2890 Davis Drive Box Elder (Outside Ellsworth AFB), SD , 57719-9998 Phone: (605) 385-5189 Website The South Dakota Air and Space Museum, part of the museum system of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, is located in Box Elder, South Dakota, just outside the main gate of Ellsworth AFB. The South Dakota Air and Space Museum serves to educate and entertain the public. Not only does it give information about the history of U.S. Air Force aviation, it promotes South Dakota aviation history. Major exhibits include the B-1B Lancer and the B-29 Superfortress.
During the summer months, visitors can take a base bus tour for a nominal fee. This includes touring a Minuteman missile Training Launch Facility as well as seeing a number of sites on the base.
Hours of operation: Monday through Sunday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Plenty of free parking.
Machine 3 (Placed 2017) is in the annex to the main room. Cost to press: 51¢ each design. Designs all have a beaded border:
1. (H) A nuclear mushroom cloud with 'Strategic Air Command, Peace is Our Profession'.
2. (V) Titan 1 rocket with 'Titan 1 Actually, it is Rocket Science'.
3. (H) B-1B Lancer with 'B-1B Lancer.
4. (H) Museum logo with 'South Dakota Air and Space Museum'.
Retired Machines:
Machine 1 design had a beaded border: 1. (H) Kitty Hawk, Jet, Weather balloon and Rocket with 'South Dakota Air and Space Museum'.
Machine 2 design had a beaded border: 1. (H) Kitty Hawk, Jet, Weather balloon and Rocket with 'South Dakota Air and Space Museum'.
Reverse: 'Black Hills South Dakota'.
G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 44° 8' 0.654'' Longitude: -103° 4' 23.2068''
Google Maps coordinates: 4WMH+24 Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota
1/09/23: Currently only the Outdoor Airpark and gift shop are open. Indoor galleries are closed for updates and maintenance. The plan is to reopen the inside galleries in spring of 2023. The location of the penny machine may change when the galleries reopen. Call ahead to verify.
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