Museum of Flying 3100 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405

"What a great museum dedicated to airplanes from the Wright Brothers to the Stealth bomber! Plenty of real planes to see, very nice videos with flying stories and cartoons for youngsters. A great visiting experience with educational and historical character as well."

"It’s very nice place to visit with young children and who invented the airplane the museum myself explains."

"This Aviation museum was amazing! Lots to see and enjoy here! Only $10 too! Well worth it too for the price!"

"My three-year-old boy had the best time here! The museum is quiet and not busy—many things to see and experience, including going inside some airplanes and even a small movie theater. What I like about the museum is that it’s not too stimulating! There is enough space between each exhibit, easy free parking, and quick pay at the front desk. This museum is suitable for adults too, as there are many things to see and to read about. I educated myself on something I didn’t know. If you have an hour to kill while you are in Santa Monica, this is an excellent option for you and/ or your kids."

"I always enjoy visiting aviation museums, and I enjoyed visiting the Museum of Flying at the Santa Monica Airport. It's a relatively small museum, and the price of entry is reasonable. There's a full size DC 3 mounted on a column outside the entrance so the museum is difficult to miss. Inside, there are full size planes and models. Each full size plane has explanatory materials. They even have an actual WWI Fokker triplane. You don't see them very often. Two things I always enjoy seeing in aviation museums are theaters with aviation videos and flight simulators. This museum has both, but the theater wasn't actually running the videos, and the flight simulator is live only on weekends. I took off one star because of these deficiencies. I recommend that you visit this museum on a weekend."