Take Flight: Aviation, Innovation & Dayton Ingenuity
1. Spend a morning at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
2. Find an aircraft there you have never noticed before.
3. Pick your favorite aircraft in the museum.
4. Read five exhibit placards all the way through.
5. Bring a first-time visitor to the museum.
6. Explore the museum’s Early Years Gallery.
7. Find the strangest-looking early aircraft.
8. Learn one pre-Wright-flight aviation fact. 
9. Take a selfie with your favorite exhibit.
10. Explain one early aviation invention to a friend.
11. Explore the World War II Gallery.
12. Find an aircraft whose story surprises you.
13. Learn about one Dayton connection to World War II aviation.
14. Compare two aircraft from the era.
15. Pick the aircraft you would least like to fly.
16. Explore the Korean War Gallery.
17. Learn about one Korean War aircraft.
18. Find an aviation technology that changed after World War II.
19. Photograph an interesting aircraft detail.
20. Leave knowing one Korean War aviation fact.
21. Explore the Southeast Asia War Gallery.
22. Find an aircraft you recognize.
23. Find one you absolutely do not recognize.
24. Learn how aircraft technology evolved during that period.
25. Pick your most memorable exhibit.
26. Explore the Cold War Gallery.
27. Find the biggest aircraft you can.
28. Find the smallest detail that catches your eye.
29. Learn about one Cold War aviation innovation.
30. Take a “this thing is enormous” photo.
31. Explore the Missile Gallery.
32. Count how many times you say “whoa.”
33. Learn the difference between two displayed missile systems.
34. Look straight up more than once.
35. See the TIE Fighter and X-Wing Fighter in “Iconic Starfighters” exhibit.
36. Visit the Space Gallery.
37. Find something that has actually been to space.
38. Learn one astronaut fact.
39. Pick the spacecraft you would most want to see launch.
40. Take your best “Dayton goes to space” photo.
41. Tour the Presidential Gallery.
42. Walk through a presidential aircraft.
43. Imagine taking Air Force One instead of I-75.
44. Find your favorite historical presidential aircraft detail.
45. Learn one presidential aviation fact. 
46. Explore the Research & Development Gallery.
47. Find the weirdest experimental aircraft.
48. Decide which prototype looks most futuristic.
49. Learn one innovation that influenced later aircraft.
50. Pick your favorite “they actually built this?” exhibit.
51. Visit the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
52. Learn about an aviator you did not know.
53. Find a Dayton-connected Hall of Famer.
54. Choose one aviation pioneer to read more about later.
55. Take your own unofficial aviation-history quiz.
56. Visit the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center.
57. Learn more about Wilbur and Orville’s Dayton years.
58. Learn something about Paul Laurence Dunbar while you are there.
59. Explore the surrounding Wright-Dunbar neighborhood.
60. Bring someone who thinks the Wright brothers story starts in North Carolina.
61. See the Wright Cycle Company building.
62. Imagine a bicycle shop becoming aviation headquarters.
63. Learn how bicycles influenced the Wright brothers’ work.
64. Photograph the historic storefront.
65. Walk another block of West Third Street afterward.
66. Visit Huffman Prairie Flying Field.
67. Stand where the Wright brothers learned to truly control an airplane.
68. Walk the grounds instead of rushing through.
69. Picture early airplanes circling overhead.
70. Take a wide-open-sky photo.
71. Visit the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center.
72. Learn why Huffman Prairie mattered after Kitty Hawk.
73. Study a Wright brothers flight map.
74. Find one detail you never learned in school.
75. Look out over the landscape the Wrights used.
76. Stop at the Wright Brothers Memorial.
77. Take in the view from the memorial. 
78. Read the memorial inscriptions.
79. Think about what Dayton looked like in 1905.
80. Take a group photo with aviation history as the backdrop.
81. Explore The Wright Brothers National Museum at Carillon Historical Park.
82. See the 1905 Wright Flyer III.
83. Spend extra time with the Wright brothers exhibits.
84. Find another Dayton invention inside the park.
85. Walk the historical buildings instead of just the main exhibits.
