Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
The aviation and space museum's annex beside Dulles Airport, where the space shuttle Discovery, the SR-71 Blackbird and the Enola Gay sit in enormous hangars.
Opened in 2003, it is the second exhibition hall of the National Air and Space Museum and is much larger than the main building downtown. The main hangar displays the SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft, the Concorde airliner and the B-29 Enola Gay. The space hangar houses the retired space shuttle Discovery, and an observation tower lets you watch planes take off and land at Dulles. Admission is free, and parking costs about $15. It is located in Chantilly, Virginia, about 40 km from downtown. Take the Silver Line Metro to Wiehle–Reston East and transfer to bus 983.
Opening hours
10:00–17:30 (closed Dec 25)
Nearby sights
- Manassas National Battlefield Park
- Washington National Cathedral
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Dumbarton Oaks
- Georgetown
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- National Mall & Lincoln Memorial
- Smithsonian's National Zoo