This is a pretty interesting place with even more interesting location. The Aviation Museum is situated away from Plovdiv, Bulgaria and I can honestly say that it’s a 9 day camel ride distance from every civilization, us humans would ever know. That’s basically near Krumovo, Bulgaria. The cool thing is that train transportation is one of your options. The Summer weather would offer a short not-so-comfortable ride however, it’s still a cooler location compared with the hot concrete buildings at downtown Plovdiv. Nothing personal, dear mainas, I am just being honest (this is where I am clarifying: ‘maina’ is a common word in Plovdiv. It is said that the many times you hear someone saying it, the more Plovdiv person they are … or you are).
You will notice the bushes and old fences - traditional for buildings with a lot of history or simply, outside the bigger towns. If you have done the train ride, it will only foreshadow a nice experience. In case you wonder - bring cash and prepare for a low admission fee.
No matter how have you traveled, this place would’ve still set your imagination to the limit. First with the aircrafts and war machines at the yard, then with the small exposition in the building. For the people in wheelchairs, guys, it will be an easy access where you would most likely need some help with the museum building ramp. However, it’s actually got slight inclination. No trouble overall.
I would personally recommend a visit during a special occasion because of the spectacular avio-shows organized within the grounds and second, because of the traditional kebabs and meat balls with beer and chips. This is kind of a Balkan thing but personally loved them. Won’t lie to you. Looking at the airplanes peaking meters above the ground, drone races and little children enjoying helicopters definitely made my day. All of that in pleasant company and this kind of food, breathing fresh air - place is remote, remember?
In case you couldn’t find an event, don’t worry. Just come during a season … Other than the winter. It’s frosty in Bulgaria at that time and your photos with airplanes won’t be as fun as you would want to.
The museum yard is full of disposed aircrafts. Their plates have information about their time on duty, model, date of exposition and other interesting facts. I am calling this place ‘the giganterium’. I am not joking. You will feel small next to each aircraft. Even the small sized Chessna - favorite aircraft. It’s like a Trabant with wings. Offers plenty of fun during a flight journey. Won’t lie to you, I was struck by the large Li and An-s but small attractions are pretty fun.
Feel free to chat with the aviators, please. They are awesome. That guy even introduced the military weapons (disarmed and placed at the very end of the open air exposition). Rocket launchers, air bombs and torpedoes will greet you and capture your imagination. Moving the the next part of our visit, we’ll take a look at the exposition within the small museum building. Accessing a museum in Bulgaria, remember - movement is clockwise. Left side of the exhibition has a hall full of pilot uniforms, parade uniforms and weapons used by the military and air forces right after the liberation, back in 1878. All medals and orders within that room were kind of old but had a lot of meaning. Noticing many of them in the photos of each window, helped me imagine what life in that system was like. Well, life in honor and bravery. Bulgarian pilots are like Balkan airbenders, I guess.
The second and much smaller room is about the Bulgarian sign in space exploration and astronautics. You can peak inside a small space capsule, check a space costume, look at the old space meals and explore a space orangery. There are many other exhibits but these impressed me most. Man, there were Bulgarians even at the early space exploration missions. What a pesky nation, aren’t we?! 
Now that you had a quick look at this place, I should warn you about the location in near future. The Bulgarian government has recently voted changes in museum location. It will be moved to Plovdiv - as the town grounds. Locals often joke that most probably, the move will happen within the next ten years. Which, in my personal observation is pretty soon, compared to other building works in this country. Feel free to check the museum Facebook page for updates and events. Your adventure should begin there because of the awesome facts these people share online.
In the meantime, off to the train and share your experiences there or questions in the comments below
P.S. Late update - nope, didn’t notice visitors toilets. That basically means you may need to go for the onsite locations on that or ask the staff, in case of an urgent need.
