If you are a history buff there is much for you in the city of Dayton, Ohio. You have museums and a number of historical destinations to visit. One other great place to take in is the Dayton Aviation National Historic Park. Keep reading and learn about this local attraction.

The Dayton Aviation National Historic Park was founded by Aviation Trail Inc. Aviation Trail Inc is a non profit group that was formed in 1981 to protect and educate people about the city of Dayton’s unique aviation history. The park today is managed by a partnership between federal and local government and private citizens. There are four different parts of the park. You have the Wright Cycle Company and Hoover Block, the Paul Laurence Dunbar house, the Huffman Prairie Flying Field and the 1905 Wright Flyer III. The park celebrates both the work of the Wright brothers before and after their famous flight at Kitty Hawk and the works of Dunbar the famous African American poet and writer. At the Wright Cycle Company you will find the restored building where the Wright brothers once operated a Bicycle shop.

Next door at the Hoover Block you will find the home of the printing business that they operated at an earlier time. The Dunbar house is a house that Paul Laurence Dunbar bought for his mother and wrote and published more than 20 books. Finally you have Huffman Prairie Flying Field. This was the home of the Wrights hangar and school of aviation. It is quite an extensive complex and one that will fascinate any history or aircraft buff. This makes it a must see attraction in Dayton, Ohio.