Ohio

Ohio has a little bit of everything if you know where to look. The shores of Lake Erie tell the tale of rustbelt revival, and the breezes blowing on the Ohio River still whisper of the gilded age of riverboats.

Ohio is within 500 miles of 50% of the population, with something for everybody willing to make the drive. You’ll find castles and coasters, water and wine, and enough football and foliage to fill the fall.

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Language(s)

English

Currency

US Dollar

	Summer	Winter
Cleveland	81	22
Columbus	84	22
Cincinnati	86	24

Outlets

Fun Facts

Cincinnati has America’s Largest abandoned subway system that never operated
Ohio is known as the Rubber Capital of the World
Ohio is the birthplace of American wine and supplied 1/3 of the nation’s wine in 1860
Columbus is within 500 miles of 48 percent of the U.S. population
John F. Kennedy was the last U.S. President to be elected without winning Ohio in 1960
Oberlin College became the first college in the U.S. to admit women in 1833 and African-Americans in 1835 and the last Ohio school to beat Ohio State in football back in 1921
Ohio is the birthplace of aviation and the home of Hanger 18, where all alien technology is allegedly stored
A man from Niles Ohio, Harry M. Stevens, invented the hot dog, baseball scorecard, and drinking straw (but you have to go to Toledo to get your buns signed)

Bucket-List Activities

Climb the nation’s first urban Via Ferrata
Bike the 326-mile-long Ohio-to-Erie Trail
Escape from Blood Prison, not just for Shawshank fans!
Red, White, and Boom – the Midwest’s largest firework show
Go Glamping in the Wilds – America’s largest wildlife conservation center
See Holmes County – the second-largest Amish county in the world

Natural Wonders

Hocking Hills State Park (Logan) – Ohio’s hill country and home to Old Man’s Cave
Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Cleveland) – Including the 60′ tall Brandywine Falls
Lake Erie – 312 miles of shoreline in Ohio
Serpent Mound State Memorial (Peebles) – The World’s largest effigy mound
Kelley’s Island Glacial Grooves (Kelley’s Island) – Remnants of the Ice Age
Oak Openings Preserve (Swanton)- home to America’s only public treehouse village
Clifton Gorge (Clifton)- A rare limestone and dolomite gorge

Major Attractions

Columbus Zoo (Columbus) – A trendy alternative to San Diego for America’s best zoo
COSI (Columbus) – voted best Science Museum 4 years in a row by 10Best
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Cleveland)
Kings Island / Cedar Point (Cincinnati / Sandusky)- Considered the best “coast parks” in America
National Museum of the United States Airforce (Wright Patterson) – Largest military aviation museum in America
Christmas Story House (Cleveland) – But can you get a leg lamp?
Pro Football Hall of Fame (Canton) – On November 12, 1892, the Allegheny Athletic Association football team defeated the Pittsburgh Athletic Club in the first professional football game
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (Columbus) – The world’s largest collection of Chihuly Glass in a botanical garden

Native Foods

Jeni’s Ice Cream – Another reason to go to the North Market
Columbus Style Pizza – thin crust pizza cut into party squares
Mango – green peppers on a pizza
White Castles / Wendy’s – Columbus-born fast food burgers
Cincinnati Style Chili – A little dark chocolate and a lot of cheddar cheese over spaghetti noodles.
Buckeyes – The best faux food in football that happens to be made of chocolate and peanut butter

General Travel Tips

Common Phrases

OH (I0) – A call and answer for any Saturday in the fall
Who Dey – A call for beer (Hudepohl Brewing) in Riverfront Stadium that has turned into a rhetorical question
THE – When your legal department is good enough to trademark the most common word in English. As in ‘The’ Ohio State
Pop – The correct name for a carbonated beverage
The Three C’s – Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati

Cleveland / Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE ✈✈✈✈) – Not the capital but definitely the largest airport
Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG ✈✈✈✈) – It would be the largest airport if it were actually in Ohio
Columbus / John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CHM ✈✈✈✈) – The capital and nearly the geometric center of the state
Dayton / James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY ✈✈✈) – Fly to the birthplace of flight
Akron-Canton / Akron-Canton Regional Airport (CAK ✈✈) – It’s like Cleveland light
Columbus / Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK✈✈) – The Allegiant gateway to C-bus
Toledo / Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport (TOL ✈✈) – When you’re willing to pay extra not to fly to Detroit

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