Reviews of The Aviation History & Technology Center. (Museum) in Atlanta (Georgia).

The Aviation History & Technology Center

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Open air museum

555 Perrin Rd, Marietta, GA 30060, United States

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This place has a very good rate, they treat their customers well and you’ll feel welcome, super recommended

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karen peterson

This outdoor museum is wonderful. I took my 86 year-old dad there and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Those that volunteer at this museum have years of experience in aviation and have experience in a variety of areas in aviation. They kindly took us around in a golf cart and showed us the planes, giving us insightful details about the planes. On 1 cargo plane you can go inside. My dad can walk up a few stairs but if you are unable to walk, you can still see inside the cargo area of the plane. If you can walk up the stairs, you can see and sit in the cockpit seats. This place is a hidden gem and I hope to take my dad again.

Marybeth Britton

Wonderful place! I visited yesterday, after living in the area my whole life and not knowing this was here. It's tucked away on the Lockheed plant base. It's an open air museum, aka outdoors. There are currently 15 planes to view, each with a placard with information. The tours are self-guided unless you book as a group. There is one plane you can tour, the largest of the collection, and there is a guide on that plane to offer a lot of information as you make your way thru the cargo hold and into the cockpit. I learned a lot about not only the planes, but also the museum. For everyone who gave bad reviews, I specifically made a cash donation on behalf of you and read your ridiculous reviews to the staff as I did. They enjoyed the laugh. Yes it's old planes - It's a museum. No they don't control the weather in an outdoor museum. Sure you can say it's an odd collection, as all the planes have been donated. Not exactly sure why someone would give a bad review stating the reason is because they aren't a fan of aviation - it's an aviation museum. For those leaving bad reviews due to the $5 admission donation, this is a volunteer organization with donated planes. They must pay for upkeep, restoration, and transportation to get the planes to the base. Not all can be flown, so they must pay for other transportation. They are currently working towards adding a museum indoor facility on site, so your admission fee goes toward that also. I definitely received more than $5 of information and thrill exploring these great aircraft and honoring those who flew them. I am appreciative of the veterans and volunteers who were on site yesterday to help me learn more. I will return and bring friends with me. This is a wonderful local treasure to share.

Natalie Wilkinson

We had an awesome time here looking at the military planes. They had ~15 planes and other related things to look at. Everyone was super welcoming and knowledgeable about the planes and their history and we even got to explore inside one of them. My dad and I had a great time walking around and talking to the people here. Definitely worth a visit.

Mark Rupert

Cool little museum that I didn't expect to find. Almost like planes that were left in a parking lot, or old gate guards put together. The only C141B that you can get on the flight deck. The place looks like it has a lot potential and it will be interesting to see it grow, Atlanta needs a good airplane museum.

Philip Stacey

A fantastic place, so friendly and helpful! We spent almost two hours here, with a tour guide on hand (or not if you don’t want). They were great with our children and answered hundreds of questions from them. We all had a great time and would definitely recommend this for an adventure trip!

Joseph Shakal

Small area of older military aircraft. Guides are excellent. We can sit in the cockpit of the ol C141 and touch the controls a little bit.

Ronn Alford

Well informed, courteous staff at this outdoor museum. GPS took to the wrong place... had to go around and approach from what seemed to be the back side, but we'll worth the effort

Marco Ciavolino

This is a great example of a local government/private partnership that allows a group of dedicated veterans to maintain these aircraft on land provided by the county and the base. For $5 you can get up close to some great aircraft.

Keith S.

The aircraft static displays were nice and some rare that I have not seen at other museums. To name one in particular, the C141 Star Lifter was amazing and the guide was a retired Air Force Vietnam era veteran and new the aircraft well. Going in and up to the cockpit in the C141 and knowing the history of this aircraft was a highlight. Will bring grandkids next..

todd bennett

I took my grandsons, age 5 and 10. We all three definitely enjoyed seeing the planes and talking with the veterans there that gave us information about the aircraft and conversed with us. It doesn't hardly cost anything and it is really awesome. I definitely recommend going. God bless.

Shaun Dobbs

Very cool outdoor museum with a great assortment of aircraft!

