Ohio

The Buckeye State offers a mix of city and country, historic riverfront communities and lakefront towns. Head to Columbus for Ohio State University football and the capital city’s wealth of art, food and drink, and world-class museums. Cleveland is home to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, while Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine neighborhood offers historic architecture and a wealth of food-and-drink destinations. Visit Cuyahoga Valley National Park just north of Akron or explore the gorges and waterfalls of the Hocking Hills region in southeastern Ohio.

Otherworld in Columbus, Ohio (photo courtesy of Otherworld Columbus)

This expansive space in Columbus, Ohio, is filled with interactive art, hidden puzzles and imaginative storytelling.

Maize Valley in Hartville, Ohio (photo by Matt Shiffler)

This much-loved autumn destination in Hartville, Ohio, began drawing  visitors with its corn stand in the 1990s. 

Campus Martius Museum in Marietta, Ohio (photo courtesy of Marietta-Washington County Convention & Visitors Bureau)

This museum in Marietta, Ohio, tells the story of the pioneers who founded the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory. 

This spot in Sandusky, Ohio, has been making ice cream for more than 100 years, and its original location honors the cow that started it all.

This restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, puts its own spin on retrofuturism, serving breakfast and lunch favorites in a stylized diner-inspired space.

See your favorite stories come to life at this whimsical bookstore in Medina, Ohio, through themed rooms honoring literary figures like Edgar Allan Poe and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Hocking Hills State Park Lodge & Conference Center in Logan, Ohio (photo courtesy of Ohio Department of Natural Resources)

This state park in Hocking County, Ohio, spans over 2,000 acres across seven different sites that showcase some of the area’s most beautiful natural landmarks.

Child on slide at Castle Noel in Medina, Ohio (photo by Laura Watilo Blake)

Mark Klaus’ museum in Medina, Ohio, is a tribute to holiday memories, offering a way to experience the magic of Christmas all year long. 

Schmidt’s Sausage Haus in Columbus, Ohio (photo by Brian Kaiser)

Originally established in 1886 as a meat-packing house, this Columbus, Ohio, eatery can be found in the city’s popular German Village neighborhood.

Sauna pod at Nature Mystique Retreat in Creola, Ohio (photo courtesy of Nature Mystique Retreat)

Stay at this Creola, Ohio, destination that brings Moroccan- and Hobbit-inspired cabins to southeast Ohio’s Hocking Hills region.