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Visit our booth on Saturday where you can learn how catapults were used to get airplanes in the air or visit us on Sunday where a ranger will show your how to make a paper airplane.

Techfest is just around the corner and it's a great way for future scientist and inventors to have fun.

Come and visit our booth at the
Tenth Annual TechFestTM 2012 which will be
Saturday, February 18, 10 am - 6 pm,
and Sunday, February 19, 11 am - 5 pm.

It all takes place at the David Ponitz Center,
Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio
(GPS Setting: 301 West Fourth Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402).

 
 

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. 

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Did You Know?
The Dunbar House in Dayton, Ohio, was purchased by Paul for his mother in 1903. On July 23, 1936, the Dunbar House became the first state memorial to honor an African American.
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Last Updated: February 08, 2012 at 13:41 MST