86. Learn about the cash register’s Dayton history.
87. Look for Dayton transportation history at Carillon.
88. Visit the print shop.
89. Explore Dayton manufacturing history.
90. Find one invention you had no idea came from Dayton.
91. Tour Hawthorn Hill.
92. Learn how Orville Wright lived after becoming famous.
93. Look for Wright-family details throughout the home.
94. Compare Hawthorn Hill with the brothers’ earlier Dayton life.
95. Add the mansion to your Dayton aviation-history checklist.
96. Start the Dayton Aviation Trail.
97. Get your Wright-Dunbar passport stamp.
98. Work toward visiting eight Aviation Trail sites.
99. Earn your very own Wilbear Wright teddy bear by completing the Dayton Aviation Trail.
100. Become the person in your group who knows way too much about Dayton aviation.
Culture Is King: Art, History, Theater & Music
101. Spend an afternoon at the Dayton Art Institute.
102. Find one artwork you would hang at home.
103. Find one artwork you absolutely would not.
104. Wander one gallery without checking your phone.
105. Bring someone who has not visited the DAI recently.
106. See the special exhibition Wall Power! Spectacular Quilts.
107. Pick your favorite quilt.
108. Look closely at the craftsmanship.
109. Choose a pattern you would put in your house.
110. Take someone who thinks quilts cannot be spectacular.
111. Explore Looking for Japan.
112. Study one historic photograph for a full minute.
113. Find your favorite composition.
114. Compare old photographic techniques with your phone camera. 
115. Leave inspired to take a better photograph.
116. Find an inspiring work in Exploring Feminism.
117. Pick one work that starts a conversation.
118. Read the label beside a piece before forming an opinion.
119. Compare two artists’ approaches.
120. Discuss your favorite work afterward.
121. Hear the DAI’s Skinner Pipe Organ.
122. Attend the Halloween Spooktacular program.
123. Hear another Skinner Pipe Organ concert later in the season.
124. Sit somewhere different for a second concert.
125. Bring someone who has never heard a pipe organ live.
126. Attend Art After Hours.
127. Solve the Mystery at the Museum.
128. Attend the Cozy Tea Party.
129. Test your knowledge at Holiday Trivia.
130. Dress slightly more dramatically than necessary.
131. Walk through the Schuster Center Wintergarden.
132. Look up inside the Winsupply Theatre.
133. Make a Schuster Center show a date night.
134. Take an out-of-town guest to a performance.
135. Arrive early enough to enjoy the building.
136. See a show at the Victoria Theatre.
137. Look around the historic interior.
138. Learn a little of the Victoria’s 160-year story.
139. Take a pre-show photo outside.
140. Grab dinner downtown before curtain.
141. See The Notebook.
142. Go on October 7 and call it official 937 Day programming. 
143. Pair the show with a downtown dinner.
144. Dress for your own fictional romantic montage.
145. Debate whether you cried afterward.
146. Experience Outlander In Concert.
147. Bring your favorite Outlander fan.
148. Listen for your favorite musical theme.
149. Make an evening of the Victoria Theatre.
150. Resist attempting a Scottish accent afterward.
151. See The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular.
152. Dress accordingly.
153. Bring a friend who knows the audience traditions.
154. Enjoy the live shadow cast.
155. Make it your October cult-classic outing.
156. See A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Force Flux.
157. Watch Dayton Ballet perform.
158. Hear the Dayton Philharmonic live.
159. Compare classical and contemporary choreography.
160. Make ballet night a dress-up night.
161. See Dayton Contemporary Dance Company’s Spectra.
162. Experience DCDC at the Victoria Theatre.
163. Take someone who has never seen contemporary dance.
164. Pick the piece that stays with you.
165. Support a Dayton arts institution.
166. See Stand By Me on the big screen.
167. Stay for the live conversation.
168. Bring a friend who grew up with the movie.
169. Revisit a movie you have not watched in years.
170. Make November movie nostalgia night.
171. See Clue at the Schuster Center.
172. Guess the murderer before the reveal.
173. Bring your most competitive mystery-solving friend.
174. Dress in a color worthy of a Clue character.
