Ohio

National Parks and Monuments

Canton: ★ First Ladies National Historic Site – the home of First Lady Ida Saxton-McKinley and an Education Center. Come learn about how the position of First Lady has evolved over time to include a public role.

Chillicothe: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park – Indian monumental mounds

Cleveland: ★ Cuyahoga Valley National Park – lies along the Cuyahoga River between the Ohio cities of Cleveland and Akron. The Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a restored section of the canal’s original towpath. In the park’s north, the Canal Exploration Center details the 19th-century waterway’s history. Towering Brandywine Falls is one of several waterfalls. The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad runs through the park. The Ledges Trail.

Cincinnati: William Howard Taft National Historic Site –  two-story Greek Revival house where William Howard Taft was born and grew up. 

Dayton: Aviation Heritage National Historical Park – commemorates three important historical figures—Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright, and poet Paul Laurence Dunbar—and their work in the Miami Valley.

Mentor: James A. Garfield National Historic Site – The site preserves the Lawnfield estate and surrounding property of James Abram Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, and includes the first presidential library established in the United States.

Put-In-Bay: Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial –  a Doric column, rising 352 feet over Lake Erie are situated 5 miles from the longest undefended border in the world commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie that took place near Ohio’s South Bass Island, in which Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led a fleet to victory in one of the most decisive naval battles to occur in the War of 1812.

Xenia: Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument – commemorates the life of Charles Young, an escaped slave who rose to become a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and its first African-American colonel.

 

Covered Bridges

19 covered bridges of Ashtabula County

Fairfield County 17 Covered Bridges

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State Parks, Natural Attractions, and Memorials

Garrettsville: ★ Nelson Kennedy Ledges State Park – breathtaking, adventurous nature hikes

Logan: ★ Hocking Hills State Park – Old Man’s Cave trail,  it will make you feel like you’re temporarily living in a “Lord of the Rings” film. At approximately one mile in length. The Hemlock Bridge Trail is a 1.5-mile trail that leads to Whispering Cave, a 300 ft.-wide cavern many past visitors have yet to explore

Peebles: ★ Serpent Mound State Memorial – The Great Serpent Mound is a 1,330-foot-long, three-foot-high prehistoric effigy mound, the largest in the world. Also accompanied by a museum.

Perry: ★ Lake Erie Bluffs – This stunning beachfront metropark features 600 acres, including 40-foot-high beach bluffs, 9,000 feet of shoreline and perfectly picturesque beaches. You’ll also find a 50-ft. coastal observation tower that features breathtaking views of the lake and bluffs.

Rockbridge: ★ Rockbridge State Nature Preserve in the small town of Rockbridge features a natural bridge that stretches more than 100 ft. long

Attractions

Northeast Ohio

Akron Metro Area

Akron

• Akron Police Museum [RA] – Exhibits include a former police chief’s tombstone, and the bullet-tattered uniform of fallen officer Weatherholt, with an open pack of cigarettes still in the pocket. A letter written by the killer just before his execution is in the same display case.
• Akron Sound Museum [RA] – Tiny museum waxes nostalgic for the late 1970s when Akron was the Punk Capital of the Midwest. Exhibits honor bands such as Devo, the Rubber City Rebels, Tin Huey, Buzz Clic, the Waitresses, the Bizarros, Hammer Dammage, and more. This is a small museum, even by small museum standards: one little room and a couple of display cases next to an antique store named The Bomb Shelter.
• Birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous [RA] – Dr Bob’s House, The home of AA’s founders has been turned into a museum, with an inscribed memorial rock in the front lawn.
• Goodyear Airship Hangar [RA] – Massive dirigible hangar, built in the 1930s. Was the birthplace of America’s two largest airships, the Akron and Macon, before both crashed at sea. Exterior view only.
• Mechanical Barbie and the Band of Many Kens [RA] – Luigie’s Restaurant, Miniature mechanical musical machine that’s been in this Italian restaurant probably since it opened in 1947.
• ★ Stan Hywet Hall [RA] – Largest Tudor-Revival-style home in North America, the mansion of Akron’s one-time rubber baron. Tours; secret passages.
• Tribute to DEVO [RA] – Stand with your favorite Spud Boys in a life-size recreation of a photograph taken on April 10, 1978, just down the block. It’s black and white, like the original publicity photo, except for the band’s bright yellow radiation suits.
• Water Wheel Monument Oatmeal King [RA] – Big, half-submerged wheel pays tribute to a local canal, a local milling company, and F. Schumacher the Oatmeal King.
• World’s Most Infamous Soap Box Derby Car [RA] – All-American Soap Box Derby Hall of Fame and Museum at Derby Downs. 1973 Derby Car with secret magnet.

