Aerospace Museum of California Air Park & STEM Flight Simulators

About this adventure

Located at the historic McClellan Air Force Base in North Highlands, the Aerospace Museum of California lets families explore aviation history and futuristic aerospace engineering up close. Spanning a 4-acre outdoor Air Park alongside an expansive indoor STEM exhibit hall, the museum showcases more than 40 historic military aircraft, commercial planes, and space artifacts, including a supersonic Mach 3 SR-71 Blackbird simulator, jet fighter cockpits kids can climb inside, and vintage rescue helicopters. Inside the heated exhibit hall, young aviation enthusiasts can test professional high-tech flight simulators, build aerodynamic paper gliders in the STEM Maker Space, and discover how physics keeps aircraft flying through interactive experiments. Family Experience & Accessibility: • Stroller Accessibility: Smooth concrete tarmac in the outdoor Air Park and completely barrier-free indoor museum galleries easily accommodate double strollers. • Nursing & Rest Spots: Climate-controlled indoor seating lounges, picnic tables under covered hangars, and modern family restrooms with changing stations. • Age Suitability: Welcomes all ages; interactive climb-in cockpits and flight simulators are big hits for kids ages 3 to 15. • Sensory Tips: Outdoor air park can have brisk breezes in winter; indoor exhibits are quiet, well-lit, and spacious with tactile controls.