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Experience Dayton’s rich heritage of creativity and invention at Carillon Historical Park! Enjoy our beautiful 65-acre campus with 25 special exhibit buildings and structures ready for you to explore. See the actual 1905 Wright Flyer III, Dayton-made cash registers, vintage automobiles, train cars & bicycles, a 1930s print shop and the largest carillon in Ohio. 

 


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    Carillon Park

    Get engaged in Dayton’s rich heritage of creativity…

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    Hawthorn Hill

    See the Oakwood mansion that Orville Wright called home for nearly 35 years! The home of the man that invented flight and changed the world is available for educational tours…

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    Patterson Homestead

    Get a glimpse into the multi-generational lives of Dayton’s influential Patterson family...

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    Kettering Moraine Museum

    Featuring artifacts and memorabilia from the original Ohio Shaker settlement known as Watervliet ...

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Mark your calendars for the return of the small scale trains to Carillon Historical Park......

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Don't miss the opportunity for your young one to experience the Miami Valley from an early settler’s perspective......

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We've got your ticket to summer fun with the best in Oldies, Country, Zydeco and Jazz....

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Dunbar House Added to Dayton History Family of Museums

Dunbar HouseDayton History partners with the Ohio Historical Society to operate the Paul Laurence Dunbar House...

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NCR Old River Park Reopens for Summer!

NCR Old RIver ParkOnce available only to NCR employees, this historic park will now open to the community all summer...

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“Thank you for showing us around. I liked learning what the schools used to be like. I also liked seeing the trolleys. Thanks for letting us come to Carillon Park.”
Isabela, school student