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A handful of the surviving planes are in museums. If you're at all interested in aviation and have the chance to see one, do. There's something special about them that doesn't come across in pictures.

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Big shout out to the Udvar Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia which has both an SR-71 and the Discovery Space Shuttle, as well as a bunch of other really interesting aircraft.

I'd second that. I saw the surviving M-21 in Seattle. The highlight of the visit. If you get the chance, well worth your time

The Seattle museum is really amazing, i went last year. The tour guides at the museum are retired Boeing and military guys, they got a real kick out of my 14 year old's questions and knowledge of cold war era SAM systems (mostly from playin g DCS) haha.

When I visited in 2018, one of the guides was a retired astronaut. I completely failed to have a conversation with him as I was star-struck and barely managed to hold a door open for him without making a fool out of myself.

I second the fact that the M21 is awesome though.

While i haven't seen SR-71, i have been to the Beaulieu Motor Museum (pronounced "byoolee" fyi). They have a land speed record hall. Those machines also have a presence. It is as if they are projections from the noosphere into the realm of physical stuff.

Also a Porsche 917. Incredible collection.

The Pima Air and Space museum in Tucson Arizona is incredible and has a SR-71. Highly recommend.

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