The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery is a place where play and learning come together so that visitors of all ages can explore the wonders of the world. The museum hosts a number of places for adventure; two galleries house temporary exhibits. The museum's collection contains 1.4 million items.

In addition to being a children's museum, science/technology center and zoo with native animals, it houses a planetarium and an observatory.... More

The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery is a place where play and learning come together so that visitors of all ages can explore the wonders of the world. The museum hosts a number of places for adventure; two galleries house temporary exhibits. The museum's collection contains 1.4 million items.

In addition to being a children's museum, science/technology center and zoo with native animals, it houses a planetarium and an observatory.

Formerly known as The Dayton Museum of Natural History, the name was changed to recognize one of the museum's most dedicated friends.

The Dayton Society of Natural History is the parent organization of the Boonshoft and its sister organization, SunWatch Indian Village, a reconstructed site and interpretive center of the area's 12th century Fort Ancient Indians.

Carillon Historical Park strives to celebrate and preserve the history of Ohio's Miami Valley, especially inventions, innovations and its industries. In the 65-acre park, find an exceptional collection of items tied to Dayton's Wright Brothers.

The outdoor museum has 24 exhibit buildings and structures including the Deeds Carillon, Ohio's largest, with 57-bells. The John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation Center showcases the world's first practical airplane built in... More

Carillon Historical Park strives to celebrate and preserve the history of Ohio's Miami Valley, especially inventions, innovations and its industries. In the 65-acre park, find an exceptional collection of items tied to Dayton's Wright Brothers.

The outdoor museum has 24 exhibit buildings and structures including the Deeds Carillon, Ohio's largest, with 57-bells. The John W. Berry, Sr. Wright Brothers Aviation Center showcases the world's first practical airplane built in 1905 by the Wright brothers (and since restored) that successfully flew at nearby Huffman Prairie Flying Field.

The Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is located in and around Dayton: the Wright Cycle Company Complex, Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial and Carillon Historical Park are all located in Montgomery County, while the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center and Huffman Prairie Flying Field are in Greene County.

Dayton History is Montgomery County's official historical organization that operates Carillon Historical Park, the Archive Center, Kettering-Moraine Museum, Hawthorn Hill and Patterson Homestead.

The institute is the Miami Valley's only fine art museum. It is housed in Dayton's best-known landmark, an historic 1930 Italian Renaissance-inspired building in downtown Dayton, overlooking the Great Miami River.

The permanent collection has more than 27,000 objects spanning 5,000 years of art history. European art includes works by Claude Monet, Peter Paul Rubens, Mattia Preti, Edgar Degas, Joshua Reynolds, William Adolphe Bouguereau, Georges Rouault, Pier Francesco... More

The institute is the Miami Valley's only fine art museum. It is housed in Dayton's best-known landmark, an historic 1930 Italian Renaissance-inspired building in downtown Dayton, overlooking the Great Miami River.

The permanent collection has more than 27,000 objects spanning 5,000 years of art history. European art includes works by Claude Monet, Peter Paul Rubens, Mattia Preti, Edgar Degas, Joshua Reynolds, William Adolphe Bouguereau, Georges Rouault, Pier Francesco Bissolo, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo and Claude-Joseph Vernet. American art pieces include works by Edward Hopper, Mary Cassatt, Georgia O'Keeffe, Peter Frederick Rothermel, Tiffany Studios, Charles Sheeler, Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko, April Gornik, William Louis Sonntag and American, Chippendale.

The Asian art wing showcases Indian, 2nd century AD, Indian, 12th century, Chinese, Han Dynasty, Kim Hongdo, Korean, Chosen Dynasty, Japanese, Edo period, Thai, Sukhothai period, and African, Hemba people.

The former home of Orville Wright, now part by the Wright Family Foundation and once owned by the National Cash Register Company for more than half a century, is open for tours given by Dayton History, Montgomery County's official historical organization, that operates Carillon Historical Park, the Archive Center, Kettering-Moraine Museum, Hawthorn Hill and Patterson Homestead. More

The former home of Orville Wright, now part by the Wright Family Foundation and once owned by the National Cash Register Company for more than half a century, is open for tours given by Dayton History, Montgomery County's official historical organization, that operates Carillon Historical Park, the Archive Center, Kettering-Moraine Museum, Hawthorn Hill and Patterson Homestead.

The restored former home of poet, novelist and civil rights advocate Paul Laurence Dunbar contains many of his personal belongings dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This is Ohio's first memorial to honor an African-American.

The Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is located in and around Dayton: the Wright Cycle Company Complex, Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial and Carillon Historical Park are all located in Montgomery County, while the Huffman... More

The restored former home of poet, novelist and civil rights advocate Paul Laurence Dunbar contains many of his personal belongings dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This is Ohio's first memorial to honor an African-American.

The Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is located in and around Dayton: the Wright Cycle Company Complex, Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial and Carillon Historical Park are all located in Montgomery County, while the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center and Huffman Prairie Flying Field are in Greene County.

SunWatch Indian Village/Archaeological Park is a partially reconstructed Fort Ancient period Native American village along the Great Miami River. Here visitors can explore Dayton's first neighborhood, walk in reconstructed houses, hear the intriguing history of the12th and 13th century Fort Ancient people, and discover the role the sun played in daily life.

The interpretive center that accompanies the archaeological site hosts traveling exhibits and permanent displays of artifacts... More

SunWatch Indian Village/Archaeological Park is a partially reconstructed Fort Ancient period Native American village along the Great Miami River. Here visitors can explore Dayton's first neighborhood, walk in reconstructed houses, hear the intriguing history of the12th and 13th century Fort Ancient people, and discover the role the sun played in daily life.

The interpretive center that accompanies the archaeological site hosts traveling exhibits and permanent displays of artifacts found on site further enriching the SunWatch experience. On the national register of historic places, it is also a national historic landmark because of its archaeological and historical significance.

The Dayton Society of Natural History is the parent organization of SunWatch Indian Village/Archaeological Park and its sister organization, The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery.

The Wright Cycle Company complex, the fourth shop operated by the Wrights, consists of the Wright Cycle Company building and the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center (the restored Hoover Block building) and the new Aviation Trail Visitor Center and Museum.

The near west side of Dayton was home to the Wright family from the 1870s until 1914. It saw the growth and development of their printing and bicycle business as well as their quest for powered, heavier-than-air controlled flight.... More

The Wright Cycle Company complex, the fourth shop operated by the Wrights, consists of the Wright Cycle Company building and the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center (the restored Hoover Block building) and the new Aviation Trail Visitor Center and Museum.

The near west side of Dayton was home to the Wright family from the 1870s until 1914. It saw the growth and development of their printing and bicycle business as well as their quest for powered, heavier-than-air controlled flight. This is the neighborhood in which the Wright brothers and Paul Laurence Dunbar interacted and became friends. The area also served as a business and entertainment hub for the African American community through the 1960s.

Today, the area around the bicycle shop is the center of redevelopment efforts being undertaken by the city of Dayton in partnership with private developers.

Walking tours of the Wright-Dunbar Village provide an introduction to the neighborhood in which Wilbur and Orville lived and worked, as well as an introduction to the redevelopment efforts underway.

The Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is located in and around Dayton: the Wright Cycle Company Complex, Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial and Carillon Historical Park are all located in Montgomery County, while the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center and Huffman Prairie Flying Field are in Greene County.