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What to do in Northern Ohio
Geod
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I'm going to be visiting a friend in Ohio in mid July and was wondering what there is to do there. I already know of Cedar Point, as that's the main impetus for visiting, but what else is there? I'll be there for 3 days. Detroit, Cincinnati, and Cleveland are all close by, there's gotta be stuff there, right? I'm looking for things that we can drive to and drive back that same day. Anything nature oriented, food oriented, history, museum, touristy stuff around? Or is Ohio the barren landscape of nothingness as my friend says?
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:edit: Maybe, first get a map of Ohio, because Detroit, Cleveland, and Cincinnati are nowhere near each other, so how they're all close by where you're staying, I can't figure out.
How about... cleveland? Rock and Roll hall of fame?
Toledo can be nice too. I think they have a COSI up there, which is awesome. Center of Science and Industry.
COSI might be closed before you get to Toledo. That place teeters on the brink of voters no longer giving a shit. And, no more horse cops = downtown Toledo sucks.
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Toledo has the best Lebanese food in America. And that's pretty much all.
Neither of us are heavy drinkers, but I enjoy a good beer here and there.
I'll have to look at COSI, never had heard of that before. The Rock and Roll hall of fame is another option. My friend has already been to it, but I can see if I can convince him to go again.
If we can't find anything else, we figure we might just be going to Cedar Point 3 days in a row.
Ann Arbor, Michigan is a college town with lots to do late at night if you're a nerdy hipster kid looking for some fun. That's where I'd go if I were stuck up there, anyway. Comic book shops, record stores, arcades, bars, all sorts of food, weird hipster trinket shops, giant Japanese culture enthusiast store, antique books, whatever you're into, packed into a pretty small area. I used to just sort of park someplace downtown and walk around all day. Columbus, Ohio for that matter, is also a good park and walk around college town, but with more bums and drunk kids.
edit: if you enter columbus. I love my city.
There is plenty to do in Detroit / Ohio. Ohio has the Pro Football HoF in Canton, the Rock and Roll HoF, and the Neil Armstrong Museum. http://www.museumstuff.com/rec/org_20020201_15473.php
Detroit has the casinos downtown, Tigers games, tons of restaurants, Fort Wayne, etc etc.
You're also wrong.
The Columbus Zoo is consistently ranked as one of the best in the country, typically just behind the San Diego zoo.
Kings Island is a good second to Cedar Point.
I already mentioned the Short North and Stadium areas of Columbus, but there's also German Villiage, which has an awesome book shop called the Book Loft that has like, 100 crazy rooms full of books. Also, if you get down that way, you should stop by Katzingers Deli, which is arguably the best deli ever.
There's plenty to do in Ohio. But you have to actually go to it.
But really if you're near the Columbus Zoo I'd go see it. Being stuck in Dayton means everything is JUST out of reach.
Dave and Busters can be fun if you're near one.
That being said if you're near cleveland you should look into possible shows at
The Scene Pavillion, The Grog Shop, and Peabodys.
There's also the Great Lakes Brewing company (constantly regarded as having some of the best beers in the US) if you're of age.
There are the Cleveland Indians for cheap entertainment. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Akron Zoo. The Great Lakes Science Center (you'll love it if you're a nerd)
there's a good deal of things to do and see in Ohio. And I second what Richard Dastardly said about Hocking Hills. The drive through that part of Ohio is beautiful and fun (lots of crazy curves and hills) and the cave formation out there are just gorgeous.
It's also the only field trip you take from grades 1-12. :P
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenfield_Village#Greenfield_Village
One of my favorite places.
On the off chance that you do make it down to Cincinnati there are quite a few things to do. I grew up in the area (Northern Kentucky actually) so I do go back from time to time. The Zoo, like Columbus' is usually pretty highly ranked in the nation. It's also the second oldest zoo in the US, Philadelphia's zoo opened a few months prior.
Throughout the Cincinnati area you should be able to find a restaurant called Skyline Chili or Goldstar Chili, competing chains that specialize in Cincinnati style chili. I personally recommend Skyline over Goldstar but it's the same basic food. If you've never been to Cincinnati before I'd recommend giving our chili a try. If nothing else you'll be able to say you had a 3-way while you were on vacation.
King's Island is north of Cincinnati and is sort of similar to Cedar Point, which one is better I can't say, I hate rollercoasters and that's the main draw of either amusement park.
Cincinnati also has a decent Art Museum as well as the Natural History Museum, if you're into those things.
If you don't like the Zoo but want something more expensive but similar to do, on the Northern Kentucky side of the river is the Newport Aquarium, which is also pretty close to Newport on the Levee which has a movie theatre, restaurants clubs/bars and a bit of a mall to shop around in (one of those fancy sort of outdoor/indoor types) I think there's a Dave and Busters in that complex as well. It should be noted that parking can be a pain.
If you are too young to drink put in bay is really boring.