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RamblinTex

From air travel to rockets to the Moon it began here in a tiny bicycle shop where Wilbur and Orville sold bicycles. Very interesting museum complex that includes the original building where the Wright Brothers ran a bicycle shop and tinkered with their first flying machines. Lifesize model of the 1902 plane on display in the larger buildng. Super nice park ranger actually moved the model plane's mechanisms to show how it worked. The brothers basically laid down and flew! The main museum also immortalizes the life and works of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar who was also from Dayton! A lovely unit of the National Park Service.
158cynthiag

This is one of the Wright Brothers sites you will like and your children will enjoy. If you visit 7 sites, you can get a cute little bear dressed in an aviator outfit. It's fun and educational for all.
slick151

Interesting and informative! So much info about the Wright Brothers and their accomplishments. If you are a history buff, this is worth your time.
jeffl837

I you are at all a fan of history then you will love this site. I never realized how much research went into development of their achievements
BandB-Lovers_30-yrs

Henry Ford stole the original and moved it to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI, now a more burnt out city than Dayton.This is a fun and educational stop in the National Historic Site.
ReaderPat

We spent several hours here on a short family vacation in Dayton. Wow! I am always impressed by our federal government's interpretive centers, and this one is wonderful. We learned all about the Wright brothers' lives, the birth of aviation in the Dayton area, the importance of bicycles as a form of transportation, Paul Dunbar (a famous Dayton poet), and other tidbits of Dayton history. The complex consists of the interpretive center (which also houses the Parachute Museum) and the building the Wright brothers used for their bicycle factory. I highly recommend a visit to this complex. You might be as surprised as I was at how much you will learn. The rangers are an excellent resource if you have questions.
Saranger

If your travels pass through Dayton, you must stop here! You'll learn all about the Wright Brothers and their early years, inspiration, hard work, innovation (with both bicycles and airplanes) and their work in the printing industry. Talk a free ranger-led walk around the neighborhood and learn what was happening in Dayton 110+ years ago that made Dayton so unique.
MikeK403

Fascinating story of birth of flight. Good day trip should include Wright Patterson Airbase. Field of flight tests very well marked. Tour is self guided. The bicycle shop is a nice touch. Not an abundance of original relics. Rangers best feature. Extremely knowledgeable.
107adriany

The two buildings - one modern and one restored old building that the Wright brothers acutally worked in are great to visit. Plenty of information.The film was a good portrayal of the their work at - but is the same on as on show at Huffman Prarie. The staff member in the old building was very knowledgable.
Piquarick

We took a little day trip to Dayton and stopped by The Wright Cycle Company Complex. It was a great and educational way to spend a couple of hours. The 1/2 hour film on the Wrights (appropriately narrated by Dayton native Martin Sheen) was well done and informative. The interactive displays were also well thought out and showed the process that the Wrights went through from inquisitive young boys to printers to bicycle manufacturers to mankind changers. The displays also touch on a few other Dayton residents who, through literature and invention, advanced the way we live. By all means, make the trip to the complex...it is certainly worthwhile.

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