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Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
Things To Do
 

Whatever your time frame - Dayton Aviation is sure to have something for you to see and do.

The Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center and Aviation Trail Visitor Center and Museum, located at the corner of Williams and West Third Streets, hosts an orientation movie, a restored Wright brothers' print shop, and exhibits operated by the National Park Service. Ranger-guided tours of the restored Wright Cycle Company building, located at 22 South Williams Street, are available upon request. Large groups should call first for reservations, 937-225-7705.

Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center, located at Wright Brothers Hill, offers an orientation movie and exhibits on the Wright brothers' continuing experiments at the flying field, as well as advancements in aviation technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force base. Self-guiding facilities are available at Huffman Prairie Flying Field. Both sites offer ranger-guided tours. Large groups should call first for reservations, 937-425-0008.

If you only have an hour - take a ranger-guided tour of the Wright-Dunbar Village or the Huffman Prairie Flying Field.

Maybe your children would like to be Junior Rangers or enjoy one of our summer programs!

Explore the neighborhood on wheels with our bike with a ranger programs.

Make sure to explore the variety of exhibits and visitor services available at the Paul Laurence Dunbar House and Dayton History at Carillon Park. There are fees associated with these sites.

Wright brothers' print shop in the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center.
Wright Brothers' Print Shop
Walk through the original shop in which the Wright brothers worked.
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Audio description of our movie is provided.
Audio description
Our movie is broadcast with audio description.
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Assisted listening devices are available at our visitor centers.
Assisted listening devices
Available at our visitor centers.
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African American, American Indian, and white soldiers trained at Fort Scott.  

Did You Know?
Soldiers at Fort Scott formed the first "rainbow coalition" during the Civil War. African American, American Indian, and Euro American soldiers fought in this area. Many, including the First Kansas Colored, Sixth Kansas Cavalry, and elements of the Indian Home Guard trained at Fort Scott.

Last Updated: June 21, 2007 at 15:55 EST