Ohio Vacations

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On Vacation Ohio Museums

Ohio is home to several halls of fames, numerous first-class museums, the best roller coaster parks, and numerous other vacation stops. While an earlier post focused on festivals in Ohio, this one is about museums. Besides, this, along with last week’s post about festivals, will help a certain Canadian and a New Yorker with their Vacation Ohio planning.

Sure, you could visit Cincinnati’s Museum Center or Freedom Center, Center of Science and Industry (Columbus), United States Air Force Museum (WPAFB, near Dayton), Cleveland’s Museum of Natural History or Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Football Hall of Fame (Canton), National Inventors Hall of Fame (Akron), and other well known museums, this post provides those stops that one may not consider and may not find in the published tour book or at Discover Ohio.

American Packard Museum (Dayton)

American Sign Museum (Cincinnati)

American Toy Marble Museum (Akron)

Autograph Hot Dog Buns Display (Toledo)

J.H. Fentress Antique Popcorn Museum (Holland)

National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame Museum (Euclid)

Marietta Soda Museum (Marietta)

Merry-Go-Round Museum (Sandusky)

One and Only Presidential Museum (Williamsfield)

Paperweight and Glass Museum (Cambridge)

Pencil Sharpener Museum (Nelsonville) (NOTE: This may not longer be available)

Swallowed Object Exhibit @ the Allen County Museum (Lima)

Toy and Plastic Brick Museum (Unofficial Lego Museum) (Bellaire)

Trapshooting Hall of Fame and Museum (Vandalia)

TV Dinner Club Museum (online)

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On Vacation Ohio Festivals

Summer is approaching, which also means people are planning vacations. I know a certain Canadian and a New Yorker who are researching ideas for coming to Ohio for other reasons than seeing me. So, being a thoughtful soul, in upcoming weeks I want to offer Vacation Ohio suggestions to my friends and readers.

Like any of state, Ohio has its share of festivals. Some festivals honor/feature food items as corn, walleye, perch, fish, strawberries, grapes, gourds, potatoes, melons, pumpkins, sugar maple, bratwurst, apples, sweet corn, BBQ, ice cream, maple, sauerkraut, honey, caramel, pork, and apple butter.

Others offer tributes to various heritages as French, Germans, Greeks, Irish, Italians, Polish, and Swiss. Now throw in other odds-and-ends as arts, tobacco, carnations, rivers, dams, covered bridges, antiques, sternwheelers, baskets, Ohio beer, wine, blues, jazz, quilts, films, dogwoods, Celtic music, railroads, hot air balloons, chalk art, leaves, and scarecrows.

On the other hand, here are a few that may interest adventure seekers of all ages. I listed them in chronological order, and one could combine them together for an extraordinary weekend. Most of these have a web site for more information. Welcome to the Buckeye State! Plus here’s are links to Ohio Tourism, Ohio Fest, and the Ohio Festival and Events Association.

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