Guidebook for Dayton

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Guidebook for Dayton

Sightseeing

A must-see for anyone interested in flight. Includes MANY planes, flight simulators, an IMAX theater, hands-on experiences, periodic art exhibits, and a WONDERFUL gift shop for a souvenir, or 2 ? ...
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Εθνικό Μουσείο της Αμερικανικής Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας
1100 Spaatz St
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A must-see for anyone interested in flight. Includes MANY planes, flight simulators, an IMAX theater, hands-on experiences, periodic art exhibits, and a WONDERFUL gift shop for a souvenir, or 2 ? ...
Beautiful park overlooking Huffman Field where it doesn't take much to imagine the first flights off the hilltop - truly inspiring. Also includes memorial to the Wright Bros. Very peaceful and quiet.
Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center
2380 Memorial Rd
Beautiful park overlooking Huffman Field where it doesn't take much to imagine the first flights off the hilltop - truly inspiring. Also includes memorial to the Wright Bros. Very peaceful and quiet.
Architecture and/or history buffs should enjoy this restored Frank Lloyd Wright home built in 1908. It is the only remaining Wright-designed Prairie Style home in Ohio. Guided tours Wed through Sun.
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Westcott House
85 S Greenmount Ave
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Architecture and/or history buffs should enjoy this restored Frank Lloyd Wright home built in 1908. It is the only remaining Wright-designed Prairie Style home in Ohio. Guided tours Wed through Sun.

Everything Else

Friends and/or family attending a graduation, alumni get-together, sports event, parents orientation, or Univ of Dayton meeting? The UD campus and sports complex are less than 3 miles from home.
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University of Dayton
300 College Park
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Friends and/or family attending a graduation, alumni get-together, sports event, parents orientation, or Univ of Dayton meeting? The UD campus and sports complex are less than 3 miles from home.
Attending a seminar, graduation, or classes at the United Theological Seminary? As you can see, it's only a hop skip and a jump from your home - you couldn't get lost if you tried :)
United Theological Seminary
4501 Denlinger Rd
Attending a seminar, graduation, or classes at the United Theological Seminary? As you can see, it's only a hop skip and a jump from your home - you couldn't get lost if you tried :)
Here on Air Force business? a ceremony? As you can see, the base is a short commute (only 12-28 min) away. Why the variance? Rush hour in the morning can take longer as you go through security.
Wright Patterson AFB Area-B Visitor Center
Here on Air Force business? a ceremony? As you can see, the base is a short commute (only 12-28 min) away. Why the variance? Rush hour in the morning can take longer as you go through security.
Ervin J Nutter Center (Nutter Center) hosts a WIDE variety of concerts, sports, and acts such as Disney on Ice, Monster Jam, Trans-Siberian Orchestra n Gala of the Royal Horses. Only 15-18 from home.
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WSU Nutter Center
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
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Ervin J Nutter Center (Nutter Center) hosts a WIDE variety of concerts, sports, and acts such as Disney on Ice, Monster Jam, Trans-Siberian Orchestra n Gala of the Royal Horses. Only 15-18 from home.
The Dayton International Airport is only 13 miles away! Take Interstate 70 East and 75 South and arrive home from the airport in about 15 minutes flat. It's true - I just drove it recently.
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Dayton International Airport
3600 Terminal Dr
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The Dayton International Airport is only 13 miles away! Take Interstate 70 East and 75 South and arrive home from the airport in about 15 minutes flat. It's true - I just drove it recently.
Founded in 2004, The International Peace Museum honors the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords that ended the war in Bosnia. The Dayton International Peace Museum was founded by J. Frederick Arment, Ralph and Christine Dull, Steve Fryburg and Lisa Wolters.
Dayton International Peace Museum
10 N Ludlow St
Founded in 2004, The International Peace Museum honors the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords that ended the war in Bosnia. The Dayton International Peace Museum was founded by J. Frederick Arment, Ralph and Christine Dull, Steve Fryburg and Lisa Wolters.
Your airbnb is close to the hospital so you can travel back and forth easily
Kettering Health Main Campus
Your airbnb is close to the hospital so you can travel back and forth easily
Easy commute from your home to the hospital
Dayton Children's
Easy commute from your home to the hospital
Your home is close to the Modern College of Design for campus visits, graduations and anything else that brings you to the college
The Modern College Of Design
Your home is close to the Modern College of Design for campus visits, graduations and anything else that brings you to the college
An easy 30 minute drive for campus visits
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Antioch College
1 Morgan Pl
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An easy 30 minute drive for campus visits
Easy commute from your home to the university for college visits, graduations, and anything else held on or near campus
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Wright State University
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
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Easy commute from your home to the university for college visits, graduations, and anything else held on or near campus

