I have a Ph.D. degree. I love to travel, visit museums, national parks, and places few people know. I share my travel stories and more on this blog.
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More than a hundred years ago, the Wright Brothers, Wilbur and Orville, ran a bicycle and printing business inside this building (pictured above) from 1895 to 1897. This was the fourth bicycle shops that the Wright brothers operated and the only one still open to the public today. When Wilbur…
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Oh yeah, there is a giant dragon that you could find if you are traveling along I-70 in Illinois. It is called the Kaskaskia Dragon! Traveling along I-70 going to Indiana is quite boring, as there isn’t any other roadside attraction to see for a quick stopover except for the…
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The Kinsey Mound does not show up in search results when you google, for instance, “things to see near Xenia Ohio.” I tried to use the keywords “things to see near Wilberforce Ohio” and still Kinsey Mound was not listed in the results. Not even the keywords “Indian Mounds in…
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This clock atop the Brethen Tower has been one of Dayton, Ohio’s most well known landmarks since 1919. Thirty five feet tall with a 15-foot spire, this iconic clock was originally located on the Callahan Building — later known as the Gem City Savings Building — at Third and Main…
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The old and historic Bowling Green Station was built in 1894. You can see it on display at the Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio. By the 1890s, the railroad was the major transportation link uniting the nation. While cities like Dayton has large union stations, small towns used smaller…
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Served Dayton as a railroad watchtower from 1907 to 1976 on the corner of West Fifth and Broadway Streets. An attendant manually operated railroad crossing gates from inside the 1894 tower. The Lloyd Miller shelter is dedicated to a 40-year Park employee. NOTE: A complete list of all the things…
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I have never known anything about the Great 1913 Dayton Flooding until I visited the exhibit inside the Carillon Historical Park. On the morning of March 25, 1913, the citizens of Dayton, Ohio were awaken by the sounds of factory whistles blowing and church bells ringing amid the heavy rains….
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If you happen to be in Springfield, Ohio, visit this small garden along Russell Avenue! It is called Hartman Rock Garden — an American folk art site! The Hartman Rock Garden is one of America’s most intriguing visionary environments, an outsider art phenomenon where self-taught artists construct fascinating worlds out…
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