The National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. has hundreds of original, historic artifacts on display, including the Wright 1903 Flyer; the Spirit of St. Louis; the Apollo 11 command module Columbia; and a Lunar rock sample that visitors can touch.
A front view of the Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, the aircraft flown by Charles Lindbergh solo across the Atlantic in 1927.
The Museum offers 22 exibition galleries, the Lockheed Martin IMAX? Theater, flight simulators, a three-level Museum shop, and a food-court-style restaurant. Docent tours, daily free educational programs, and school group tours and activities are also available.
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