In Atlanta, Georgia this morning Delta Airlines is celebrating the grand re-opening of its flight museum. The facility, which is housed in two hangars on the campus of its headquarters, had its soft opening on May 19 and as of today will be officially open for general admission.

Earlier generations of the museum featured Delta’s first passenger-ferrying DC-3 aircraft, as well as an entire Boeing Boeing 767 donated to the museum by the company’s employees. With expansion and remodeling, the new museum now houses a spectrum of aircraft and ephemera from the company’s history as well as exhibits from its family airlines including Northwest, Chicago Southern and Pan Am. The redesigned museum also includes event space for up to 1,200 people underneath the wings of the 767, a venue that directly competes with Seattle’s museum of flight and its SR-71 Blackbird. Indeed, next year’s Freddie awards, the annual competition for best travel industry loyalty plan, are scheduled to take place at the Delta Flight Museum.

The Main Floor of the Delta Flight Museum

The Main Floor of the Delta Flight Museum

Delta Flight Museum Entrance Sign

Perhaps the best part about the museum, however, is the flight simulator. A full-fledged Boeing 737-200 simulator will be installed in the museum for general visitor bookings, the only of its kind and complexity open to the general public in the country. The experience provides a full hour of flight briefing and operation on a platform very similar to what Delta pilots use.

Admission to the museum will cost $6 for children, $9 for seniors and $12 for adults, while a session on the flight simulator will cost a whopping $395. For a once-in-a-lifetime experience, however, many will justify the cost. Tickets can be booked in advance at deltamuseum.org.