Does Dayton Aviation have planes on display?
The Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center has small-scale replicas of the Wrights' three gliders. The Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center has a variety of small-scale replica planes highlighting the Wrights' 1905 Wright Flyer III, along with a 1934 Martin B-10 "Flying Whale", a 1967 F-111 Aardvark, and others.

You can view full-scale replicas and original planes at
The National Museum of the United States Air Force
(937) 255-3286
Make sure to visit the National Aviation Hall of Fame
(937) 256-0944

Does your facility provide ranger talks to tour groups?
Yes! Please contact us and make a reservation so that we may accommodate your group.

I'm a teacher and I would like to receive information about educational programs. How can I obtain this information?
Contact our education coordinator for information about school programs at our site or at your school.

What government agency oversees the National Park Service?
The National Park Service is a bureau of the Department of the Interior.

How old is the Service?
The National Park Service was created by an Act signed by President Woodrow Wilson on August 25, 1916. Yellowstone National Park was established by an Act signed by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, as the Nation's first national park.

How many areas are there in the National Park system?
The National Park System comprises 391 areas covering more than 84 million acres in every state (except Delaware), the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. These areas include national parks, monuments, battlefields, military parks, historic parks, historic sites, lakeshores, seashores, recreation areas, scenic rivers and trails, and the White House.

What is the largest/smallest National Park unit?
Largest - Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, AK - 13.2 million acres
Smallest - Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, PA - 0.02 acres

What is the origin of the National Park Service arrowhead?
The arrowhead was authorized as the official National Park Service emblem by the Secretary of the Interior on July 20, 1951. The Sequoia tree and bison represent vegetation and wildlife values, the mountains and water represent scenic and recreational values, and the arrowhead represents historical and archeological values. It was registered February 9, 1965, by the U.S. Patent Office as the official emblem of the NPS.