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    Dayton Aviation Heritage

    National Historical Park Ohio

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Plan Your Visit

Inside of Wright Cycle Company building

Inside The Wright Cycle Company building.

National Park Service

Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP consists of five sites that tell the stories of Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright, and Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Our five sites offer you the opportunity to experience the historically refurnished Wright brothers' printing office, walk through an original Wright brothers' bicycle shop, see the Wright brothers' third airplane, follow Wilbur and Orville's footsteps at the Huffman Prairie Flying Field, visit Hawthorn Hill (the Wrights' mansion), and experience Paul Laurence Dunbar's last home.

All of these sites are National Historic Landmarks or are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Please click on the links for details about directions, hours, things to do, and other useful information for planning your trip.

 
WILBEAR

Dayton's Amazing Aviation Places

Race to Dayton's amazing aviation places, stamp your passport at seven locations and then receive a "Wilbear Wright" aviator teddy bear.

It's a lot of fun!

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Did You Know?

The Wright Company factory building.

The Wright Company, located near West Third Street in Dayton, Ohio, manufactured airplanes, engines, and accessories from 1910 until 1915.