Places

Formerly known as Tippecanoe City, Tipp City was founded in 1840. About a 17 mile bike ride north of downtown Dayton, along the developing Miami and Erie Canal, Tipp City got its name from Presidential candidate William Henry Harrison’s nickname, Tippecanoe. Today, Tipp City is p...

Miamisburg, also known as the Star City, sits along the Great Miami River. Lore about how it became known as the Star City centers around a meeting between a minister, Miami Indian Chief and a medicine man. As the three sat around the campfire discussing what this place should be named, storie...

This 33-acre natural area contains a rare groundwater-fed wetland known as a fen. Fens contain thick deposits of peat and support many rare and usual plants. Restoration of the fen included planting over 100 types of native wetland plants. Due to its location, it's a spot you can easily miss u...

The National Museum of the Air Force (formerly called the United Air Force Museum), located on Wright Patterson Air Force Base, is located six miles from downtown Dayton. It is the oldest and largest aviation museum in the world. The museum's collection includes a variety of historically or te...

Levitt Pavillion is in the heart of downtown Dayton, on South Main Street between 4th and 5th Street. Every season from May through September, the Levitt hosts 50 free outdoor concerts on the lawn. Only a few blocks from Riverscape and the Oregon District, it's an easy destination for cyclists...

Here at Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, the contributions of three important local historical figures, Wilbur and Orville Wright, along with poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar are celebrated.  Discover how their stories intersect with other important people, places and historic ...

The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery is a children's museum, that focuses on science and natural history. The museum offers both permanent as well as traveling exhibits. An extensive natural history collection, such as a mummy from Egypt, as well as a collection of live animals native to Ohio and...

Huffman MetroPark, was named after the Huffman family, founders of the Huffy Bike Corporation back in 1892. Continuing his family's legacy, Horace Huffman, Jr., became a community organizer pushing for the development of river bikeways in the 1970s.  Huffman MetroPark provides man...

Carillon Historical Park serves as the main campus for Dayton History. The park owes its name to the 151-foot, 57 bell, limestone carillon, the largest in Ohio. The 65-acre park is an excellent destination point, with a vast variety of things to do and see. Paid admission to the park includes ...

Founded in 1796 by General William C. Schenck, who was a professional surveyor, Franklin began as a small collection of cabins along the Great Miami River in what was then the Northwest Territory. General Schenck named his new settlement after Benjamin Franklin.  Franklin is a gre...