Destination Guide

Destination: Dayton

Once an automotive parts powerhouse, Dayton's economy is now aerospace, defense and healthcare.

The city's aerial roots, if there is such a thing, go back to Orville and Wilbur Wright, first known for their bicycle shop, forever known for flight. It's no surprise the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is in Dayton, the site of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, the largest and oldest aviation museum in the world and home of the National Aviation Hall of Fame.

Dayton also is a healthcare hotbed ranked in the top five in the country. The Center for Tissue Regeneration and Engineering is based in Dayton, as is the National Center for Medical Readiness, complete with a crisis practice grounds.

Innovation is nothing new for Dayton, going back to prolific inventor Charles Kettering, whose work revolutionized commerce, thanks to his electric cash register that laid the foundation of today's international behemoth, NCR. Kettering also adapted diesel engines to power locomotives and invented the self starter in automobiles that enabled everyone, including women, to drive them. He applied magnetism to medical imaging and a nursing college is named after him. His legacy -- and wealth -- has seeded Dayton's progress ever since.

Dayton hasn't neglected the arts, either. For example, the Dayton Ballet is one of the oldest professional dance companies in the country and Dayton has a resident opera company.

Perhaps as a nod to the Wright Brothers Bicycle Shop, the city has a bike path network of more than 100 miles and bike lanes rule downtown. Dayton also has the only museum dedicated to the Packard Motorcar.

If all that knowledge is whetting your appetite, don't worry -- pizza rules in Dayton. Try Cassano's or Marion's Piazza. For other fare, the nearby Dublin Pub is a staple, as is Grub Steak Restaurant.

For golf, the city of Dayton dominates the public-course scene. Kittyhawk Golf Center is comprised of three 18-hole courses. Kittyhawk's Eagle course is 7,147 yards and navigates around 14 ponds. It's the "black diamond" run of the three. The Hawk is 6,766 yards and has "only" 12 ponds. The Kitty is an executive course with two par 4s and the rest lengthy par 3s. Dayton's Community Golf Center has two 18-hole courses and Madden Golf Center is much more than a "muni" that rises and falls over rolling hills and traverses a stream that cuts through the back nine.

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Jamaica Run Golf Club
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Germantown $16
Windy Knoll Golf Club
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Springfield $13
Majestic Springs Golf Course
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Wilmington $12
PipeStone Golf Course
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Miamisburg $34
Twin Run Municipal Golf Course Hamilton $17 - $33
Echo Hills Golf Course Piqua $12 - $25
Reid Park Golf Club - South Course Springfield $12 - $32
Beavercreek Golf Club Beavercreek $22 - $35
Vintage Course at The Golf Club at Yankee Trace
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Centerville $23.5
White Springs Golf Course
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Greenville $5
Brown's Run Country Club Middletown $67
Lakeland Golf Club
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Saint Paris $10
Reid Park Golf Club - North Course
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Springfield $10
Indian Ridge Golf Club
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Oxford $22
Championship Course at The Golf Club at Yankee Trace
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Centerville $23.5
Franklin Golf Course
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Franklin $5
Turtle Creek Golf Course
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Greenville $10
The 797 Elks Golf Club
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Wilmington $10
Country Club Of The North Beavercreek $89
Miami Shores Golf Club
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Troy $11
Oxford Country Club Oxford $15 - $23
Twin Base Golf Club Wright Patterson Afb $20 - $33
Lakeview/Woodland at Beechwood Golf Course
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Arcanum $13
Woodlands/Lakeside at Shaker Run Golf Club
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Lebanon $25.95
Walnut Grove Country Club Dayton $59
South at NCR Country Club Kettering $90 - $105
Creekside/Lakeview at Beechwood Golf Course
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Arcanum $13
Rollandia Golf Course Dayton $11.00 - $23.50
North at NCR Country Club Kettering $75 - $90
Stillwater Ridge Golf Club West Milton $11
Dayton Country Club Dayton $74
WGC Golf Course Xenia $16 - $41
Hills at Community Golf Course
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Dayton $17
Urbana Country Club Urbana $60 - $75
Cassel Hills Golf Course Vandalia $20 - $22
Mitchell Hills Club Springfield $10
Green Tree Golf Club
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Lebanon $11.75
West at Prairie Trace Golf Club Wright Patterson Afb $15 - $27
Wildwood Golf Club Middletown $27
Dales at Community Golf Course
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Dayton $16
Meadowbrook at Clayton Clayton $22
Springfield Country Club Springfield $70
Country Side Golf Club New Paris $13
Locust Course at Locust Hills Golf Club Springfield $15 - $17
East at Prairie Trace Golf Club Wright Patterson Afb $15 - $27
Hueston Woods Golf Course
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Oxford $17
Homestead Golf Course Tipp City $22 - $27
Woodland Golf Club Cable $19 - $30
Eaton Country Club Eaton $10 - $20
ClearCreek Golf Course Franklin $19.25 - $30.75
Sycamore Creek Country Club Springboro $50 - $65
Moss Creek Golf Club
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Clayton $16
Piqua Country Club Piqua $50
Woodland/Creekside at Beechwood Golf Course
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Arcanum $13
Jasper Hills Golf Club
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Xenia $22
Maple Course at Locust Hills Golf Club Springfield $15 - $17
Sugar Valley Country Club Bellbrook $54 - $59
Moraine Country Club, The Dayton $95
National Golf Links South Charleston $17 - $28
Elks 51 Golf Club Springfield $15 - $28
Mound Golf Course Miamisburg $12 - $20
Miami Valley Golf Club Dayton $30 - $50
Union City Country Club
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Union City $12
Troy Country Club Troy $70 - $250
Double Eagle Golf Center Waynesville $10
Forest Hills Country Club
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Middletown $10
Heatherwoode Golf Club
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Springboro $30
Sugar Isle Golf Course
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New Carlisle $12
Warren County Armco Park Golf Course Lebanon $15.50
Lakeside/Meadows at Shaker Run Golf Club
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Lebanon $25.95
Rocky Lakes Golf Course Springfield $30
Meadows/Woodlands at Shaker Run Golf Club
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Lebanon $25.95
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