Essentials

Small high-end grocery, deli, and bakery. I love their take out meals, especially Medallions de Porc au Beurre de Noisettes that melt in your mouth. Just dessert? Try the Killer Brownies or Buckeyes.
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Dorothy Lane Market
2710 Far Hills Ave
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Small high-end grocery, deli, and bakery. I love their take out meals, especially Medallions de Porc au Beurre de Noisettes that melt in your mouth. Just dessert? Try the Killer Brownies or Buckeyes.
This grocery store is close, has fair prices and is easy to navigate. On a recent trip, the butcher answered my questions cheerfully about the proper cut of meat to buy, and spices to use. EASY :)
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Kroger
1555 Wayne Ave
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This grocery store is close, has fair prices and is easy to navigate. On a recent trip, the butcher answered my questions cheerfully about the proper cut of meat to buy, and spices to use. EASY :)

Entertainment & Activities

This dairy is a great place for kids AND adults. Who doesn't like to feed cows and goats, play mini golf, eat homemade ice cream, and stop at the gift shop for cheese and other dairy gifts? FUN FUN!
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Young's Jersey Dairy
6880 Springfield Xenia Rd
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This dairy is a great place for kids AND adults. Who doesn't like to feed cows and goats, play mini golf, eat homemade ice cream, and stop at the gift shop for cheese and other dairy gifts? FUN FUN!
This interpretive center presents a short film, "Inventing Flight," and replicas of the Wright Brothers Cycle Shop, 1902 glider, grocery store, n' print shop. Replica of their home a few blocks away.
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Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
16 S Williams St
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This interpretive center presents a short film, "Inventing Flight," and replicas of the Wright Brothers Cycle Shop, 1902 glider, grocery store, n' print shop. Replica of their home a few blocks away.
Nice place to rest and relax on the Great Miami River - beautiful flowers in the summer. Ice rink open Nov 28, 2014 thru Feb 28. Rent skates for a small fee, or bring your own and skate free! FUN!
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RiverScape MetroPark
237 E Monument Ave
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Nice place to rest and relax on the Great Miami River - beautiful flowers in the summer. Ice rink open Nov 28, 2014 thru Feb 28. Rent skates for a small fee, or bring your own and skate free! FUN!
Your home is a great entertainment and event center that’s a super-easy drive
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WSU Nutter Center
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
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Your home is a great entertainment and event center that’s a super-easy drive
Only a short drive from your home to this great mountain bike trail
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MetroParks Mountain Biking Area
4485 Union Rd
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Only a short drive from your home to this great mountain bike trail
This beautiful park is great for a picnic, fun for kids, and only a short drive from your home.
Miami Riverview Park
587 County Rd 19
This beautiful park is great for a picnic, fun for kids, and only a short drive from your home.

Arts & Culture

Lovely institute with tempting gift shop, windowed café with beautiful views & permanent collections of Outdoor Sculpt, African, American, Asian, European, Oceanic, Precolumbian, Ancient &Glass Art
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Ινστιτούτο Τέχνης του Ντέιτον
456 Belmonte Park N
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Lovely institute with tempting gift shop, windowed café with beautiful views & permanent collections of Outdoor Sculpt, African, American, Asian, European, Oceanic, Precolumbian, Ancient &Glass Art
This beautiful glass-front theater in the heart of downtown and is home to the Dayton Philharmonic, Ballet, 'n Opera companies. Early? Park on the street, enjoy dinner in their restaurant before show.
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Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center
1 W 2nd St
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This beautiful glass-front theater in the heart of downtown and is home to the Dayton Philharmonic, Ballet, 'n Opera companies. Early? Park on the street, enjoy dinner in their restaurant before show.
This historic performing arts venue in downtown is on the US Nat'l Register of Historic Places - so glad they saved this beautiful Italianate! I've been there only once but hear ALL seats are good.
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Victoria Theatre Association
138 N Main St
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This historic performing arts venue in downtown is on the US Nat'l Register of Historic Places - so glad they saved this beautiful Italianate! I've been there only once but hear ALL seats are good.
This outdoor amphitheater ranked 22nd in the WORLD for entertainment venues (Pollstar Magazine). Enjoy groups like Heart, Moody Blues, Baby Face, Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang,
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Fraze
424 E Stroop Rd
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This outdoor amphitheater ranked 22nd in the WORLD for entertainment venues (Pollstar Magazine). Enjoy groups like Heart, Moody Blues, Baby Face, Santana, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang,

