Hotels in Dayton, Ohio

A little about Dayton...

Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population of Dayton was 158,873. The Dayton metropolitan area, or Greater Dayton, which includes the communities of Vandalia, Trotwood, Kettering, Centerville, Beavercreek, Fairborn, West Carrollton, Huber Heights, Troy, and Miamisburg,had a population of 843,577 as of the 2005 estimate. Dayton is situated within the Miami Valley region of Ohio, just north of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.

Dayton plays host to significant industrial, aerospace, and technological/engineering research activity and is known for the many technical innovations and inventions developed there. The city was the home of the Wright brothers, pœt Paul Laurence Dunbar, and entrepreneur John H. Patterson. The Dayton area is home to several major international, national, and regional corporations, including NCR, Reynolds & Reynolds, ChemStation International, Liberty Bank, NewPage Corporation, Standard Register, WorkflowOne (formally Relizon), Huffy Bicycles, LexisNexis, and Mead prior to becoming MeadWestvaco.

Dayton is home to two major universities: the University of Dayton, a private, Catholic institution founded in 1850 by the Marianist order, and the public Wright State University. The University of Dayton has the only American Bar Association (ABA) approved law school in the Dayton area. The Kettering College of Medical Arts offers two-year and four-year degrees in several disciplines including nursing. Dayton is also home to one of the country's leading community colleges, Sinclair Community College (founded as a YMCA college in 1887). Miami Jacobs College is another junior college in Dayton.

Points of interest: Cox Arboretum and Gardens MetroPark and Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum

Museums: Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, Carillon Historical Park, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Dayton International Peace Museum, Montgomery County Historical Society, National Museum of the United States Air Force, SunWatch Indian Village/Archaeological Park, and Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm.