Virginia Aviation Museum
The Virginia Aviation Museum was an aviation museum in unincorporated Henrico County, Virginia, adjacent to Richmond International Airport. Erected in 1986, the museum housed a collection of some thirty-four airframes, both owned and on-loan, ranging from reproductions of Wright Brothers kite gliders to the still state-of-the-art SR-71 Blackbird.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Richmond International Airport and Henrico Theatre.
Richmond International Airport
Aerodrome
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Richmond International Airport is a joint civil-military airport in Sandston, Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community. The airport is about 7 miles southeast of downtown Richmond, the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Henrico Theatre
Movie theater
The Henrico Theatre is an historic theater building located in Henrico County, Virginia. The theater was built in 1938, and was constructed in the Art Deco style using poured concrete and brick. Henrico Theatre is situated 2 miles north of Virginia Aviation Museum.
Seven Pines National Cemetery
Cemetery
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Seven Pines National Cemetery is a national cemetery located in the Seven Pines area of the unincorporated town of Sandston in Henrico County, Virginia. Seven Pines National Cemetery is situated 2 miles east of Virginia Aviation Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandston and Fair Oaks.
Sandston
Village
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Sandston is a census-designated place in Henrico County, Virginia, United States, just outside the state capital of Richmond. The population as of the 2010 Census was 7,571. It was designated a Historic District by Henrico County in 2021.
Fair Oaks
Locality
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Fair Oaks is an unincorporated community located in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. Fair Oaks Station was located on the Richmond and York River Railroad and played a role in the Peninsula Campaign in 1862 during the American Civil War.
Highland Springs
Town
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Highland Springs is a census-designated place located in Henrico County, Virginia, United States, 4.3 miles east of Richmond. The population was 16,604 at the 2020 census. Highland Springs is situated 2 miles north of Virginia Aviation Museum.
Virginia Aviation Museum
- Type: Museum
- Description: aviation museum in Richmond, Virginia
- Categories: aviation museum, defunct organization, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Henrico, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Portuguese—“Virginia Aviation Museum” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Virginia Aviation Museum”
- Norwegian: “Virginia Aviation Museum”
- Portuguese: “Virginia Aviation Museum”
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