Steven Wisniewski

This museum was formerly named The Aviation Wing, and is now known as the Aviation History and Technology Center. The AHTC is absolutely a gem. It is easy to drive past this museum off Atlanta Street just south of Cobb Drive and mistake it for being part of Lockheed or the broader Dobbins complex. Instead, this is in fact a very special aviation museum that is open to the public. Don't worry - even though it's adjacent to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, you won't have to actually enter the secure perimeter to get to the museum! At the south end is an aircraft and memorial garden where you will find well-preserved examples of public favorites such as the F-14 Tomcat of Top Gun fame, the A-6 Intruder of the eponymous Flight of the Intruder (this particular airframe once served as the gate guard of the now defunct Dobbins Naval Air Station), the S-3 Viking, and an A-4 Skyhawk. You'll see the first of the bizjets, Lockheed's own JetStar, which rather uncommonly had four rear-mounted engines. In more normal, non-COVID impacted times you are permitted to tour the interior of the plane and see how the early jet setters traveled in style, long before it became trendy for social media "influencers" to have their pictures taken inside aircraft fuselage mockups before they hop into their basic economy middle seats bound for wherever they're headed to take more selfies. To the north you'll see the heavy iron (Editor's note - actually mostly lightweight but strong aluminum, these being aircraft) - an AC-130 gunship that is one of the museum's newest exhibits is hard to miss. But the real showpiece of the museum and what truly makes it unique is the extensively restored, four-engined Lockheed YC-141B Starlifter sitting on the northeast corner of the ramp. The Starlifter at the museum was built at Lockheed in Marietta, and is the first airframe that was modified as the prototype B model (hence the YC model designation). Amongst other modifications the B was given an extended fuselage, and a notable hump above the cockpit that hides an inflight refueling probe. Over the course of the last decade the dedicated museum staff has lovingly and skillfully restored this aircraft into one of the finest military static displays you'll find anywhere - and that includes static displays of active aircraft such as those you'll find at air shows. Part of the cargo area is outfitted with different types of seats used in transport operations. The cockpit has been completely restored and is worth a look by pilots and aficionados alike, although at the moment (late Feb 2021) access is temporarily limited thanks once again to COVID. There's more to see than what I outlined above, and one thing you won't find on the website is the dedicated, knowledgeable, and experienced volunteer staff which in my recent visit included a genuine Top Gun naval aviator with 4000+ hours in the F-14 and a former C-141 navigator who helped oversee the masterful restoration of the museum's example. Net, if you live in or are visiting Atlanta and have an interest in military aviation (or just think you might), the Aviation History and Technology Center in Marietta is a must-see!

Paul Franklin

Helpful staff. Self guided for the most part. Some exhibits were unmarked. I enjoyed it, but it was basically a bunch of planes without a lot of information about them, and that made learning harder.

Domingo Santiago

Awesome time with the family! Love listening to the tour guides. Great little trip! Plus took these awesome photos.

Robert McElveen

It looked good from outside of the fence I suppose. Website says closed at 5pm, arrived at 4:25pm and the gate is locked up. Looked like a small group was doing a tour, maybe this is a one person show. Maybe next time!

Shaundalin Pollard

Small and outdoors, great place for a quick get away, especially with covid. Plenty of cool aircrafts. The prices were also very fair.

Pigeon Hobby

I had great times there. Got to listen to some of the pilots there and their experiences. Went inside one of the big aircraft and that was great experience as well. As a pilot, it's great to see the other side of aviation which is military. I highly recommend that you take a visit

C Zack

Incredible to see these planes up close and read their detailed histories. The volunteers are amazing in their dedication to preserve them. Their knowledge and personal memories absolutely make this a must-do visit for anyone interested in aviation and our country’s history.

mich deva

An all outdoor "aviation museum" right next to Lockheed Martin factory. Greeted and given tour by 3 amazingly kind and knowledgeable volunteer staff - all retired military with great stories and insights. Perfect place to get fresh air and see some impressively huge planes. Picnic tables present, so next time we'll bring a snack. Two year old plane enthusiast absolutely loved it but then horrified by fake skeleton in glider plane (older 2 kids also not comfortable with swing that). Skeleton in poor taste and should be removed.

shane sawsiengmongkol

Reasonable price, informative history guided tour, the kids had a wonderful time next to these gigantic fine pieces of craftsmanship.

Gina Hernandez

This is a great place to visit with the family. Friendly staff and very knowledgeable about the planes.

Ryan Griffin

Got there a little late, but had time for the tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining to boot! I loved seeing those aircraft up close after driving by them for so many years. If you've got an hour to kill, and a passing interest in aviation, it's definitely worth the $5 ticket price. 10/10 would visit again!

Nick LaPinta

Enjoyed the wings and white walls show here. A great location and the planes are soooo cool!definitely worth checking out!

AHREE HUR

Awesome place with my 21 months old son!!!also the guide was really kind!

