Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace

Europe's largest business airport, Le Bourget in Paris, is home to the French Museum of Aerospace Technology. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest of its kind, along with few other museums. It is a fantastic place to explore an extensive collection of flying machines from the transport and military sectors. The museum has a collection of an estimated 300 aircraft, but this number is only measured by the most important and famous flying machines. So it is not surprising that visitors can fully walk on machines like a Boeing 747 or a Mercure 100. But also the little ones get to see a lot in the aviation museum. A new area has been created for children from 6 to 12: Pantéte Pilote. Here, children can sit in the cockpit, observe what is happening at the airport from the control tower, be part of a space station mission and explore the various planets of our solar system. Not only can you discover many different types of aircraft, but the French Air and Space Museum is also a site museum.

Le Bourget can tell its own comprehensive story. As the birthplace of commercial aviation, most aviation heroes probably entered Le Bourget, including Charles Lindbergh. When planning your visit, it is worth making a reservation for those who are interested in staying in the museum's own library. You can only get in here with a reservation. After the various interesting stations about engines and traffic machines, it is also worthwhile to make a stop in the historic terminal building with its Art Deco architecture.