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Fall Drives: Greenfield to the Ohio River | Ohio Route 41
This 71-mile trip through rural southwest Ohio passes through many small towns and offers spectacular views of the countryside alive with color.
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Hometown Road Trips 2019-2020
Summer means it’s time to explore. Check out these interesting and fun destinations we discovered while visiting this years Best Hometown honorees.
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102 Days + Nights of Summer: June 2018
Check out Jack White at Cincinnati's Bunbury Music Festival, celebrate the opening of John Glenn Astronomy Park and head back to the beach for Edgewater Live.
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10 Spooky Scares in Ohio
From the ghostly lore surrounding the Moonville Tunnel to the paranormal tours at the Ohio State Reformatory, these destinations will get you in the spirit of the season.
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Experience Summer in West Virginia
Whether you’re looking for family fun and relaxation, history and music, or whitewater rafting and outdoor adventure, these four Mountain State spots deliver.
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‘Lilly Martin Spencer’ at Decorative Arts Center of Ohio
The Ohio artist supported her husband and 13 children by capturing everyday scenes that spoke to 19th-century, middle-class society.
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Lawrence Witmer Discusses Dinosaurs and Evolution
The Ohio University professor shares how studying the biological structures of modern animals helps him interpret the evolution of dinosaurs.
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‘Abandoned America: Everything Must Pass’ in Canton
See urban exploration photographer Matthew Christopher’s photography at the Canton Museum of Art through July 24.
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BeauVerre Riordan Stained Glass Studios, Middletown
Jay and Linda Moorman are preserving the timeless art form the business was founded on more than a century ago (and you can stop by to visit).
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D-Day Conneaut
The annual event draws World War II re-enactors, veterans and thousands of spectators to the Lake Erie shore each summer.
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Seth Breedlove's Search for the Unexplained
The Small Town Monsters founder and filmmaker discusses his love for exploring American myths and lore.
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Josh Compton’s ‘The Big Trail’ Tells the Story of Tuscarawas County
The musician wrote and recorded a collection of folk songs that trace the history of his home. It stretches from surveyor Christopher Gist’s arrival in 1750 to the Great Flood of 1913.
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5 Places that Reflect Dayton’s Spirit of Innovation
The airplane is the most famous invention from Dayton, but this southwest Ohio city has a long legacy as a birthplace of big ideas.
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Author Douglas Brinkley on ‘American Moonshot’
The historian talked with us about President John F. Kennedy’s determination to put an American on the moon.
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Fall Family Fun at Bonnybrook Farms
The haunted wagon rides provide a seasonally appropriate chill on Saturday evenings, but there’s a full day of fun, from pumpkin picking to a petting zoo, at this destination in Clarksville.
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Garden of Inspiration
The Toledo Museum of Art transports visitors to Paris with art tied to the city’s famous public green space.
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That’s the Spirit: Ouzo
As the year comes to a close, we recommend toasting with a spirit steeped in a culture of camaraderie. Ouzo, an anise-flavored aperitif, is the perfect pour.
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Earle Bruce on Ohio State Football and the Michigan Rivalry
In 2013, we talked with former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce about his time on the sidelines, working with Woody Hayes and the fierce rivalry with Michigan.
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Harding Cabin, Mount Sterling
President Warren G. Harding’s campaign manager and attorney general built this lakeside cabin in 1918. You can book a stay there year-round.
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Rutherford B. Hayes Statue, Delaware
Our 19th president was born in this central-Ohio community, but until 2019 you might not have noticed. Today, a downtown statue commemorates his life and service.
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