Ohio Travel Guide

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Cedar Point Amusement Park, Sandusky, Ohio (courtesy, Cedar Point)

Ohio Overview

Thanks to the educational reach of television, the only things some of us know about Ohio are that Cleveland rocks and that the fictional WKRP was in Cincinnati. But that only covers two cities in the state's 29 counties—and not even the capital (Columbus). Needless to say, there's much more to Ohio than simply its sitcom-based claims to fame. Bordered by five states (Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and Michigan) and 200 miles of one Great Lake (Erie), Ohio has a long and lush agrarian history. Its first inhabitants were likely the ancient, pre-Native American Hopewell culture. Later, in the 17th and 18th centuries, Iroquois, Shawnee, Delaware, Wyandot, and Ottawa Indians roamed the verdant countryside, until Europeans attracted to the good farmland began to vie for space. That land seems to have been fertile for more than just good crops: Ohio spawned eight American presidents, giving the state the occasional nickname "The Mother of Presidents." Read More