Join us on a Museum Crawl of the Wright Brothers Historic Trail sites in Dayton, Ohio.
Museum Crawl of the Wright Brothers Historic Trail
September 24
Aviation Trail Parachute Museum:
The Aviation Trail Parachute Museum tells the story of the development of the free-fall parachute through interactive exhibits, original artifacts, panels with copies of historic photographs and text and a timeline.
Carillon Park:
Among the attractions at this unique, 65-acre museum is the original 1905 Wright Flyer III, the world’s first practical airplane. The Flyer III, housed in Wright Hall, was restored under the personal direction of Orville Wright.
Huffman Prairie Flying Field:
Located on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, this is where the brothers developed the first practical airplane (1904–1905).
Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center & Wright Cycle Company Building:
Features a museum on the brothers’ lives, a replica of their 1902 glider, and their bicycle shop.
Wright Brothers National Memorial(Kill Devil Hills):
Site of the first powered, controlled flight in 1903. Includes a visitor center, landing markers, and a monument atop Big Kill Devil Hill.
(Note: Some of these sites require a nominal admission fee but are well worth it!)