The first flight of an airplane might’ve been in the United States, but today, aviation connects the world. After rounding up some of our favorite aviation museums in the U.S., we’re turning our eyes abroad, highlighting international aviation museums to add to your travel wish list.
To compile this list, we’ve tapped aviation historian Shea Oakley and aviation expert Dan Bubb, a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and former airline pilot, to share with us their personal favorites, plus considered some of our own.
“What I like the most about these museums is not only the wide variety of different types of aircraft spanning different time periods, but the rich history that accompanies them. Visitors will get to experience aviation from its infancy to being highly developed over decades,” says Bubb. “Anyone who appreciates aviation and history will not be disappointed. At each of these museums, visitors must be prepared to set enough time aside because there is much to see, read, and watch.”