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Air Mobility Command Museum

4.8 (50 reviews)
Closed 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Updated 3 weeks ago

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Air mobility command museum, Delaware
Bella J.

They are located very close from Dover city and on the way to some of the beaches. They have a large grounds and lots of planes. 1. Planes - many of them and clearly labeled signs telling about the planes. however, due to covid, you can't go inside the planes, so the experience is very subpar. 2. Gift shop - since you can't enter the building, very few items on display outside. 3. Porter johns and outside hand wash available. 4. Upside is that it's free!! Despite limited experience available now, you can still see the planes up close from outside.

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Angelica O.

Excellent museum, tour guides are very informative and so helpful! Museum is free, and my husband and I had a great time. Our best trip to an airplane museum. We were so surprised, we were allowed to tour inside some amazing airplanes

Highly recommend! This museum is free-of-charge, but is large, well- maintained, and is staffed by retired veteran's. They were knowledgeable and friendly. We were able to board several of the air-crafts. For reference, we are a family of 4 with two teen boys, but saw some littles enjoying themselves, as well. Our boys loved the flight simulator.

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Leena S.

This a really nice museum which houses a collection of Military aircraft with displays and stories of operations from WWII and various other wars. Inside the museum there is also a flight simulator as well as anecdotal stories of soldiers experiences overseas. Outside there are many airplanes to see including that of the First Lady. I believe the current one on display was used by Mrs. Nixon through Mrs. Obama. The one airplane open for tour on our recent visit was a C5 Galaxy. It is massive in size and holds 51,000 gallons of fuel! Imagine filling that up on your next visit to the local gas station. The museum is open free of charge to the general public (donations accepted) and parking is readily available right outside the museum.

Aircraft on display. You can go into some of them.

Highly recommend! It oa free to get in and the volunteers are former military. They are very friendly & knowledgeable.

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Justin W.

This is a great place to see military planes. Outside there's dozens of them from over the years, each marked with what model it is. It's self guided but tour guides are present. Inside there's more planes as well as artifacts. You can get a free tour of these displays. The tour was top notch and gave details on how each plane worked. Most are from WWII. Best of all it's free

In case you were confused and wanted to drive down one of the Dover AFB runways.
Christopher C.

While I had seen the signs for the AMCM in the past I had no idea what was actually there or what their purpose was. So on further inspection apparently the museum's mission is to collect, preserve and exhibit the artifacts and human stories significant to the development and employment of military airlift and air refueling within the Army & Air Force. The museum goes about that mission by having the largest and most complete collection of fully restored U.S. Military cargo and tanker aircraft in the Eastern United States. While there are certainly other museums dedicated to the armed forces and their aircraft, this is the only one in the country dedicated solely to airlift and air refueling history. Does that make it any more interesting? No, but either way what you see is here is beyond cool! So what you have here is basically two parts: 1. Aircraft The museum houses over 30 aircraft varying in roles and sizes. Cargo haulers, fighters, helicopters and the plane that served as Air Force 2 for thirty-five years. Outside and inside there is an interesting mix of planes like a B-17 Flying Fortress, a Huey helicopter, two different KC model Stratotankers along with various cargo aircraft including their most recent acquisition of a C-5A Galaxy that went right from active duty to the museum three years ago. 2. Displays Very cool displays regarding air lift operations during WWII, Vietnam and Korea along with displays of various guns and bombs from the different eras. What makes this place even more unique is that the overwhelming majority of the volunteers here served in some capacity and in a lot of cases actually worked on or flew the aircraft that you're looking at. Nothing beats first hand accounts from the people who were actually there. If you go: Admission (donations gladly accepted) and parking are both free. The museum is open Tuesday-Sunday year round from 9-4 with the exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. Photography is more than welcome, no food past a few rudimentary snacks are available in their gift shop and much to my surprise, leashed pets are also more than welcome so bring the kitties and turtles. Directions are a snap. Drive like your going to the Dover AFB and then right after you pass the main entrances to the base you will see signage for the museum. If you are there on the right day/time you will have a front row seat for any activity at the base as the museum is right next to the end of one of their runways. There are different events that take place during the year and if you go when the weather is decent on the correct weekends they open up several of the aircraft for you to take a look inside. The Saturday that we were there was a holiday weekend plus it was cold as hell outside so the only thing open was the C-141A Starlifter. Also supposedly according to the website they do offer guided tours but there was no signage stating that and while we were there no one announced or offered nor did we notice any tours going on. With that said we did meet up with one of the volunteers who was a retired Vietnam era Army guy and he was fantastic at explaining most of what was inside the hangar. Allot yourself a good 90-120 minutes for this one as it's a winner. As a sidebar, if you're into your C-list history stops, the John Dickinson Plantation is maybe a three minute drive from the museum and it's also beautifully free.

Mike F.

Great place to visit and take the kids. Looking forward to when they open up again inside. It's still very interesting to walk around and visit the planes outside.

Shannon R.

It is free. You can walk the museum without a guide but they do offer tour guides for free. On the tour you can go in side some planes, go in the control tower and do some simulators. Many airplanes outsides. I think every 3rd Sat. between April- Oct they have Open Cockpit Day if it not raining. Inside is not that big but a lot to see. You can learn what planes that they were using at the DAFB. You can donate some money to them. They have a gift shop but the prices are high. For a T-shirt is can cost around $40.

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Greatest nearby collection of military equipment operating year round and children are immediately impressed by the size of the aircraft

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What a wonderful place, it's great for the kiddies and adults! So much to see and the volunteers are very friendly and knowledgeable.

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Had a great time, well worth the trip. Our tour guide Pat Bucco was knowledgeable as well as entertaining. We highly recommend this museum!