175. Play the board game before or after.
176. See an independent film at The NEON.
177. Choose a movie you know almost nothing about.
178. Get movie snacks.
179. Talk about the film afterward.
180. Support independent cinema.
181. Catch a Human Race Theatre Company production.
182. Sit close enough to appreciate live acting.
183. Read about the cast before curtain.
184. Bring someone who usually chooses movies over theater.
185. Grab a post-show drink or dessert.
186. See a Dayton Theatre Guild production.
187. Explore another side of Dayton’s theater community.
188. Try a play outside your usual genre.
189. Bring a theater-loving friend.
190. Give the performance your own one-sentence review.
191. Visit the Dayton International Peace Museum.
192. Learn about a peacemaker you did not know.
193. Spend time with one exhibit instead of rushing.
194. Discuss one idea from the museum afterward.
195. Add a thoughtful stop to your downtown itinerary.
196. Visit SunWatch Indian Village and Archaeological Park.
197. Learn about the people who lived here centuries ago.
198. Study the reconstructed village.
199. Spend time in the interpretive center.
200. Leave knowing one new piece of Dayton-area history.
Let’s Get Active: Parks, Trails & Fresh Air
201. Hike at Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm. 
202. Look for Aullwood’s giant trolls.
203. Go birdwatching at Aullwood.
204. Photograph fall color there.
205. Walk quietly enough to hear the woods.
206. Explore Carriage Hill MetroPark.
207. Walk around the historical farm.
208. Look for changing leaves.
209. Pack a picnic.
210. Take a chilly-weather walk.
211. Visit Cox Arboretum MetroPark.
212. Walk through the gardens.
213. Explore the wooded trails.
214. Photograph reflections on a pond.
215. Return after most of the leaves have fallen.
216. Visit Deeds Point.
217. Photograph the downtown skyline.
218. Walk along the river.
219. Watch the sunset.
220. Find the best angle of the fountains and skyline.
221. Walk around Eastwood MetroPark.
222. Explore the lakefront.
223. Bike through the park.
224. Look for migrating birds.
225. Bring a thermos and stay awhile.
226. Hike at Englewood MetroPark.
227. Look for fall foliage. 
228. Find a favorite river view.
229. Walk a trail you have never taken.
230. Visit again after the first snow.
231. Hike Germantown MetroPark.
232. Tackle a longer trail.
233. Find peak fall color.
234. Pack a trail snack.
235. Take a photo without another person in it.
236. Explore Hills & Dales MetroPark.
237. Find the Witch Tower.
238. Walk through the wooded trails.
239. Take a spooky-season photo.
240. Come back for a winter walk.
241. Hike Huffman MetroPark.
242. Explore the Mad River scenery.
243. Walk near Huffman Lake.
244. Bike a trail connection.
245. Add nearby aviation history to the outing.
246. Walk Island MetroPark.
247. Follow the river.
248. Visit the site of the first NFL game at Triangle Park.
249. Take a downtown-adjacent nature break.
250. Visit on a crisp weekday morning.
251. Explore Possum Creek MetroPark.
252. Look for remnants of the Argonne Forest amusement park there.
253. Watch for wildlife.
254. Take a fall family walk.
255. Return when winter changes the landscape.
256. Walk RiverScape MetroPark.
257. Explore Inventors Walk.
258. Walk the riverfront.
259. Photograph downtown from the park.
260. Visit after dark to see the city lights.
261. Hike Sugarcreek MetroPark.
262. Find its famous old trees.
263. Listen for birds.
264. Photograph the forest canopy.
265. Take a mud-friendly pair of shoes.
266. Explore Sunrise MetroPark.
267. Walk along the Great Miami River.
268. Photograph a sunrise there.
269. Visit during golden hour.
270. Add it to a bike ride.
271. Hike Taylorsville MetroPark.
272. Explore the Great Miami River corridor.
273. Photograph fall color.
274. Walk under the historic transportation routes.
275. Come back for a winter hike.
276. Explore Twin Creek MetroPark.
277. Take a longer trail walk.
278. Look for creek views.
279. Pack lunch for the trail.
280. Enjoy how quiet southwest Montgomery County can get.
281. Walk Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark.
282. Explore the formal gardens.
283. Photograph late-season plants.
284. Take a peaceful weekday walk.
285. Return after a snowfall.
