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If you want to live near arts, culture, major universities and interesting museums, look no further than apartments in Dayton, Ohio. As the Birthplace of Aviation, Dayton sees hundreds of thousands of tourists per year. But if you want to call Dayton home instead of just visiting it, there are more than 100 Dayton apartments available within 10 miles from the city's center.

Dayton was once home to flight inventors Wilbur and Orville Wright, who developed the first airplane in their west cycle shop in 1903, operated an airplane factory and ran the world's first flight school. Dayton celebrates its aviation heritage by displaying the original 1905 Flyer at Carillon Historical Park. Also, the city established the National Museum of the United States Air Force, which is the largest and oldest military aviation museum in the world, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, one of the largest Air Force installations.

If you're new to Dayton apartments and want to discover the arts and culture of the city, head downtown. Downtown Dayton is home to the Dayton Art Institute, which features a permanent collection of more than 20,000 objects spanning 5,000 years in a 60,000-square foot Italian-Renaissance-style building. Nearby, the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center is the home of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dayton Opera, and the historic Victoria Theatre, located at the corner of First and Main, hosts more than 300 performances per year, including Broadway musicals, ballets, a classic film series and a family performing arts series.

If your children are dying to get out of the apartments, travel to north Dayton to visit the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, an interactive children's museum of science. Southwest of downtown, the SunWatch Indian Village/Archaeological Park allows guests to explore the artifacts of SunWatch, the original site of an 800-year-old American Indian village.

Dayton is home to the University of Dayton, a private, Catholic college with about 10,000 students, and the public Wright State University, which has the only medical school in the Dayton area. Search for apartments in southeast Dayton to live near the University of Dayton, and in east Dayton to be close to Wright State University.

No matter what attracts you to Dayton, ApartmentGuide.com can provide you with the resources you need to find Dayton apartments you love in a neighborhood that fits your style.