Excellent ️ This is a smallish museum that packs plenty of airplane history inside its walls as well as outside. Plenty of vintage experimental planes as well as a nice selection of vintage engines and props. We were greeted by a knowledgeable young volunteer, Noel Bell, who knew much more than expected. Its great to see this being passed down to his generation All told, this is a great place to visit thats laid back and easy to take in in a short time. Highest recommendation!

Nice museum to visit, awesome and unique collection of planes, artifacts and history.Lots to see outside and inside under air conditioned building, kinda important in Florida.

I took my daughter here because she is crazy about airplanes and she had a blast. The museum inside is really nice and wide open. There is a lot to see outside while you enjoy a nice walk. Jayme was amazing. So nice and knowledgeable. She seemed like she has a real passion for aerospace. She answered all my questions happily and she even helped me look for my cellphone when I lost it on the way out. I wish I could give 10 stars.

Brilliant air museum with access to repair and restoration area as well as flight demonstrations. Excellent restaurant

Excellent small museum on aviation. The Sun and Fun Air Show is an annual event that takes place at the airport where the museum is located. Sun and Fun is the second largest airshow in the United States. Some people are disappointed because they look at the museum as the single building. This is wrong. There are several out building and aircraft. I found the F 16 Tomcat outstanding. Some buildings only open volunteers are available. Recommended for people who find aviation interesting.

Great and affordable place, especially if you love aviation. Lots of cool stuff to see.

Wonderful local aircraft museum ... inside exhibits are limited but interesting ... the really cool aircraft are the ones outside including the Sea Dart and a tail-standing experimental aircraft ...

Nicely maintained and friendly staff. The majority of airplanes in the museum are experimental and custom-built flyers. If you are looking for vintage war planes and bombers, this museum perhaps isnt for you. The museum building is quite small. As such, the $12 per adult fee can get excessive if you are a large party. Other than that, the exhibits are informative and fun to read/explore. There is no fee to park here, and there are a few planes that can be viewed for free on the grounds. The grounds also house an aerospace high school, so be prepared to greet uniformed students if the time is right. They were very friendly and polite. Overall, a good experience, but plan for other nearby adventures as well since you probably wont spend an entire day here.

A very nice little museum a lot of Florida air history

Weve been here several times. Its a great air museum focused on Aviation history in Florida.

The best place for anyone who likes anything to do with aviation! Definitely get there for Sun N Fun!

Its not worth 20 dollars and its a bit boring and we were lost its only worth to see planes fly off but not really worth the money

Really enjoyed going to this place, much more than I thought I would. Inside as well as the outside

It was very cool to see all the military helicopters and planes but the gist shop was closed, there was no tour, and it was kind of boring but Im still glad I went it was very little money to go.

Excellent. Very educational.

We moved to Lakeland a year ago and the museum remains one of my favorite things to do both with kids and without. Its an especially great resource if youre homeschooling, weekdays are quiet and theres lots to learn about engineering as well as aviation. Note the museum is closed on Mondays - see posted hours.

Awesome museum, getting to see the evolution of aircraft is fantastic. The prototype XFV is the most interesting.

The visit was worth it! Many different planes, especially historical planes with informative explanations! :-)

It appears to be a good aMuseum. But who knows- they were closed today- seems no one showed up for work. We drove from Sebring, 70 miles, and it was closed. No sign on the door, no notice on their web page that they would be closed. Left us and everyone else unhappy. Heard another group say they’d driven 3 hours. Unacceptable business practice.

Great museum and kid friendly!

We visited the museum with a 2 yr old, 4 yr old, and an 8 yr old. While initially surprised by how small it seemed, we quickly saw that there really was something for everyone. The exhibits are in excellent condition and you really can get up close. The best surprise was a childrens play area in one corner. It was generously sized and just fantastic. There were toys, books, dress up clothes, a coloring station with printed coloring pages and crayons/colored pencils/markers, and two sofas for parents to relax on. Next to this were several STEM activities that were great to try alone or to complete together with our 8 yrold. My favorite thing though was the overall cleanliness. Everything from the exhibits to the play area (toys included) to the bathrooms was CLEAN and well maintained.The reason I didnt give a fifth star is because the exhibits felt a bit scattered- like the layout didnt seem to flow in a cohesive way. It seemed like we were walking around getting bits and pieces of information rather than moving from one topic to another. I think this could be easily remedied with some signs labeling each section and giving a brief overview of its theme.We will definitely return. And I would recommend this to anyone- there is something for every age and interest.

Most interesting part are the rare birds like Navy XFV and Sea Dart outside, as I see it.

I just went to the museum. It has the feel of a dark, large storage room and the music playing adds to this. There is a lot of information posted about the planes there. But some of the interactive games dont work. Overall, a good place for learning about aviation history.

