Open accessible tour

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Virtual Tour

An accessible, linear version of the tour is available from the keyboard shortcut and the accessibility control.

Welcome to the Virtual Tour of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, part of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, located in Chantilly, Virginia.

This facility features thousands of aviation and space artifacts displayed in two main areas: the Boeing Aviation Hangar and the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar. Notable highlights include the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird and the space shuttle Discovery.

Explore the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Virtual Tour using your preferred assistive technology. If you have comments or questions about this tour, please contact us at nasmweb@si.edu.

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Select a hotspot, then drag it in the panorama or use the precision controls.

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How to explore the virtual tour

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No wrong turns. Explore in any order. Your counters keep track of what you have opened.

Your visit, at your pace

Explore the museum from every angle.

Move through panoramic scenes, open featured aircraft and spacecraft, and use the museum map to see where you are. Start with these three gestures; everything else builds from them.

360° panorama ↔ Click and drag anywhere to look around
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Look Drag the panorama in any direction.
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Move Select a ring or beacon, or use the scene controls.
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Discover Open labels, flags, and stars for more.
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Look around and get closer

The panorama is your main viewing surface. Use the gesture that feels most natural, or use the controls along the bottom edge.

Direct movement

Drag the scene

Press and hold anywhere in the panorama, then drag left, right, up, or down. On a trackpad or touch screen, swipe directly across the view.

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Zoom

See the details

Use the plus and minus controls, your mouse wheel, or a trackpad pinch. Zoom out whenever you want a wider sense of the hangar.

Let the scene settle High-resolution detail sharpens as each part of the panorama loads.
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Move through the museum

Floor rings connect nearby viewpoints. Matching upright beacons mark destinations on another level or across an open gallery.

Walkway — Look Up! Select the ring

Three ways to travel

Choose the route that suits you

  • Rings and beacons: floor rings lead to nearby viewpoints; upright double-arrow beacons mark level changes and cross-gallery links.
  • Previous and next: step through the ordered scene sequence using the end arrows on the bottom bar.
  • Menu or map: jump directly to a named area, object, exhibit, or scene.
Scene changes are animated A short transition helps preserve your sense of direction as you move.
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Discover exhibits and objects

Three marker families organize the experience. Their counters show how much you have opened during your visit.

Exhibit areas

Flags lead to subject-area introductions and exhibit stations.

19 areas

Featured objects

Stars identify aircraft, spacecraft, and other highlighted objects.

44 objects

Scenes and stops

Pins identify panoramic viewpoints and points of interest.

136 scenes
Pitts S-1C “Little Stinker”
Object panels pair photographs and museum interpretation with next/previous controls, so you can continue through the collection.
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Two-state object labels

Open, read, then return

  • Select an object label in the panorama to open its full information card.
  • Use Previous and Next inside the card to browse the object collection alphabetically.
  • Close the card to return to the same panoramic view.
  • Many cards include links to deeper collection resources.
Your progress updates automatically Opening an exhibit or object marks it as visited and updates the corresponding counter.
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Find your way with the menu and map

Use the menu when you know a name. Use the map when you want to understand location, nearby content, and your progress at a glance.

Select the menu button

Explore the museum

Boeing Aviation Hangar 14 areas
Space Hangar 4 areas
Objects 44
Scenes All
The menu is organized by destination Open a category, then select a named entry to go there directly. The Scenes list follows your location; subtly accented rows are selected highlights.
Drag the map to pan. Drag the radar cone to rotate the panorama.
The map is an interactive window Drag to pan, use the vertical slider to zoom, filter marker families, recenter, and use the lower-left handle to resize it.
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Controls, progress, and sharing

The remaining controls help you change how you explore, track what is left, and send someone directly to a view you found.

MenuBrowse destinations by area, object, or scene.
MapOpen, move, resize, filter, zoom, or recenter the museum map.
AccessibilityOpen the structured text-based version of the tour.
Full screenExpand the panorama to fill your display.
Hide controlsTemporarily collapse the bottom toolbar for an unobstructed view.
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Share your view

Copy the address bar

After moving to a scene and rotating to the view you want, copy the page URL. The link carries the scene and viewing direction so another visitor can begin there. Exact zoom may vary in some browsers, but the intended scene and viewpoint are retained.

Remaining lists

See what is left

Select any of the three counters on the map to open a scrollable list of the exhibits, objects, or scenes you have not yet visited. Select an entry to go there directly.

Prefer a structured, text-based experience?

The accessibility tour provides keyboard-friendly navigation and the museum content in a linear format.

Open accessible tour
The accessible tour is available at any time from the accessibility icon.