Sydney Hiers

This museum was amazing and very inexpensive!! The volunteers are really what made this place so neat, all of the tour guides were very knowledgeable and were very patient to answer all of our questions!

Andrew “Captain” Malik

It's a nice place. Since it's it's outside, you can only go on a nice day. The only air aircraft you can enter is the C-141 (the biggest plane there)

Matt Sicignano

One of the best kept secrets in Marietta! Spectacular display of military aircraft lovingly restored by a group of dedicated passionate volunteers. They are a wealth of information and history and each of their stories make the past come to life. Over a dozen aircraft are available to view, from the giant C-130 that you can view inside and out , to the aircraft carrier fighter jets on display. You can even see Kenny Rogers private jet!

Kane Bonnette

Great open air museum for aviation enthusiasts. We went with a group and got a guided tour, which I highly recommend. Got a pic of the kid in a pilot seat with a big grin.

Joe White

Great place to see some awesome military aircraft

mikemont91

Super nice veterans - super cool planes - super cheap. Great museum!

Ken Fuller

A small collection of military aircraft but only open once or twice a week with guided tours.

Wendell Ubele

Aviation history course and a walk through of a few planes I enjoyed the personal the planes on display couple of dollars ,worth the trip.

Carolyn M

Absolutely fantastic! A former fighter pilot and Top Gun instructor gave us a fabulous tour, with lots of info and stories. Got to go into a couple of airplanes and up close and personal with the rest. Even sat in the cockpit of a Lockheed C-141! Highly recommend visiting; and also donating to this non-profit to continue showcasing aviation in Marietta!

Valeriy Shmyrov

Our group enjoyed this place. We went inside a YC-141B airplane, walked along all airplanes. Bob gave us a great tour. Thank you! We spent about 2 hours at this place.

Kenneth Huff

Nate gave myself and my buddy and his 2 small children a great, informative tour. We got to go in 2 of the planes on display and the kids loved sitting in the cockpits. $5 for adults and $3 for Kids. Definitely a fun afternoon. There's picnic tables under a huge wing if you want to bring a lunch. I'd love to be able to donate and help them further their plans.

Johnny

The collection of retired military aircraft is very interesting and just damn cool. The staff were very friendly and quite knowledgeable, and did a good job explaining different aspects of the aircraft and answering questions. As a plane lover who has a sizable base knowledge on aircraft, I still learned a fair bit here and greatly enjoyed it. Well worth the $5 entry fee!

Leonardo Rodríguez

Very friendly staff

Mandy Bright

Well worth the little bit of money it cost to get to see and touch these amazing air craft. And hear the stories of their glory days. Will be back!

Lee Pennington

The aviation wing was an excellent experience into the history of Lockheed Martin aviation. The volunteer staff of both veteran and Lockheed former employees were knowledgeable well spoken and eager to tell the history of both airplanes and jets on the exhibit and of their own stories and the places they had been. We went for the Veterans Day celebration , and they had free hamburgers for veterans and their families , there was not a large turnout so we were free to crawl into the aircraft they had open and check out everything from the Lockheed Jetstar corporate aircraft to the C-141 star lifter . I would definitely go back on a weekend that I had a couple of hours to just mail around and let the kids enjoy the sights .

Diana Pickard

Great place to take your kids. My toddler loves airplanes, and he really loved his up close and personal experience here. The tour guides are very knowledgeable and friendly. Will make any day more memorable.

Lindsey Owen

This is a great way to see military planes of the past! My 4 and 5 year old children were almost as excited as my husband! The tour guides were very knowledgeable, polite, and friendly too.

Mandy Bright

A truly unique fun experience. My boys absolutely loved learning about the different planes and getting to sit in a plane and act like a pilot. Extremely reasonably priced. I wish they could advertise more. If your just passing thru or live in the area it is well worth an hour or two of yout time to learn about these amazing planes that have traveled the world!

Morgan Green

Great museum with great attractions . You’re missing out if you haven’t been yet. What a fun way to take your family to learn about history.

Walter Koenig

I came to see the C-141B, I wasn't able to come to the dedication, from what they started with, they did a fabulous job refurbishing it, when I first walked into the fuselage of the aircraft, the smell made it seem like I had worked on the aircraft yesterday. They did a outstanding job.

Peggy Checchio

It was wonderful. Two pilots gave us a tour on the plane they flew and loved.It made the tour so much fun. It was so informative. I was so grateful for their service and great ability.

Chris Hennen

Great museum, volunteers who know what they are talking about and many restored aircraft with good writeups on their history and service.

