Indoor Attraction Daycation Fun!
Aullwood Audubon Center & Farm
Reopening to members only on July 1 -- Aullwood Audubon includes Aullwoood Nature Center, Aullwood Farm, and Aullwood Nature Sanctuary. At Aullwood's Marie S. Aull Education Center, you will find two themed discovery rooms and six thematic classrooms containing interactive displays. Aullwood’s beautiful 200 acre nature sanctuary includes a rich variety of plant-animal communities and six miles of walking trails. Aullwood’s farm works with conservation principles for the protection of the environment, rare and endangered farm animals, and the creation of bird-friendly habitat,
2-5 hours
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery is open to members and to general admission in limited capacity. The Museum is committed to providing a safe environment for all guests. Group entrance is timed every 10 minutes with a maximum of 10 people per group. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. It is not required but if you wish to reserve a time-slot call 937-275-7431. The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery is a children’s museum, science/technology center, and accredited zoo offering dozens of exciting exhibits for people of all ages and interests.
2-5 hours
Carillon Historical Park is a 65-acre open-air history museum that serves as the main campus for Dayton History. It reopened June 15 with all necessary safety protocols in place. You will learn about the countless ways Dayton changed the world! Tour the Wright Brothers National Museum, see the Wright Flyer III, the only plane designated as a National Historic Landmark. View ornate NCR cash registers invented in Dayton. Ride the Carousel of Innovation. Tour a one-room school house. Dine at Culps Cafe or the Carillon Brewery. Listen to a carillon bell tower concert. Spend the day or more at this amazing attraction!
2-5 hours
The Citizens MotorCar Company - America’s Packard Museum
America's Packard Museum is temporarily closed in the interest of the safety of guests, volunteers, and community. The museum will re-evaluate this temporary closure as the COVID-19 situation develops and new guidance becomes available. However, as things evolve it may be opening soon. Check back here for updates. Built in 1917, America's Packard Museum is the only restored Packard Dealership operating as a museum. It houses the largest public collection of Packard automobiles and memorabilia in the world.
1-2 hours
Dayton Art Institute
The Dayton Art Institute has reopened to members and the general public with limited hours of 11 a.m.–5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, noon–5 p.m. on Sundays. The Special Exhibition Samurai, Ghosts and Lovers has been extended through Sept. 13, and Changing Times: Art of the 1960s through Sept. 12, and the collection galleries will be open. Museum Admission includes admission to all Special Exhibitions, Focus Exhibitions and the collection galleries: Adults: $15; Seniors, Active Military & Groups: $10; College Students & Youth: $5; Children (6 & under): Free; Museum Members: Free.
1-4 hours
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park The National Park has a variety of sites. Currently, the Wright Brothers Museum at Carillon Historical Park is open. The Wright Dunbar Interpretive Center & the Wright Cycle Co. Bike Shop, Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center and the Paul Laurence Dunbar House Historic Site are closed, but check the website as the situation evolves. The park tells the story of three exceptional men from Dayton, Ohio: Wilbur and Orville Wright, inventors of manned, powered flight, and Paul Laurence Dunbar, the first internationally recognized African American poet and writer.
1-3 hours
Dayton Metro Libraries
The world awaits you at Dayton Metro Libraries. All branches are open now with new limited hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Your free Dayton Metro Library card opens a world of online streaming, eBooks and eAudiobooks, learning and more. If you don't have a card, you can get an eCard online for instant access to digital materials.You can visit one of the area metro libraries or you can reserve items using the online catalog, or call 937-463-2665. Download the Dayton Metro Library app in the App Store, Google Play or Kindle. Use My Curbside Pickup to borrow items.
Limit visit to 1 hour
Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway
You'll find all the action and food you want at this racino! Try your luck on over 1,000 video lottery terminals or wager on live harness races. Gaming machines and simulcast are configured to meet social distancing requirements and thoroughly and regularly cleaned throughout the day. Sanitizer stations are installed on the gaming floor and are available throughout the facility. Guests are required to wear masks in accordance with the City of Dayton Mask Ordinance. Take 2 restaurant is open with limited hours. The H-Lounge is also open with drinks and prepackaged sandwiches. Must be 21 or over to play.
1-3 hours
National Aviation Hall of Fame
Co-located at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, the FREE National Aviation Hall of Fame honors Aerospace Legends to inspire future leaders. The Hall of Fame honors the people how have made American aerospace great. The displays and interactive exhibits inspire visitors by sharing honorees' stories and, in turn, inspire the future of aerospace. Safety measures are in place for the protection of visitors, volunteers and staff. The NAHF has temporarily reduced hours to allow extra cleaning time and to lessen volunteer exposure. Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Sunday 12 noon - 4:30 p.m. Closed Tuesdays and Thursdays.
1-3 hours
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
The world's largest and oldest military aviation museum and Ohio's most-visited free attraction is a must see in Dayton, and an attraction with so much to see that it warrants multiple visits and revisits. Explore 19 acres of enclosed exhibits featuring 340+ aerospace vehicles in four enormous hangars. Exhibits are set up chronologically and by military conflict so you can select and tour the exhibits that interest you most. See nine Presidential Airplanes including the plane that flew J.F. Kennedy's body back from Dallas and on which Eisenhower was sworn in as President. Explore the NASA Space Shuttle Exhibit and much more! Admission and parking are free.
2-6 hours
SunWatch Indian Village and Archaeological Park See what life was like 800 years ago for the agrarian Fort Ancient native community in this partially reconstructed 13th- century Native American village. A designated National Historic Landmark, the village reconstruction includes five lath and daub structures with grass thatch roofs, portions of a stockade, and a native garden and prairie. Inferred astronomical alignments originate from a complex of posts at the center of the village. Hours Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. and Sunday noon - 5 p.m. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult 18 years or older at all times. Admission is reduced to $5 and children under 6 are free.
1-3 hours
