VBBA 2023 Dayton Conference Dayton Attractions

Dayton Convention & Visitors Bureau
https://www.daytoncvb.com/attractions/

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, is the world’s largest military aviation museum. With free admission and parking, the museum features more than 350 aerospace vehicles and missiles and thousands of artifacts amid more than 19 acres of indoor exhibit space.

America’s Packard Museum
https://www.americaspackardmuseum.org/

Come visit the largest public collection of Packard automobiles and memorabilia in the world.
Located in an original Packard dealership building constructed in 1917, the museum has officially taken the name of the original dealership - The Citizens Motorcar Company.

Carillon Historical Park and the Patterson Homestead
https://www.daytonhistory.org/

Carillon Historical Park is a 65-acre open-air history museum that serves as the main campus for Dayton History. Visitors can explore the sprawling complex to learn about Dayton, Ohio history and how that history played integral roles in shaping the world. From manufacturing to flight to geology, there's something for all areas of interest.

Swing Is The Thing
March 31 & Apr 1 Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center
www.daytonlive.org/events/swing-is-the-thing/

The 1940s and the 1950s were the decades of dance! SWING IS THE THING features four world champion swing dancers and two fabulous vocalists. From Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller, to Bill Haley and the Comets and Jerry Lee Lewis, the Dayton Philharmonic highlights the biggest dance hits from the decades of dance that we all know and love.

Dayton Arcade
www.arcadedayton.com
The Arcade is a collection of five buildings located in Dayton, Ohio. The Historic Arcade is a historical, architecturally elegant complex located in the heart of Dayton's central business district. Built between 1902 and 1904, it consists of five interconnecting buildings topped by a glass-domed rotunda, 70 feet high and 90 feet in diameter, below which two balconied upper floors circle the central enclave. The Arcade had the latest innovations, including elevators, a power plant and a cold storage plant.