Inside Denver’s Wings Over the Rockies: A Treasure Trove of Aerospace

Colorado museum continues legacy of learning where history meets the future.

Rick Durden

Monday, July 27, 2026 at 08:00 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

Douglas B-18A Bolo bomber, developed from the DC-2 airliner. [Credit: Rick Durden]

Key Takeaways:

The Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, located on the historic Lowry Air Force Base, serves as a premier institution dedicated to preserving and celebrating military and civilian aerospace history.
The museum offers an engaging and human-centered experience, featuring a vast collection of iconic aircraft brought to life through interactive displays, videos with veteran accounts, and knowledgeable docents.
Beyond its historical exhibits, the museum actively fosters the future of aerospace through extensive educational programs, workshops, and career pathways for students and educators across its two campuses, inspiring the next generation of aviation and space explorers.

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A good air museum is a treasure for pilots—a great one is a treasure for everyone.

The Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, with its separate 15-acre Exploration of Flight campus, qualifies as a great air museum. The Denver facility is a treasure that celebrates our military and civilian aerospace history, the myriad people who made it happen and, welcoming the future, uses forward-looking technology in teaching how to be involved in what’s to come in aviation and space.