National Air and Space Museum

Title: National Air and Space Museum
Creator: Gyo Obata
Date: 1976 (opened)
Description: The National Air and Space Museum holds the world's largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft. A second location in Chantilly, Virginia, opened in 2003 to display even more items from its collection, including the Space Shuttle Discovery. Some of the museum's popular artifacts include the original Wright brothers' 1903 flyer, Charles Lindbergh's "Spirit of St. Louis," the Apollo 11 command module, and a moon rock that visitors can touch.
Source: Smithsonian Institution Archive. View original.
Coverage: 1950-1979