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Amelia Earhart spent part of her childhood in Atchison, Kansas. Now her hometown is celebrating the famous aviator's life and adventures with a new museum.

ATCHISON (KSNT) – The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum opens in Atchison, Kansas, which is Amelia’s hometown. The museum is located at the Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport at 16701 286th Road. The exhibit honors her legacy as the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean with interactive STEM activities, according to the Atchison Amelia […]

The sparkling new hanger-museum at Atchison’s Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport does more than just pay tribute to its namesake’s life and career.

The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum is scheduled to open on Friday in her hometown of Atchison, about an hours drive north of Kansas City.

The centerpiece of the museum is the world’s last remaining Lockheed Electra 10-E aircraft — Muriel — the same model Earhart flew on her final flight.

The Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum in Atchison, Kansas, will feature the only Lockheed Martin Model 10 Electra still in existence. This model is identical to the plane Earhart flew on her final flight in 1937.

The sparkling new hanger-museum at Atchison’s Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport doesn’t just pay tribute to its namesake’s life and career.

Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum - Grand Opening April 14th

Statue of Amelia Earhart featured in front of the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum in Atchison Kansas/ Photo courtesy of the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post A new museum in the birthplace of famous pilot Amelia Earhart is walking museum goers through the life of Earhart. The $17 Million museum was opened in Atchison, Kansas by the Amelia Earhart Foundation. Founder and President of the foundation Karen Seaberg says the museum is a unique mixture of history and STEM (Scie...

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