Museums & History

The perfect RAINY DAY ACTIVITY.... Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum! TripAdvisor's #1 Rated Cape May Rainy Day Activity. Pet friendly for friendly leashed pets too! Open Daily 10am-4pm. https://usnasw.org/ #naswildwood #Capemay #Rainydayfun 🥰

Getting started in a minute or so!! Our Spring Free Lecture Series kicks off TONIGHT - March 27, 2024 at 7pm! Author and Historian Carol Simon Levin with Flying Higher: A Wasp Takes Wing Register here.... https://tinyurl.com/ycxut9kx During World War II, more than one...

Our Spring Free Lecture Series kicks off TONIGHT - March 27, 2024 at 7pm! Author and Historian Carol Simon Levin with Flying Higher: A Wasp Takes Wing Register here.... https://tinyurl.com/ycxut9kx During World War II, more than one thousand women volunteers completed...

Katherine Ann Kent was the first woman to be enlisted from Washington for extended active duty with the Coast Guard since WWII. This is her story. “24 young women reported to Bainbridge Naval Training Center as the first class recruited after the close of WWII. I was...

Our visitors say it best! "Brought a Scout Troop here. Scouts loved it. Staff was wonderful, very informative, and when discussing points of history brought it to the Scouts level. Wide variety of time represented, highly recommend the displays and videos for the...

Join us in saluting the trailblazing women of the U.S. Navy this Women's History Month! Every job and rank in the U.S. Navy is open to women and women serve in nearly every Navy community. In the continued celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth, we recognize the diversity...

"Embarking on a tour of NAS Wildwood is like stepping back in time to World War II. Led by passionate guides, you explore vintage aircraft and learn about the station's pivotal role. The experience instills a deep appreciation for the bravery and sacrifice of the...

Now only if we could travel back in time and sneak one Corsair back for the museum’s collection! Newly built F4U Corsair and F6F Hellcats being prepared to be shipped to the Pacific theatre, USA, 1944. On October 1, 1940, the XF4U was the first single-engine US...

Busy day at the airport today including several Epsilons! #flight #aviation #history #epsilon #aircraft #airplane #capemayairport #kwwd #naswildwood

Come see this WHIRLYBIRD at NASW Aviation Museum. We are open daily and pet friendly for friendly leashed pets. https://usnasw.org/ #Naswildwood #Instamuseum #Capemay

Love the way the light shines through the hangar windows highlighting displays at NASW Aviation Museum! Open daily 10am-4pm. https://usnasw.org/ #naswildwood #Capemay

Check out this awesome sign that was donated to us. Does anyone remember when Ralph Cox (owner of the United States Overseas Airlines) operated a museum out of a portion of historic Hangar #1? #history #usoa #kwwd #capemayairport #naswildwood #hangar1

Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Aviation Museum is thrilled to announce that AvSTEM Day has been selected as the NJ STEM Month 2024 Collaboration of the Year! This esteemed accolade, awarded by the New Jersey STEM Pathways Network, recognizes organizations that...

🎬 Join us for a special screening event in partnership with Cape May Stage! 🎥✈️ We are thrilled to announce that Cape May Stage will be screening the 2019 film "Midway" at Cape May Stage. This epic movie brilliantly captures the historic Battle of Midway and honors...

We Want You.... to visit Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum and have a great time! Open Daily 10am-4pm. https://usnasw.org/ #naswildwood #Capemay

Cape May Airport wishes you a Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀🛩️

Just wishing everyone and Happy and Safe St. Patrick's Day! And to let you know that we are open today from 10am-4pm. https://usnasw.org/ #naswildwood #Capemay

Reminder that Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum is open daily 10am-4pm! And we are pet-friendly for friendly leashed pets! https://usnasw.org/ #naswildwood #Capemay