Charles Davis

Very nice and very cool and very friendly staff cool Airplanes and Fighter Jets very great for the whole family I would highly recommend this place to anyone and most definitely be going back soon for sure I have always been very interested in anything with aviation and this place has it so please go check this place out it's a lot of fun to see the airplanes and Jets it's a really cool experience so go check out the Aviation History and Technology Center.

Selisa Herrington Baxley

The Aviation Wing was an amazing place with gentlemen that do a wonderful job of explaining the planes that are on exhibit. These fine men also served our country one in the Army & the other in the Airforce.

Kayl May

The aviation wing was an excellent experience into the history of Lockheed Martin aviation. The volunteer staff of both veteran and Lockheed former employees were knowledgeable well spoken and eager to tell the history of both airplanes and jets on the exhibit and of their own stories and the places they had been.

Joshua Vensel

Great place to get up close and personal with some amazing aircraft. Our girls, 2 & 4, had a great time. Phillip & Stan were great with the kids & very knowledgeable. Thanks!

E M

Great local aviation museum featuring several Lockheed aircraft including two Jetstars.

Benjamin Guider

I had the honor and pleasure to watch my first dedication ceremony of an airplane being placed into display and preservation at an air museum. This is the YC-141B StarLifter. The StarLifter was the first jet powered military transport plane in the world. Among its accolades, it was instrumental in the desegregation of the Lockhead workforce at Dobbins Air Base by making the contract contengent on the integration of the workforce.

Florian C

Very nice to bring kids but also instructive for adults. The volunteers are very kind and willing to share their stories. Thank you very much !!!

Rebecca Dougherty

Love the men who give the tours they not only know their stuff but they are big sweethearts our school visited and the kids loved getting to go inside some of the aircrafts it's a quick local thing to do that's fun for the kids and adults

James Chester

This is now one of my favorite places. Movie under the stars!!! Trivia. Food. And really cool planes and definitely some heroes.

Queen Patreece

Very cool thing to do in this covid mess. My kiddos really love it

dinsdale piranah

Good way to spend an hour or two on a Saturday. Friendly Lockheed and military veterans to talk to and learn about little nuances of the displayed aircraft.

Dan TheRedGamer

There was a lot of very kind people and a great community great for some one who really loves planes.

Alien Rider

Outside, but you can get up next to almost every plane and go in the back of the C140. Both volunteers are very informative and friendly to speak with.

Charles Tatum

Great for kids and veterans. Attendant very knowledgeable

Marianne Chew

Very knowledgeable volunteers who are passionate about airplanes, especially military planes. There is very little shade, so take sunscreen.

kevin gorman (kevin paul)

Fantastic time seeing restored planes and the volunteer staff were friendly, eager to share their knowledge and experiences. Highly recommend!!

Mark Radin

Great place to spend time, meet interesting people, and learn some aviation history. Recommended.

Michael Milon

Interesting museum of different aircraft used by the military during the years.. plus a great guide who explains each aircraft and its use..

Audrey Roemer

The tour guides are all retired military so they all know what they are talking about. It is a super interesting tour, and we learned so much.

Denita Jones

Thought it was very cool!! Loved the tour guide and getting to go inside these planes

Dolores S

Loved it the gentleman was really knowledgeable and fun and we learned a lot great place for kids

Bob Higgins

Neat aircraft, great volunteer staff.

Justin Grostefon

Really awesome displays. I took my son on a Saturday afternoon and we had a blast.

Cesar Caceres

Love this place. Will not find a more pure look at American Aviation history then at this place.

Keith B

Fun place to walk around. The docents were incredible nice and informative. We basically had two private tours.

Allen Jensen

Outdoor display of several aircraft

Aaron -Remington- Dove

Neat little open air museum. Wish there was more info about the aircraft, and that you could get inside more of them.

Seungwon Lee

My son really liked this place. It's amazing to be able to see inside of air plane.

marion boineau (Mr. Awesome)

Great tour of vintage aircraft with history. Every aircraft tells it own story.

Matt Cross

This place was cool. The veteran pilots that were there helped make the experience even better.

Brenda BeautyStar

Miss B face and body painting

Robert berry

This place was really cool and the guys who were working and tour guide had great stories.

Bon Layman

Loved it! Very informative and helpful! Always loved history plus artifacts! Keep up the good work!

Abhishek Gupta

Good but this place need more planes.