Cuyahoga Falls: Doodlebug Train Horror Monument [RA] – A real ugly mass transit disaster, remembered at the spot where it happened.

Kent

• Homemade Star Wars X-Wing Fighter [RA] – Mike’s Place restaurant in Kent, OH has a large (maybe life size?) replica of an X-wing fighter from Star Wars. It’s made from salvaged materials. The restaurant also has a very large menu, long beer list
• Kent State University
  • ★ Site of the Kent State Massacre [RA] – See where the bullets were fired at Kent State’s students, and the parking spaces where four of them died. Spend time in the Visitor Center to try to make sense of it all.
  • ★ Brain Sculpture [RA] – Sandstone gray matter on a pedestal by artist Brinsley Tyrrell, dedicated in 2000. A neat sculptured bench of books leads from the brain sculpture.

Streetsboro: Buried Truck [RA] – Someone buried an old, gray pickup truck to its windows in their front lawn, and created a pull-off so visitors can take photos.

Wadsworth

• Boy and the Boot [RA] – the statue is a war memorial, honoring a Boy who carried water to wounded Civil War soldiers in his Boot, pouring it from a hole in the toe. Made from a copy of the Sandusky statue.
• Porthole Cover from the Maine [RA] – The U.S.S. Maine blew up in Havana Harbor in 1898, sparking the Spanish-American War. This porthole cover was enshrined to remind all to remember!
• World’s Largest Matchstick [RA] – Originally erected one week a year, with a flaming torch match head, as part of the town’s annual Blue Stick Match Festival, celebrating Wadsworth’s (former) top employer. Now permanent. 17 foot.

Canton-Massillon Metro Area

Canton

• Frankenstein’s Grave [RA] – West Lawn Cemetery,
• Goal Post Power Towers [RA] – 80-foot-tall transmission towers, designed to resemble a pair of giant yellow football goal posts. Losing Your Head Over TV [RA] – In a restored vacant lot, a semicircle of stacked, old televisions, painted gray, topped with human busts with damaged heads. It’s art.
• Robot Mr. and Mrs. McKinley [RA] – William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum, When you enter, you’re greeted by motion-sensor-activated robots of the President and First Lady
• ★ Sea Monster Building [RA] – Sea Monster Building, Created in 2013 by artist Thomas Morgan, “Polypus” (Latin for octopus) bursts out of the top and sides of an old three-story downtown Canton building. Tentacles — made of foam and steel — jut out of the roof and upstairs windows, while other windows are filled with glimpses of the giant beast’s suckers and malevolent eyes
• Tomb of President McKinley [RA] – McKinley National Memorial, It resembles a giant beehive on top of a hill, and from its size — nearly ten stories to the top of its red, white, and blue skylight — you’d think that McKinley was one of the greatest Presidents ever.
• Willie The Whale [RA] – City Field Park, Willie is the last surviving attraction from a 1950s Mother Goose park.

Navarre: Top Half of John Glenn [RA] – An unusual statue of John Glenn — only his top half — in his Mercury “Right Stuff” spacesuit, reaching skyward toward stars with vapor trails. His other arm cradles the top half of his helmet.

North Canton

• P-51 Mustang on a Pole [RA] – Canton-Akron Airport.
• Vacuum Cleaner Museum [RA] – Hoover Historical Center, Located in the home of ‘Boss’ Hoover, a display of early hand-operated cleaners, the first Hoover vacuum, and Hoover appliances through history.
• Wright Flyer Replica [RA] – entranceway near the McKinley Air terminal, Pose with a full-size replica of the world’s first airplane — only this one is made of durable metal.

Cleveland Metro Area

Amherst: 24-Hour Roadside Pet Wash [RA] – Alpha-Dog Pet Wash,

Avon: Duct Tape Capital of the World [RA] – Annual Duck Tape Festival is held over one weekend in June at Crushers Stadium.

Bainbridge

• Shoe Tree [RA] – An abnormal shoe tree – a tree trunk with shoes nailed to it by generous passers-by. The local authorities hate it.
• The Cradle of Dentistry [RA] – Dr. John Harris Dental Museum, A tiny home museum is the place where all dental education began in America, led by a doctor who then skipped town and abandoned medicine.

