Air & Military Museum-Ozarks — Attraction in Springfield

Great museum and great volunteer staff. The museum looks pretty small from the outside, but inside it feels much bigger on the inside and there's plenty of interesting things to look at and even touch.

The volunteer staff are all veterans. During our visit there were 2 volunteer staff there, and both were incredibly knowledgeable and passionate.

In the back room of the museum, there is an AH-1 Cobra and a T-33, both of whose flight decks you can sit in.

They also have a small gift shop in the front of the museum. Everything in the gift shop was reasonably priced.

The entrance fee was also very reasonable -- $6 for adults, $4 for children, and free for military personnel and children under 3. We were even more willing to pay this because it is a 100% volunteer-run, self-funded, non-profit organization!

If you're considering visiting, it's a true gem, and I would totally recommend...

At first glance when you pull up, it looks like a sketchy strip mall with some gates on the windows. But press on past the scary outside and you'll find an amazing collection of WWII pieces, tons of models, medals, photos and the most amazing docents you've ever met.

These guys spent an hour walking my kids through the jet and helicopter simulator, letting them push all the buttons amd asking a million questions. Bravo and salute to these heroes!

Prices were about $16 for a family of four, best money I've spent in a long time! Amazing! Gem...

My four kids and I had a very memorable experience here. My kids loved looking at all the models of military craft and kept telling me, "oh look at this," and "look at that!" The volunteer staff were quite friendly to us and let my kids hold some cool military parade guns and wear hats. Lots of cool stuff to see. Really held all my kids' interest, even the three year old. WellW definitely come back. My five year old wants to have his birthday party there 😊. It's really quite the hidden gem here in...