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OH Tourist Attractions
Tourist attractions in OH - Theme Parks, Tours, Museums, National Parks, Historic Sites & More!
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Explore All Of Ohio's Regions
You can find Ohio tourist attractions and activities in all of Ohio's regions: Akron, Amish Country, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Gallipolis, Sandusky, Tiffin and Other.
Featured Ohio Tourist Attractions and Activities
Please visit our Ohio featured listings - Lewis Black at Taft Theatre, Wicked at Schuster PAC and NFL Hall of Fame Enshrinement at Fawcett Stadium.
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Blue Rock Station
Featured in Ohio Magazine(Jan '06) as one of Ohio's 35 Best!
Category: Blue Rock Tour in Ohio
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Description of this Ohio Attraction: Step into the lives of pioneers Annie & Jay Warmke as you tour Blue Rock Station, a 38-acre Ohio green living homestead featuring Ohio's first Earthship (a house made of old tires, cans, bottles, earth - that heats itself with the rays of the sun and the warmth of the earth - and captures and recycles its own water). Buildings include a vaulted strawbale chicken "chalet", the plastic bottle greenhouse & more. Feed goats & say "hello" to the llamas - or schedule a trek with them to walk in the woods. Enjoy a snack from the solar oven, learn about heirloom plants, natural fertilizers and perticides... or just listen to nature and take a peaceful moment to breath deeply.
Reservations required for the new individual stays program, OR workshops, retreats, as well as individual & group tours available.
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Campus Martius Museum
Ohio Historical Society Museum
Category: Marietta Museum in Ohio
Description of this Ohio Attraction: The Campus Martius Museum highlights migration in Ohio's history. The museum is on the site of the first organized American settlement in the Northwest Territory. Founded by the Ohio Company of Associates in 1788, Campus Martius was a fort that served as home for some of the pioneers while they established Marietta. The restored Rufus Putnam house, part of the original fort, is now enclosed within a wing of the museum. Behind the museum is the Ohio Company's Land Office.
Exhibits on the main floor of the museum pertain to this early settlement and contain many of the original pioneer artifacts. They explore the prehistoric Indian populations that occupied this area and relations with the historic Indians as the white settlers moved in. These exhibits also deal with the organization of the Ohio Company of Associates, surveying of the land, early government in the old Northwest Territory, and life in eighteenth century Marietta. A separate area exhibits a variety of material from the Marietta area down through the years, from items of household furnishings, to toys, to tools, to fire prevention equipment.
The focus of the exhibit Paradise Found and Lost: Migration in the Ohio Valley, 1850-1970 goes beyond Ohio's early settlement. It explores two later waves of migration that shaped the state's history: the movement of many rural Ohioans to cities between 1850 and 1910, and the influx of Appalachians from Kentucky and West Virginia into Ohio's indutrial centers such as Dayton and Akron between 1910 and 1970.
The exhibit includes 90 objects from OHS collections, ranging from an early mechanized seed drill to a jacket worn during performances by contemporary country music singer Dwight Yoakam, the son of Appalachian emmigrants. In addition to artifacts, exhibits contain audio accounts taken from diaries and journals kept by these people on the move, video views of factory and city life, and interactive computer programs showing migration patterns and Ohio's economic development.
A changing exhibit gallery presents temporary exhibits on various topics pertaining to the overall museum theme throughout the course of the year. Please call for the latest scheduled exhibits or look at the Society's calendar.
A classroom allows OHS educators to present workshops as well as to conduct distance learning sessions for Ohio school classrooms through computer networks such as Ohio SchoolNet.
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Farmers' Castle Museum and Education Center
Historical Museum
Category: Belpre Museum in Ohio
Description of this Ohio Attraction: The Farmers' Castle Museum is home to the Belpre Historical Society. The original Farmer's Castle Fort housed many of Belpre's original settlers from 1791 - 1794 during the Indian Wars, including Bathsheba Rouse, the first female school teacher in the Ohio and Northwest Territory. Other firsts include a public library and a floating mill. The Museum is open on Saturday 1:00 - 4:00 pm during the summer months, other times by appointment. On display is a ca-1840 C-Spring Boot Carriage, built by the Brewster Carriage Company of Brewster, New York. Also see a pre-1900 pump Organ, a model of the Ferry Boat "Nina Paden" that ran between Belpre and Parkersburg, WV before the bridge was built, a model of the Mill Branch Covered Bridge, a Grandfather clock ca-1815, old Farming tools, Many artifacts of early Belpre, a seat from the 1904 Belpre B&O Railroad station, History and Photographs of the early families of Belpre, and Belpre High School Year Books from the 1930's to 1998
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Haunted Hollow
Affordable family fun for Halloween
Category: Conneaut Attraction Packages in Ohio
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Description of this Ohio Attraction: Haunted Hollow is located adjacent to the famous Tinker's Hollow in Conneaut, Ohio. We are featuring the Haunted Hollow Trail, a 3/4 mile spooky hike, complete with ghost's, ghoul's, goblin's, the lost fisherman, the graveyard & haunted hunters cabin. We also have hayrides, pony rides, games, a petting zoo, costume contest's & scavenger hunt's. Full concession stand & clean port-a-potty on ground's. Open Sat., Oct. 25th, Sun., Oct. 26th, Fri., Oct. 31st, Sat., Nov. 1st & Sun., Nov. 2nd. Please visit our website at http://krisszuba.tripod.com/ for more info or call (440)594-2110.