Bath: Chief Logan Big Indian Head [RA] – A 7,000 pound, 20-foot-tall Indian head was carved in 2006 from a ten-ton red oak tree.

Cleveland

• Art and Soul of Buckeye Park – Giant musician sculpture.
• Baseball Heritage Museum – Museum at 100-year-old League Park.
• Birthplace of Superman – Jerry Siegel’s House – Private residence where Superman was invented.
• Birthplace of Superman – Joe Shuster’s House – Vacant lot with panels of Superman’s first story.
• Bombed Thinker – Rodin’s “The Thinker” with legs blown off.
• Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick – Magick relics including Aleister Crowley’s wand.
• Cancer Survivors Plaza – Surreal plaza sculptures.
• Christmas Story House – Tour the house and museum from the movie.
• Cleveland Police Museum – Exhibit on Torso Murders.
• Cleveland Venus – Modern Venus de Milo sculpture.
• Cleveland’s Oldest Electric Street Lamp – Art nouveau lamp tribute to Charles F. Brush.
• Cocoa, Milk, Sugar – Pink silos at Malley’s Chocolates.
• Firefighters Memorial – Giant claws of flame over firefighters.
• Former Smallest Book in the World – Miniature book at Cleveland Public Library.
• Giant Lot Ball – Polystyrene orb painted with parking lot lines.
• Giant Paddle Ball – 14-ft paddle ball sculpture.
• Grays Armory Museum – War artifacts in castle-like building.
• Harvey Pekar Memorial – Tribute to comic book icon.
• History of Contraception Collection – Museum of Medical History.
• Home of Superman Plaque – Marker honoring Superman creators.
• International Women’s Air and Space Museum – Museum of women pioneers in aviation.
• Judy’s Crawling Hand – 25-ft sculpture of artist’s wife’s hand.
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum – Pyramid with music memorabilia.
• RotaFlora – Bicycle rim flower sculpture.
• Smoky – World War II hero dog monument.
• Statues of the Chinese Zodiac – Stone statues of zodiac animals.
• Street Made of Wood – Alley paved with wood blocks.
• Stuffed Balto the Wonder Dog – Hero sled dog at Natural History Museum.
• The Guardians of Transportation – Mythic figures carved into bridge pylons.
• The Politician A Toy – Kinetic sculpture.
• Tin Man – Rooftop sculpture modeled after Wizard of Oz character.
• Tiny Library Patrons – Miniature statues outside Cleveland Public Library.
• Unhappy Turtles – Toddler trampling turtles in public art.
• USS Cod Submarine – WWII submarine with self-guided tours.
• World’s Largest Outdoor Chandelier – 20-ft chandelier at Playhouse Square.
• World’s Largest Rubber Stamp – Giant stamp with “FREE” on it.

• Lake View Cemetery
  • Grave of Eliot Ness – Grave of lawman who led the Untouchables.
  • Grave of Harvey Pekar – Decorated with pens by fans.
  • Grave of Ray Chapman – Only MLB player killed by a pitch.
  • Jukebox Tombstone of Alan Freed – Memorial to DJ who coined “rock and roll.”
  • Lincoln Gives Gun to Enslaved Man – Bronze relief sculpture.
  • President James Garfield Castle – Mini-castle with assassination painting.
  • The Weeping Angel – Eerie angel of death statue.

Akron

• Akron Police Museum – Police chief’s tombstone and bullet-tattered uniform.
• Akron Sound Museum – Tiny museum honoring 1970s punk bands.
• Birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous – Museum in AA founder’s home.
• Goodyear Airship Hangar – 1930s dirigible hangar.
• Mechanical Barbie and the Band of Many Kens – Miniature musical machine in restaurant.
• Stan Hywet Hall – Largest Tudor-Revival-style home in North America.
• Tribute to DEVO – Life-size recreation of 1978 band photo.
• Water Wheel Monument Oatmeal King – Tribute to canal and milling company.
• World’s Most Infamous Soap Box Derby Car – 1973 car with hidden magnet.

