Preserved Boeing 747s You Can Visit

The production line has closed, but important Boeing 747s remain accessible in museums and public exhibits. This directory concentrates on aircraft whose locations and public status can be checked on an official venue website.

Last checked: 4 September 2026. Opening hours, interior tours and aircraft access can change. Follow the official link and confirm arrangements before making a special trip.

United States

Aircraft	Venue	Why it matters	Visitor information
RA001 - N7470, 747-121	The Museum of Flight, Seattle	The first 747 built, preserved in flight-test configuration	Official aircraft page
N661US, 747-451	Delta Flight Museum, Atlanta	The first production 747-400; now the museum's outdoor 747 Experience	Official exhibit page
N747GE, 747-121	Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson	The 25th 747, later used by General Electric as an engine testbed	Official aircraft page
SOFIA - N747NA, 747SP-21	Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson	NASA and DLR's airborne infrared observatory	Current open-aircraft information
NASA 905 - N905NA, 747-123	Space Center Houston	Shuttle Carrier Aircraft displayed with the shuttle replica Independence	Independence Plaza
NASA 911 - N911NA, 747SR-46	Joe Davies Heritage Airpark, Palmdale	NASA's second Shuttle Carrier Aircraft	Official airpark page

RA001 is especially valuable for researchers because the Museum of Flight also publishes virtual views of its cockpit, lounge and lower bay. The two Shuttle Carrier Aircraft show how extensively the 747 airframe could be adapted for special missions.

Europe

Aircraft	Venue	Why it matters	Visitor information
PH-BUK "Louis Blériot", 747-206B	Aviodrome, Lelystad, Netherlands	Former KLM 747-200 displayed as part of the museum collection	Official collection page
D-ABYM "Schleswig-Holstein", 747-230	Technik Museum Speyer, Germany	Former Lufthansa classic mounted high above the museum site	Official exhibit page

Australia and South Africa

Aircraft	Venue	Why it matters	Visitor information
VH-OJA "City of Canberra", 747-438	HARS Aviation Museum, Illawarra, Australia	Qantas's first 747-400 and a former London - Sydney record holder	Official aircraft page
ZS-SAN "Lebombo", 747-244B	SAA Museum Society, Germiston, South Africa	Preserved South African Airways 747-200	Official visit information
ZS-SPC "Maluti", 747SP-44	SAA Museum Society, Germiston, South Africa	One of the comparatively rare shortened 747SPs	Official visit information

Scope of this directory

This is a curated set of confirmed public exhibits, not a census of every surviving 747. Aircraft used as restaurants, event venues, training airframes or closed displays are omitted unless a current institutional page clearly describes public access. A listing here does not guarantee that visitors can enter the aircraft.

If you know of a museum aircraft that should be added, send its registration and an official venue page through the contact page. That evidence requirement keeps the directory useful when aircraft move or exhibits close.

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The dataset and original map are licensed under CC BY 4.0. Attribute Boeing-747.com and link to this page. For more special aircraft, visit Special Boeing 747s; to tell the versions apart, use the 747 identification guide.