The Air Force Museum and other Dayton, OH Things to Do Tips

Air Force Museum

This is a huge museum featuring military aircraft from a replica of the first wright flyer to F-22s and F-117s. A must see for any Aviation fan. Best part it's free.

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Phone: 937-255-3284
Address: 1100 Spaatz Street Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Directions: Follow Woodman North from US 35. The museum is about 3 miles north on the right. Can't miss it, lots of signs!!
Website: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/

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Things To Do: Dayton Art Institute

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on Nov 28, 2003

Dayton Art Institute

Dayton has a very nice art museum featuring art from all continents along with a fairly large collection of European works including a few by famous artist (Monet, Rubens). Entrance is free but there is a charge for special exhibits.

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Phone: (937) 223-5277
Address: 456 Belmonte Park North
Directions: Take 1st Avenue west from downtown the museum is a block north after you cross the river.
Website: http://www.daytonartinstitute.org/

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Things To Do: Wright Brother's Bicycle Shop

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Wright Bros Bicycle shop

This is the last of a series of bicycle and printing shops the Wright brothers had in town. This is where they did the assembly of parts for their first aircraft that we flown at Kittyhawk.

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Phone: (937) 225-7705
Address: 22 South Williams Street
Directions: Go west on 3rd street from downtown to Williams, the shop is half a block down on the left.
Website: http://www.nps.gov/daav/

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Things To Do: Inside the Wright Bicycle Shop

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Wright Bicycle shop

Inside view

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Things To Do: Aviation Heritage Center

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Aviation Heritage Center

Next to the Wright Brothers bicycle shop is this visitor's center and museum dedicated to Dayton's most famous residents and contemporaries, the Wright Brothers and African American poet, Paul Laurence Dunbar.

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Phone: (937) 225-7705
Address: 22 South Williams Street
Directions: west on 3rd street from downtown, the center is on the corner of 3rd and Williams.
Website: http://www.nps.gov/daav/

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Things To Do: Wright Brother's Print shop

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Wright Print Shop

In the center is a display of the equipment that the Wright brothers' used in their print shop.

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Things To Do: Miamisburg Mound

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on Nov 30, 2003

Miamisburg Mound

This structure was erected by the Hopewell Indian culture that was centered in Ohio.

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Address: 101 North First Street
Website: http://www.ohiohistory.org/places/miamisbg/

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Things To Do: Sun Watch Village

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on Feb 22, 2004

SunWatch Village

SunWatch Village is a 1,000 year old native American village that has been excavated and partially restored. Included is a small museum.

The Village is named for the pole structure that exist in the middle of the village creating a stonehenge like calendar that line up the sun position on the solstices.

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Phone: 937-268-8199
Address: 2301 West River Road, Dayton, Ohio, 45418
Directions: Take exit 51 off I-75. Go West on Edwin C. Moses Blvd., which becomes Nicholas Rd. after you cross Dryden Rd./South Broadway St. intersection. Cross South Broadway and turn left (West River Road).
Website: http://www.sunwatch.org/

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Things To Do: Huffman Prairie Visitor's Center

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Huffman Prairie Visitors Center

After their successful flight at Kittyhawk, the Wright brothers returned to Dayton and began perfecting their aircraft through a series of flight tests at Huffman Prairie.

The Visitor's center is free and includes a small museum.

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Phone: ( 937) 425-0008
Address: Kauffman Road (Off Route 444)
Directions: Kauffman Road (Off Route 444),
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
Ohio 45433
Website: http://www.aviationtrailinc.org/

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Things To Do: Wright Brother's Memorial

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Wright Brothers Memorial