Explore Northwest Ohio
ALLEN COUNTY
AREA ATTRACTIONS
Harrod Railroad Heritage Park
Napoleon Road, Harrod, OH
website
YEARLY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS:
- Pork Rind Festival (June)
ERIE COUNTY
AREA ATTRACTIONS
Cedar Point
1 Cedar Point Dr., Sandusky, OH 44870
419-627-2350 | website
Follett House Museum of Sandusky Library
404 Wayne St.
Sandusky, OH 44870
sanduskylib.org
Maritime Museum of Sandusky
125 Meigs St., Sandusky, OH
sanduskymaritime.org
Merry Go Round Museum
301 Jackson St., Sandusky, OH 448701
419-626-6111 | Facebook page
YEARLY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS:
- Berlin Heights Basket Festival (August)
MAJOR CITIES: Berlin Heights, Huron, Kelleys Island, Sandusky
DEFIANCE COUNTY
AREA ATTRACTIONS
Old Fort Defiance Park
320 Fort St. Defiance. OH
YEARLY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS:
- Lilac Festival & Street Fair (May)
- Thunder on the River (June)
- Rib Fest (September)
MAJOR CITIES: Defiance
FULTON COUNTY
AREA ATTRACTIONS
Fayette opera House
105 East Main St., Fayette, OH 43521
operahouse-fayette.org
Sauder Village
22611 State Route 2, Archbold, OH 43502
419-446-2541 | website
YEARLY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS:
- Archbold Fall Festival
- Wauseon Homecoming
MAJOR CITIES: Archbold, Fayette, Wauseon
HURON COUNTY
AREA ATTRACTIONS
Summit Motorsports Park
1300 OH-18, Norwalk, OH 44857
419-668-5555 | website
YEARLY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS:
MAJOR CITIES: Monroeville, New London, Norwalk, Wakeman, Willard
LOGAN COUNTY
AREA ATTRACTIONS
PIATT CASTLE MAC-O-CHEEK
10051 Township Road 47, West Liberty, OH 43357
937.465.2821 | piattcastle.org
YEARLY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS:
MAJOR CITIES:
LUCAS COUNTY
Visitor Bureau – Toledo CVB
AREA ATTRACTIONS
Imagination Station
One Discovery Way, Toledo, OH 43604
419-244-2674 | website
National Museum of the Great Lakes
1701 Front St., Toledo, OH 43605
419-214-5000 | website
Toledo Museum of Art
2445 Monroe St., Toledo, OH 43620
419-255-8000 | toledomuseum.org
Toledo Police Museum
2201 Kenwood Blvd., Toledo, OH 43606
419-720-2485 | toledopolicemuseum.com
Toledo Zoo & Aquarium
2 Hippos Way, Toledo, OH 43609
419-385-57221 | toledozoo.org
MAJOR CITIES: Toledo
MARION COUNTY
AREA ATTRACTIONS
Explore-It-Torium
244 S. Main St., Marion, OH
740-205-9097 | exploreitmarion.org
Harding Memorial
Corner of Delaware Ave. & Vernon Heights Blvd., Marion
740-387-9630 | website
The final resting place of President and Mrs. Warren G. Harding is the largest and most beautiful presidential memorial outside of Washington D.C.
Huber Museum
220 East Fairground Street, Marion, OH
740.387.9233 | Facebook
Marion Palace Theatre
276 West Center St., Marion, OH
740-383-2101 | marionpalace.org
Mysterious Revolving Ball
520 Delaware Ave., Marion, OH
740-387-7050
“For more than 100 years, a 5,200 pound ball of polished granite making the grave of Charles Merchant has been slowly rotating on a pedestal in the Marion Cemetery.”
Wyandot Popcorn Museum
169 East Church Street, Marion, OH
wyandotpopcornmus.com
YEARLY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS:
- Popcorn Festival
MAJOR CITIES:
OTTAWA COUNTY
AREA ATTRACTIONS
African Safari Wildlife Park
267 S. Lightner Rd., Port Clinton, OH 43452
419-732-3606 | website
Liberty Aviation Museum
3515 E. State Rd., Port Clinton, OH 43452
419.732.0234 |libertyaviationmuseum.org
Schedel Gardens
19255 W Portage River Rd., Elmore, OH
419-862-3182 | website
YEARLY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS:
MAJOR CITIES: Elmore, Port Clinton,
SANDUSKY COUNTY
AREA ATTRACTIONS
Clyde Historical Museum
124 West Buckey St., Clyde, OH 42410
419-547-7946 | website
Creek Bend Farm
State Route 590, Lindsey, OH 43442
419-334-4495 | website
Fremont Speedway
901 Rawson Ave., Fremont, OH 43420
419-307-4241 | website
Hayes Presidential Center
Spiegel Grove, Fremont, OH 43420
419-332-2081 | website
Historic Lyme Village
5001 Rt. 4, Bellevue, OH 44811
419-483-4949 | website
Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum
253 South West St., Bellevue, OH 44811
419-483-2222 | madrivermuseum.org
Mull Covered Bridge
County Road 9, Fremont, OH 43420
419-334-4495 | website
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums
Spiegel Grove, Fremont, OH 43420
419-332-2081 | website
Sandusky County Jail and Dungeon Tours
622 Croghan Street, Fremont, OH 43420
website
YEARLY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS:
MAJOR CITIES: Fremont,
SENECA COUNTY
AREA ATTRACTIONS
American Civil War Museum of Ohio
217 S. Washington St., Tiffon, OH
419-455-9551 | website
Attica Raceway Park
100 Fairgrounds Rd., Attica, OH
419-426-8911 | website
Fostoria Area Historical Society Museum
123 W. North St., Fostoria, OH
567-245-5322
Glass Heritage Gallery
109 N. Main St., Fostoria, OH
419-435-5077 | website
Seneca Caverns
26359 E. TR 178, Bellevue, OH
419-483-6711 | senecacavernsohio.com
Seneca County Museum
28 Clay St., Tiffin, OH
419-447-5955 |senecacountymuseum.com
YEARLY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS:
MAJOR CITIES: Fostoria, Tiffin
WOOD COUNTY
AREA ATTRACTIONS
BGSU Planetarium
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
419-372-2421 | website
Shows from September to early May, and stargazing from the observatory roof.
Black Swamp Bird Observatory
13551 W. S.R. 2, Oak Harbor, OH 43449
419-898-4070 | bsbo.org
Black Swamp Preserve
1014 S. Maple Bowling Green, OH 43402
419-353-1897 | website
Carter Historic Farm
18331 Carter Road, Bowling Green, OH 43402
419-353-1897 | website
National Construction Equipment Museum
16623 Liberty Hi Road, Bowling Green, OH 43402
419-352-5616 | website
Simpson Garden Park
1291 Conneaut Ave., Bowling Green, OH 43402
419-354-6223 | website
Snook’s Dream Cars
13920 County Home Road, Bowling Green, OH 43402
419-353-8338 | website
Wintergarden/ St. John’s Nature Preserve
615 S. Wintergarden Road Bowling Green, OH 43402
419-354-6223 | website
Wood County Historical Center and Museum
13660 County Home Road Bowling Green, OH 43402
419-352- 0967 | website
YEARLY FESTIVALS AND EVENTS:
- Black Swamp Festival
MAJOR CITIES: Bowling Green