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Glenn H. Curtiss Museum

Hammondsport, NY
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Ranked #1 of 12 attractions in Hammondsport
Type: Speciality Museums, History Museums
Description: This museum is named after inventor and aviation pioneer Glenn H. Curtiss, who piloted America's first public airplane flights.
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Pennsylvania
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 June 2013 NEW

Unfortunately, it rained during most of our stay in the Finger Lakes. This forced us to be creative and seek out indoor activities that we may not have otherwise seen. One of these was the Curtiss Museum. It was actually fascinating to learn how many contributions this man made to the world. The museum is an amalgam of some of... More

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 June 2013 NEW

Glenn Curtiss himself is a very impressive person and his motorcycle and airplane feats are well documented. The museum, though, seems to be a regional catch-all for anything that can be displayed, including dollhouses, motorcycles that don't have anything to do with Glenn Curtiss, the history of the area during the Civil War, original props from Indiana Jones movies, and... More

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Lorton, Virginia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 May 2013

Informative, wonderful. Looking forward to coming back to see the new exhibits and review the older ones! The curator is very interesting and helpful. Superb museum; learned so much!!

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Syracuse, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2013

A nice surprise. Quite an extensive museum on Curtis's role in aviation along. Very interesting. It takes a 1 - 2 hours to see it thoroughly.

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Oviedo, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013

Recently had our Spring Meet of our antique car club in Corning, New York and as part of our tour we headed on Saturday April 20, 2013 to the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, New York. A short trip from Corning if your in the area and even if your not I suggest you make it a point to... More

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Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2013

I was hesitant to "waste" time here but it was worth it. Lots of cool old things to look at. We stayed about two hours but you could virtually here here for a while if you wanted to analyze everything. Big collection of old planes, motorcycles, etc. For $8 it was worth stoppping!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2013

We have lived in the general area since 1995, but had never visited this place until this year! What a surprising find. If you are interested in aviation, motorcycles, old boats, toys, etc. This is the place to go!

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Prattsburgh, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2013

Grandchildren love it too. We go there every 2-3 months with friends and family. The displays are well presented and there is a wide variety of "memorabilia to see". It is comfortable to roam around the spend as little or as much time as you want.

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Rochester
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2013

I loved the motorcycle exhibit. I've always been a fan of Glenn Curtiss, and this was a great experience. I learned so much I didn't already know, and that's a novel experience for me. My favorite part was the "World's Fastest Man" exhibit. I've always had a thing for old motorcycles. Definitely recommend.

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Corning, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2013

The Glen Curtis Museum has many displays showing the history and life of Glen Curtis's accomplishments in flying boat design and flight. There are also displays about his motorcycle background I found very interesting.

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