Mark C.
9/13/2025
This is a hidden FREE gem on your way to Chincoteague island, which in its small museum offers informative exhibits, knowledgeable & friendly, staff. This is superb educational stop, for space...
NASA - Wallops Flight Facility
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Chincoteague Rd Bldg J-20
Wallops Island, VA 23337
The NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center offers a unique opportunity to explore the past, present, and future of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. The Visitor Center features exhibits about aeronautics, orbital and sub-orbital rockets, scientific balloons, current missions, and the history of Wallops Flight Facility. In addition to exhibits, the Visitor Center also features an auditorium, a Science on the Sphere Theater, an observation deck, as well as numerous free public programs, events, and group tours of the facility. The Visitor Center also serves as the viewing site for rockets that launch from Wallops Island. Located inside the Visitor Center, the Gift Shop, open seasonally, offers models, patches, games, clothing and a variety of NASA souvenirs. Plan a visit as part of your next trip to the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Admission is always FREE!
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4.023 reviews
John B.
5/5/2025
This facility is on the road to Chincoteague Island but has limited hours and has rarely been open during my trips to the region. So I saw an opportunity and stopped in. I just wasn't...
Valerie G.
5/7/2025
My kids loved it here. Admission is free. Cute little gift shop. Tons to learn inside. Takes about 30-45 minutes to complete.
N. Danny S.
11/2/2023
I was definitely expecting a lot more than what is actually here, but I did enjoy my time regardless. It's a far drive from NASA Langley where I was coming from. Not sure I would do that drive...
Tracy K.
2/16/2020
Small museum, it was busy because of the rocket launch, the parking was actually closed and we went over to Chincoteague to watch the launch and came back afterwards. They have rockets and...
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