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Museums and galleries in Dayton

6 museums and galleries in Dayton, from the big collections to small independent spaces.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Museums and galleries in Dayton

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    Carillon Park

    Carillon Park is an outside historical museum containing original historic homes that have been moved there. It is sort of like Greenfield Village in Michigan, but smaller. It contains artifacts from NCR, the Wright Brothers, and more.

    Mon-Sat 9:30AM-5PM, Sun noon-5PM, closed on 4th Thu of Nov, 24-25 Dec, 31 Dec-1 Jan$8, Children (3-17) $5, Seniors $7, Members and children (Under 3)free

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    Dayton International Peace Museum

    A museum devoted to the continuous efforts of achieving world peace. It also honours the peace accords in 1995 that ended the three-year war in Bosnia.

    Tue-Sat 10AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM, closed on major holidays and on days with severe weatherFree, but donations greatly appreciated

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    National Museum of the U. S. Air Force

    The world's largest military aviation museum with over 300 aircraft on display from the earliest days of aviation to modern prototypes. It is well maintained and interesting even for non aviation buffs. Highlights include the B-2 (stealth) bomber, one of the bombers that dropped the atomic bombs in Japan in WWII, several former Air Force One Presidential aircraft, and Mercury and Apollo space capsules.

    9AM-5PM daily, closed fourth Thu of Nov, 25 Dec, and 1 JanFree

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    Wright Cycle Company Complex

    The Wright Cycle Company complex consists of two adjoining buildings: the Hoover Block, also known as the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center and Aviation Trail Visitor Center and Museum, along with the Wright Cycle Company building. The Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center is the main visitor center for the park, and occupies the restored Hoover Block building. In 1892, the Wrights opened a bicycle repair shop in addition to their printing business. From 1895 until 1897, both businesses were located at 22 S Williams St, “known as the Wright Cycle Company,” the fourth of five locations for their bicycle business.

    8:30AM–5PM, closed 4th Thu of Nov, 25 Dec, and 1 JanFree

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    Wright Patterson Air Force Base

    Wright Patt is a significant part of the local economy with some 23,000 employees and a reason behind most tourism, boasting the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force and the Huffman Prairie Flying Field where the Wright Brothers perfected their flying skills in 1904-05.

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    Boonshoft Museum of Discovery

    A children's museum of science with numerous exhibits.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Dayton (CC BY-SA 4.0).