Grew up on the space coast, so this place was a must visit. Thought at first it was a little small but upon further experience each exhibit brought a lot with it. Informative and educational.

Bring your EAA card for free entry as it is part of ASTC passport.Very small museum though there are interesting aircraft outside. Notable is the vertical take off and landing. They have the only one of two prototypes and this one flew.There’s a small exhibit about Howard Hughes (was Ironman based on him?) and now I want to watch Hell’s Angels. There also an interesting piece about Trump and Palm Beach Airport. In another hangar, is a tandem seated primary glider. Imagine flying this marvellous machine.If you have no deep interest in aviation, it is quick to breeze over, but if you read everything, it’ll take you 2 hrs or so, including looking at the aircraft outside.

Wonderful local aircraft museum.

Took my 4 year old son with his Bestfriend.They had a blast. Very educational. The place was extremely clean inside and out. Staff was very helpful and friendly. Definitely will visit again.

Brought my little one with me. He had a blast. Was very impressed with the cleanliness of the whole facility. Would visit again.

A must see if your into aviation. Getting to see a lot of aviation history is just a treat.

Amazing!!!!!!hands on some things kids loved and I admit so did i.....lol

I visit this location several times each year for various functions including but not limited to; Sun n Fun airshow, when pigs fly south BBQ, car show, Corvette and street rod show and of course for the museum itself. Very nice museum with a wide assortment of planes. Everything from models, to vintage biplanes, to home builts and even a U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat. If you like planes I recommend it.

Kind of small but still worth a visit. My boys loved it but didnt keep them entertained for long!

Amazing plains, good history

We came for the annual Sun and Fun. What a fantastic time and HUGE variety of planes! Lots of vendors and workshops as well as air shows. Lots of aircraft you can get into and look at. Great show would recommend going. Only issues we had was lack of signs on which direction to get to the actual show, was turned around a few times trying to get to the right spot.

Super awesome exhibits. We ended up coming home and watching a movie about Howard Hughes after our vacation because of this place. I loved the Red Baron plane. The gentlemen at the front desk were nice and personable.

It was a fun place to visit for a couple of hours. Our grandsons enjoy visiting there. Ages 8 and ten.

Closed when the web and their front door says they should be open. Drove over for no reason.

Went here on a weekend off. Glad I was able to get tickets on Groupon as I would have been disappointed buying tickets at full price for what they had to offer. Was hoping it was also an area that we could have watched planes either taking off or landing or doing stunts but it was just a big airplane hanger size muesum

Awesome place! Very well done. Highly recommend

Would love to see the collection of aircraft grow.

A great muesum with a lot of history behind it. Loads of aircraft. Good for events as well. Overall a nice place for a few hours with the family or just a good place to hang out. Would recommend.

Cool museum to stop by, price is steep if you do not have military discount or something similiar

Interesting aviation museum at Lakeland Airport. Lots to see and of particular interest is a display of Howard Hughes stories and photos. I spent about an hour there and I enjoyed the visit.

Educational for adults and children. The changing and rotation of displays keeps repeated visits fresh. Glad this aerospace asset has Lakeland for a home.

The kids had so much fun it was very quiet for a Saturday my kids said they love it first time here and I have say thanks to Groupon for the experience

The excellent way to spend a few hours with the kids. Lots of good programs, too.

Definitely worth a visit. Came here for the SAE Aero design competition 2018, fell in love with this place!

Very interactive museum, friendly staff and well kept. A little small perhaps but well worth a visit

This place was good for the kids (3 &4) but definitely not worth $12 for an adult to get in.

Interesting and fun for small kids to spend a few hours.

Small Museum but with a lot of great and pretty rare planes. Loved the place

Most definitely not worth the price! It took us literally about 10-15 minutes to walk through this really small building!

Sun n Fun 2018 was a success!

A very large room with barely nothing to do for kids mainly for adults with very high enthusiasm for aviation

A fun place to learn about the history of Aviation and aviation history here in Lakeland

Neat seeing all the planes.

Enjoyed the museum, alot of history

Nice place to see vintage aircraft

Great little visit for aviation people

There is plenty of history inside and out. If you want to read about the museum displays give yourself a little extra time when coming.

History museum, took the G/Kids for them to see planes of by gone era, that were use by different countries.

So much history and interactive activities.

Great little museum with tons of aviation artifacts.

It was ok...only one building, no simulators no entry into any aircraft.

Awesome aircraft experience

Excellent

Great place to visit

Its a nice place

Truly a gem here in Lakeland!!!

Aereospace High Shool

Great little museum

Cool to see the planes.

Nice display!

Lots of great planes.

Fun place to visit and bring the family

Not enough planes to see.

Well maintained and very interesting