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 Vacationers to Ohio will find offerings in four key areas: family travel, arts and culture, history and heritage and outdoor adventure. Vacationers to Ohio can travel from ancient Indian cultures to the birthplace of aviation to the world’s fastest roller coaster in less than three hours. Ohio has long been known as a family travel destination with its world-renowned theme parks, waterparks, zoos and interactive children’s museums. The hotel choices in Ohio are almost endless – from full-service hotels to family-friendly value-priced motels to bed and breakfast inns and resorts. Looking for a destination offering a wide variety of world-class attractions and events, along with a friendly atmosphere, vacationers will want to visit Ohio’s largest city, Columbus. From its unique historic neighborhoods to funky arts areas to hip entertainment districts, Columbus offers a distinctive urban experience. The culinary offerings in quaint and historical German Village and adjacent Brewery District celebrate its Germanic heritage. The Short North Arts District offers an eclectic arts and entertainment district. Cleveland is one of the USA’s top visitor destinations. Once the industrial heart of Cleveland, “the Flats” is a red-hot entertainment district; Cleveland’s Historic Warehouse District is also a popular entertainment destination Cincinnati has been dubbed a "fun" city, partly due to the waterfront fun at the Newport Aquarium, the Beach Waterpark and at Paramount's Kings Island theme park. Cincinatti's rich heritage is expressed at three museums in the Cincinnati Museum Center. The Underground Railroad Freedom Center commemorates the struggle for freedom. Cincinnati also is home to some of the world’s finest restaurants and hotels that create an urban vacation experience. OHIO HOTELS ATTRACTIONS Amish Country This area includes Holmes County with the historic 19th century living history community at Roscoe Village, Tuscarawas County with its many lakes and the Mennonite Information Center east of Berlin where visitors can find additional information on the history, culture, and lifestyle of the Amish and Mennonite people. Also,Wayne County has some intriguing attractions. Akron One of the first canal towns on the Ohio & Erie Canal. Attractions include the Carriage Trade Farm & Museum in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and the National Inventors Hall of Fame science center. AKRON HOTELS Canton Canton’s place in history is as the home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame but there’s also the Canton Classic Car Museum, the Maps Air Museum, and the President William McKinley Memorial and Museum. CANTON HOTELS |
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Cincinnati Visitors can discover Cincinnati’s rich heritage at four museums in the Cincinnati Museum Center and enjoy the fun of the waterfront at the Newport Aquarium, the Beach Waterpark and at Paramount's Kings Island theme park . Cincinnati is home to the American Classical Music Hall of Fame. CINCINNATI HOTELS Attractions of historical significance are the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, the Heritage Village Museum, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, and the MainStrasse Village’s 19th-century village.  Cruising to CincinnatiUlysses S. Grant's Birthplace is at Batavia, east of Cincinnati where visitors can also see Chateau LaRoche, a medieval castle scale model built by one man over a period of 51 years.CINCINNATI HOTELS Cleveland Cleveland boasts more lakeshore than any metropolitan area in the world. The city is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the Great Lakes Science Center, the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Further attractions include Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and RainForest, including a treehouse for climbing and exploring, Geauga Lake family amusement park, the NASA John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field, where visitors can learn about the space program, and Cedar Point Amusement Park. For more outdoor activities there are Lake Farmpark and Mapleside Farms as well as the extensive Cleveland Metroparks. CLEVELAND HOTELS