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Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
National Historic Park
Category: Chillicothe National Park in Ohio
Description of this Ohio Attraction: From about 200 BC to AD 500, the Ohio River Valley was a focal point of the prehistoric Hopewell culture. The term Hopewell describes a broad network of beliefs and practices among different Native American groups over a large portion of eastern North America. The culture is characterized by the construction of enclosures made of earthen walls, often built in geometric patterns, and mounds of various shapes. Visible remnants of Hopewell culture are concentrated in the Scioto River valley near present-day Chillicothe, Ohio. The most striking Hopewell sites contain earthworks in the form of squares, circles, and other geometric shapes. Many of these sites were built to a monumental scale, with earthen walls up to 12 feet high outlining geometric figures more than 1000 feet across. Conical and loaf-shaped earthen mounds up to 30 feet high are often found in association with the geometric earthworks.
The park contains nationally significant archeological resources including large earthwork and mound complexes that provide an insight into the social, ceremonial, political, and economic life of the Hopewell people. The park visitor center features museum exhibits, an orientation film, book sales area, and self-guided and guided tours.
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Marion County Historical Society Museum at Heritage Hall
W. G.Harding Presidential collection, Wyandot Popcorn Museum
Category: Marion Museum in Ohio
Description of this Ohio Attraction: Visit the A Passion To Play Exhibit now going on at Heritage Hall
What was Marion County’s involvement with the development of the NFL, pro hockey, pro baseball and more? How are Jim Thorpe, Bob Allen, Joseph Abbott and John Darmody connected to Marion? What modern-day sports personalities once called Marion County home or still do?
To find the answers visit the A Passion To Play exhibit open now through April of 2009 at Heritage Hall, 169 E. Church St. Marion, Ohio and learn more about some of the local folks who made it big or who played just for the fun of it.
Any Marion County Resident who has participated in a sanctioned sporting event is invited to bring a photo of themselves with their name, sports activity and date of participation to Heritage Hall when they visit. These images will be placed on our wall of fame within the exhibit and will become a permanent part of the Marion County Historical Society collections after the exhibit closes.
As usual,Marion County Historical Society members get in free! Heritage Hall, The museum of the Marion County Historical Society is open Saturday and Sundays 1-4 PM November, December, March and April. Open by appointment only through January and February. Call 740-387-4255 for more information or to schedule a tour.
The Marion County Historical Society (MCHS), nurtures interest in local history through publishing, lectures, special events, children’s programming and the operation of The Marion County Historical Society Museum located in Marion’s “Old Post Office,” renamed “Heritage Hall” and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Society’s collections which include artifacts, documents, and photographs, are used in exhibitions and programs which enhance understanding of Marion County’s rich history, from prehistoric times to the present day. MCHS’s Harding Presidential Collections chronicle the life and career of Warren G. Harding of Marion, 29th President of the United States.
Also in Heritage Hall:
Rinker/Howser Resource Center
The Marion County Historical Society and the Marion Area Genealogy Society jointly operate the Rinker/Howser Resource Center, a research facility for Marion County and Ohio history. Resources include books, manuscripts, family histories, bound Marion newspapers, videos, audiotapes and Family Tree Maker software.
Wyandot Popcorn Museum
The largest collection of popcorn wagons and machines in the United States. These priceless wagons, restored to their original condition, date back as far as the turn of the century. The Wyandot Popcorn Museum holds the same hours and prices as Heritage Hall. Call 740-387-4255 for more info and or to set up a tour.
Heritage Hall gift shop
We offer publications focusing on Marion County history, popcorn related items and locally produced products as well as Marion and Ohio souvenirs.
Other attractions owned by the Marion County Historical Society
Linn School
The Linn School, built in 1897, had fallen into decay when it was rescued and restored through the partnership of 2 brothers, Oliver and Merle Hamilton along with The Marion County Historical Society and Quality Masonry Company, Inc. of Marion.
Now open to the public, the building is much the same as it was when the Hamilton brothers attended classes there from 1909 to 1917. Linn School is open to the public from 1-4 the 1st and 3rd weekends or the month from May-October and by appointment. The Linn School is located north of Marion a
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Sweetapple Farm
Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch, Edu Programs, Gift Shop ect
Category: Vincent Nature in Ohio
Description of this Ohio Attraction: Saturdays 10AM-Dusk - Sundays Noon-5PM
Fridays (October only) 6PM-10PM (flashlights in the maze!)
November weekends pending good weather
---Call for group rates and scheduling---
Year-Round Events, Parties & Tours - By Appt.
We provide tours on weekdays, evenings and host events in our barn during public hours. We are open most of the year, depending on your event. Please call for details to reserve the farm for your next event!
