Premium Experiences

From the mighty B-17 and B-29 of World War II, to the jet age B-47 and B-52, this exclusive tour takes you under the wings of our fantastic flock of Boeing air fortresses. Experts will share war stories and little-known facts while answering your toughest questions. Plus you will be private guests in the Museum Archive, where you will be shown rare bomber artifacts that are not on public display. There is no other place where you can have an experience like this! Please note: This tour is mostly outdoors. Please dress appropriately.

This experience is 1.5-2 hours.

$100 per person (minimum of 2 people, same household of up to 4)

The pilots stationed in France during World War I would often end the day with good meal and a bottle of local wine. We offer a dining experience that recreates that tradition with an intimate gourmet dinner surrounded by our rare and colorful planes flown by the “Knights of the Air” a hundred years ago. The gallery is yours as you enjoy Champagne, then relax to your table. Dinner is set with French wine and vintage cuisine prepared by the chef from McCormick & Schmick’s Catering. 

The experience includes a brief tour of the gallery with an expert guide, and an exclusive peek into the cockpit of a rare fighter from the Great War. Photos? Bien sur!

This experience is 2-3 hours and requires taking some stairs (step ladders).

$200 per person (minimum of 2 people, group of up to 4)

Ages 10 and up (children must be accompanied by an adult)

Allied combat pilots and crews flew long, hard missions to win the good fight in World War II. When they got some R & R they wanted a good honest meal, a few stiff drinks and some tunes to remind them of home. We offer you an experience in our World War II gallery that gives you all that, surrounded by the fighter planes that helped win “The Good War.” Be greeted with a cold Champagne, then settle down to a private dinner worthy of a general, all prepared by the chief cook from from McCormick & Schmick’s Catering. The gallery is yours; the memories will last a lifetime. Grandpa and grandma would be proud of you.

The experience includes a brief tour of the gallery with an expert guide, and an exclusive peek into the cockpit of a great warbird.

This experience is 2-3 hours and requires taking some stairs (step ladders).

$200 per person (minimum of 2 people, group of up to 4)

Ages 10 and up (children must be accompanied by an adult)

Stroll along our own Hollywood Walk of Fame to the planes and the props used in the movies and get the behind the scenes info and gossip! See the Gee Bee racer from The Rocketeer, Dawn Patrol’s WWI fighter, the B-17 bomber flown in Memphis Belle, the fighters from The Battle of Britain, the jet in An Officer and Gentleman, Errol Flynn’s flight jacket, a real Academy Award® and some surprise cameos.

This experience is 60-90 minutes.

$75 per person (minimum of 2 people, same household of up to 4)

Ages 5 and up (children must be accompanied by an adult)

The Space Race in the 1950s and 60s was all about being first. During this guided experience, you will explore many of the Museum’s unique examples of first achievements in spaceflight. We will show you remains of the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket--built by Robert Goddard in 1926, plus a 1950s Russian-made engineering model of Sputnik (as close as you can come to the first satellite). Peek inside the very first Apollo command module. We’ll tell you the story behind NASA’s first official mission patch, and show you fragments of the first airplane that Neil Armstrong brought to the Moon. Get up-close with the Space Shuttle Trainer that was often a new astronaut’s first experience with a full-scale Shuttle.

This experience is 2-3 hours and requires taking some stairs and ladders.

$100 per person (minimum of 2 people, same household of up to 4)

Ages 5 and up (children must be accompanied by an adult)

Discover an age when aircraft parts grew on trees. Yes, some of the oldest and boldest planes in our collection were made with wooden structures! During this curated Experience led by the Museum's chief wood craftsman, you will examine some of these airplanes inside and out to see how organic materials and woodworking tools were used to make them incredibly strong and lightweight despite their sometimes fragile appearance. You will also view rare aviation artifacts not on public display, and enjoy a behind the scenes tour of the Museum’s Fabrication Woodshop—where we handcraft the exhibits of tomorrow!

This experience is 2-3 hours.

$100 per person (minimum of 2 people, group of up to 4)

Ages 10 and up (children must be accompanied by an adult)

Join us in this exclusive tour and learn about our collection in a new light, and the people who brought us here. The people who have become invisible because of circumstances beyond their control-- their race, their gender, their sexuality. Soar through the skies with Bessie Coleman and her legacy of Black pilots, break the sound barrier with Jackie Cochran, and learn about the heroes and pioneers often forgotten.

This experience is 90 minutes long.

$75 per person (minimum of 2 people, same household of up to 4)

Ages 5 and up (children must be accompanied by an adult)

Experience the “Queen of the Skies” as our special guests during this exclusive tour on the very first 747 Jumbo Jet. Its legendary lounge on the upper deck is normally closed to the public, but you will ascend its spiral staircase and savor the space that defined ‘70s jet set cool. Then step into the cockpit that was home to the best crews and pilots in aviation – a photo op for sure!

To enhance your tour, our museum archivists will share rare 747 documents and objects from the Museum’s vault. After your tour, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres prepared from historical airline menus await you in the Aviation Pavilion.

This experience is 2-3 hours and requires taking some stairs (aircraft stairs including a tight spiral staircase).

$225 per person (minimum of 2 people)

$747 for a group of 4

Ages 10 and up (children must be accompanied by an adult)