Palm Springs Air Museum
One of the best aviation museums in the world, the Palm Springs Air Museum allows visitors to climb inside the exhibits (aircraft), talk to pilots (some are veterans who used to fly the planes) and even enjoy biplane rides. The museum’s library also has a massive volume of first-person aviation accounts from World War II. Plus, in summer, children up to age 12 enter for free (kids five and under get in free year-round). Recommended by local insider Jennifer Weil