I’ve had a good time checking out aviation museums in the past, so when I found out that there was one in Denver, Colorado called the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, I figured I would visit it while I was in town. I’m still not too knowledgeable about aircraft, but it was nice reading the plaques in front of each display—some were new to me, while others I recognized seeing variants of at other aviation museums.

Wings Over the Rockies was a good mixture between displaying aircraft and having sections that resembled traditional museums. It also had a wider breadth of material covered, which makes sense considering that it is called the Air and Space Museum—there was a lot of information about space travel and the future of space exploration, in addition to information about historical aircraft like you’d expect at a museum.

I arrived only a couple hours before closing time because I saw that the museum was contained in what appeared to be a single hangar, but I underestimated just how large the hangar actually was. I didn’t have to leave immediately at closing time because there seemed to be a private event taking place at the museum after regular business hours, so I got to stick around for a bit of extra time to finish checking out all the exhibits, but I still definitely should’ve arrived sooner.

General admission was US$19.95, which I thought was a good deal considering how much stuff there was to see. Enthusiasts who patiently go through to read everything and try out all the interactive experiences in the space section of the museum could easily spend 4+ hours here.

Here are some photographs I took during my visit: