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Hiller Aviation Museum

Name: Hiller Aviation Museum
Address: 601 Skyway Road, San Carlos, CA, 94070, US
Telephone: +16506540200

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Hiller Aviation Museum is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational museum.

10/30/2026

A little aviation history, served with your meal.

These vintage Pan American World Airways menu covers paired the experience of air travel with artwork celebrating some of the aircraft and routes that helped connect the world.

Featured here are the Martin M-130, Douglas DC-4, and Lockheed Constellation, depicted flying over destinations from Hong Kong to San Francisco.

More than just menus, pieces like these offer a glimpse into how Pan Am presented the excitement and adventure of air travel to its passengers.

10/29/2026

Tomorrow night, it’s time to trick-or-treat among the airplanes.

Trunk or Treat is tomorrow, Thursday, October 29 from 5:00–7:00 PM at Hiller Aviation Museum.

Come in costume and collect treats as you explore creatively decorated cars and airplanes.

Trunk or Treat is free and open to the community. Haunted Hangar will also be open with separate admission.

We hope to see you there.

10/28/2026

Halloween week has arrived at Hiller! 🎃

We’re heading into the final days of our Halloween celebration, and there’s still plenty happening at Hiller Aviation Museum.

Haunted Hangar | October 23–31
Trunk or Treat | October 29, 5:00–7:00 PM
Halloween Kids Festival & Helicopter Pumpkin Drop | October 31, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Pumpkin Drop at 12:00 PM

Come in costume, explore Haunted Hangar, trick-or-treat among cars and airplanes, and finish Halloween week with our Helicopter Pumpkin Drop.

10/27/2026

November is bringing back some Hiller favorites!

Starlight Nights and Turkey Toss return this month, along with plenty of opportunities to explore, build, and discover at Hiller Aviation Museum.

Kick off the month with Straw Rocket Workshop and Helicopter Adventure, spend an evening under the stars at Starlight Nights, explore robotics with Ozobots, join us for the return of Turkey Toss, and wrap up November with Glider Discovery.

Whether you’re a longtime Hiller visitor or looking for something new to do with the family in the Bay Area, November is a great time to visit.

Save the dates and come spend November with us!

10/25/2026

Trunk or Treat is almost here!

Join us Thursday, October 29 from 5:00–7:00 PM at Hiller Aviation Museum for an evening of costumes, candy, decorated cars and airplanes.

Trunk or Treat is free and open to the community, so grab your trick-or-treat bag and bring the family.

Haunted Hangar will also be open that evening with separate admission.

10/24/2026

Halloween at Hiller is officially underway.

Haunted Hangar is open October 23–31, and today and tomorrow you can join us for Halloween Paint-A-Plane from 10:00 AM–12:00 PM.

Still to come:

Trunk or Treat
October 29, 5:00–7:00 PM

Halloween Kids Festival & Helicopter Pumpkin Drop
October 31, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Pumpkin Drop at 12:00 PM

Spend Halloween week surrounded by airplanes at Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos.

10/24/2026

Designed as a more modern replacement for the popular four-seat Cessna 172 Skyhawk, the Cessna 177 Cardinal introduced several notable design changes. Its wing was moved rearward to improve pilot visibility, while the external wing struts were eliminated for an even clearer view. The change in wing position also led Cessna to replace the 172’s traditional elevator with a full-span stabilator.

Originally intended to replace the 172 entirely, the Cardinal entered production in 1968, with more than 4,000 built over the following decade. In an interesting twist, the Cessna 172 it was designed to replace remains in production today.

Today at the Hiller Aviation Museum, our Cessna 177 has taken on a much more colorful role as our Paint-a-Plane aircraft, giving visitors the chance to leave their own creative mark on an actual airplane.

For Halloween, Paint-a-Plane is getting a spooky twist! Join us October 24 & 25 from 10 AM–12 PM for Halloween Paint-a-Plane.

10/23/2026

Throwback Thursday to October 1996, when ground was broken for the Hiller Aviation Museum!

The road to this moment began years earlier. By the mid-1980s, Stanley Hiller Jr.’s growing collection of historic aircraft and replicas was housed in a storage facility in Redwood City, where there were limited opportunities for the public to view the collection. By the early 1990s, plans were taking shape for a larger, permanent home that could showcase Northern California’s contributions to aviation.

In 1994, planning focused on a site at San Carlos Airport. With support from the City of San Carlos and San Mateo County, the project moved forward, leading to the Museum’s groundbreaking in October 1996.

There was just one small challenge for the groundbreaking ceremony: the site was completely paved! Dirt had to be trucked in specifically for the ceremonial first shovel.

Construction continued through 1997 as historic aircraft began making their way to their new home. On June 5, 1998, the Hiller Aviation Museum officially opened its doors to the public.

Nearly 30 years later, it’s incredible to look back at where it all began.

10/22/2026

Halloween week at Hiller is almost here.

Haunted Hangar opens October 23 and kicks off a packed lineup of Halloween events at Hiller Aviation Museum.

Haunted Hangar | October 23–31
Halloween Paint-A-Plane | October 24 & 25 | 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Trunk or Treat | October 29 | 5:00–7:00 PM
Halloween Kids Festival & Helicopter Pumpkin Drop | October 31 | 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Pumpkin Drop at 12:00 PM

Costumes are encouraged, so get ready for Halloween among the airplanes.

10/21/2026

Aviation is meant to be explored!

At Hiller Aviation Camp, learning goes beyond the classroom with hands-on activities that encourage kids to build, create, experiment, explore, and discover.

Whether your camper already loves aviation or is ready to discover something new, there’s more to explore at Hiller this fall and winter.

Fall and Winter 2026 camp registration is open, with limited spots available.

🔗 https://www.hiller.org/aviation-camp/

Address

601 Skyway Road
San Carlos, CA
94070

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5am
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+16506540200

Website

http://www.hiller.org/

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