A third major structure to house the aircraft and missiles of the Cold War era is planned. The museum is located outside the main entrance to Ellsworth and charges no admission. The museum is housed in four Korean War era fighter hangars. These hangars were moved from the flightline to their present location in 1989. Inside are numerous exhibits depicting the history of Ellsworth and the aviation history of South Dakota.
Vintage aircraft are on display both inside and outside of the facility.
The museum is open seven days a week year round. You can walk around General Eisenhower's personal B-25 transport from World War II, see a Minuteman II Missile Launch Control Center and experience what life was like for missile crews, and learn how man took the first tentative steps toward the stars. The museum has over 20,000 square feet of indoor exhibit space. Exhibits cover the beginning of Ellsworth AFB from the first building built in 1942 to present day, The flight of the Stratosphere Balloon in 1935, South Dakota aviation pioneers and many other educational and informative exhibits. Tours of a Minuteman Missile Silo and Ellsworth AFB are available by museum bus daily from Mid May to Mid September.