The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad operates historic train excursions along more than 51 miles of track running from Independence through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park to Akron, Ohio.
Ohio Caverns, located near West Liberty, Ohio, about 30 miles from Dayton, is the largest and most colorful cave system in Ohio, discovered in 1897 by a farmhand investigating a sinkhole.
Fort Hill Earthworks & Nature Preserve spans 1,300 acres in Highland County, Ohio, protecting a spectacular 2,000-year-old Hopewell culture hilltop enclosure with 1.5 miles of earthen walls up to 15 feet high, 33 gateways, and an interior ditch, likely used for ceremonies rather than defense.
Fountain Square is a vibrant public square and premier events venue in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, at the intersection of Fifth and Vine streets, serving as the city's symbolic heart since 1871 when the Tyler Davidson Fountain was dedicated by businessman Henry Probasco in memory of his brother-in-law.
Cincinnati, Ohio, originated in late 1788 as the settlement of Losantiville, positioned strategically on the north bank of the Ohio River opposite the mouth of the Licking River.
German Village is a historic neighborhood located just south of downtown Columbus, Ohio, known for its rich German-American heritage dating back to the early 19th century.
The Troll Hole Museum in Alliance, Ohio, at 228 East Main Street, houses the Guinness World Record for the largest troll doll collection with nearly 3,000 unique dolls and over 25,000 memorabilia items, founded in 2013-2014 by collector Sherry Groom who began her passion at age five.
Barkcamp State Park covers 1,005 acres in Belmont County, Ohio, nestled in the Appalachian Plateau's sandstone hills around the 117-acre Belmont Lake created by a 1963 dam on the former Barkcamp Creek site of an old logging camp.
Columbus, Ohio, founded in 1812, is the state capital and Ohio’s largest city, strategically located at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers.
Grand River Cellars Winery & Restaurant in Madison, Ohio, in the Grand River Valley wine region, traces its roots to 1976 as the Grand River Wine Company focused on vinifera grape cultivation and production, opening to the public in 1978 before owners Bill and Carol Worthy sold it in 1998 and Madison Wine Cellars revived it in 2005 as the current operation.
Salt Fork State Park is Ohio’s largest state park, covering about 17,000–20,000 acres of forested hills, meadows, and lake shoreline in Guernsey County, just northeast of Cambridge.
Loveland Castle Museum, also known as Château Laroche, sits on the banks of the Little Miami River north of Loveland, Ohio, as a hand-built medieval-style castle constructed starting in 1927 by World War I veteran and Boy Scout leader Harry D. Andrews with help from his Knights of the Golden Trail troop.
The Center of Science and Industry (COSI) in Columbus, Ohio, opened in 1964 in the historic Memorial Hall building, inspired by Sanford N. Hallock’s vision of a science museum similar to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
Ohio Amish Country refers to the primary tourist region spanning Holmes, Tuscarawas, and Wayne Counties in northeast Ohio, centered around Millersburg, where visitors explore the unique Amish and Mennonite culture through buggy rides, farm tours, handmade crafts, furniture shops, cheese houses, bakeries, and family-style meals featuring comfort foods like whoopie pies.
Laurentia Vineyard and Winery in Madison, Ohio, in the Grand River Valley AVA, was conceived in 2009 by brothers Gary and Leonard during an Idaho elk hunt, inspired by fine wines and the region's unique terroir shaped 25,000 years ago by retreating glaciers that deposited rich soils moderated by Lake Erie breezes and the Grand River.
Strouds Run State Park encompasses 2,606 acres of rugged, unglaciated Appalachian Plateau terrain abutting Athens in Athens County, southeastern Ohio, featuring steep hillsides, narrow valleys, sandstone bluffs, rock shelters, pine and baldcypress plantations amid mature hardwood forests, beaver ponds, and the 161-acre Dow Lake created in 1960.
Wolf Run State Park encompasses 1,338 acres of rugged, unglaciated Appalachian hills in Noble County, southeastern Ohio, three miles north of Caldwell, featuring a 220-acre lake amid second-growth forests of oak, hickory, and pine shaped by ancient meltwaters and Pennsylvanian sandstone bedrock.
Catawba Island State Park is a compact 10-acre day-use park on Lake Erie in Ottawa County, Ohio, about six miles northeast of Port Clinton, established in the early 1950s as part of Ohio's Lake Erie islands group.
