How Do You Visit Smithsonians Udvar Hazy Air And Space Museum?
Several years ago the Smithsonian Institution realized that the airplane industry was manufacturing airplanes much larger in size and thus out sizing the Air and Space building located at the National Mall. A building, airplane hanger in size, many football fields long, would be required to house new exhibit acquisitions. Funded by Stephen Udvar-Hazy, whose fortune came from owning and leasing commercial planes to international carriers, the second Smithsonian Air and Space Museum opened in 2003 just south of Dulles International Airport. Those vacationing in the D.C. area have found accessing this museum to be quite challenging. Getting there by car: The best suggestion to reach Udvar-Hazy is by rent-a-car. This gives the visitor the most independence and the day is not determined by public transportation schedules. From either Reagan National or Baltimore/Washington International Airports, the visitor takes the Beltway (I495) south and west to Interstate 66, and then west toward Fron
