This guidebook is jam-packed with hundreds of Ohio's best destinations, and they're organized by theme-so readers can decide what to do and then find where to do it.

Cathy Hester Seckman is a lifelong resident of East Liverpool, Ohio, and a graduate of East Liverpool City High School and West Liberty State College (now University). She has written for newspapers and magazines, including many travel articles, since 1985. She has written a history of her hometown for Arcadia Publishing and has indie-published two novels and an anthology. Her short fiction has been published in several magazines. As a back-of-the-book indexer, she has also written more than 150 indexes, mostly for textbooks, on a wide range of topics from dentistry to terrorism to literary criticism. She enjoys camping and motorcycling, especially in Ohio, has seen 47 states, and looks forward to visiting the final three.

Outdoor Adventures
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Buckeye Trail
Mohican State Park
Ohio to Erie Bicycle Trail
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
Muskingum River Water Trail
Ohio Power ReCreation Land
The Wilds
Ohio Motorized Trails
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park
Wayne National Forest
Athens ranger district
Marietta unit
Ironton ranger district
Motorcycling
Zipline and Canopy tours
American Indian Culture
Pre-Columbian culture
Great Serpent Mound
Hopewell Culture National Historic Park
Leo Petryglyphs and Nature Preserve
Ohio History Center
Fort Ancient
Chief Leatherlips Monument
Powwows
Great Mohican Annual Fall Powwow
Harvest Moon Gathering
AuGlaize Village Powwow and Gourd Dance
Moccasin Trail Powwow
Woodland Indian Celebration
Bird Watchers and Nature Lovers
Ohio Bird Sanctuary
Black Swamp Bird Observatory
Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve
Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve
Whipple State Nature Preserve
Kelley Nature Preserve
The Arts
Toledo Museum of Art
Cincinnati Art Museum
Contemporary Art Center
Butler Institute of American Art
Playhouse Square
Outdoor Dramas
Tecumseh!
Trumpet in the Land
Blue Jacket
The Living Word
Cleveland Orchestra and Youth Orchestra
Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra
Warren Philharmonic Orchestra
Lakeside Symphony Orchestra
Central Ohio Symphony
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Museums
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
American Motorcycle Museum
First Ladies Library
presidential museums, libraries
Garfield National Historic Site
Grant Birthplace
Harding Home
Harrison Monument and Tomb
Hayes Presidential Center
McKinley Presidential Library
Taft National Historic Site
Warther Museum
Bicycle Museum of America
Museum of Ceramics
Glass Heritage Museum
Motts Military Museum
National Packard Museum
Canton Classic Car Museum
Central Ohio Fire Museum
Lou Holtz Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame and Museum
American Sign Museum
Bible Walk Wax Museum
American Civil War Museum
Maps Air Museum
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Beaches and Dunes
Headlands Dunes State Nature Preserve
Headlands Beach State Park
Maumee Bay State Park
East Harbor State Park
Kelley's Island State Park
Nickel Plate Beach
Huntington Beach and Edgewater Park
Fairport Harbor Lakefront Beach
Island Destinations
Kelley's Island
Middle Bass Island
South Bass Island
Lighthouses
Marblehead Light
Fairport Lighthouse and Marine Museum
Lorain Lighthouse
Ships and Shipwrecks
Inland Seas Maritime Museum
Osprey Charters
Wildwood Marina
Historic Buildings and Architecture
Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens
Cleveland Arcade
Kirtland Temple
Schoenbrunn Village
German Village
Thompson House
Ohio History
Point of Beginning
Fort Steuben
Ohio and Erie Canal
Roscoe Village
St. Helena Heritage Park
St. Helena III Canal Boat
Sandy and Beaver Canal
Hale Farm and Village
Ohio Village
Rocks and Minerals
Flint Ridge State Park
Museum of Ceramics
History of Coal Museum
Big Muskie Bucket
Karl E. Limper Geology Museum
Akron Fossils and Science Center
Fun Getaways
Cedar Point Amusement Park
King's Island Amusement Park
Air1 Airboats
Wildwater Kingdom
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Toledo Zoo & Aquarium
Hocking Hills
Akron Zoo
Ohio Caverns
Gardens, Flowers, Arboretums, & Forests
Kingwood Center Gardens
Dawes Arboretum
Fellows Riverside Gardens
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum
Good Spirits and Good Times
Fibonacci Brewing Company
Tom's Foolery Distillery
Watershed Distillery
Old Firehouse Winery
Meier's Wine Cellers
Three Rivers Wine Trail
Airplanes and Railroads
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Armstrong Air and Space Museum
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park
Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center
Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center
The Wright Cycle Company Complex
Carillon Historical Park
International Women's Air & Space Museum
Ohio Railway Museum
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
Hocking Valley Scenic Railway
Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad
Science Museums, Nature Centers
COSI (Center for Science and Industry)
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Imagination Station
Lake Erie Nature and Science Center
North Chagrin Nature Center
Cincinnati Union Terminal
Outdoor Murals
Portsmouth
Franklin
Columbus
Steubenville
Wellsville
Yellow Springs
Enjoying the Snow
Great Sled Dog Race Classic of Northeast Ohio
Boston Mills/Brandywine Ski Resort
Snow Trails
Lake Metroparks
Ice Man Guide Service
Western Reserve Greenway
West Branch State Park
Festivals
Jamboree in the Hills
Ohioana Book Festival
Made in Ohio Arts and Crafts Festival
Cincinnati Zoo Festival of Lights
Sauder Village Apple Week
All-Ohio Balloon Festival
Ohio River Sternwheeler Festival
Orchards and Vineyards
Peace Valley Orchards
Burnham Orchards
Valley Vineyards
Harmony Hill Vineyard
Caesar Creek Vineyards
Sports
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame
Roller Derby
Glass City Rollers, Toledo
Little Steel Lawless Rollers, Youngstown
Central Ohio Roller Dolls, Circleville
Akron Roller Derby
Cincinnati Roller Girls
Football
Basketball
Baseball
Hockey
Cavaliers
Indians
Browns
Vikings
Crusaders
Lumberjacks
Bengals
Reds
Bearcats
Cyclones
Blue Jackets
Buckeyes
Chill
Zips
Flyers
Bombers
Walleyes
Phantoms
Oilers
Odds and Ends
Velodrome Cleveland
Spangler Candy Museum and Factory
B.A. Sweetie Candy Company
Piatt Castles
Ohio State Reformatory
Ohio Caverns
Cornhenge
Piatt Castles
Annie Oakley's Grave
Kent State Shootings Memorial