Visit option 1 - The 45th Space Wing hosts free three-hour tours of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station that originate from the History Center each Wednesday and Thursday (launch and operations schedule permitting). Stops include the museum, lighthouse and other historic locations.
Contact the 45th Space Wing Public Affairs Office at 321-494-5945 or email ccafstours@patrick.af.mil to register for the tour. Tour information is also published on the Patrick Air Force Base web site at the extreme lower left corner of the home page.
Visit option 2 - The Air Force Space & Missile History Center, an extension of the museum, is open to the general public six days a week. The History Center is located just outside the south gate of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Admission is free. No access pass is required for a visit. Historic information and exhibits for each launch complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station are on display. Learn more about visiting the History Center.
Visit option 3 - The museum is open to the general public via a bus tour that originates from the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. NASA/Delaware North Parks Service operates a bus tour 7 days a week (launch schedule permitting) called "Cape Canaveral: Then and Now." The tour lasts about 2 1/2 hours and includes a stop at the museum and various other historic sites at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. For more information about the tour call 866-737-5235 or visit Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex online.
Visit option 4 - If you work on the Cape or at Kennedy Space Center, the museum grounds are open to you seven days a week. Admission to the museum is free. Photography is allowed and encouraged. Bring your lunch and enjoy the historic surroundings. Picnic tables, restrooms, gift shop (limited hours) and soft drink machine are on site. From Phillips Parkway, follow Lighthouse Road toward SLC-17 and look for the museum sign at Complex 26. The museum is closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Years Day and can be closed during certain fueling and pre-launch operations.
Cape entry notice: Many military installations routinely permit entry to active duty military, military retirees, government civilian employees and their dependents with proper identification. This is not the case at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The Cape is a restricted work area and access is permitted only to badged employees and visitors.