Museums & galleries
Dayton Art Institute
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
A children's museum of science with numerous exhibits.
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, âknown as the Wright Cycle Company,â the fourth of five locations for their bicycle business.
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.
Dayton International Peace Museum
Hoover Historical Center
1875 e maple st nw, inside hoover park. "sweeping changes" display, boyhood home of hoover company founder, william h. "boss" hoover. history of cleaning devices, vacuum cleaner technology, antique cleaning devices and manual cleaners from the late 1800s.
SunWatch
An interpretive Indian village and archeological park.
Aviation
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 and Mercury space capsule.
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.
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.