Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum Museum

Address: 500 NE Captain Michael King Smith Way, McMinnville, OR 97128, USA

Website: https://www.evergreenmuseum.org/

Hours: Tue-Sun 10:00am-5:00pm, closed Mondays (hours subject to seasonal change)

Admission: Adults $24-$28 (approx.)

Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum is an aviation and space museum in McMinnville, Oregon, United States, founded by the Evergreen group. It is known for preserving large historic aircraft and space-related exhibits.

The collection includes large transport and military aircraft displays, a dedicated pavilion for the Hughes H-4 Hercules “Spruce Goose” and galleries focused on rocketry and spaceflight. Exhibits combine preserved airframes, cockpit displays and interpretive material about aviation and aerospace technology.

Established by members of the Evergreen aviation group, the museum opened to display corporate and historical collections and has expanded displays and exhibition space over time. The Spruce Goose was moved to the museum to provide a stable indoor conservation environment.

The museum is located in McMinnville in Yamhill County in northwestern Oregon, within driving distance of the Portland metropolitan area.

• Showpiece: The museum’s centerpiece is the Hughes H-4 Hercules, the largest wooden aircraft ever built, displayed indoors in a dedicated pavilion.
• Visitor access: Located in McMinnville, the museum is accessible to visitors and operates exhibits covering both aviation and spaceflight history.

What to See#

• Spruce Goose display: Hughes H-4 “Spruce Goose” pavilion - houses the original Hughes H-4 Hercules transport aircraft with a wingspan of about 97.5 metres (320 feet).
• Space gallery: Space gallery - exhibits rockets, missiles and artifacts related to American and commercial spaceflight history.

From Portland, take US-26 W and OR-99W S to McMinnville; the museum is a short drive from the city centre. There is on-site parking and local shuttle options during special events.

• Buy timed-entry tickets online for the Spruce Goose experience to avoid long waits on busy days.
• Combine a visit with the nearby Evergreen Airpark if interested in outdoor exhibits and fly days.
• Allow 2-3 hours to see the Spruce Goose, military jets, space artefacts and the restoration hangar.