donate when you visit.
Really liked all the old planes ....the guide will occasionally offer to take a better picture...with your thumb up...
Well educated tour guide. Excellent displays and it was great to get to board some of the planes. Highly recommended 👍
Very knowledgeable group of volunteers who staff the museum. Limited number of aircraft, but a wealth of information is provided for each plane there.
The tour was awesome!
This is a great place to learn about planes and NASA. The guide was most knowledgeable.I will return with more grandchildren so they can experience it.
Took our fifth graders here for a field trip. It was an awesome experience.
We truly enjoyed ourselves! Amarillo we need to pull together and invest in helping expand this place. Volunteers are needed as well.
Came here on a spur of the moment and and Jerry and his wife were just absolutely amazing and very knowledgeable. I completely recommend going to see some of the rare and off things they have there!
The tour guide was giving history and knew everything about the planes they had, the kids loved it
Free place to visit they accept donations, must see this place do not forget it, highly recomended, only
Enjoyed guided tour with Viper...Lots of inside details...Extensive collection & expanding to increased museum footprint...Very cool!!
Price: Suggested Donation.Food: Not Allowed.Service: Excellent.Cleanliness: Excellent.Location: Near Amarillo Airport.Exhibits: Very Interesting.
A great museum for a family. Many planes to see and tour.
I would give it 5 stars, but at this time I cant. They are trying to acquire more peices and update the buildings, but as far as I can see, this is just starting to get good.
The only place I have ever heard of let a little boy have his birthday party inside an airplane AND play in the cockpit! Totally awesome place
Small, hole in the wall, hard to find. The museum is part of an airport, so you cant go in without a guide. There was no one in the lobby, museum was locked, and we couldnt we anyone. Disappointed.
It was very interesting and a lot of information and the volunteers are friendly.
First place Ive ever been where you get to go inside the planes. I especially love the NASA training aircraft they have.
Very small museum with a few static displays. One DC3 is the only aircraft on display. They have other materials in storage but no room to display. Not handicap accessible at all.
Small but very interesting. Very friendly knowledgeable folks.
Free interesting site to visit. I loved the fact that your guides are retired service soldiers
Always awesome to come out and see the planes.
Ask for Viper ! We had a wonderful time, thank you for the tour.
A great place to read learn your history good atmosphere preserved planes and great staff.
Great place for the family to go for some interesting educational exhibits
Small but very interesting place. Donation to enter and very nice guides. Great stop.
Great people. Great planes. Great time.
The guide provided lota of knoledge making the visit interesting
Had awesome information on the aircrafts.
Very helpful and knowledgeable staff along with lots of planes and helicopters plus the facts to go with them
What a great museum! Thank you for the informative, individualized tour.
Very friendly staff. Definitely worth the stop.
Great museum with some good ol artifacts to strengthen your air vocabulary
The president of the museum is worth going to see as much as the museum
Great Place!
Loved this place
Knowledgeable volunteers to help make this an informative experience.
Cool place to check out some history, the people that hang-out to show you around are great!
Awesome guided tour by military veterans.
Small museum but worth the time to see.
Great place to go to and the people there are very nice
Boring but it was kinda cool because you could get inside the planes
Very interesting, enjoyed being able to go in some of the aircrafts
Wonderful place to visit and friendly people to help you explore and learn.
We learned so much! It was such a personal experience..full of stories and history!!
This was such an amazing experience...cant give it enough stars!
Great informed tour Anne was fantastic
Loved it.
Great place for kids too, Go see for yourself,
Small but good . nice people there
Awesome place, great history and hands on.
A museum secret treasure! Worth the drive and time.
Great volunteers and a lot to see and learn
The tour guide was very informative
So interesting loved the history of the ships
Cool planes and friendly people
Very informational. Volunteers are wonderful.
Very imformitive a nice place to spend time
The tour guide was great
Very friendly folks
This is a fascinating little place here in Amarillo
Great place to visit!
Informative and friendly people
A true panhandle gem.
Great volunteersb.
He got the ring I love it
Great fun for the family
They need more space
Great place to see.
Awesome collection!
Always great to visit
Small but compact
Small but interesting
Hidden gem in Amarillo!
Not much to see
Very interesting!
Very Informative
Almost never open?
Awesome 👍👍
Lot of history !
Educational
Its a small museum. Its a little difficult to understand because there is an entrance in a place like a container.You can see a retro airplane.You can enter one of the planes.About half of the museums need a guide. Please ask the receptionist there.
Indeed not many planes but passionate volunteers who give you a guided tour full of anecdotes and whats more its free!
Nice, visit of disused aircraft and helicopters.
3 aircraft and 2 catapult seats. For small children.
People who are very attentive and committed to their work
The good treatment of the staff😘
Total reviews rating 4.7
172 Reviews for Texas Air & Space Museum 2023:
Review №1
2022-03-15I took my grandchildren to this small but incredible museum. They got to sit in cockpits of many different types of historical planes, see models, sit in an injection seat, and be inside a plane where soldiers jumped from parachutes. It was so interesting! The highlight for my 9 year old grandson was going into a NASA shuttle trainer used for astronauts to do training sessions. Thank you to our wonderful guide Mr Ron. So glad we went.
Review №2
2022-04-27I had a great time. Its a small place but I felt it was interesting mostly because I have a son in the Air Force. The gentleman that was in charge was a joy to be around.
Review №3
2022-05-30Everyone was super kind and welcoming! You get to go up in several of the air craft and it was a fun little museum.
Review №4
2022-05-14Have to take trip. Free donations accepted. Alot of information tour was so much fun. Amazing volunteers work there
Review №5
2021-09-23I cant say enough good things about this museum. The tour guide took us outside and enthralled our plane and space loving kids. He even made daddy into an airplane. It takes a special person with passion to volunteer and give time. This place has lots of heart. We would go again, anytime. Well worth your time!!!
Review №6
2021-05-17This place was amazing! I highly recommend stopping here. The people who work there are volunteers trying to keep the place alive and are so incredibly kind and helpful. They even let you go inside some of the planes! The amount of history to see and read about is overwhelming and often emotional. If you go and have a guide named Ron then youre lucky! He is a very sweet man who will answer all of your questions, show you around and even help you take some awesome pictures! They dont charge anything to go through but I highly recommend leaving a tip out of respect. They all volunteer there so that we all can have the opportunity to see these amazing planes up close and learn about the histories. I will definitely be going back :)
Review №7
2021-09-04The tour guides make this so fun for everyone. They spend time with you and were a wealth of information. Although it is not huge you get to go inside several of the planes and a helicopter. They plan on expanding so we hope to come back again.
Review №8
2021-12-09This small museum was hard to find and we had the place all to ourselves. Theres an indoors with artifacts, information and planes you can go inside of. Outside, with a guide, you can go inside addition planes and see morw. Free to enter but donations are craved as most of their items are in storage as their location is too small.
Review №9
2022-02-23A group of fantastic volunteers will answer questions and explain the history. Your able to climb into some of the planes as well, its really a must see! Definitely great for all ages and interest.
Review №10
2022-04-17Great experience and they let you get in the planes.