Midland Air Museum sits on the edge of Coventry Airport, which is exactly where an aviation museum should be. The collection ranges from engines and cockpit displays to large aircraft outside, including Cold War machines that are more impressive in person than in photographs.
The local hook is Frank Whittle, the jet-engine pioneer who was born in Coventry. The museum's Whittle material gives the place a sharper identity than a simple aircraft park, and makes it a good half-day stop for anyone interested in engineering, military history, or the industrial Midlands.