Canton

• Frankenstein’s Grave – Grave in West Lawn Cemetery.
• Goal Post Power Towers – 80-ft power towers shaped like goal posts.
• Losing Your Head Over TV – Stacked busted TVs in semicircle.
• Robot Mr. and Mrs. McKinley – Talking robots of President and First Lady.
• Sea Monster Building – Tentacles burst from building roof and windows.
• Tomb of President McKinley – Beehive-shaped memorial.
• Willie The Whale – Last surviving piece from Mother Goose park.

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Youngstown Metro Area

Leavittsburg: Center of the World [RA] – a tiny crossroads town with an official green highway sign and not much else.

Niles

• 20-Foot-Tall Steelworker Made of Junk [RA] – Niles Iron and Metal, Built in 1993 by Sidney Rackoff, who used metal scraps he found in the junkyard where the statue stands.
• Fake Birthplace Home of William McKinley [RA] – a replica McKinley Birthplace was built on the site
• McKinley Memorial Statue and Museum [RA] – The temple-like memorial features an open colonnade with a 12-foot-tall, 35-ton marble statue of McKinley

Warren

• David Grohl Alley, World’s Largest Drumsticks [RA] – David Grohl, founder of the Foo Fighters and former drummer of Nirvana, was born in Warren. The town named an alley for him, turned it into an outdoor David Grohl gallery, and later added the World’s Largest Drumsticks.
• ★ Giant Chair of 9/11 [RA] – This is an iimpressive wooden chair, maybe 20 feet tall.
• Neil Armstrong’s First Flight [RA] – The spot where the first man on the moon took his first airplane ride as a five-year-old. Now marked with a replica Apollo Lunar Lander and fake moon prints in cement!

Youngstown

• Cinderella Bridge [RA] – 1895 suspension bridge in a wooded park was deliberately designed to look like something out of a fairy tale. You can still drive across it.
• Urban Assault Vehicle Slingshot Pinto [RA] – Rumble-ready, camouflage-painted Ford Pinto equipped with a big slingshot bolted to the roof.

Other Northeast Ohio Cities

Ada

• Wilson Football Factory Tour – NFL footballs stitched here.

Alliance

• Camelot in Ohio – Wall painted like castle.
• Feline Historical Museum – Largest U.S. cat memorabilia collection.
• Glamorgan Castle – 1904 Welsh-style mansion.
• Stone Age Pizza – Dino-themed pizzeria.
• The Troll Hole Museum – Troll doll collection with costumed guide.

Amherst

• Annual duct tape festivals and community sculptures.

Amity

• Paul Lynde’s Grave – Bewitched actor.

Ashville

• Tree Carving of Traffic Light – Sculpted tree stump.
• World’s Oldest Traffic Light – Still working, on display at town museum.

Ashtabula

• Abe Lincoln Head – Homemade bust in gas station window.
• Ashtabula Horror Memorials – 1876 train disaster site.
• Longest Covered Bridge – 613-ft with walkways.

Athens

• Hitler’s Urinal Piece – Toilet shard from Hitler’s home.

Austinburg

• Large Rocking Chair – 20-ft wooden chair with banner.

Ava

• Shenandoah Airship Disaster – 1925 crash memorial.

Avon

• Giant Easter baskets at retail stores.

Bainbridge

• Flaming grain silos turned into art.

Bellaire

• Toy and Plastic Brick Museum – Massive LEGO-style art display.

Cleveland Heights

• Harvey Pekar Memorial – Tribute in his hometown library.

Euclid

• Oversized matchstick art and quirky poles.

Kent

• Mysterious kinetic art alleyways.

Lakewood

• Vehicles buried nose-first in yards.

Lorain

• Lighthouse murals and car-themed art.

Mentor

• Botanical gardens with humorous sculptures.

Middleburg Heights

• Vintage police cars in park.

North Olmsted

• Wind-powered whimsical art.

Novelty

• Alien-themed rare orchid nursery.

Painesville

• Victorian oddities and furniture museum.

Streetsboro

• Junk sculpture wall and rusty art.

Valley City

• Frog Jumping Contest with memorabilia.

Vermilion

• Nautical sculptures and anchor displays.

Wadsworth

• Quirky presidential grave tours.

Wellington

• Corn-themed antiques and signage.

Westlake

• Melting musical instrument sculptures.

Northwest Ohio

Toledo Metro Area

East Toledo: Greetings from Toledo Mural [RA] – An outdoor mural that resembles a colorful old-style postcard. Stand in front of it and let everyone know that you were in Toledo.

