The memorial museum of V.P. Chkalov is a complex dedicated to the memory of the famous pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union Valery Pavlovich Chkalov. It includes the house-museum where Chkalov was born and raised, and a pavilion-hangar with a collection of 1930s aircraft related to his life and activities.

On December 15, 1938, Valery Chkalov died during an aircraft test. The Soviet government decided to immortalize his memory by creating a museum in the house where he was born. The museum opened on July 7, 1940, and in 1956, the house was moved from a dangerous area due to the creation of the Gorky Reservoir.

The museum is located in the house where Chkalov was born on February 2, 1904. The house, built in 1896 by his father Pavel Grigoryevich, is a typical dwelling of the Nizhny Novgorod Volga region.

The first room of the museum, which was the kitchen of the Chkalov family, is dedicated to the childhood and youth of the pilot. Here you can see his school backpack, a brass mug made from a shell casing, a lotto game, and a sled. On the walls are photographs of Valery's parents and first teachers, as well as drawings from the school he attended. The next section of the exhibition tells about his studies at the Cherepovets Technical School. Here are photographs of the school's instructors, the building and grounds of the school, as well as the steamboat 'Bayan'. It was from the deck of this steamboat that Chkalov first saw a seaplane, which inspired him to become a pilot. In the display case of this room is a cork pilot helmet that Chkalov wore during his first flight.

The exhibits in the next room are dedicated to Chkalov's studies and service, his development as a pilot. Here you can see photographs, documents, drawings, a damaged engine cylinder, and a flight map with routes drawn by Valery Pavlovich's hand.

In another room, there are exhibits related to Chkalov's two legendary non-stop flights. His flight suit, lighter, pipe, and pocket knife are displayed here. Special attention is drawn to a 'kopeck' found in Chkalov's pants pocket in America, for which a local businessman offered 100 dollars. In the former living room of the museum, there are exhibits telling about Chkalov's return to his homeland. By the window stands a large oak table with an inkwell, telephone, and an unfinished pack of cigarettes, next to a shelf with books. In the center of the room is a table with dishes, and against the wall, a simple iron bed with a plaid blanket, where Valery Pavlovich slept. In the display case are gifts that Chkalov brought to his family, and gifts from the workers of the country. Notably, there is a model of the ANT-25 aircraft made from 74 pocket knives by craftsmen from the city of Pavlov.

The last room, the former bedroom of the Chkalovs, is dedicated to the last day of Chkalov's life. Here is the clothing from his last flight and an unopened parachute. On the walls are photographs capturing moments of farewell to the pilot.

Next to the house is a pavilion-hangar built in 1957. Here, aviation equipment from the 1930s is displayed: the ANT-25, I-16, I-17, U-2 aircraft, as well as V.P. Chkalov's personal car, a Packard.