As a Californian for 2 years, it's really new for me to look ''inside'' the US. Let's go to Ohio...
The flight has one stop at Denvor. Here is the river under me, taken 30min before landing.
My aunt's backyard in Dayton. It's relaxing to see a lot of green grass(and birds, hares) everyday.
Another view
Thanks to AAA's guide, I realized Dayton was the home of the fathers of airplanes, Wright Brothers! So my first visit was surely to Wright Brothers Memorial (Close to the Air Force Museum). It's on a small hill overlooking Huffman Prairie Flying Field (the field for their testing planes). 
There was a great movie stating the history of the Wright Brothers. Seeing their brevity to breakthrough the difficulties over and over again, I really admire their spirits. I think everyone seeing the movie will be filled with enthusiasm of inventing something. No wonder the Americans are creative. 
With respect I went to the world's first flying field -- the place they tested their airplanes. 
(Actually there is nothing here except grass and trees. It took me 1hr to find this actual place. No one would remember here if the brothers did not borrow this place for testing.)
Their testing field was actually a pasture. This funny picture shows the first witness of their success were these animals.
Close up:
There is the departing track and the structure to give the plane a starting speed, to help them overcome changing wind problem. (like we use rubber bands to shoot something.) 
Remember year 1903 - the world's first successful controlled, powered airplane.
PS.
controlled: you can tune the yaw, roll and pitch.
powered: before them no engine was on the flyer(called glider).
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