Experience Dayton Virtually
Attractions and organizations in Dayton and Montgomery County are beginning to open. We've compiled virtual tours, photo galleries, and videos to help you plan your visit.
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Virtual Tour
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force reopens on July 1, 2020. As you plan your visit, take a virtual, 360-degree, self-guided tour of the entire museum by navigating from gallery to gallery either by using a drop-down map or by following navigational arrows connecting the individual nodes. Icons indicate hotspots where the visitor can get additional information such as videos, audio and links to online resources.
Carillon Historical Park - Dayton History
Dayton History is THE place to learn about our community’s incredible innovative history. The organization has compiled a LONG list of trivia questions to test and expand your knowledge of the Gem City.
Carillon Historical Park is now open! Plan your future visit as you browse these resources. Once you have your itinerary planned for your future visit to Carillon Historical Park, don’t forget about the many other Dayton History sites.
Videos - Can't Go a Day Without Dayton!
So many things that you use today made their start here in Dayton, Ohio! We are the Birthplace of Aviation and So Much More! Dayton History has compiled a collection of videos to help you plan a future visit to Dayton where you can learn about our incredible innovative spirit.
Bingo! - Can't Go a Day Without Dayton
Pass the time, learn a lot, and have fun playing Dayton Bingo! It's almost impossible to go a day without Dayton!
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
It's the people, the places and the stories which form the heart and soul of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. Stories of the people and the places which tell us more about the history of each site and a little bit about the history of our country and about who we are as Americans.
At Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP, the rangers are often asked "How do you know so much?" Well, take a look and find out!
Videos: "Inventing Flight" & "Ohio Inventor: Charles Kettering" - Think TV
Aviation Trail Videos
Let us take you on video tours of the many attractions along the Dayton Aviation Trail. Come along to Hawthorn Hill, Huffman Prairie, the National Aviation Hall of Fame, the Wright B Flyer, and many more!
Woodland Cemetery App
You can tour Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum virtually with the Woodland mobile app. The app allows people everywhere to “visit” the cemetery for a self-guided, virtual tour from anywhere at any time. The app is free to the public and available now for downloading on iOS (Apple®) and Android® devices.
In addition to the APP, Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum also offers many self-guided walking tours.
Groove to Dayton's Great Funk Music Artists at Home!
The Dayton Convention & Visitors Bureau would like to transport you to “Funky Town” – Dayton, Ohio, the Land of Funk. What Seattle is to Grunge music, Dayton is to Funk music. Dayton was a hotbed of Funk music in the 1970s and 1980s. Between the peak years of 1975 and the early 1980s, 11 Dayton acts were featured on major labels, many producing #1 hits. Groups like the Ohio Players, Heatwave, Faze-O, Lakeside, Sun and Slave, all hailed from Dayton.
In these funky times, get your funk on and groove to Dayton’s great funk music artists! Take a break in your day, or better yet have an at-home dance party! Click on the photo to listen to a few of Dayton’s great funk music artists!
To read more about Dayton's Funk music scene click here
Let us know how Funk has influenced you! Share the love by posting your “stay at home Funk dance party” pictures or video to our social media @daytoncvb
Enjoy a Neon Movie at Home!
Even though The Neon is closed for the time being, the staff continues bringing great cinema to you. Check out a film The Neon was planning to play – in your home! You can support The Neon by purchasing a Virtual Ticket, which will provide you with a 48-hour link to the film. Click here to see what's playing now!
Virtual Concerts
Conductor Neal Gittleman leads the Dayton Philharmonic Virtual Orchestra in a performance of "Hang On Sloopy" during the unprecedented time of COVID-19.
Plus, every Saturday night beginning on Saturday, April 11 at 8 pm, Discover Classical will broadcast a previously recorded concert from the Dayton Philharmonic.
You can listen on 88.1FM WDPR Dayton, 89.9FM WDPG Greenville, 89.1FM WUSO Springfield, and online at discoverclassical.org.
Dayton's Human Race Theatre - Past Productions
During this time of social distancing, the Human Race Theatre Company brings the beauty, drama and excitement of professional theatre to you through videos from their past performances. Enjoy!
"Around the World in 80 Days"
"Brighton Beach Memoirs"
"An Act of God"
"Banned From Baseball"
Dayton Art Institute
The Dayton Art Institute is committed to enriching the community by creating meaningful experiences with art that are available to all. Founded in 1919, The Dayton Art Institute is one of the region’s premier fine arts museums.
These videos give you a glimpse into the 100-year history of this true gem in Dayton.
Dayton Performing Arts Alliance - Education Program
The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance's Education Program offers free resources to teachers, students, and their families. Our Director of Education, Ruth Reveal, creates each lesson plan to correlate with Ohio Education Standards, highlighting arts-enhanced curriculum. You will find activities for a variety of grade levels.
Color Your Favorite Dayton Attraction!
We've compiled coloring sheets of some of the amazing attractions in Dayton and we want to see your finished pieces! Please share your pictures on social media and tag us @daytoncvb!
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Color Boonshoft Meerkat
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Color Boonshoft Meerkats
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Color Carillon Historical Park
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Color Carillon Tree of Light
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Color Carillon Wright Flyer
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Color Dayton Art Institute
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Color Dayton Art Institute 2
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Color Dayton Kayaking
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Color NMUSAF 1
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Color NMUSAF 2
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Color NMUSAF 3
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Color NMUSAF 4
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Color Old Courthouse
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Color Packard Museum 1
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Color Packard Museum 2
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Color SunWatch
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Color Wilbear
Complete a Dayton Night Time Skyline Puzzle Online!
It's fun when all the pieces come together! Simply drag the pieces into place until you hear the "click" indicating they're in the correct place. Complete the puzzle by yourself or with a friend. Try and improve upon your previous puzzle completion time. Have fun! (photo by Paul Moody)
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Aviation Activity Book
Learn about Dayton's aviation history by reading this activity book. Print it out and complete the match games, word searches and coloring pages.
Dayton Dragons Activity Book
Check out and print the Dayton Dragons Activity Book including a word search, connect the dots, maze, mascot coloring pages!
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Beginning June 16, 2020 the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery will re-open in a limited capacity for MEMBERS ONLY. Stay tuned for the public re-open date! In the meantime, check out some of our favorite video clips as you plan your visit!
Aullwood Audubon
Aullwood offers both children and adults the opportunity to experience and appreciate the world through experience-based education. Discover our woods, streams, ponds, prairies, meadows, nature center and working sustainable farm!
Aullwood Farm Video