National Aviation Heritage Area Trail

The WACO Aircraft Company was the largest manufacturer of civil aircraft in the country in the late 1920's and early 30's and this museum is dedicated to the plant and the employees that made it great.

Come inside the Carillon Brewing Company and welcome back to the 1850s in Dayton. Here each step of the historical brewing process comes to life in front of you. Feel the heat radiate off the glowing charcoal fires under the large copper kettles. Smell malt wafting through the air as we mill the next batch’s grain. Watch as costumed ...

Founded in 1841, Woodland Cemetery is one of the nation's five oldest rural garden cemeteries and a unique cultural, botanical and educational resource in the heart of Dayton, Ohio. Visit the grave site of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and more. A stunning lookout shelter provides a beautiful view of the City of Dayton.

Where else can you see the original 1905 Wright Flyer III, the world’s first practical airplane and National Historic Landmark, the 1835 B&O (Grasshopper) steam locomotive, and the first automobile self-starter? Only at Dayton History’s Carillon Historical Park, that’s where! The Park immerses you in the region&rsquo ...

The Aviation Trail Parachute Museum is located on the second floor of the Aviation Trail Visitor Center. The Museum tells the story of the development of the free fall parachute from its invention at Dayton’s McCook Field after World War I, up to the vital role it plays in safely landing today’s spacecraft. This museum is loca ...

Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an American poet and author who was best known in his lifetime for his dialect work and his use of metaphor and rhetoric, often in a conversational style. In his short career he produced twelve books of poetry, four novels, four books of short stories, and wrote the lyrics ...

Located inside the National Museum of the United States Air Force, the National Aviation Hall of Fame is dedicated to honoring America’s aviation pioneers, those individuals who have made significant contributions to America’s rich legacy of air and space accomplishments through individual acts of great vision, technical innov ...

This museum is the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio.