Ohio (OH)

Ohio State Flag

 

"Birthplace of Aviation", "The Buckeye State" and "The Heart of It All"

Why visit Ohio?

Travelers seeking birdwatching, biking, boating, camping, farmlands, festivals, history, horse riding, theme parks and zoos.

At a Glance

• Capital: Columbus
• State Bird: Cardinal
• State Dessert: Pecan Pie
• State Flower: Scarlet Carnation
• State Gemstone: Ohio Flint 
• State Mammal: White Tailed Deer
• State Rock: None

Columbus, OH. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay 

Fun Facts

• In 1669, Robert Cavelier LaSalle, Explorer arrived to claim the land for France.
• In 1763, British won control of France's North American territory.
  
• In 1803, became a state.
• In 1970, four anti-Vietnam War protestors were killed by National Guardsmen at Kent State University.
• The State's natural resources are coal, iron ore and petroleum.
• Home to world renowned Cleveland Clinic for their heart science.
  
• Birthplace to the world's first cash register, ice-cube tray, traffic light and vacuum cleaner. Our country's first with a concrete skyscraper, ice-cream sundae, hot air balloon airmail delivery, kindergarten, outdoor telephone booth and strip mall shopping center.
  
• Headquarters to the popular Longaberger Basket Company (Newark) signature baskets during 1973-2018.
• Features 1 National Forest, 20 State Forests and 73 State Parks.

The Arcade, Cleveland, OH. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay 

Thank You!

• Spotlight Celebrities: Halle Berry (Actress), John Glenn (Astronaut), John Legend (Musician), LeBron James (Athlete), Luke Perry (Actor), Neil Armstrong (Astronaut), Stephen Curry (Athlete) and Ulysses S Grant (Late President), just to name a few. 
• Movies to Inspire You: A Christmas Story (1983), Alex Cross (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Lost in Yonkers (1993), Mischief (1985), Rain Man (1981), The Avengers (2012), The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Traffic (2000) and Unstoppable (2010), just to name a few.
• Reads Set in Ohio: How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky: A Novel (written by Lydia Netzer), Little Fires Everywhere (written by Celeste Ng), The Spirit of the Border (written by Zane Grey), The Visiting Physician (written by Susan Shreve) and Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life (written by Sherwood Anderson), just to name a few.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park, OH. Photo Credit: Rusty Campbell/Pixabay 

Good to Know

• Never photograph Amish given their religious beliefs.
• "Prairie Oysters" are cooked testicles.
• The JC Penney Catalog Outlet Store (Columbus) offers catalog returns, overstocked items and used store displays.
  
• Host the world's largest chicken dance during Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati (Cincinnati).
• The nation's largest Amish community.
  
• "Goetta" is German inspired consisting of a meat and grain sausage or mush with a scrapple appearance and texture.
  
• Wood areas watchout for poisonous berries, mushrooms and toadstools.
• Suggestions for bars, nightclubs or restaurants cab drivers are known to steer visitors to commission venues or those furthest from your current location.
  
• Foliage colors are best in October, peaking around mid month.

Subject to humidity, snowstorms, thunderstorms and tornadoes.

• Best Time to Visit: April - October
• Coldest Month: January
• Hottest Month: July 
• Peak Season: June - August

