Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park consists of four units that tell the stories of Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright, and Paul Laurence Dunbar. At the various units you have 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, and experience Paul Laurence Dunbar's last home.

We suggest you start your visit at either the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center or the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center.  At each facility you can see a film on the Wright brothers, view exhibits on the Wright brothers, learn about Paul Laurence Dunbar, and get oriented to the other park sites.

Address

Dayton Aviation National Historical Park
16 S. Williams St.
Dayton, OH 45402

Phone Number(s)

Local Number: (937) 225-7705
Local Number: (937) 425-0008

E-mail Address(es)

General Information: daav_info@nps.gov
Reservations: daav_info@nps.gov

Hours

Sunday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Special Hours: Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center open until 6:00pm from Memorial Day to Labor Day

Website(s)

Additional Information

Admission

FREE

Parking

FREE

Events

Aviation Heritage Speaker Series: Paul Dye
Aviation Heritage Speaker Series: Squire Brown
Aviation Heritage Speaker Series: Timothy Gaffney
Bike with a Ranger Tour: "A Living Legacy: Huffman Prairie and Historic Patterson Field (Wright-Patterson AFB, Areas A & C)"
Bike with a Ranger Tour: "A Living Legacy: Huffman Prairie Flying Field to Historic Patterson Field (Wright-Patterson AFB, Areas A & C)"
Bike with a Ranger Tour: "Creative Dayton-Invention and Innovation in the Gem City"
Bike with a Ranger Tour: "Creative Dayton: Invention, Innovation, and Art in the Gem City"
Bike with a Ranger: "A Living Legacy: Huffman Prairie and Historic Patterson Field (Wright-Patterson AFB, Areas A & C)
Bike-With-A-Ranger Cycle Tour: "The Gem City - Historic Homes & Sites of Dayton"
Bike-With-A-Ranger Cycle Tour: "The Gem City - Historic Homes & Sites of Dayton"
Invention Station
The Wrights at Huffman Prairie

Huffman Prairie Flying Field

The world's first airfield and the "School House of Aviation"

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