College Park Aviation Museum

GENERAL INFO:

Park Type: Recreation Center/Facility

Overall Size: Larger than a football field

Special Features/Comments:

The College Park Aviation Museum is dedicated to preserving and promoting aviation innovations at College Park Airport and in Prince George's County while fostering research, inventiveness, and lifelong curiosity about the history and science of flight.The museum is a 27,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility located on the grounds of the world's oldest continuously operating airport in College Park, Maryland. The airport was founded in 1909 when Wilbur Wright came here to give flight instruction to the first military aviators.

GETTING THERE:

Parking, Public Transit: Bus, Public Transit: Train

pDriving Directions: From I-495 Take MD-201 N/Kenilworth Ave toward Greenbelt Turn right onto MD-201 S/Hwy 201 S/Kenilworth Ave Turn right onto Campus Dr/Paint Branch Pkwy Turn right onto Corporal Frank Scott Dr

lBus Route: METRO route R12

sTrain Line and Stop: Deanwood Metro Station, Orange Line METRO route R12, 3 minute walk from Campus Dr and 51st Ave to the park

ACTIVITIES/RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES:

Open Space, Trails

AMENITIES:

General Park Amenities: Playground, Restrooms, Drinking Fountains

Playground Surface Type: Synthetic rubberized material

Additional Features: Visitor Center, Historic Site, Museum, Gift Shop

TRAIL DESCRIPTION:

Trail Surface: Paved

Trail Layout: Linear

Trail Surface Type: Asphalt

OTHER:

Staffing & Safety: Employee/Ranger Present, Police Patrol