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Johnson Victrola Museum

Johnson Victrola Museum

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I wasn't originally planning on coming here but got a recommendation from another museum. It's in…read morewalking distance of the state capitol so on a nice weather day, we found street parking and strolled over. It's a free museum, and I wouldn't say to drive hours out of your way to come, but it was fun for about an hour after doing something else nearby. They have a lot of different musical devices to see, but they had one they played for an example which was cool to hear. We talked to two guides since it was empty, and both were clearly knowledgeable and passionate about the products, which made it a much better experience rather than just reading the signs. There are also 2 levels of museum including a whole section on Nipper the dog merchandise over time. They also had a big display vintage ad. So overall this won't take too long to look through, but it was a neat little find, was free, and had people there to answer all my questions. Worth the stop and giving a donation to.

Well worth a visit for fans of music and history. ER Johnson was actually a native of Dover, which…read moreI never knew. The staff is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate, and we were taken on an amazing personal tour. The museum is two stories, with bathrooms in the basement. We spent about 45-60 minutes being shown around and learning about vinyls, record players, and the history of music recording. Some of the large decorated players they have upstairs are beautiful and definitely worth seeing. Admission is free with a donation box at the end. A parking lot is shared with the church next door.

The Old State House

The Old State House

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The Old State House is on a quaint little street in a cute part of town. There was plenty of nearby…read moreparking when I went. The tours were free, but it wasn't crowded and we basically interrupted the guide's phone call. She did give us a personalized one-on-one tour after debating if she should wait to start the tour on the hour and said she'd be mad if someone else came in. She did give off a vibe like we were interrupting her sitting around time. Despite that, she was very knowledgeable on the history of the building, and it was nice to be able to look around with someone and ask them questions. The inside really seemed a lot like Independence Hall in Philadelphia. It's amazing the small, perfunctory building was in use until like 1933. There was a really nice painting of George Washington in one of the rooms and good information on early delegates. If you are in the area, it's a free stop and there's free parking, and there's good information and not too long to see. It was worth visiting. No gift shop though.

I really like old buildings and have enjoyed visiting Philadelphia and Washington DC old historic…read morebuildings. This building and the furniture inside of the Old State House were uninteresting to me. Though the stairs were enjoyable to see inside and outside. I posted a picture of the marble stairs on the outside. There was a volunteer finishing up with some people who liked history, and they said he was very knowledgeable. I was mainly there just to see the building. I would recommend if you are interested in Delaware politics and history go here.

John Dickinson Plantation

John Dickinson Plantation

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Nice and free historic site of a childhood home for one of the nation's founding fathers. It's off…read morethe beaten path, but it's a big property. The visitor center has a small exhibit and an introductory film which is nice but the guide prefaces by saying it "focuses too much on John Dickinson" (?) The exhibit focuses more on the family and the enslaved/servants who lived there, which really rounded out the property, but we did come here because we wanted to learn more about John Dickinson. No gift shop, which was disappointing. The tour itself was very informative, and there was a big crowd visiting when I did. Again, the tour seemed to want to downplay Dickinson and his role in the American Revolution. Likely because he thought the colonies weren't prepared to go to war, he abstained from voting for independence, he is less remembered than other Founding Fathers, but I came to learn about him, and the guide wasn't all that interested in talking about him and what he did accomplish. Still, the furnishings were nice, and we got to learn about Dickinson's father, his wife and family, and his brother who all lived there with a focus on the lesser-known residents. I think that could have all been balanced better. The view of the river is lovely, and there are some out buildings and a garden to stroll through. It's a nice outdoor site, and for free, it's still a good site to visit to see history being preserved.

I like to go in old buildings, look at old furniture, but I am not much of a history person. The…read morehouse was interesting to see, and there were a few pieces of furniture that I loved- such as the rope beds, the chair that was oversized, the large loom, and the travel clock that one of the Dickinsons took with him when he traveled. The guide was nice and interesting. That is saying a lot, because I can get bored very easily. She spent an adequate amount of time in each room. Before we took the tour, we had to see a movie, that was about 15 minutes long, mostly about history. We were the only people there, and I got up during the movie and looked at the other exhibits in the room. I would say travel here if you like history or old houses/furniture.

Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village

Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village

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First off - if you gave this museum 1 star YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM…read more This is one of the BEST MUSEUMS IVE EVER BEEN TO. I learned that the Swedes taught Americans how to build log cabins in the 1600's. I learned that rural delaware didn't get electricity until the 1940's. I learned that German POW's in WWII worked on Perdue chicken farms. I even learned that Model T's got modded into Tractors by early 1900's engine hackers. Americans can't remember a time before electricity and it's sad. This museum will show you. It wasn't that long ago! Amazing museum and will return with my kids, my grandkids, and my great grandkids, and maybe even my great-great grandkids if life extension technology gets that far. If the electrical grid collapses and we revert to pre-industrial civilization, I would STILL go back to the museum so I can learn how to plow a field with nothing but a horse. I love you Delaware Agricultural Museum!!!

This was fifth site to visit in Dover, Delaware. I made it last on my list, because learning about…read morefarm equipment did not sound to interesting to me. I glad I stopped here. Some of the farm equipment was interesting, such the apple polisher, and old lawn mower. They had a couple of old fashioned washing machines, too. Inside the museum, there was the oldest log cabin in Delaware, and I could go inside of it. Outside, they had a couple of different buildings that were transferred there from other Delaware locations. To name a few- church, farmhouse, chicken coop, general store, school, and blacksmith shop. I could go into all of them except the church because the museum was fixing it up. These were actual old buildings, and it was very, very interesting to go through them. I like the old general store and the school. If you are visiting Dover for the day, go to the Air Force Museum, have lunch someplace, and go to this museum in the afternoon!

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