286. Explore Wesleyan MetroPark.
287. Walk the paths.
288. Spend time at Adventure Central’s surrounding green space.
289. Look for neighborhood nature.
290. Add the park to a west Dayton afternoon.
291. Ride at Dayton Bike Yard.
292. Practice on the pump track.
293. Try a beginner-friendly feature.
294. Watch more experienced riders.
295. Bring a kid who likes bikes.
296. Walk part of the Miami Valley Trails network.
297. Bike a stretch you have never ridden.
298. Follow the Great Miami Riverway.
299. Link two Dayton attractions by trail.
300. Finish 2026 with one more outdoor mile.
Eat Dayton
301. Have dinner at The Pine Club.
302. Take a Pine Club first-timer. 
303. Order something classic.
304. Make it an old-school date night.
305. Take the obligatory exterior photo.
306. Get Dayton-style pizza at Marion’s Piazza.
307. Embrace the square cut.
308. Take an out-of-town guest.
309. Debate your favorite toppings.
310. Save a corner piece for last.
311. Dine at Manna Uptown.
312. Make an evening of Uptown Centerville.
313. Try something seasonal.
314. Order something outside your usual comfort zone.
315. Follow dinner with a Centerville stroll.
316. Eat at Amber Rose.
317. Try an Eastern European favorite.
318. Order pierogies.
319. Bring someone craving comfort food.
320. Admire the historic setting.
321. Have dinner at The Oakwood Club.
322. Order a classic steakhouse favorite.
323. Turn dinner into a special occasion.
324. Take someone who has never been.
325. Walk through Oakwood afterward.
326. Eat at Lily’s Dayton.
327. Try a Southern-inspired favorite.
328. Pick a tiki-inspired drink if you are 21+.
329. Make it an Oregon District date.
330. Sit somewhere surrounded by plants.
331. Eat at Jimmy’s Italian Kitchen. 
332. Order a pasta favorite.
333. Split a pizza.
334. Make it Italian comfort-food night.
335. Walk East Fifth afterward.
336. Explore the food vendors at The Silos.
337. Let everyone order from a different vendor.
338. Split several dishes.
339. Enjoy the reimagined industrial space.
340. Pair the meal with a downtown outing.
341. Eat at El Meson.
342. Share tapas.
343. Try a Latin American dish new to you.
344. Make it a group dinner.
345. Order the guava margarita if you are 21+.
346. Have dinner at The Paragon Supper Club.
347. Go full retro supper-club mode.
348. Order a classic entrée.
349. Dress up a little.
350. Make dinner the event.
351. Have breakfast at Salt Block Biscuit Company.
352. Order a biscuit.
353. Try a sweet-and-savory combination.
354. Meet a friend for brunch.
355. Eat at a restaurant in the Fire Blocks District.
356. Eat at Thai 9.
357. Order a curry.
358. Order Pad Thai.
359. Try a sushi roll.
360. Make it an Oregon District lunch date.
361. Have dinner at Sueño.
362. Try a dish you cannot pronounce confidently.
363. Order tacos for the table.
364. Make it a downtown date.
365. Head upstairs afterward if your evening continues.
366. Grab a sub at Milano’s.
367. Revisit an old favorite.
368. Split a pizza.
369. Make it an easy weeknight dinner.
370. Introduce a newcomer to a Dayton staple.
371. Have breakfast at The Blue Berry Cafe.
372. Go old school and have breakfast at the Hasty Tasty.
373. Try an omelet.
374. Make brunch your main Saturday activity.
375. Bring a very large appetite.
376. Eat at The Foundry. 
377. Take in the rooftop view.
378. Order something from the wood-fired kitchen.
379. Have a downtown date night.
380. Photograph the skyline.
381. Eat at Treasure Island Supper Club.
382. Lean into the throwback atmosphere.
383. Order a steak or seafood favorite.
384. Bring someone who loves classic restaurants.
385. If you’re of age, order a cocktail at the retro bar.
386. Eat at Wheat Penny Oven & Bar.
387. Order a pizza.
388. Add a seasonal dish.
389. Bring someone with dietary preferences and compare choices.
390. Turn dinner into a Wayne Avenue outing.
391. Grab a slice at Flying Pizza.
392. Try New York-style.
393. Try Sicilian-style.
394. Make it a quick downtown lunch.
395. Watch for dough-tossing action.
396. Have dinner at Jay’s Seafood.
397. Order a seafood favorite.
398. Try something seasonal.
399. Make it an Oregon District special occasion.
400. Finish with a walk around the neighborhood.
Sip, Snack & Stamp
For alcoholic beverages: 21+ only, and please enjoy responsibly.
