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5 Best Hometowns to Visit this Summer
From sites that illuminate Ohio history to downtown shopping and dining, explore these spots we discovered while visiting our Best Hometowns 2021-22.
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Michigan Museum Tour
These six destinations are great places to spend time exploring culture, history and art. Here’s what you’ll see at each this fall.
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Toledo: Natural Getaways
From the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium’s new natural history museum to the Maumee River Water Trail, check out these Glass City attractions.
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Explore Ohio Wine Country
It is the perfect time to unwind at one of the many wineries that dot our state. We visited four we think you'll love and identified spots with great history, tasty food and lots of fun.
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Dinosaurs Come to COSI
The Columbus science center’s collaboration with New York’s American Museum of Natural History brings a new permanent gallery and a fresh perspective on the creatures we only think we know.
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Boating, Bigfoot and Ohio’s Largest State Park
Salt Fork State Park covers more ground than any other of Ohio’s 76 state parks, and it contains plenty of history, mystery and adventure.
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West Virginia’s Civil War Trails
Ohio’s neighbor is the only U.S. state born of the Civil War. From preserved battlefields to a nearly 170-year-old covered bridge, these four stops offer both history and natural beauty.
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‘Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth.’ in Cincinnati
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center hosts an exhibition showcasing more than two dozen African American men who changed the history and culture of our nation
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Hometown Tour 2012
Ohio Magazine’s Best Hometowns — Archbold, Hilliard, Lebanon, Nelsonville and Oberlin — offer an array of attractions, from downtowns with restaurants and shopping to living-history villages, music productions and summer festivals.
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4 Kentucky Favorites to Visit This Spring
From booking a stay along the shore of Lake Cumberland to exploring the Kentucky Derby’s long legacy, a trip to the Bluegrass State offers food, fun, history and more.
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15 Ways to Explore Dayton this Summer
Whether you’re looking to plan a visit around summer events, aviation history or travel-worthy restaurants, here are ideas for building your trip to this storied city.
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4 Ohio Beach Towns to Visit Before Summer Ends
Waterfront eats, history and fun in the sand — these storied spots along the Lake Erie shore should be part of your travel plans. Here’s what to see, do and experience when you go.
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8 Labor Day Weekend Festivals
The last long weekend of summer is coming fast. Make the most of it with these events, from old-time baseball on the grounds of the Ohio History Center to a celebration along the Ohio River.
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American Sign Museum, Cincinnati
Visitors can check out signs from the 1890s through the 1960s at Tod Swormstedt’s southwest Ohio attraction.
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Theodore Roosevelt Dedicates the McKinley Memorial
On Sept. 30, 1907, the 26th president of the United States traveled to Canton to dedicate the monument paying tribute to his predecessor.
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Follow Dayton’s Aviation Trail
This collection of historic sites and destinations celebrate Ohio’s ties to flight and the people who got us off the ground.
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Ohio Finds: Seymour Lindsey Paper Cutout
This framed paper cutting depicts an outdoor scene that includes a woman plucking peacock feathers.
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Uncover the Secrets of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
Downtown Cleveland’s memorial to Cuyahoga County’s Civil War veterans is a reminder of the role Ohioans had in helping preserve the Union.
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Secret Ohio: View from the Adena Mansion
The vista immortalized on Ohio’s official seal was inspired by a real place in Chillicothe, our state’s first capital.
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Ohio Finds: Squirrel Hunters Discharge Papers
After more than 15,000 civilians assembled in Cincinnati to defend the city against Confederate forces, Ohio Gov. David Tod recognized them for their service.
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