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Visit theMothership

Plan your trip to Airstream Headquarters and explore where innovation, heritage, and the open road begin, and where every Airstream story starts, in Jackson Center, Ohio.

Assembly line of silver Airstream trailers in a spacious, well-lit factory with high ceilings and suspended blue cables.

See For Yourself Where We Handcraft Every Airstream Travel Trailer and Touring Coach

An indoor exhibit displays several vintage silver travel trailers, informative panels, and desert-themed decor, including a Joshua tree photo mural and round ceiling panels with sky images.
Tours, Museum, and Gift Shop

What To Expect

Factory tours offer a behind‑the‑scenes look at how Airstreams are built. Guided visits take you through active production floors for Travel Trailers, Touring Coaches, and Basecamp, where you can see our craftspeople at work and learn how design, engineering, and handmade construction come together.

The Airstream Heritage Center is open most weekdays from 9am-4pm.

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A spacious factory interior with high ceilings, where several silver trailers are being assembled by workers under bright lighting. Large metal panels and equipment are visible throughout the clean, organized space.
To Help You Plan

Tour Considerations

  • Be ready to stretch your legs. Our facilities are large and involve a fair amount of walking. Each tour is about one hour.

  • Feel free to step out early if you need a break

  • Travel Trailer tours include an optional staircase to a mezzanine with a great view of the floor

  • Our facilities are wheelchair accessible, with a limited number of wheelchairs available

Where the journey begins

Getting to Airstream HQ

Airstream Headquarters is located at 1001 W. Pike Street, Jackson Center, Ohio. It's about an hour north of Dayton, Ohio, and about an hour northwest of Columbus, Ohio.

Exhibit hall with vintage Airstream trailers, desert backdrop, ceiling displays of blue skies and clouds, and informative panels.
Step Back Through Airstream History

Airstream Heritage Center

No trip to Airstream HQ is complete without a visit to the Airstream Heritage Center. This 16,000 sq. ft. museum features more than a dozen vintage Airstream models on display, in-depth exhibits, priceless artifacts from Airstream Caravans, and an immersive walk through almost a century of iconic history.

Our Flagship Store

Airstream Supply Company

Pick up a new shirt that's to wear on your next journey, browse our custom solutions made specifically for your Airstream, or grab a souvenir to remember your visit to The Mothership.

More to Explore
Round Trip: Ohio

Read our Round Trip: Ohio travel guide and discover more to do while you're visiting Airstream HQ. From touring the Heritage Center and shopping the Airstream Supply Company store, to restaurants, museums, day trips, and more in the nearby vicinity, our Round Trip guide has everything you need to make the most of your visit to The Mothership.

A spacious factory interior with several shiny silver trailers lined up on the floor, under a high ceiling with lights and cables.
Nearby places

Where to Stay

If you plan to stay in a hotel, we recommend Sidney, Ohio if you’re coming from south of Airstream or Wapakoneta if you’re coming from north of Airstream. Each city has a variety of hotels and restaurants located right off the interstate for easy access. Airstream owners can camp in the Terraport campground behind the Airstream Service Center.

Close-up of a shiny silver Airstream trailer with its nameplate visible, set against a blurred background.
full-hookups campsite

Stay at the Terraport

Airstream owners visiting Jackson Center can stay at the Terraport campground just east of the Airstream Service Center. This full-hookups campsite is first-come, first served, with priority given to owners visiting for service.

A coffee shop counter with pastries, snacks, and beverages. Customers order while a barista works. Menu displays are visible above.
Handcrafted coffee, drinks & food

40 North Café

Grab a coffee and watch an American icon come to life through our wide mezzanine viewing platform, or settle into a comfortable seat to start planning your next adventure. Our full-service cafe offers a variety of coffee drinks, tea, and snacks. 

Adventure is where you find it, any place, every place, except at home in the rocking chair.
Wally Byam, Founder
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