Millbury: Truckers Chapel [RA] – This spiritual respite from the highway is a converted trailer that sits behind a gas station convenience store, a truck trailer with doors, three outdoor crosses, and “Truckers Chapel” on its side.

Rossford: Robert Wadlow’s Shoe [RA] – Rossford Public Library, A wayward size 37AA shoe left behind by the world’s tallest man, Robert Wadlow, displayed for years in a now closed department store, is an important artifact at the town library.

Toledo

• Bridge Lit with LED Rainbow [RA] – Toledo Skyway Bridge is an 8,800 ft. long cable-stayed bridge with a 196 ft. tall main pylon LED display that lights up in any combination of colors, including a rainbow-like spectrum, patriotic, etc.
• Decommissioned Army Rocket [RA] – Next to the University of Toledo football stadium stands an old Nike-Ajax missile theoretically targeted in to knock out the Toledo Rocket’s chief rival.
• MLK Heads on a Chrome Orb [RA] – Four different MLK heads protrude from a mirrored sphere. Titled “Radiance,” created by Constancia Gafeney and Wil Clay in 1989. One of the more unusual (and criticized) tributes to Martin Luther King, Jr., and it’s in a spot that’s not easy to get to.
• Toledo Police Museum Old Sparky [RA] – The Police Museum takes care to honor the 30 policemen and one dog killed in the line of duty . The exploits of colorfully nicknamed Toledo criminals are chronicled in the museum,.
• Tony Packo’s Cafe – Hot Dog Bun Museum [RA] – Actually a restaurant where the walls are covered with more than 1,500 fake hot dog buns signed by famous people.
• ★ Tour Former World’s Largest Freighter [RA] – National Museum of the Great Lakes, The 617-foot-long Col. James M. Schoonmaker was once the largest freighter in the world. Visitors can roam all over the ship, or just marvel at its size from a park-like viewing area. self-guided walking tour.

• Toledo Museum of Art – Masterpieces plus a glass pavilion.
• National Museum of the Great Lakes – Interactive exhibits and a lake freighter.
• Tony Packo’s Cafe – Famous for celebrity-signed hot dog buns.
• Old West End – Block after block of grand Victorian homes.
• Glass City River Wall – One of the largest mural walls in the U.S.
• Maumee Bay State Park – Lake Erie beach, trails, and birding.

Bowling Green

• Snook’s Dream Cars – Classic car museum in a 1940s-style showroom.
• Wood County Historical Center – Former poorhouse with rotating exhibits.

Perrysburg

• Fort Meigs Historic Site – Reconstructed War of 1812 fort.
• Funny Bone Tree – Tree with dozens of toys embedded in trunk.

Maumee

• Wolcott House Museum Complex – Early 1800s buildings in a village setting.

Sylvania

• Fossil Park – Dig your own trilobites and brachiopods.

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Other Northwest Ohio Cities

Archbold

• Sauder Village – Living history site with costumed interpreters.
• Barn Quilt Trail – Dozens of quilt-pattern murals on barns.

Bryan

• Spangler Candy Factory Store – Home of Dum Dums and candy canes.
• Etch-A-Sketch Monument – Honors local invention of classic toy.

Defiance

• ★ Tower of VW Bugs [RA] – Colorful stack of five VW Beetles at a pawn lot.
• Fort Defiance Park – Remains of a frontier fort at river confluence.

Delphos

• Canal Museum – Restored 19th-century canal-era warehouse.

Findlay

• Mazza Museum – Largest collection of original picture book art.
• Ghost Town Findlay – Recreated Wild West street and buildings.

Fostoria

• Fostoria Iron Triangle Rail Park – Popular trainspotting location.

Lima

• Allen County Museum – Egyptian mummy, pioneer artifacts, and a steam engine.
• Lincoln Park Railway Exhibit – Historic trains and cabooses.

Napoleon

• Giant Tomato Soup Can [RA] – Campbell’s Soup plant with labeled tank.
• Henry County Courthouse – Romanesque Revival architecture from 1897.

Van Wert

• Peony Festival – Town known for its flower-growing legacy.
• Brumback Library – Nation’s first county library (1901).

Wapakoneta

• Armstrong Air & Space Museum – Tribute to Neil Armstrong with moon memorabilia.

Southeast Ohio

Athens

• Athens Asylum / The Ridges – Former mental hospital with ghost tours.
• Kennedy Museum of Art – Contemporary art in former asylum.
• Ohio University Sundial – Iconic outdoor feature on campus.

