Jan./Feb. 2025

Travel

As winter arrives, we celebrate fresh flavors, interesting places and new experiences. Let your heart soar with these finds and happenings that have us swooning over life in the Buckeye State.

This beautiful getaway spot in Holmes County provides a new way to experience Homestead Furniture’s legendary craftsmanship.

Those looking for a beautiful escape among rolling hills of rural southeast Ohio will find it in Creola at Le Petit Chevalier Vineyards and Farm Winery.

Who says you have to stay inside? Make a trip to one these seven festivals that bring the frozen fun.

Restaurateur Cameron Mitchell’s gorgeous new steakhouse features a dining room filled with works by female artists and beautiful floral touches.

The National Park Service site in Wilberforce, which shares the story of an inspiring and groundbreaking man, is now open after a two-year restoration.

The destination features a variety of interesting exhibits, from a gallery dedicated to Neil Armstrong to a trove of authentic Shaker items and inventions.

See replicas of iconic vehicles from popular culture and a vast collection of classic cars from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s at this Wood County destination.  

Located just off the T.J. Evans Trail, this Granville spot offers Turkish teas and coffees, bike rentals and repair help.

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden unveiled its new, more comfortable home for the eight elephants that reside there in 2024. 

Make a side quest to Pfarr Farms Scottish Highlands in Laurelville to visit with its lovable herd of long-haired Scottish Highland cattle.

For more than 70 years, a tiny Ohio town has made every NFL football. Now you can experience Wilson Sporting Goods’ new football factory tour.

Food + Drink

This cocktail bar hidden deep below Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine neighborhood offers a creatively crafted menu, live music and two different spaces to experience. 

Get your fix of fresh bagels and sandwiches featuring them at this inviting spot in the city’s Short North Arts District.

You read that right, and no, you don’t need to be Popeye to love this spinach-tinged creation that also features tropical mango, orange, banana and pineapple flavors.

Arts

Trips to Neverland, Chicago and Hadestown are on the bill for theatergoers across the state this season. 

This masterful exhibit at the Toledo Museum of Art uses the game of chess as a frame for exploring art of the African continent.

Ohio Life

After she was unable to find the unique knit products she desired, Tori Tedesco began crafting her own. 

This 19th-century object is an exquisite example of early Mennonite craftsmanship.

From a cozy cider spot in Licking County to a reimagined museum in Cleveland, here’s what our staff loves most about Ohio this month. 

Officials raised the symbolism-filled design on the city’s 188th birthday, Jan. 7.