The NWAHC Museum is located on the hotel’s third floor, above the pool area. For patrons able to climb stairs, there are two straightforward ways to access our facility:
From the Parking Ramp:
Park on the top level of the ramp and access the building through the marked entrance. Doors are open and unlocked during normal business hours.
Proceed past the pool overlook, and note a staircase going up on your right.
This staircase gives access to the third floor. Take either the ramp or the short flight of stairs through the double-doors toward the exercise area and our museum. This area also includes some large airliner-themed artwork.
From the Front Desk:
If dropped off at the hotel’s ground floor entrance, proceed left past the check-in desk to the main staircase and head up to the second floor.
There are display cases set up by our Museum as well as other large-format artworks on this floor celebrating commercial aviation and the history of MSP Airport – worth taking a moment to appreciate!
Proceed to the right along this promenade into the Second Floor main hallway, and walk until you come upon the pool area.
On your left you’ll see that upward staircase to take you to the third floor.
For Patrons with Mobility Concerns:
For patrons with mobility concerns, access to the elevators to reach the 3rd floor so as to avoid stairs is controlled by the hotel’s front desk for guests’ and residents’ security. Museum staff are not able to operate the elevators. The hotel’s front desk telephone is (952) 854-9000 if staff are not on hand to assist.
The elevator bank is located to the right of the check-in desk on the main floor. Hotel staff must need to accompany you to the elevator and use their keycard to give access to the third floor.
From the third floor elevator bay, turn left into the main hallway and travel to its end. The security door there opens onto a ramp going up to the foyer where our museum and the exercise room are located.
When departing, museum staff can key fob you back into the third floor where you can access the elevator back down to the check-in desk area on the ground floor. Access to any other floor is not allowed.
There are no elevators from the second-floor pool area up to the third floor where our museum is located.
