American Helicopter Museum & Education Center
West Chester, PA · 52 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
Plan the day
The American Helicopter Museum & Education Center is a rotorcraft museum in West Chester, PA, with what the museum counts as over forty helicopters, gyroplanes and convertiplanes on display.
The collection runs from a 1940s Sikorsky HOS-1 to a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, with a Huey, a Cobra and a Boeing Vertol CH-46E in between, and the museum invites you to climb into the cockpits of several. Admission is $15 for adults and $14 for kids 2 to 12, parking is free, and you can bring a packed lunch for the indoor lunch room or the picnic tables.
Before you go
Free parking for about 50 cars outside the main entrance. Last admission is 4 PM. Packed lunches are welcome; there is an indoor lunch room and picnic tables. Photography of the collection is allowed, and the museum is wheelchair accessible.
Coming up
Haunted Helicopters, a spooky science day, is Saturday October 24, 2026, and the museum's 30th anniversary celebration and award ceremony is Sunday October 18.
Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.
