Dayton, OH

Dayton sits in Ohio's Miami Valley along I-75, about an hour north of Cincinnati and 70 miles from Columbus via I-70. The city surrounds Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, one of the nation's largest military installations, which drives much of the local aerospace economy. James M. Cox Dayton International Airport lies 10 miles north of downtown. The Wright brothers ran their bicycle shop here at 1127 West Third Street before making aviation history.