A trip to the Udvar-Hazy Annex

Today, I went with a friend to the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum Annex out at Dulles. It was my first trip to the Annex, although I have been to the museum downtown on several occasions. The museum is similar to the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. It doesn't quite have the depth of exhibits that the Air Force museum has, but the aesthetics are better. The exhibits are spaced out enough that they could add a fair number of exhibits in the future. The hangar itself is pretty impressive, as it is functional yet nicely architected. The highlights include the Enterprise space shuttle, the Enola Gay, a Concorde, the test version of the Joint Strike Fighter, and an SR-71. The museum also has an observation tower that is about twelve stories high. Unfortunately, the weather was hazy and cloudy today, so I wasn't able to get any good shots from the tower. Some of the photos I took can be found here.


The Space Shuttle Enterprise