Shopping

Forget something? Dayton is a quiet city but this store is OPEN 24 HOURS! It has groceries, a deli, and bakery, but ALSO has shoes, clothing, electronics, gifts, sporting goods and a pharmacy.
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Meijer
3822 Colonel Glenn Hwy
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Forget something? Dayton is a quiet city but this store is OPEN 24 HOURS! It has groceries, a deli, and bakery, but ALSO has shoes, clothing, electronics, gifts, sporting goods and a pharmacy.
Walmart Super Center...hmmm...what more can I say??
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Walmart Supercenter
1701 W Dorothy Ln
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Walmart Super Center...hmmm...what more can I say??
This place is HUGE and it's always a trip down memory lane - furniture, china, hardware, linens, prints, posters, post cards...also periodic vintage fashion shows, savings days, and special events.
Antiques Village
651 Lyons Rd
This place is HUGE and it's always a trip down memory lane - furniture, china, hardware, linens, prints, posters, post cards...also periodic vintage fashion shows, savings days, and special events.
Want a shopping experience different from the usual all-enclosed mall? Wish granted: Shopping, restaurants, movies, concerts, fun holiday events, fountain square in setting like a small village.
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The Greene
4452 Buckeye Ln
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Want a shopping experience different from the usual all-enclosed mall? Wish granted: Shopping, restaurants, movies, concerts, fun holiday events, fountain square in setting like a small village.
Small town and home of Antioch Univ with unique shops, galleries, restaurants, pubs and even a distillery. Also a bike shop if you're interested in biking one of the hundreds of miles of bike trails.
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Yellow Springs
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Small town and home of Antioch Univ with unique shops, galleries, restaurants, pubs and even a distillery. Also a bike shop if you're interested in biking one of the hundreds of miles of bike trails.

Food Scene

Love their shortbread cookies with frosting, Panini sandwiches, and salads. In cooler months, I love the fireplace. Usually I can find a little selection of newspapers either recycled or for sale.
Panera Bread
1203 Brown St
Love their shortbread cookies with frosting, Panini sandwiches, and salads. In cooler months, I love the fireplace. Usually I can find a little selection of newspapers either recycled or for sale.
I LOVE the award-winning hamburgers, dogs & fries - you choose toppings. Free peanuts. Parking in back is safe but a little dark. Parking on one of the little side streets is an easy walk & well lit.
Five Guys
1143 Brown St
I LOVE the award-winning hamburgers, dogs & fries - you choose toppings. Free peanuts. Parking in back is safe but a little dark. Parking on one of the little side streets is an easy walk & well lit.
THE place to go for steak since 1947. Love the 20 oz bone-in rib eye. The 200 bottle wine list received the Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence award. Cash or checks OK; credit cards not accepted
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Pine Club
1926 Brown St
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THE place to go for steak since 1947. Love the 20 oz bone-in rib eye. The 200 bottle wine list received the Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence award. Cash or checks OK; credit cards not accepted
Hungry/thirsty for familiar fare? Chipotle, Panera, Five Guys, Shish Wraps, Potbelly Sandwich Shop, Starbucks, McD and many more restaurants are close by on Brown Street near the University of Dayton.
Chipotle Mexican Grill
1211 Brown St
Hungry/thirsty for familiar fare? Chipotle, Panera, Five Guys, Shish Wraps, Potbelly Sandwich Shop, Starbucks, McD and many more restaurants are close by on Brown Street near the University of Dayton.
This is a charming artsy restaurant with gourmet food. Chef's seasonal menu changes monthly. I've never had ANYthing I didn't like - especially love their squash and pumpkin lasagna in autumn!
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Winds Cafe
215 Xenia Ave
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This is a charming artsy restaurant with gourmet food. Chef's seasonal menu changes monthly. I've never had ANYthing I didn't like - especially love their squash and pumpkin lasagna in autumn!