Cradle of Aviation Museum
Long Island aerospace museum with 75 air and spacecraft in eight galleries, including an Apollo lunar module, plus a planetarium.
Ways to visit
Museum galleries (with optional planetarium show) Open
Holiday closures are not stated on the pages.
- What you see
- Exhibitscradleofaviation.org, 2026-11-05
- How
- Walk incradleofaviation.org, 2026-11-05
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunTuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays. Holiday closures are not stated.cradleofaviation.org, 2026-11-05
- Booking
- Not stated · onlineTickets can be bought online; whether walk-up tickets are sold is not stated.Book ↗cradleofaviation.org, 2026-11-05
- Cost
- PaidMuseum galleries only, adults (13-61): $18 · Museum galleries only, children (2-12) and seniors (62+): $16 · Museum plus planetarium show, adults (13-61): $25 · Museum plus planetarium show, children (2-12) and seniors (62+): $23Planetarium shows alone: adults $12, children and seniors $11.cradleofaviation.org, 2026-11-05
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
The Cradle of Aviation Museum is on Long Island's Museum Row and shows 75 aircraft and spacecraft in eight galleries arranged by period, with volunteer docents, more than 30 hands-on exhibits and several cockpits to climb into. A planetarium dome theater runs separate shows. Hours are Tuesday to Sunday.
Getting there
Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Garden City, NY, 11530
In East Garden City on Museum Row, next to Nassau Community College. The N16 bus stops almost in front.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (40.72860, -73.59760). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Cradle of Aviation Museum: 516-572-4111
Last checked 2026-11-05. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- cradleofaviation.org/plan_your_visit/ · official page · read 2026-11-05For: name; Museum galleries (with optional planetarium show): what you see; Museum galleries (with optional planetarium show): kind of visit
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q5180… · Wikidata · read 2026-11-05For: location
- cradleofaviation.org · official page · read 2026-11-05For: street address; phone and email; Museum galleries (with optional planetarium show): open or closed; Museum galleries (with optional planetarium show): days and hours
- cradleofaviation.org/plan_your_visit/buy-tickets-n… · official page · read 2026-11-05For: Museum galleries (with optional planetarium show): booking; Museum galleries (with optional planetarium show): cost; Museum galleries (with optional planetarium show): requirements
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