The air and space museum there is spectacular; easily the best I have ever seen, even above the Smithsonian's air and space museum in DC or NASA's museum in the Houston area (though the Saturn V there at NASA is really cool). Last time I was there they had tons of WWI era planes that I had never even heard of, much less seen before (and I practically had Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation memorized as a kid!). They also had MiG 15s, a MiG 21 with a Navy F-4 in pursuit in the atrium (though I think that display changes). The A-12 they have out front is truly amazing. It's the original version of the SR-71 Blackbird, designed as an attack plane instead of the recon the Blackbird ended up doing when put into service. They also have some cool WWII planes like the P-40. Can't remember if they had anything from the Luftwaffe though. They had some cool space vehicles too. Overall it's probably the most impressive museum I have ever seen, though I like planes a lot more than painting and sculptures.
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