Chesterhill

• Chesterhill Produce Auction – Rural auction with old-school charm.

Chillicothe (also listed in Central Ohio)

• Adena Mansion – Home of Ohio’s 6th governor, Thomas Worthington.
• Hopewell Culture National Historical Park – Earthworks from ancient Moundbuilders.
• First State Capital Marker – Commemorates Ohio’s original capital city.

Glouster

• Burr Oak State Park – Wooded hills, lake, and hiking trails.

Lancaster (also in Central Ohio)

• Decorative Arts Center of Ohio – Historic mansion with rotating exhibits.
• Georgian Museum – 1832 Federal-style house.
• Sherman House – Birthplace of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman.

Logan (also in Central Ohio)

• Pencil Sharpener Museum – Over 3,400 quirky sharpeners in a tiny building.
• Hocking Hills Scenic Attractions – Caves, waterfalls, and gorges.

Marietta

• Campus Martius Museum – Frontier life and pioneer artifacts.
• Ohio River Museum – River history with steamboats and models.
• Mound Cemetery – Ancient burial mound and graves of Revolutionary War vets.
• The Castle – 1855 Gothic Revival home with historical tours.

McConnelsville

• Twin City Opera House – Haunted 1892 theater still in use.

Nelsonville

• Stuart’s Opera House – 1879 theater hosting live events.
• Rocky Boots Factory Outlet – Giant boot welcomes shoppers.
• Hocking Valley Scenic Railway – Vintage train rides through forested hills.

New Straitsville

• Moonshine Festival – Annual event celebrating bootlegging heritage.

Pomeroy

• Court Street: Only Street Without a Cross Street – Famous oddity in downtown.
• Meigs County Courthouse – Perched dramatically on river bluff.

Shawnee

• Historic Main Street – Once-booming coal town with preserved buildings.

Zaleski

• Zaleski State Forest Moonville Tunnel – Haunted railroad tunnel deep in woods.

Southwest Ohio

Cincinnati Metro Area

Cincinnati

• American Sign Museum – Neon and vintage sign displays.
• Carew Tower Observation Deck – Art Deco skyscraper with city views.
• Cincinnati Union Terminal – 1933 train station; now museums.
• Fountain Square & Genius of Water – Iconic downtown bronze fountain.
• Krohn Conservatory – Historic greenhouse with exotic plants.
• Lucky Cat Museum – 2,000+ Japanese “maneki neko” statues.
• Mushroom House – Whimsical, organically shaped home.
• National Underground Railroad Freedom Center – Slavery and freedom history.
• Rookwood Ice Cream Parlor – Restored Art Deco train station eatery.
• Snake House – Private home covered in snake-themed art.
• St. Peter in Chains Cathedral – Notable for its architecture and mosaics.
• World Peace Bell – Once largest swinging bell in the world.

Blue Ash

• Blue Ash Airport Plane on a Pole – Tribute to former airport.

Fairfield

• Jungle Jim’s International Market – Gigantic grocery theme park with animatronics.
• Big Cheese Sculpture – Oversized wedge of Swiss cheese near deli.

Loveland

• Loveland Castle (Château Laroche) – Hand-built medieval-style castle.

Mason

• Kings Island – Giant amusement park and waterpark.
• Vortex Coaster Remains – Decommissioned ride with visible track supports.

Milford

• Promont House Museum – 1865 home of Gov. John Pattison.

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Dayton Area

Dayton

• Carillon Historical Park – Inventions, buildings, and Wright Bros exhibits.
• National Museum of the U.S. Air Force – World’s largest military aviation museum.
• Wright Brothers Memorial – Monument near Huffman Prairie.
• Wright Cycle Company Complex – Shop where they designed early aircraft.
• Paul Laurence Dunbar House – Home of celebrated Black poet.
• America’s Packard Museum – Restored showroom with luxury cars.
• Big Propeller Sculpture – Aviation-themed public art piece.
• Sunwatch Indian Village – Reconstructed Fort Ancient village.

Centerville

• Walton House Museum – 1838 home with period furnishings.
• Bill’s Donut Shop Neon Sign – Famous local donut spot with glowing classic sign.

Kettering

• Fraze Pavilion – Outdoor amphitheater with community events.
• Carved Tree Sculptures – Public art from old-growth trees.

