Historic Wendover Airfield Museum — Attraction in Wendover

Was passing through and was waiting for the high winds to die down and had a bit of spare time, so after perusing Google maps for things to do and saw there was a museum in town. Rode over on my electric scooter, had just opened the door hadn't even taken another step, only for the Lady at the front desk to tell me "You need to leave that OUTSIDE on the front porch, you cannot bring that in." Alright... I'm going to leave my thousand dollar scooter on a porch, where someone sees something shiny and walks away with it.

It was really cold that day (temp was 25 due to wind-chill) and didn't make it very far, so I stopped at the nearby Montego Bay to warm up in their front door area. Another lady comes by and says "It's awfully cold to be riding that today" motioning to my mode of transport "I know! I had to step inside for a bit to warm up" "Well, why don't you come in and sit in the lobby, it's much warmer in there" ...turns out that person was a concierge at the front desk. So, a genuine shout-out to the staff at Montego for that interaction.

I added the second part to show the stark contrast in people's hospitality within the same town... Might come back to the museum another day, as I really do enjoy Aeronautical...

It's a fun little place, documenting the history of the airbase at Wendover. There's not a lot to see here, but it's fun to see some of the old technology our soldiers used in WWII: slide rules for the navigators and bombardiers, for example.

It's also free, which is great.

If you are physically able, I recommend climing to old control tower. The stairs are steep, but the view is worth it.

Don't miss the signs around the airbase; there's a bunch of historical things that are called out. You can see the hangar where they actually modified the Enola Gay; that has been restored. Most of the original barracks are still standing, as is the original hospital and base chapel. West of the main museum (which is also the airport's operations center) is the old officer's club and the remains of the swimming pool.

I also highly recommend a stop at the "Metro Salt Flats Cafe" on your way to or from the museum. You may also want to check out one of the few places on land where you can actually see the curvature of the earth just west of town on Wendover Boulevard. Danger cave is another local spot of interest, and of course, the...

Extremely interesting. I have been to Alamogordo, Los Alamos, white Sands and Trinity as my great uncle was the drafter for fat man and little boy. The nuclear museum in Albuquerque has a spectacular history of the making of the nuclear bombs and nuclear power. But, I wasn't until, after probably passing through Wendover a good 100 times that my husband and I finally stopped for the afternoon and decided to check out the museum. Wow!

For some one born and raised in Nevada and that grew up on the world's largest ammunition depot, and have an intimate history, to not fully understand the role that the Weendover Army Airfield has at this important time, well...I was beside myself. Touring this area really connected some dots and brought an even deeper appreciation for all the men and women that fought for our freedoms and saved our nation, albeit at a great expense to other countries by developing and actually using a nuclear weapon.

This is definitely...