You can’t go a day without Dayton™
Carillon Historical Park, a 65-acre open-air museum, is home to the Wright Brothers National Museum, featuring the 1905 Wright Flyer III—the first practical airplane, the only one designated a National Historic Landmark, Ohio’s official state airplane, and what the brothers considered their most important aircraft. Preserving the Flyer for Carillon Park was Orville Wright’s final major project before he died on January 30, 1948—“the first pilot’s last project.”
While the ‘05 Flyer is the crown jewel, the Wright Brothers National Museum holds more Wright family artifacts than anywhere else, telling their story not only as aviators but also as printers and bicycle makers. In the Object Theater—alongside an original Wright bicycle, the sewing machine used to stitch their wings, the camera that captured the first flight, and more—visitors enjoy an immersive multimedia experience that brings the brothers’ journey to life.
But the Park celebrates far more than the Wright brothers.
From the cash register to the automobile starter motor, the pop-top to the Cheez-It, Dayton once led the nation in patents per capita—and Carillon Park shares how Dayton changed the world.
Founded by industrialist and former National Cash Register Chairman Col. Edward A. Deeds and designed by the Olmsted Brothers, sons of Central Park’s Frederick Law Olmstead, the Park has grown to include the Carillon Park Railroad, Carousel of Dayton Innovation, Carillon Brewing Co., and so much more.
Carillon Historical Park inspires generations by connecting them with the unique people, places, and events that changed Dayton and the world. Come see why, “You can’t go a day without Dayton™.”
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