Aarti Bhatia

Great place to visit and guide was also very knowledgeable. One memorable trip

Andy Avalos

Amazing tour guides by Lockheed veterans. Keep up the great work gentlemen!!!

Daniel Duke

Great experience for a low price. Tour guides are very kind and knowledgeable.

K Clayton

My son and I had a awesome time. He is a boy scout.

Gary Murphy

I was amazed at the C141 aircraft. I attended a car show there and the aircraft were perfect.

Leo Victory

Great airplanes! They have the prototype C-141B.

L.O.V Photography

It was great. The tour was good. You have to visit

David Guckenberger

Best place to visit in Marrietta. Staff was inviting, informative, friendly. Great for adults and children.

Ben Hightower

It was great especially with Nate he knew were all th ed plans been thanks

Dmytro Fil

Good for children and adults. Nice place and friendly personal!

Paul Williams

Great aircraft displays and knowledgeable guides

sorina pintilie

The best guide we've ever had - mr. Bill Scott. Thanks a lot Bill for tour explications.

Allison Giddens

Super nice folks working here - and some very cool history. Check it out!

Paul Williams

Great visit and tour guides make the experience even better.

N A

Awesome place with even better staff and cadets. Love visiting.

Robert Pooler

Loved hearing the stories from the very experienced guides.

Gary Murphy

Enjoyed being around the aircraft. Spent 20 years in the Air Force.

Jennifer Hennequant

Fantastic site to see and learn!

Rhonda Holcomb

Enjoyed our tour and learned so much:-)

Chirag Shah

Really enjoyed the place and got to learn lot!

Bill Sterrett

Great plans in the works for STEM programs for youth

Richard Candler McRee

Really Great

Cookie Barnes

Great place to see retired airplanes

no no

Awesome place and lots of information

Ibrahim Gomez

Good place

kirnalcandy 96

Amazing staff, Wonderful stories, Amazing experience!

Todd Hodges

Great place I recommend everyone come see this place

Cesar Caceres

Love the history that they preserve.

Kevin Kiely

Really odd. Kind of strange collection of airplanes

Brandi Roney

Very fun event!

Greenough Jim

Just plain old fun

Patronya Brogdon

Staff was very nice

henry lanzo

Didn't know much

C Long

Awesome little museum with a great staff of knowledgeable folks. Mix of aircraft related to the old NAS once nearby, Lockheed aircraft from various eras, and other cool stuff from the Cold War era, including an influential early military drones. Despite the funding difficulties for small museums like this one they seem to add things on the regular; last time I went they had a new F4 simulator cockpit and a restoration underway for one of the early US jet age fighters. Can be a little tricky getting to it via Google Maps because it's up against the Lockheed property; if you're coming in from So. Cobb Dr. just stay outside the Lockheed security fence by keeping right all the way around and you'll see the museum to your right as you curve towards Atlanta Rd. Great visit for young and old and worth supporting.

Cristian Fernandez

(Translation) For aviation lovers very well, but the person who showed us did not know much about old planes. (Original) Para los amantes de la aviación muy bien, pero la persona que nos mostró no sabía mucho de aviones antiguos.

David R

(Translation) We had a great day. Although it was bad weather, we and our kids enjoyed it very much. Also, the guides were really very friendly. We had a great day. Although the weather was bad, we and our children really enjoyed it. Also, the guides were really very friendly. (Original) We had a great day. Although it was bad weather, we and our kids enjoyed it very much. Also, the guides were really very friendly. Pasamos un gran día. Aunque hizo mal tiempo, nosotros y nuestros hijos disfrutamos mucho. Además, los guías fueron realmente muy amables.

Virgilio Verlezza

(Translation) excellent explanation. the guides are war veterans, I met a pilot of an F-14, TOMCAT for me it was incredible to know the best of the aircraft from the 70s of the North American Navy. magnificent experience (Original) excelente explicación. los guías son veteranos de guerra, conocí un piloto de un F-14, TOMCAT para mi fue íncreible conocer el mejor de los avio es de los años 70 de la Marina norteamericana. magnífica experiencia

Keila Alvarenga

(Translation) Exciting experience to see history up close (Original) Emocionante experiencia ver de cerca la historia

Lori Pin

(Translation) A lesson in aviation history. Dedicated staff and the access price is symbolic...$5. recommend (Original) O lecție de istoria aviației. Personal dedicat iar prețul de acces este simbolic...5$. Recomand

Nayda Negron

(Translation) Around 10 planes outdoors, well preserved. Very interesting (Original) Alrededor 10 aviones al interperie, bien conservados.Muy interesante

David Harmsen

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