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If you want to visit some State Parks near St. Louis Missouri, you might be limited in options. Most State Parks are located at least an hour away from the city center. But there is one that might excite you — the Castlewood State Park! This free park is about…
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The National Museum of the United States Air Force is one mammoth museum in Dayton, Ohio. It is one of the most-visited places in the State by tourists and locals. I have already visited the museum twice and might visit it again to see the outside display. If you visit…
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The Wright Brothers Memorial in Dayton, Ohio features a small museum with the history of the first powered flight. The lady ranger during my visit was nice and very enthusiastic in sharing her ideas to visitors. Just outside the museum is the monument. After seeing the monument, walk further to…
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The Newcom Tavern was built in 1796 and currently located inside the Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio. Considered the oldest standing building in Dayton, it was built by Robert Edgar for Colonel George Newcom. Edgar was paid 75 cents a day to build the “best house in Dayton”. Newcom…
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The old and historic Watervliet Shaker Building is located inside the Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio. Built in 1819, the building is the final surviving remnant of the Watervliet Shaker community, which was located in eastern Montgomery and western Greene counties from 1806 to 1900. The Shakers came to…
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The Locust Grove School no. 12 is an old school building (more of a house) located inside the Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio. It served as a one-room schoolhouse at the corner of Possum and Bird Roads outside of Springfield, Ohio from 1896 until 1929. One teacher instructed students…
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Coming from Las Cruces New Mexico, El Paso Texas is just a 45-minute away by car. I have visited some places in El Paso, but have not seen any of its well-known museums. So, one Saturday, I decided to get it all done and see all five museums in one…
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The Heritage Center of Dayton Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship inside the Carillon Historical Park houses an NCR cash register room with 90 Dayton-made machines, the Build for Tomorrow Animatronic theater, the original Deeds barn, dozens of exhibits featuring Dayton Ohio’s factories and companies, and the Carousel of Dayton Innovation (a full…
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