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Earhart Museum nominated for top award

Site in the running to be USA Today’s Best New Museum

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Amelia Earhart in the cockpit of her Lockheed Electra 10-E (Photo: Purdue University Libraries)

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This story originally appeared at Flyingmag.com.

By Meg Godlewski

In April 2023, the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum opened in Atchison, Kansas, and according to Executive Director Mindi Love Pendergraft, it is so popular with visitors — who often come from across the country — that it is in the running for USA Today’s Best New Museum.

Since this is a people’s choice award, the public is invited to vote.

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