Located on Ent Avenue on Peterson Air Force Base, the Peterson Air & Space Museum is the oldest aviation museum in Colorado. Founded in 1982 as the NORAD Visitor Center (North American Aerospace Defense Command), the museum displays a variety of aircrafts and preserves the history of aviation in Colorado Springs and at Peterson Air Force Base.

Sitting on a historic district of 8.3 acres, the museum is housed in airfield buildings that date from between 1928 and 1941; these buildings are listed on the U.S. National Register of History Places. Some of the aircraft makers include Convair, Curtiss, Lockheed, Martin, and many more.

150 Ent Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO, Phone: 719-556-4915

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