As previously noded, the Spruce Goose was the largest aircraft ever built. The idea belonged to Henry Kaiser and the design and production belonged to the amazing Howard Hughes. Fact of the matter is that it no longer sits in Long Beach, Ca.. Housed in a specially designed geodesic dome leased by the Disney Company since 1982, the Spruce Goose outlived its ability to make a profit and was moved in 1992.
The Aero Club of Southern California owned the Goose and in '92, began to dismantle it and shrink-wrap sections for shipment to its new home 50 miles southwest of Portland, Oregon. That October, sections were shipped on a huge ocean-going barge along the Pacific coast to Portland, where upon it was pulled to an industrial park in Vancouver, Washington. Here it sat for several months, awaiting adequate river levels on the Willamette River, in order to complete the journey to its new home in McMinnville, Oregon. Crossing the Willamette Falls locks set a record as the longest load to ever lock through and the wings set a record as the highest. The Spruce Goose is now on public display in the 121,000-square-foot Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville.
source:www.sprucegoose.org