Quick Trip to Dayton

Sometimes you just want and need to get away. Look no further than Dayton, Ohio for your next quick trip! The Gem City is located at the Crossroads of America, the intersection of Interstates 70 and 75, giving you quick, easy access to Discover Dayton! Check out some amazing things you can do in Dayton for your quick trip!

Day Trip

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force™

Ideal Tour Time: 3-hours to an entire day

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force™ is the world’s largest and oldest military aviation museum and Ohio’s most visited FREE tourist attraction with over 1 million annual visitors. You could easily spend an entire day gazing at more than 360 aerospace vehicles and missiles and thousands of artifacts amid 19 acres of indoor exhibit space in four different hangars. And, don’t miss the National Aviation Hall of Fame inside the museum!

Lunch at RiverScape MetroPark in Downtown Dayton

Ideal Tour Time: 1 Hour

After touring the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, you’ve probably worked up an appetite! Pick up lunch at one of the many restaurants in downtown Dayton and have a picnic lunch along the Great Miami River in downtown Dayton. See one of the world’s largest river fountains at RiverScape MetroPark and watch the kayakers and canoers navigate the waters.

Carillon Historical Park

Ideal Tour Time: 2-3 Hours

After lunch, a short drive away, you will find C arillon Historical Park, a 65-acre open-air history museum that serves as the main campus for Dayton History. You will learn about the countless ways Dayton changed the world! Tour the Wright Brothers National Museum, the Heritage Center of Dayton Manufacturing & Entrepreneurship, the Early Settlement Area, the Great 1913 Flood Exhibit, and more. While you tour, you will be surrounded by gorgeous scenes of nature.

Carillon Brewing Company

As you wind up your tour, stroll over to Carillon Brewing Company where you will catch a glimpse into 1850s-era Dayton through the authentically prepared food and drink of the times. It is the nation’s only production brewery in a museum, and the only U.S. brewery replicating the historic brewing process with Dayton BBQ as their exclusive food partner.

Spend the Night?

What a day! We hope you have enjoyed your quick day trip to Dayton, Ohio, and Discovered the Unexpected! If you want to take a rest before you head back home, Dayton has exceptional hotels. We would love to have you stay another day or two!