Loveland Castle Museum, Loveland, OH. Photo Credit: Jennifer Romer/Pixabay 

Your Must-See & Do

• Historical Sites: Adena, Alphonso Taft Home, Baum-Taft House, Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey, Benjamin Lundy House, Captain Edward V Rickenbacker House, Carew Tower-Netherland Plaza Hotel, Central Branch-National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Charles F Kettering House, Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati Observatory, Cincinnati Union Terminal, Cincinnati Zoo Historic Structures, Cleveland Arcade, Colonel Charles Young House, Covington & Cincinnati Suspension Bridge, DONALD B (Towboat), Dr Robert & Anne Smith House, Edward D. Libbey House, Eldean Covered Bridge, Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Ancient, Fort Meigs, Glendale Historic District, George Hunt Pendleton House, Greenhills Historic District, Harriet Taylor Upton House, Hawthorn Hill, Hopeton Earthworks,Huffman Prairie Flying Field, James A Garfield Home, Jay Cooke Home, John B Tytus House, John Mercer Langston House, John P Parker House, Johnson's Island Civil War Prison, John Rankin House, Joshua R Giddings Law Office, Kent State Shootings Site, Kirtland Temple, Langstroth Cottage, Miami & Erie Canal Deep Historic Cut, Majestic Showboat, Manasseh Cutler Hall-Ohio University, Mount Pleasant Historic District, Newark Earthworks, Oberlin College, Ohio & Erie Canal, Ohio Statehouse, Ohio Theatre, Paul Laurence Dunbar House, Pennsylvania Railroad Depot & Baggage Room, People's Federal Savings & Loan Association, Plum Street Temple, S Bridge National Road, Serpent Mound, Sherman Birthplace, Spacecraft Propulsion Research Facility (B-2), Spiegel Grove, Spring Grove Cemetery, Stan Hywet Hall, Sunwatch Site, Thomas A Edison Birthplace, U.S. Grant Boyhood Home, USS COD (Submarine), Village of Mariemont, Warren G Harding Home, William H McGuffey Boyhood Home Site, William McKinley Tomb, Wilson Bruce Evans House, W.P. SNYDER, JR. (Towboat), Wright Cycle Company & Wright Printing Shop, Wright Flyer III, Zero Gravity Research Facility and Zoar Historic District.
• Museums: A Christmas Story House, Akron Art Museum, Allen County Museum, Allen Memorial Art Museum, American Sign Museum, America's Packard Museum, Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center, Armstrong Air & Space Museum, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, Campus Martius Museum, Canton Classic Car Museum, Canton Museum of Art, Center of Science and Industry, Central Ohio Fire Museum, Champaign Aviation Museum, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Fire Museum, Cincinnati Museum Center, Cleveland Grays Armory Museum,
  Cleveland History Center, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland Police Museum, Columbus Museum of Art, Crawford Auto Aviation Museum, Dayton International Peace Museum, Dennison Railroad Depot Museum, Duke Energy Children's Museum, Dunham Tavern Museum, Fairport Marine Museum & Lighthouse, Garst Museum, Great Lakes Science Center, Hancock Historical Museum, Heritage Village Museum, Imagination Station, International Women’s Air & Space Museum, Jack Nicklaus Museum, Kelton House Museum & Garden, Kennedy Museum of Art, Liberty Aviation Museum, Loveland Castle Museum, Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum, Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, MAPS Air Museum, Maritime Museum of Sandusky, Massillon Museum, McDonough Museum of Art, McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, Merry-Go-Round Museum, Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, Motts Military Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center, National Heisey Glass Museum, National Museum of Cambridge Glass, National Museum of the Great Lakes, National Museum of the US Air Force, National Road-Zane Grey Museum, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Ohio Craft Museum, Ohio Glass Museum, Ohio History Connection, Ohio Craft Museum, Ohio History Connection, Ohio River Museum, Ohio Statehouse, Ohio Village, Paul A Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Robbins Hunter Museum, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Southern Ohio Museum & Cultural Center, Taft Museum of Art, The Bicycle Museum of America, The Butler Institute of American Art, The Children's Museum of Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Dayton Art Institute, The Ernest Warther Museum & Gardens, The Jubilee Museum, The Museum of Divine Statues, The Troll Hole Museum, Thomas A Edison Birthplace Museum, Toledo Museum of Art, Toy & Plastic Brick Museum,Tri State Warbird Museum, Wagner-Hagans Auto Museum, Wexner Center for the Arts, Wood County Museum, University of Findlay's Mazza Museum, Johnny Appleseed Museum, Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Early Television Museum, WACO Air Museum & Aviation Learning Center and Wyandot Popcorn Museum.
