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Dayton Attractions: What to do & Places to Visit in Dayton
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Founded in 1919, The Dayton Art Institute is one of the region’s premier fine arts museums. In addition to exhibiting...
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Founded in 1919, The Dayton Art Institute is one of the region’s premier fine arts museums. In addition to exhibiting outstanding special exhibitions and impressive collections of art from throughout the world, the museum is renowned for education programming that includes an array of offerings for diverse audiences. The Dayton Art Insitute is committed to enriching lives and serving the community by creating meaningful experiences with art.
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Garden Station is an art park and community garden right downtown that features murals, sculpture, concerts, bonfires, drum...
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Garden Station is an art park and community garden right downtown that features murals, sculpture, concerts, bonfires, drum circles, and movies. Regular events include the really really free market, live music on the first friday of each month, Sunday art and produce market and volunteer work day on Saturdays where you can help build something or make art. There have been all kinds of events here, weddings, electronic music DJ's, Shakespeare in the park, garden and art workshops, art and music festivals and non-profit organization fundraisers. There is a straw bale shed with a bottle wall on a pounded tire foundation with a green roof and a greenhouse made of two liter pop bottles. There are community garden plots that members of the community can rent for the season. The garden is built and cared for with community volunteers and donations.
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The Dayton International Peace Museum is a one-of-a-kind Museum experience. Housed in a 19th century 3-story Victorian mansion, the building alone is worth a visit, with its...
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"For a city the size of Dayton, the arts are truly outstanding. One of the standouts is the Philharmonic, an evening concert is simply a great experience."
"There is everything to like, and nothing to dislike! Hundreds of planes to study - up close and personal! We were fortunate enough to see the Presidential and Experimental/Research planes in the hangers at the active area of Wright-Patterson - TWICE during our visit- before they closed these a..."reas to the public. Some very special (emotional-wise - like the Hanoi Taxi) planes to see.
It is about more then just looking at the planes. There are walls and walls of information, and display cabinets, of everything pertaining to the history and use of these planes....
Great films to see at the I-MAX theater....
Great restaurant for lunches.
If your "elderly", with low endurance levels for prolonged standing, it is perfect that there is no admission fee, so you can visit the museum for a few hours each day and just keep coming back any day! And they have plenty of scooters for those who can't walk well at all.... my husband twisted an ankle (not there!) and so could barely...
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