401. Visit Alematic Artisan Ales.
402. Try a style you do not normally order.
403. Ask the bartender for a first-timer recommendation.
404. Bring a friend for a tasting comparison.
405. Collect your 2026 Ale Trail stamp. 
406. Visit North Sea Brewing.
407. Try a locally brewed beer.
408. Play a taproom game.
409. Pair your drink with food.
410. Collect your Ale Trail stamp.
411. Visit Branch & Bone Artisan Ales.
412. Try a small-batch beer.
413. Compare two different styles.
414. Enjoy the South Park neighborhood setting.
415. Collect your Ale Trail stamp.
416. Visit Carillon Brewing Company.
417. Learn about its historic brewing process.
418. Pair a beer with a history lesson.
419. Explore Carillon Historical Park while you’re there.
420. Collect your Ale Trail stamp.
421. Visit The Dayton Beer Company.
422. Pick something Ohio-made.
423. Check out the tap selection.
424. Pair the visit with the Water Street District Pint Path.
425. Don’t forget to collect your Ale Trail stamp.
426. Visit Eudora Brewing Company.
427. Try a house beer.
428. Pair it with dinner.
429. Bring a group.
430. Collect your Ale Trail stamp.
431. Visit Fifth Street Brewpub.
432. Enjoy the historic building.
433. Try something from the rotating taps.
434. Make it a St. Anne’s Hill/Huffman Historic District outing.
435. Collect your Ale Trail stamp.
436. Visit Full Circle Brewgarden.
437. Try a small-batch beer.
438. Enjoy the garden if weather cooperates.
439. Explore Englewood while you are there.
440. Collect your Ale Trail stamp.
441. Visit Hairless Hare Brewing Company.
442. Order a local beer.
443. Add one of their signature pizzas.
444. Try a style you usually skip.
445. Collect your Ale Trail stamp.
446. Visit Heavier Than Air Brewing Company. 
447. Try a flight.
448. Ask about the brewery name.
449. Turn it into a south Dayton beer stop.
450. Collect your Ale Trail stamp.
451. Visit Little Fish Brewing Company.
452. Try an Ohio-focused brew.
453. Pair it with a 2nd Street Market trip.
454. Ask about locally sourced ingredients.
455. Collect your Ale Trail stamp.
456. Visit Loose Ends Brewing.
457. Pair craft beer with artisan food.
458. Bring a coworker after work.
459. Explore Centerville afterward.
460. Collect your Ale Trail stamp.
461. Visit Peerless Mill Inn & Brewery.
462. Enjoy the historic mill setting.
463. Try a house-made beverage.
464. Walk downtown Miamisburg afterward.
465. Collect your Ale Trail stamp.
466. Visit Lucky Star Brewery & Cantina.
467. Pair a local brew with Mexican-inspired food.
468. Make it a Miamisburg mini-crawl.
469. Bring a friend.
470. Collect your Ale Trail stamp.
471. Visit Toxic Brew Company.
472. Enjoy an Oregon District pint.
473. Try something brewed in-house.
474. Pair it with an East Fifth Street walk.
475. Collect your Ale Trail stamp.
476. Visit Warped Wing Brewing Company.
477. Try a Dayton-inspired beer.
478. Look for aviation references in the branding.
479. Pair your visit with downtown dinner.
480. Collect your Ale Trail stamp.
481. Get coffee at Wayne & Clover Coffee Shop.
482. Try a drink you have never ordered.
483. Add a pastry.
484. Meet a friend there.
485. Start a South Park walk afterward.
486. Stop at Press Coffee.
487. Order your favorite espresso drink.
488. Try something different from your usual.
489. Take a downtown coffee break.
490. Bring a book and stay awhile.
491. Get coffee at Emporium Coffee & Souvenirs in the Oregon District. 
492. Slow down over a Turkish coffee.
493. Try a seasonal drink.
494. Grab one of their house-made baked goods.
495. Meet someone for a coffee catch-up.
496. Visit Esther Price Candies.
497. Buy a box of Dayton-made chocolates.
498. Try a chocolate-covered potato chip.
499. Pick up a locally made holiday gift.
500. Eat half the box before you reach the parking lot.
Everybody Knows Your Name: Neighborhoods, Markets & Local Finds
501. Walk the Oregon District.
502. Browse a shop you have never entered.
503. Eat at a locally owned restaurant.
504. Photograph an architectural detail.
505. Return for Hauntfest.
506. Explore Downtown Dayton on foot.
507. Find a new mural.
508. Ride the RTA “Land of Funk” bus to the funk murals.
509. Grab lunch downtown.
510. Walk a block you usually drive past.
511. Explore the Water Street District.
512. Walk around Day Air Ballpark. 
513. Grab coffee nearby.
514. Grab a bite at Koji Burger.
515. Photograph the downtown skyline from Deeds Point.
516. Explore the Fire Blocks District.
517. Check out the Dayton Arcade.
518. Find a unique historic building detail inside.
519. Shop locally.
520. Visit after work.
521. Explore the Wright-Dunbar Historic District.
522. Visit an aviation history site.
523. Support a neighborhood business.
524. Learn about Paul Laurence Dunbar.
525. Walk West Third Street.
526. Explore Historic South Park.
527. Look at the architecture.
528. Grab coffee nearby.
529. Take a neighborhood walk.
530. Photograph your favorite house.
531. Explore St. Anne’s Hill.
532. Admire the historic homes.
533. Visit The Ugly Duckling.
534. Take a fall walk.
535. Return when holiday decorations appear.
536. Explore the Grafton Hill historic district. 
537. Visit the Dayton Art Institute.
538. Attend the Stoddard Avenue Pumpkin Glow.
539. Look for great city views.
540. Photograph an old home.
541. Explore the University of Dayton area.
