Next to the Palm Springs airport, the museum is easy to visit at the beginning or end of your stay. Inside the hangars, you can see a number of different planes, such as a Grumman F4F Wildcat, Douglas A26 Invader, and F/A-18 Hornet, just to name a few of the dozens on display. Wartime memorabilia, combat photography, uniforms, and other exhibits round out the view into aviation and combat history. A flight simulator and control tower keep kids entertained.
The museum is located on North Gene Autry Trail at the Palm Springs International Airport, 2 miles (3 kilometers) east of downtown Palm Springs.
The museum is open daily from late morning to early evening. Events take place during the year, such as a beer festival and a Memorial Day air fair, and you can also see special programs related to past wars, such one about the Tuskegee Airmen, or a documentary about Holocaust survivors.
As a museum that actually flies its aircraft, the Palm Springs Air Museum takes passengers on flights. You can go up in a C-47 Skytrain (which must have at least five paying passengers) or a P-51 Mustang, and imagine what it was like for a pilot in combat.