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Nature Play at the New Trotwood Branch Library
The tornadoes on Memorial Day, 2019, left a swath of damage across the Miami Valley, and the Trotwood community was hit especially hard. But from that destruction has come something positive – a delightful outdoor play area at the new Trotwood Branch of the Dayton Metro Library. All of the play structures were constructed from…
Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library Initiative
Montgomery County launches Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library Initiative
Jurassic Quest Drive-Thru Experience Coming to Cincinnati
Our dinosaurs are ready and raring to return from extinction. After sold out weekends in San Antonio, Dallas, OKC, and Detroit we will be migrating to Cinncinatti, OH, August 21 – August 30th, with our FIRST EVER JURASSIC DRIVE-THRU! The nation’s best touring dinosaur exhibit has been transformed into an interactive drive-thru experience,…
Head outdoors to see one of the best meteor showers of the year
The spectacular meteor shower the Perseids will light up this sky this week. According to astronomers, stargazers can expect to see anywhere from 15 to 20 meteors an hour on a clear night. The Perseid meteors are small specks of ice and dust that come from the tail of Comet Swift-Tuttle. Named after the constellation…
MetroParks, ThinkTV offer virtual summer camps
Five Rivers MetroParks and local PBS station, ThinkTV, are co-presenting a virtual Explore the Outdoors Nature Camp with PBS Kids show Nature Cat. The six-day, educational camp starts airing on ThinkTV’s Facebook and online Monday, Aug. 10, at 10 a.m. and will continue through Saturday, Aug. 15. Episodes explore Dayton’s natural spaces, parks, wildlife and more. “This production was born through the combined efforts of Dayton’s…
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Dayton is home to one of the best museums around — National Museum of the U.S. Air Force! The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is the largest aviation museum in the world and one of Ohio’s most glorious hidden gems! The Museum is reopened earlier this month (read up on…