Operating Hours & Seasons

A Partnership Park Built on Teamwork

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is a unique six-unit park located in and around Dayton, Ohio, celebrating the lives and accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright, developers of the first practical airplane, and poet and author Paul Laurence Dunbar. Each site in the park has specific hours of operation, so please read below for individual site information. The park grounds are open to the public every day during daylight hours and the Wright Brothers National Museum at Carillon Historical Park is open daily.

If you have questions about your visit, or need help in planning out an adventure, please call 937-225-7705.

For national operations information from the National Park Service, please visit our Communications Page and stay up to date on events in the park by checking the park's social media pages.

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The Wright Cycle Company Complex

Address: 16 South Williams Street, Dayton, OH 45402
Phone: [phone]
Visitor Center Hours:

• Open: Wednesday to Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Closed: Monday - Tuesday, and the following holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

Things to See and Do:

• The Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center - Two floors of exhibits, a museum store, and a recreation of the Wright & Wright Job Printers shop.
  • Watch a film on the development of the Wright Flyer III, Ohio's state airplane.
  • Become a Junior Ranger!
  • The Aviation Trail, Inc. Parachute Museum - Exhibits on the history of the parachute.
• The Wright Cycle Company Fourth Shop - Location of the Wright brothers cycle business 1895 -1897. Exhibits include bicycle history, replicas of the Wrights' Van Cleve bicycle and interactive displays highlighting the connections between cycling and flight. Come with questions, and you'll leave with wonder!
• Interpretive tours of the Cycle Shop start at the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center and occur on the folllowing schedule:
• 9:30 a.m. / 10:30 a.m. / 11:30 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. / 1:30 p.m. / 2:30 p.m. / 3:30 p.m.
• Last tour of the day is at 3:30 p.m.

 

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Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center

Address: 2380 Memorial Road, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433
Phone: [phone]
Visitor Center Hours:

• Open Monday - Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• Closed: Saturday - Sunday, and the following holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

Things to See and Do:

• Explore exhibits on the Wrights' work at the Huffman Prairie Flying Field.
• Learn about technology developed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as a continuation of the Wright legacy.
• Plan your visit to the Huffman Prairie Flying Field with a ranger or volunteer.
• Come with questions, and you'll leave with wonder!
• Become a Junior Ranger!

 

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Paul Laurence Dunbar House Historic Site

219 North Paul Laurence Dunbar Street, Dayton, OH 45401
Hours of Operation:

• Open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday - Sunday
• Closed on the following holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
• Last tour begins at 3:30 pm

For more information call [phone].

 

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Dayton History at Carillon Historical Park

1000 Carillon Boulevard, Dayton, OH 45409
Phone #: [phone]
Hours of Operation:

• 9:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Saturday
• 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm Sunday

Closed on the following days: Thanksgiving Day, December 24 & 25 and New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

 

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Hawthorn Hill

For more information and tour reservations, contact Dayton History at Carillon Historical Park at [phone].

Mansion tours and times:

• 10:00 am and 12:30 pm Wednesdays and Saturdays