Dayton

Dayton is the birthplace of aviation: the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, lived here and perfected their design for the first practical aircraft. It is also home to one of the few multi-site National Parks in the U.S., the Dayton Aviation Heritage Park. There are several things to do and see in the city and its suburbs.

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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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Huffman Prairie Flying Field & Interpretive Center

Huffman Prairie is part of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park which also includes the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center, the Wright Cycle Company building, the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center, the Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial and Carillon Historical Park, which houses the original 1905 Wright Flyer III.

Interpretive Center 8:30AM–5PM daily, Huffman Prairie Flying Field Sun-Tue Thu-Sat 8AM–6PM. Huffman Prairie is closed on Wednesdays. Huffman Prairie and the Interpretive Center are closed on major holidays. The museum is on an Air Force base and therefore may be subject to unannounced and immediate closures

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Miami Valley Trails

Bicycle and Shared Use Paths

Ohio's Miami Valley area offers an outstanding system of trails and bikeways for residents and visitors. Over 300 mi of trails stretch across ten counties surrounding the Dayton and Springfield region. The Little Miami Scenic Trail is the most popular, but only the beginning of the fun.

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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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