This year's maze is a salute to the All-American Barn! The barn is just over 400' tall and is a replica of our Gambrel-Bankfront Barn at the Market. It is complete to scale - including the x's on the doors and windows. To the right of the barn is the Stand logo - we are saluting their stand against tobacco! The informational signs to help you find your way through the maze explain the history of barns, all about corn & pumpkins and what the Stand is all about.
Note: When you come to Sweetapple Farm, long sleeves and long pants with no opened-toed shoes should be worn on your adventure through the corn maze.
For 2004: We will be hosting "Flashlight nights" in the maze on Friday evenings until 10PM. Each group must contain an adult. Please call the farm for details. (There is no haunted corn maze.)
The Ag-tivity Center is the chance for everyone to have a little fun and learn about farmers and what they do. Where does food come from? Why does a cow sit around and chew like she has gum in her mouth? (and if she has gum, why doesn’t she blow bubbles?) How does a cow make milk? How in the world do they get thick butter out of that liquid milk? These and more questions will be answered for all with fun milk mustache posters, games, coloring, butter making (display only) and more!
Food is available at different times of the year for different events. We will list details of food items as time permits! Most of the time you can get a cold soda and snack. In autumn, you can get coffee, hot chocolate, cappuccino, and much more!
Food This Autumn!
Hot Dogs - Nachos - Candy Corn Mix - Hot Cider
Cappuccino - Coffee - Hot Chocolate with Whipped Cream
Apples - Cider - Popcorn - Candy - Sodas
School Tours 2004
Call 740-678-7447 to schedule!
Visit us at www.sweetapplefarm.com
NOTE: This tour-set up and pricing is for 8AM-3:30PM on Mondays-Fridays only.
School tours receive a special rate for educational purposes.
For general tours (evenings and weekends, please click here Group Tours )
Hosting children at the farm is a great way for us to share our farming experiences with future generations! We provide a fun and educational excursion for elementary schools, preschools, day-care groups and playgroups. Tours for preschool are best scheduled before October 15 because of questionable weather in late October. Most tours include the following and can be tailored to meet your groups’ needs:
Mona’s Moo-ving Hayride The hayride consists of a drive through the pasture to feed the milk cows, to learn about the different breeds of dairy cows and more!
The ‘All-American Barn’ Corn Maze The corn maze is great this year! It is a salute to All-American Barns and the Stand group. Signs throughout the maze give educational information - and there is a worksheet to go along with it. This is a guided tour – can be from 15 to 30 minutes, depending on your groups’ schedule. For late in the season - we can have an alternative to this if it gets muddy (caused if we have an early frost.)
The Ag-tivity Center Milk our famous “Sweetapple” the cow, and view pos
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The Housley House Bed and Breakfast
1883 Victorian Italianate Home built by R.A. Housley
Category: Grand Rapids Historic Site in Ohio
Description of this Ohio Attraction: The Housley House Bed and Breakfast is a moment spent today, in yesterday's world. Be our guest and enjoy stepping back in time as you open the doors with the antique door "bell" and set your eyes on the beautiful imported wallpaper from England, original marble fireplace and antique mirrors of the historical times of the 1800's.
The Dillin Room is complete with the queen size feather bed, TV, DVD, Wireless Computer, view of the magestic Maumee River, private bathroom w/2 person shower and 2 person jacuzzi. Warm homemade cookies await your arrival, wine-tasting daily, a sweet before bed and a 4 course gourmet breakfast each and every morning at the time and location of your choice. The Dillin Room is just one of the 4 beautiful rooms for you to choose from. Room Rates range from 75.00 to 225.00 but our 2009 SPECIAL marks the rooms down when you spend more than 1 night to a range of 75.00 to 100.00/150.00 a night. Although the rooms and the house are beautiful and so is the English garden..........but the favorite spot for all visitors is the front extended porch that is filled with rocking chairs and the favorite antique wicker swing that overlooks the main street of Grand Rapids, the beautiful river and all the activity going on in the small quaint Grand Rapids, ohio.
This home was just one of their projects in the quaint historical Grand Rapids, Ohio. Their vision is still living as you walk through the many quaint shops of antiques, boutiques and much much more! Please visit us at www.thehousleyhouse.com
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Toy & Doll Museum
Antique Toys & Dolls
Category: Marietta Museum in Ohio
Description of this Ohio Attraction: Located in historic Harmar next to the old Harmar Station Train Museum (Now Closed at 206 Gilman Street, the Museum provide a glimpse into the past of what entertained and educated children in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Museum features:
Unique dollhouses, stores, and offices furnished to their respective periods.
Antique metal banks that were both entertaining and taught thriftiness.
A reproduction carousel horse that represents a gentler time of county fairs, cotton candy, lemon fizzes and ice cream on summer nights. Collections of Teddy Bears, Dolls Games and Beloved Old Toys. Newest feature includes a Circus Room with a collection of miniature circus items, animals, wagons, trains, tents, and several circus diaramas.
Hours: 1:00 - 4:00 Fridays & Saturdays
Admission: $3.00 Adults; $1.00 Children; $5.00 for a family
Group Tours can be arranged at any time with prior notice. To schedule a tour please contact : 740-373-2848 - Mrs Rinesmith
blee2@charter.net - Email
206 Gilman Street, Marietta, OH, 45750
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