Miamisburg

• Miamisburg Mound – One of the largest Adena burial mounds.

Springboro

• Wright B Flyer Museum – Replica of early planes on display.
• Underground Railroad Safe Houses – Homes used for freedom seekers.

Central Ohio

Columbus Metro Area

Columbus

• American Whistle Corp. Tour – Only U.S. metal whistle factory.
• Anthony Thomas Candy Factory Tour – Free samples and chocolate history.
• Arnold Schwarzenegger Statue – Outside Columbus Convention Center.
• Big Dancing Bunny – Giant kinetic rabbit sculpture.
• Columbus Museum of Art – Modern and contemporary collections.
• Cornhenge – Stonehenge-like ring of giant concrete ears of corn.
• Field of Concrete Corn – Full field of 6-ft ears, a local landmark.
• Giant Gavel – Stainless-steel sculpture at Supreme Court building.
• Giant Triceratops Skull – At Orton Geological Museum.
• Long Street Cultural Wall – Civil rights tribute in public art form.
• Lovey the Giant Ladybug – Oversized sculpture in a park.
• North Market – Food hall with vintage neon signs.
• Ohio Statehouse Museum – Rotunda, artifacts, and Lincoln’s catafalque.
• Santa Maria Ship Replica – Partial replica of Columbus’s ship (being restored).
• Shadowbox Live – Nation’s largest resident theater company.
• The Book Loft – 32-room independent bookstore maze.
• Thurber House – Author James Thurber’s former home.
• Topiary Park – Sculpted shrubs recreating Seurat’s painting.
• World’s Largest Gavel – Massive steel gavel near Supreme Court building.

Dublin

• Chief Leatherlips Monument – Stone sculpture of Wyandot chief’s head.
• Field of Giant Dancing Rabbits – Bronze sculptures in urban park.
• Watch House and Circle Mound – Public art with native symbolism.

Gahanna

• Herb Capital of Ohio – Themed signage and herb gardens.

Grove City

• Gardens at Gantz Farm – Historic herbal garden with tours.
• Big Orange Barrel – Giant construction barrel sculpture.

Hilliard

• Early Television Museum – TVs from 1920s–1950s.
• Giant Concrete Baseball – Local park tribute to Little League.

Westerville

• Anti-Saloon League Museum – Prohibition-era temperance archive.

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Other Central Ohio Cities

Chillicothe

• Adena Mansion – Home of Thomas Worthington.
• Hopewell Culture National Historical Park – Moundbuilder earthworks.
• First State Capital Marker – Plaque for original Ohio capital.

Circleville

• Pumpkin Show Giant Gourd Displays – Massive pumpkins every fall.
• World’s Largest Pumpkin Pie Pan – Oversized baking pan on display.

Delaware

• Birthplace of Rutherford B. Hayes – Marked house site.
• Olentangy Caverns – Underground cave tours and petting zoo.
• Perkins Observatory – 1931 observatory open to public.

Granville

• Alligator Mound – Ancient Native American effigy.
• Denison University Doane Museum – Oddball geology and artifacts.

Lancaster

• Decorative Arts Center of Ohio – Rotating exhibits in historic mansion.
• Georgian Museum – Restored 1832 home with period furniture.
• Sherman House – Birthplace of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman.

Logan

• Pencil Sharpener Museum – 3,400+ sharpeners in all shapes.
• Hocking Hills Scenic Attractions – Waterfalls, caves, and rock formations.

Marion

• Harding Home Presidential Site – Home and tomb of President Harding.
• World’s Largest Popcorn Ball – Gigantic snack tribute on display.
• Wyandot Popcorn Museum – Inside a carousel building, with vintage carts.

Mount Vernon

• Kokosing Gap Trail Locomotive – Train parked on rail-trail.
• Mount Vernon’s Giant Stump – Huge tree cross-section on courthouse lawn.

Newark

• Great Circle Earthworks – Massive Native American ceremonial mounds.
• Longaberger Basket Building – Giant basket-shaped former HQ.
• The Works – Science and glassblowing center in historic building.

Zanesville

• “Y” Bridge – One-of-a-kind bridge shaped like the letter Y.
• Alan Cottrill Sculpture Studio – Dozens of bronze statues outside.
• Muskingum County Courthouse Clocktower – Ornate 19th-century clock tower.
• Stone Academy – Underground Railroad and women’s rights site.