542. Walk Brown Street.
543. Grab a meal.
544. Take a campus stroll.
545. See UD Arena.
546. Explore Oakwood.
547. Walk along Far Hills.
548. Shop locally.
549. Get dressed up and eat at the Oakwood Club.
550. Look at the neighborhood architecture.
551. Explore Uptown Centerville.
552. Shop at an independent business.
553. Eat locally.
554. Grab coffee.
555. Take an evening walk.
556. Explore Downtown Miamisburg.
557. Walk along the river.
558. Eat locally.
559. Visit an independent shop.
560. Photograph historic downtown. 
561. Explore Englewood.
562. Visit a local restaurant.
563. Spend time at a nearby MetroPark.
564. Try a locally owned shop.
565. Make it a north Montgomery County day.
566. Explore Vandalia.
567. Eat locally.
568. Visit a shop you have never tried.
569. Pair the outing with a visit to Aullwood Audubon.
570. Find a good coffee stop.
571. Explore Huber Heights.
572. Eat at a locally owned restaurant.
573. Visit an independent business.
574. Add a brewery or coffee stop.
575. Make an afternoon of it.
576. Explore Kettering.
577. Try a local restaurant.
578. Visit a neighborhood shop.
579. Add an indoor activity.
580. Find a new-to-you park.
581. Explore Trotwood.
582. Support a locally owned business.
583. Grab a meal.
584. Visit a nearby recreation area.
585. Learn something about the community.
586. Browse 2nd Street Market.
587. Buy something from a local vendor.
588. Try a food you have never ordered.
589. Buy a locally made gift.
590. Bring an out-of-town guest.
591. Get a pretzel at Smales in the Dayton Arcade.
592. See if you can get lost in the Arcade.
593. Attend Holly Days there.
594. Take a photo beneath the rotunda.
595. Pair your visit with downtown shopping.
596. Browse the Shops of Oakwood.
597. Buy something from an independent retailer. 
598. Grab another coffee nearby (gotta keep your energy up).
599. Turn shopping into a lunch date.
600. Finish one day having spent only at local businesses.
Play Like a Local: Family Fun, Games & Indoor Adventures
601. Visit the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery.
602. See the animals (and say hello to “Joe Burrow” the burrowing owl).
603. Explore the science exhibits.
604. Catch a planetarium program.
605. Let a kid choose the entire itinerary.
606. Go climbing at Urban Krag.
607. Try a beginner route.
608. Cheer on a friend.
609. Learn proper climbing techniques.
610. Reach a little higher than last time.
611. Spend an afternoon at Scene75.
612. Play arcade games.
613. Try mini bowling.
614. Race go-karts.
615. Let the kids choose the next attraction.
616. Visit the Washington Township RecPlex.
617. Go swimming.
618. Try the indoor climbing wall.
619. Make it an active family day.
620. Go back for Woodland Lights.
621. Visit a Dayton Metro Library branch.
622. Browse a section you usually ignore.
623. Attend a library program.
624. Let everyone choose one book.
625. Read somewhere besides your couch.
626. Visit America’s Packard Museum. 
627. Pick your favorite Packard.
628. Find the oldest car.
629. Find the car you would most like to drive.
630. Ask Curator Stu Morris about the Packards.
631. Visit the British Transportation Museum.
632. Pick your favorite British vehicle.
633. Learn about a marque you did not know.
634. Compare British and American car design.
635. Make it a transportation-themed day.
636. Spend family time at Carillon Historical Park.
637. Ride the park train when operating.
638. Find a Dayton invention.
639. Explore the transportation exhibits.
640. Let the kids pick the next historic building.
641. Visit SunWatch.
642. Explore the reconstructed village.
643. Learn about archaeology.
644. Ask one good question.
645. Talk about what life here once looked like.
646. Visit the Dayton Art Institute with kids.
647. Let them pick the first gallery.
648. Attend Family Open Studio.
649. Invent silly titles for three artworks.
650. Find everyone’s favorite piece.
651. Take the family to 2nd Street Market.
652. Give everyone a snack budget.
653. Let each person pick one food.
654. Shop for a locally made gift.
655. Vote on the best bite.
656. Return to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
657. See the life-size TIE Fighter and X-Wing Fighter replicas there.
658. Find the biggest airplane.
659. Find the strangest airplane.
660. Buy a souvenir in the Museum Store.
661. Walk RiverScape as a family. 
662. Explore Inventors Walk.
663. Go ice skating once the RiverScape rink opens.
664. Walk along the river.
665. Get everyone outdoors for an hour.
666. Ride Dayton Bike Yard.
667. Try the pump track.
668. Practice bike skills.
669. Bring a young rider.
670. Celebrate making it around without falling.
671. Show the kids the Dayton Arcade.
672. Take a family architecture photo.
673. Attend a public event (may we suggest Holly Days?).
674. Find a favorite architectural detail.
675. Pretend you are visiting Dayton for the first time.
676. Take the family to the Schuster Center.
677. See a performance.
678. Look up at the starry theater ceiling.
679. Dress up for the occasion.
680. Grab dessert afterward.
681. See a show at the Victoria Theatre.
682. Take a family member to their first live performance.
683. Learn how old the theater is.
684. Take a lobby photo.
685. Make live theater a family tradition.
686. See a family-appropriate film at The NEON.