• Popular Attractions: African Safari Wildlife Park, Akron Zoo, Alum Creek State Park Beach, Arnold Statue, Ash Cave, Aurora Farms, Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park, Belterra Park Cincinnati, Big Splash, Blue Hen Falls, Brandywine Falls, Brukner Nature Center, Buckeye Lake State Park, Caesar Creek Flea Market, Cantwell Cliffs, Carew Tower Observation Deck, Carillon Historical Park, Cedar Point, Chagrin Falls, Cincinnati Observatory Center, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Cleveland Arcade, Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland Cultural Gardens, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland Public Square, Columbus Park of Roses, Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, Coney Island Park, Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve, Coventry Village, Cox Arboretum MetroPark, Cozad Bates House, Crystal Cave, Custer Monument, Cuyahoga River, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Dayton Raceway, East Harbor State Park, Eden Park, Edgewater Park, Euclid Beach Park, Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park, Fallen Timbers Monument, Fellows Riverside Gardens, Findlay Market, Geneva State Park, Glass Pavilion, Gorge Metro Park, Greater Cleveland Aquarium, Grizer Castle, Groveport Aquatic Center, Guilford Lake State Park, Hale Farm & Village, Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati, Headlands Beach State Park, Highbanks Metro Park, Hocking Hills, Hocking Hills State Park, Hollow Earth Theory Monument, Hollywood Casino Columbus, Hollywood Casino Toledo, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Hueston Woods State Park, Huntington Beach, Indian Lake State Park, Inniswood Metro Gardens, JACK Cleveland Casino, JC Penney Catalog Outlet Store, John A Roebling Suspension Bridge, Johnson's Island, Jungle Jim's International Market, Kelleys Island State Park, Kings Island, Krohn Conservatory, Lake Erie Islands, Lake Erie Outlet Factory, Lake Logan State Park, Lakeview Park, Little Italy, Mad River Mountain, Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, Marblehead Lighthouse State Park, Marietta Aquatic Center, Maumee Bay State Park, Memphis Kiddie Park, MGM Northfield Park, Miami Valley Gaming, Middle Bass Island, National Steamboat Monument, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Neil Armstrong's First Flight Location, Nickel Plate Beach, North Market, Ohio Caverns, Ohio River, Old Man's Cave, Paint Creek State Park, Perry's Cave Family Fun Center, Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial, Pioneer Waterland & Dry Fun Park, Playhouse Square, Pymatuning Reservoir, Rankin House State Memorial, Raptor, Rocky River Reservation, Schedel Gardens, Scioto Downs, Serpent Mound Historical Site, Shaker Square, Sharon Woods, Smale Riverfront Park, Soak City, South Bass Island, SPACES, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, The Beach Waterpark, The Dawes Arboretum, The Flats, The Hiawatha Water Park, The Holden Arboretum, The Wilds, Thurber House, Toledo Zoo, Transformer Station, Uhrichsville Water Park, Village of Yellow Springs, Warehouse District, Washington Park, West Side Market, Winton Woods and Zoombezi Bay.
• Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Akron, Athens, Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Sandusky, Toledo, Youngstown and Zanesville.
• Special Events: (January) Ohayocon, (February) Winter Festival, (March) Acoustics for Autism, International Wine Festival, Sugarin' Days, (April) Book Festival, Shinboku-con, (May) Appalachian Festival, Berea’s National Rib Cook-Off, Civil War Show, ColossalCon, Revolutionary War Reenactment & Encampment, World A'Fair, (June) Bath Art Festival, BAYarts Art & Music Festival, Blue Tip Festival, Country Fest, Fine Art & Food Festival, Smoky Run Music Festival, Vectren Dayton Air Show, Viking Festival, Waterloo Arts Fest, Wine & Craft Beer Festival, Wings & Beer Festival, (July) Cincinnati Music Festival, Glass City Con, Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, Jazz & Rib Fest, (August) Atsuricon, Bellwether Music Festival, Breakaway Music Festival, Cleveland Oktoberfest, Coffee Festival, Country Jam & Campout, WonderBus Music & Arts Festival, (September) Cincinnati Riverfest, Cleveland National Air Show, Cleveland Dancesport Challenge, Delphos Canal Days, Fish & Shrimp Festival, Fostoria Rail Festival, Northwest Ohio Trader Days, Roche de Boeuf Festival, Tiffin-Seneca County Heritage Festival, (October) Apple Butter Stirrin', Champaign County Balloon Fest, Streetsboro Guild Quilt Show, (November) Art & Jewish Food Festival and (December) Christkindlmarkt.

Amish Country, OH. Photo Credit: girlz4christ/Pixabay 

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