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Visitor tip
Don't miss the opportunity to interact with knowledgeable staff members who can provide detailed information about specific aircraft and aviation history. They may offer special experiences like allowing visitors to sit in fighter jet cockpits, enhancing the educational value of your visit.
Visitor tip
Plan for longer visits if your children are older - younger children may lose interest quickly due to the reading-heavy displays and static exhibits. Consider revisiting when kids are older for a more meaningful educational experience.
Visitor tip
Take photos of the informational displays for later review, especially if visiting with younger children who may not have the attention span to read everything on-site. This helps maximize the educational takeaway from your visit.
About Tennessee Museum of Aviation
Historic aircraft exhibits & displays. Historic aircraft collection, live demonstrations & aviation artifacts featured in hangar & gallery.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Aviation Museum
- Location
- 50,000 sq ft facility in Great Smoky Mountains
- Collection
- Airworthy Warbirds, military aircraft, engines, helicopters, jets
- Admission
- $18 adults, $15 seniors, $12 kids (6-12), free under 6
- Hours
- Tue-Sat 10am-6pm (Mar-Nov), 10am-5pm (Dec-Feb)
What visitors say
Super cool preservation of aviation history. The ladies in there are very friendly, knowledgeable and can tell you a lot about the planes in there, also some of them run! The souvenirs are some of the more affordable ones in the area,…
Incredible exhibits and aircraft on display! The staff were very friendly and knowledgeable about the museum’s layout. If you’re a military aviation enthusiast, this is a must visit on your Pigeon Forge vacation!
This was an absolutely fantastic time. Very informative displays of military airplanes and pilot gear through the years. Then you enter the hanger to several planes, helicopters, piston and jet engines. One of the ladies working the…
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Did You Know?
- Located directly on Gatlinburg Pigeon Forge Airport, allowing for occasional unscheduled flight demonstrations by airworthy warbirds in the collection
- Features an Airwolf replica exhibit, capitalizing on the iconic 1980s helicopter television series
- Hosts annual Skyraider Pilots Reunion, bringing together veterans and enthusiasts of the historic Douglas AD Skyraider aircraft
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