687. Split popcorn.
688. Let someone else choose the movie.
689. Discuss favorite scenes afterward.
690. Skip streaming for one night. 
691. Go to a University of Dayton basketball game.
692. Wear red and blue.
693. Learn the fight song.
694. Get loud at UD Arena.
695. Introduce a visitor to Dayton basketball.
696. Go bowling.
697. Use ridiculous bowling names.
698. Order lane snacks.
699. Celebrate every strike like a championship.
700. Award a homemade trophy to the winner.
Fall for Dayton: Leaves, Spooks & October Energy
701. See fall color at Aullwood.
702. Photograph the trees.
703. Hike through fallen leaves.
704. Bring a warm drink.
705. Find the giant trolls surrounded by autumn.
706. See fall color at Germantown MetroPark.
707. Take a long hike.
708. Find the brightest red tree.
709. Photograph the trail.
710. Bring a friend who loves fall.
711. See fall color at Englewood MetroPark.
712. Walk near the river.
713. Find a scenic overlook.
714. Take a family fall photo.
715. Return when the leaves start dropping.
716. See fall color at Cox Arboretum.
717. Walk the trails.
718. Photograph the ponds. 
719. Find late-season blooms.
720. Enjoy one sunny October afternoon.
721. See fall color at Sugarcreek MetroPark.
722. Visit the old trees.
723. Walk under the changing canopy.
724. Listen for migrating birds.
725. Take the scenic route home.
726. See fall color at Taylorsville MetroPark.
727. Walk by the river.
728. Photograph yellow leaves.
729. Take a bike ride.
730. Pack a fall picnic.
731. See fall color at Carriage Hill.
732. Walk around the historic farm.
733. Photograph the barns.
734. Take a crisp-morning walk.
735. Buy or pack an apple for the outing.
736. See fall color at Wegerzyn Gardens.
737. Photograph late-season gardens.
738. Walk slowly.
739. Find your favorite tree.
740. Bring someone who needs an outdoor break.
741. See fall color at Hills & Dales.
742. Find the Witch Tower.
743. Take a spooky photo.
744. Walk the woods.
745. Tell one ridiculous ghost story.
746. Visit Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum in fall.
747. Take in the city view.
748. Visit the Wright family graves.
749. Look for the Johnny Morehouse tombstone.
750. Photograph fall color respectfully.
751. Celebrate 937 Day at DAI’s Mystery at the Museum or Spooky Tour.
752. Solve a clue.
753. Bring your best amateur detective.
754. Dress mysteriously.
755. Grab dinner afterward.
756. Hear Puzzle of Light at DAI’s Jazz & Beyond.
757. Make October 8 a jazz night.
758. Bring a music-loving friend.
759. Explore the museum before or after.
760. Buy the band a round of applause.
761. Attend The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular.
762. Dress for the occasion.
763. Bring a first-timer.
764. Participate appropriately.
765. Make it your Halloween-season movie night.
766. See Wall Power! at DAI.
767. Pick your favorite quilt.
768. Look for unexpected color combinations.
769. Study the details up close.
770. Bring someone who loves fiber art.
771. See A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Force Flux.
772. Make it an October ballet night.
773. Hear live orchestral music.
774. Watch for the contrast between the two works.
775. Dress like you have somewhere fancy to be.
776. Attend the DAI Skinner Pipe Organ Spooktacular.
777. Enjoy spooky music.
778. Watch the silent-film element.
779. Bring your Halloween-loving friend.
780. Try not to say “organ music is underrated” afterward.
781. See DCDC’s Spectra.
782. Spend Halloween at the Victoria Theatre.
783. See it November 1 instead.
784. Support Dayton dance.
785. Make contemporary dance part of your fall.
786. Visit a local pumpkin patch.
787. Pick the most photogenic pumpkin.
788. Pick the weirdest pumpkin.
789. Carve one with a Dayton theme.
790. Roast the seeds. 
791. Get lost in a local corn maze.
792. Let someone else navigate.
793. Race another group.
794. Take a ridiculous cornfield photo.
795. Celebrate when you finally escape.
796. See a spooky movie at a local theater.
797. Attend Hauntfest in the Oregon District.
798. Create a Dayton-themed costume for the costume contest.
799. Eat cider-and-doughnut-level quantities of fall food.
800. Take one final fall-color photo before the leaves disappear.
Merry & Bright: Holiday Season in the 937
801. Walk through Deck the Diamond.
802. See more than a million holiday lights.
803. Watch the synchronized light show.
804. Take a photo with the giant Christmas tree.
805. Bring someone experiencing it for the first time.
806. Roast s’mores at Deck the Diamond.
807. Ride the North Pole Express.
808. Complete the scavenger hunt.
809. Make a holiday craft.
810. Visit an Elfie Station.
811. Meet Santa at Deck the Diamond.
812. Write a letter to Santa.
813. Browse the Merry Market.
814. Try a holiday treat.
815. Sip something warm.
816. Visit A Carillon Christmas.
817. Walk through the light-filled campus.
818. See the Carillon Tree of Light.
819. Take a photo beneath the lights.
820. Bring an out-of-town guest. 
821. Visit Santa at Carillon.
822. Ride the Carillon Park Railroad.
823. Write a letter to Santa.
824. See the model trains.
825. Watch the puppet show.
826. Visit the Gristmill Christmas Village.
827. Stop by the Peppermint Mill.
828. Visit Morris and Hetzel Bakery.
829. Hear holiday music.
830. Browse the museum store.