Also, visitors can explore the ocean depths and travel into outer space at COSI Columbus. North of Columbus is Delaware where visitors can explore the Olentangy Indian Caverns, and just six miles southwest of Columbus is Grove City with its historic center. COLUMBUS HOTELS  Dayton The Birthplace of Aviation, and home to the powered-flight inventors Wilbur and Orville Wright. Many of Dayton’s attractions reflect this, including the National Aviation Hall of Fame, the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Carillon Historical Park, a collection of 22 buildings dedicated to the promotion and development of transportation, with a focus on the Wright brothers, and the US Air Force Museum which houses more than 300 aircraft. Archeologists believe the Miamisburg Mound is the work of the Adena Indians, who arrived about 1000 B.C. SunWatch Indian Village is a reconstructed Native American village that recreates the Fort Ancients' way of life. DAYTON HOTELS Dublin 20 minutes from downtown Columbus, Dublin has an unusual Field of Corn – 109 massive concrete ears of corn. Many of the buildings in Old Dublin Historic District are on the National Register of Historic Places. DUBLIN HOTELS Greenville In Darke County, Greenville is the home of the Annie Oakley Foundation which is dedicated to separating Oakley fact from fiction. GREENVILLE HOTELS Hocking Hills Ideal location for romatic getaway weekends, hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, and family vacations Lake County Lake Erie's "Last Frontier". Attractions include Fairport Marine Museum in Fairport Harbor and Lake County History Center. Lebanon and Waynesville are together known as the "antiques capital of the Midwest". LEBANON HOTELS Mansfield and Mohican include the Richland Academy’s Discovery Center for hands-on exhibits that spark learning in science, technology and arts. Another attraction is the annual Great Mohican Pow-Wow. MANSFIELD HOTELS Ottawa County With 107 miles of shoreline, this county is known as the Sportfishing Capital of the World and also as "Gateway to the Lake Erie Islands". The Magee Marsh Wildlife Area is here. Peninsula The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad follows 26 miles of track through the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area. Portsmouth The Floodwall Murals are an outdoor art gallery, spanning 2090 feet on Front Street on the floodwall along the Ohio River, depicting the Portsmouth area's rich history. PORTSMOUTH HOTELS Sandusky Midway between Toledo and Cleveland, Sandusky is home to Cedar Point, often rated as the best amusement park in the world and home of the best roller coaster – The Magnum XL-200. SANDUSKY HOTELS Steubenville One of the main attractions is the outdoor art gallery with more than 26 giant murals on the sides of buildings. Another attraction includes Fort Steuben which was built in 1787. STEUBENVILLE HOTELS Toledo The tree-lined streets of Toledo’s Historic Old West End have one of the nation’s richest collections of late Victorian houses. The Wolcott House Museum is the centerpiece of six furnished historic buildings. TOLEDO HOTELS Other Toledo attractions include the Adrian & Blissfield Railroad Co, the drive-through African Safari Wildlife Park, COSI Toledo science museum, Fort Meigs State Memorial, Sauder Farm & Craft Village, and the Toledo Museum of Art with more than 30,000 works. Southwest of Toledo is Defiance with the AuGlaize Village, a farm museum and historical village in the heartland of the Maumee River Valley. South of Toledo in Findlay are some magnificent mansions stemming from the gas and oil boom of the 1880s. And down the road is Lima where space enthusiasts will find plenty of action at the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum. Toledo Trumbull County This area has several historic districts including Mesopotamia Village, Ohio's 2nd and America's 4th largest Amish community. The National McKinley Birthplace Memorial Library & Museum is at Niles, and The National Packard Museum in Warren commemorates the birthplace of the first Packard motor-car, and the Packard family. Youngstown The Butler Institute of American Art is the first structure built in the United States dedicated to house priceless works by American artists. Other attractions include the War Vet Museum, the Loghurst Farm Museum built around 1805, and the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor. YOUNGSTOWN HOTELS Zanesville and Muskingum County Home to the Longaberger Company Manufacturing Campus in Frazeysburg where its products (baskets, pottery, fabrics, home decor and home accessories) are each shown in a shopping area resembling a room in the visitor’s home. Other attractions include the Ohio Ceramic Center in Crooksville which is devoted to the preservation of Pottery History, and The Wilds in Cumberland, which is concerned with preserving endangered animals. ZANESVILLE HOTELS Photo courtesy Ohio Division of Travel and Tourism |
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