EAA Aviation Museum Tours and Activities

A great museum and such a great place to visit when the Air Venture is on!

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is an international organization of aviation enthusiasts based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Since its inception it has grown internationally with over 200,000 members and nearly 1,000 chapters worldwide.

The EAA was founded in 1953 by veteran aviator Paul Poberezny along with other aviation enthusiasts. The organization began as more or less a flying club. Paul Poberenzy explains the nature of the organization's name, "Because the planes we flew were modified or built from scratch, they were required to display an EXPERIMENTAL placard where it could be seen on the door or cockpit, so it was quite natural that we call ourselves the "Experimental Aircraft Association".
Homebuilding is still a large part of EAA, but the organization has grown over the years to include almost every aspect of aviation and aeronautics.

EAA's first home was in the basement of the Poberezny home. In the early 1960s, the association's first headquarters was built in the Milwaukee suburb of Franklin. That was the headquarters for the organization until 1983, when EAA combined its headquarters and fly-in site in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The EAA Aviation Center also includes the EAA Aviation Museum, with more than 200 aircraft, approximately 130 of which are on display at any given time

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Apr 23 - Apr 27

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Roundtrip non-stop flight included

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8.4/10 Very Good! (1,001 reviews)

The rooms were clean, the beds were very comfortable and the breakfast, especially the eggs were amazing. My wife and I will be staying there again when we need a hotel. Thank you and keep up the good work

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Hilton Appleton Paper Valley

CA $1,056

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Apr 23 - Apr 27

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Roundtrip non-stop flight included

Calgary (YYC) to Appleton (ATW)

8.6/10 Excellent! (1,003 reviews)

While the hotel in general is dated and shows a little wear, the room was nice, modern, spacious, clean, great location, comfortable bed. What I didn’t like was the rotten egg smell coming out of the bathroom faucet when running the water.

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Hampton Inn Appleton-Fox River Mall Area

CA $1,039

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Apr 23 - Apr 27

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Calgary (YYC) to Appleton (ATW)

9.4/10 Exceptional! (1,001 reviews)

Clean room, comfy bed and pillows

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