831. Walk Woodland Lights.
832. Follow the half-mile illuminated path.
833. Ride the Rieck Express.
834. Take a photo with Santa.
835. Find your favorite light display.
836. Visit Woodland Lights on a snowy night if Ohio cooperates.
837. Go on a quieter weekday date.
838. Bring the whole family.
839. Wear your most excessive holiday sweater.
840. Vote on the best display.
841. Shop for holiday gifts at 2nd Street Market.
842. Buy something locally made.
843. Pick up a local food gift.
844. Shop for stocking stuffers.
845. Grab lunch while you browse.
846. Do a Small Business Saturday challenge.
847. Buy gifts only from independent businesses.
848. Shop in three Montgomery County communities.
849. Buy one gift made in Ohio.
850. Give yourself one gift too.
851. Attend Bourbon & Bubbles at Dayton Art Institute if you are 21+.
852. Dress up accordingly.
853. Try something new responsibly.
854. Enjoy the DAI after hours.
855. Make it a November night out.
856. Attend DAI’s Art For All Day.
857. Explore a gallery you usually skip.
858. Bring someone new to the museum.
859. Spend extra time with one artwork.
860. Enjoy a low-cost culture day.
861. Attend Art After Hours: A Cozy Tea Party.
862. Lean completely into cozy season.
863. Bring a friend.
864. Explore Wall Power! while you are there. 
865. Wear something appropriately sweater-ish.
866. See Clue during Thanksgiving week.
867. Bring the whole family.
868. Guess the culprit.
869. Eat downtown before the show.
870. Play Clue at home afterward.
871. Hear the December 6 Skinner Pipe Organ concert.
872. Enjoy a peaceful museum Sunday.
873. Explore a gallery afterward.
874. Bring a music lover.
875. Make DAI part of your holiday tradition.
876. Hear the December 13 Skinner Pipe Organ concert.
877. Pair it with holiday shopping at the DAI Museum Store.
878. Bring someone who has never heard the instrument.
879. Spend the afternoon at the museum.
880. Grab an early dinner afterward.
881. Attend Art After Hours: Holiday Trivia.
882. Build a trivia team.
883. Wear a team holiday sweater.
884. Come up with a ridiculous team name.
885. Celebrate your extremely niche knowledge.
886. Hear the December 20 Skinner Pipe Organ concert.
887. Take a break from holiday errands.
888. Enjoy the Rose Auditorium.
889. Bring a family member.
890. Make it one last pre-Christmas cultural outing.
891. Take a downtown holiday-lights walk.
892. Photograph the city at night.
893. Visit a local holiday market.
894. Buy one last-minute local gift.
895. Give yourself a no-mall shopping day.
896. Plan a Dayton New Year’s Eve dinner.
897. Dress up.
898. Make a downtown reservation.
899. Take one final 2026 Dayton photo.
900. Ring in 2027 somewhere in the 937.
The Final 37: Because It’s September 37
901. Celebrate 937 Day on October 7—also known as September 37.
902. Make a “9/37” sign and photograph it somewhere unmistakably Dayton.
903. Text someone with a 937 number and wish them a Happy 937 Day.
904. Do nine things downtown, three outdoors and seven involving food.
905. Spend exactly $9.37 at a local business.
906. Take nine photos, walk three miles and try seven local bites.
907. Build a nine-song playlist for a three-neighborhood, seven-stop Dayton drive.
908. Visit one aviation site, one art destination and one restaurant in a day.
909. Find your favorite view of the Dayton skyline.
910. Find a Dayton mural you have never photographed.
911. Ask a local store owner what nearby place visitors usually miss.
912. Use the Destination Dayton app for a one-hour choose-your-own-adventure.
913. Open the Destination Dayton events calendar and choose something that genuinely surprises you.
914. Pick a MetroPark at random and go.
915. Pick a locally owned restaurant at random and order the staff recommendation.
916. Spend an afternoon without entering a national chain.
917. Attempt a $25 Dayton date.
918. Plan a free-or-nearly-free Dayton day.
919. Spend Saturday pretending you are a tourist in your own hometown.
920. Take an out-of-town friend somewhere that changes their assumptions about Dayton.
921. Learn about one Dayton invention you did not know came from here.
922. Learn one new fact about Paul Laurence Dunbar.
923. Learn one Wright brothers fact beyond “they invented the airplane.”
924. Visit a local business older than you are.
925. Visit a local business that opened recently.
926. Buy one locally made holiday gift.
927. Leave a positive review for a local attraction you love.
928. Give a favorite small business a social-media shoutout.
929. Take a no-agenda walk through a neighborhood you usually drive through.
930. Do something on a weeknight you usually save for Saturday.
931. Watch the sunset from a Dayton-area park.
932. Watch downtown light up after dark.
933. Because you made it this far: Enter for a chance to win Hauntfest tickets at DestinationDayton.org/enter-to-win
934. Create your own three-stop Dayton itinerary and give it a ridiculous name.
935. Complete at least one activity from every section of this list.
936. Count how many of the 937 you actually finished.
937. At 11:59 p.m. on December 31, toast the fact that Dayton somehow gave you 937 things to do—and still has more.
Happy 937 Day, Dayton. Or, as the calendar will now be known around here: Happy September 37.
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