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Location
Parking
Museum parking lot provided after base gate entry
Best time
Visit on a weekday morning (Monday-Friday before noon) for the best experience. You may witness active B-52 takeoffs from the nearby airfield, and weekday mornings typically have fewer visitors exploring the outdoor static displays.
Visitor tip
Don't miss the indoor exhibit galleries, particularly the 9/11 memorial room and Strategic Bombardment history exhibits. The museum features rare aircraft like the B-29 and British Vulcan bomber alongside iconic planes like the SR-71 Blackbird and multiple B-52s you can walk under and touch.
About Barksdale Global Power Museum
Vintage military aircraft & exhibits. Home of the 2nd Bomb Wing & aviation museum housing vintage military aircraft & historical exhibits.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Military Aviation Museum
- Notable Aircraft
- B-17, B-24, P-51 Mustang, SR-71 Blackbird, B-52 Stratofortress, B-1B
- Hours
- Monday-Friday 9am-3pm (closed weekends)
- Location
- Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
- Required
- Advance visitor request form (30+ days prior)
What visitors say
Aviation Enthusiast Wonderland Barksdale has a really impressive static display. You don't often see large bombers as part of museum displays, but there are multiple huge aircraft here. Several B52's that you can walk under and touch,…
The museum was closed but we walked the line of aircraft; and what a selection they have on display. This is only the second time I have seen a B-29 on display for example: the other was at Pima in Arizona. Surprisingly there was a…
Disappointed to learn you need to submit to a background check a minimum of 30 days in advance and hope for decent weather on your chosen day at an outdoor museum. Not a range of days, 1 specific day at least a month out by sending a…
From 268 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- Home to multiple B-52 Stratofortress bombers that visitors can walk under and touch, representing one of the most iconic strategic aircraft in military history
- Houses an SR-71 Blackbird, one of the fastest and highest-flying manned aircraft ever built, which is rarely displayed in museums
- Features a rare B-29 Superfortress on display, with reviewers noting it is only the second B-29 they have encountered in museum settings
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