Air & Space Museum

DCMacLean wrote:
I'm going to be in Washington for a few days next month. I have
limited time and would like some opinions re the two Air & Space Museum
sites -- at the Mall vs at Dulles. Since I won't have time to do both
sites, which would be the better. We will have a couple of kids with us
also.

Parking is difficult on the Mall. Try to use public transit.

Stubby wrote:
DCMacLean wrote:
I'm going to be in Washington for a few days next month. I have
limited time and would like some opinions re the two Air & Space
Museum sites -- at the Mall vs at Dulles. Since I won't have time to
do both sites, which would be the better. We will have a couple of
kids with us also.

Parking is difficult on the Mall. Try to use public transit.

Parking is easy at Hazy, but it is also being used to defray the
construction expense of the museum, so be prepared to pony up
$12 for the honor of parking at the free museum.

There are two good dodges for locals however. First off, if
you come in after 4PM (which gives you an hour and a half before
the voice of god announces that the Udvar-Hazy center is closed
and the security guards shoo you out) the parking is free because
the gate keepers go home then.

They also now have an annual pass for $65.

On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:09:24 -0500, Ron Natalie
wrote:

Parking is easy at Hazy, but it is also being used to defray the
construction expense of the museum, so be prepared to pony up
$12 for the honor of parking at the free museum.

Still a bargain, especially if you fill the mini-van with friends or
kids.

They also now have an annual pass for $65.

Wow. Talk about hard-core aviation nuts!



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Stubby wrote:
DCMacLean wrote:
I'm going to be in Washington for a few days next month. I have
limited time and would like some opinions re the two Air & Space
Museum sites -- at the Mall vs at Dulles. Since I won't have time to
do both sites, which would be the better. We will have a couple of
kids with us also.

Parking is difficult on the Mall. Try to use public transit.

L'Enfant Plaza is a bit closer to the Mall musueum than the
Smithsonian Station (but they are both walkable).

I give up trying to park in DC during the daytime.