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Full Scale Tunnel
Photo: NASA (Wang, Charissa Y, field team; Durst, Donald M, field team; Herrin, Dean A, project manager; Stewart, Robert C, historian; Lowe, Jet, photographer; Salyer, Bill, photographer; Hardlines: Design and Delineation, delineator), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
★ National Historic Landmark

Full Scale Tunnel

Also known as 30- by 60-Foot Tunnel

One of 125 National Historic Landmarks in Virginia7 of them in Hampton, the highest tier of the National Register
Listed 1985Hampton
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About Full Scale Tunnel

Full Scale Tunnel, at Langley Research Center, was added to the National Register of Historic Places and named a National Historic Landmark on the same day, Oct 3, 1985: one of 125 Landmarks in Virginia and 7 in Hampton. The Register lists it for its other, military, engineering and science, at the national level.

What it isWind tunnel at Langley Research Center. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 1 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1929 to today

  1. 1929Built
  2. 1985Added to the National Register and named a National Historic Landmark
  3. 2026On the Register for 41 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Langley Research Center, Hampton · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Full Scale TunnelStart here
  2. 2Eight-Foot High Speed TunnelBuilt 1936 · next door
  3. 3Variable Density TunnelBuilt 1921 · 0.3 mi on
Around it

1 more Register listing within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DNASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) Historic DistrictStripped Classicism1.6 mi
More like it

Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

Eight-Foot High Speed TunnelBuilt 1936 · 0.1 mi away · 1985
Variable Density TunnelBuilt 1921 · 0.3 mi away · 1985
Rendezvous Docking Simulator2 mi away · 1985
Lunar Landing Research FacilityBuilt 1965 · 2.9 mi away · 1985

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Questions about Full Scale Tunnel

Is Full Scale Tunnel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 3, 1985 (Register number 85002796).

Is Full Scale Tunnel a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Oct 3, 1985. Virginia has 125 National Historic Landmarks, 7 of them in Hampton.

Can you visit Full Scale Tunnel?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Full Scale Tunnel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 1 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41681133 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.