Otherwise known as the National Air & Space Museum by Dulles Airport
They have a collection of unique aircraft, including the Airphibian:
They have many aircraft from WWII from both the Axis and Allies, including the Helldiver:
and one of the most famous, the Enola Gay. These pictures show how hard it was to isolate a single airplane when you see how densely packed they are:
Also, every time I saw the big ‘R’ on the tail, all I could think of was that it was a Radio Shack plane. Have they got me brainwashed, or what?
They also have Cold War items including the SR71, which was smaller than I thought it would be, and you can see behind it the Space Shuttle which was a lot bigger than I thought it would be.
One thing about being this close to the planes is that you get to see details that many people never knew were there, unfortunately I don’t remember what model this was:
I have to make sure and include the iconic Concorde:
