Air and Space Among Top 10 Museum Destinations

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The recently renovated Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall at the National Air and Space Museum. (Photo by Mark Avino)

Trip Advisor has announced its list of top museums in the U.S. for 2016. The National Air and Space Museum came in at number five.

Every kid’s favorite museum on the National Mall, Air & Space “is home to the world’s largest display of aviation and space artifacts, including nearly two million photographs and 60,000 relics,” says TripAdvisor, from the Wright Brothers’ 1903 Flyer through Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis, the LM lunar module from the Apollo moon landings, and even the studio model of the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek.

“The winners are based on the quality and quantity of reviews and opinions of museums from travelers on TripAdvisor,” said spokesperson Ellie Botelho.

Check out the rest of the top ten at Forbes.com.

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