Settling into your new home in the state of Ohio? Or are you still perusing towns before the big decision to move to the state? No matter what stage of moving you are in, you will absolutely want to immerse yourself in the culture of your new city and state amidst and after settling into your home. Here are five great places to visit in Ohio for when you want a breather and some fun.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art was founded in 1913 “for the benefit of all the people forever.”1 We strive to help the broadest possible audience understand and engage with the world’s great art while honoring the highest aesthetic, intellectual, and professional standards. The museum offers dynamic experiences that illuminate the power and enduring relevance of art in today’s global society. The museum builds, preserves, studies, and shares its outstanding collections of art from all periods and parts of the world, generating new scholarship and understanding, while serving as a social and intellectual hub for its community.
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Hocking Hills State Park
Hocking Hills State Park is a state park in the Hocking Hills region of Hocking County. In some areas the park adjoins the Hocking State Forest. Within the park are over 25 miles of hiking trails, rock formations, waterfalls, and recess caves. Hocking Hills State Park is open year-round from dawn to dusk.
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
This famous museum documents the history of rock music and the artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have influenced its development. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum’s Library and Archives is the world’s most comprehensive repository of materials related to the history of rock and roll. The archival collections include music-business records from record executives, artist managers, labels, historic venues, recording studios, specialists in stage design and lighting, and long-running concert tours. The collections also contain important individual items, such as personal letters penned by Aretha Franklin, handwritten working lyrics by Jimi Hendrix, and much, much more.
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Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is a historic house museum in Akron, Ohio. The estate features a historic 65-room Tudor Revival Manor House, and recently restored Gate Lodge (birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous) and approximately 70 acres of artistically landscaped grounds and formal gardens. Stan Hywet Hall & and Gardens’ educational mission is to provide compelling, engaging and relevant learning opportunities for audiences of all ages and backgrounds, primarily driven by Stan Hywet’s overall organizational mission and identified interpretive themes. The Estate’s 70-acre landscape — including its buildings, gardens, original collections and vast archives — provide a wealth of resources to engage, challenge and educate the next generation.
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Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens
According to the Zoo’s website, “the Zoological Society of Cincinnati was founded in 1873 and officially opened its doors in 1875, making the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden the second oldest Zoo in the United States. The Zoo’s original animal collection was very small, originally consisting of just eight monkeys, two grizzly bears, three deer, six raccoons, two elk, a buffalo, a hyena, a tiger, an alligator, a circus elephant, and over four hundred birds, including a talking crow. The Zoo was founded on 65 acres in the middle of the city, and since then has acquired some of the surrounding blocks and several reserves in Cincinnati’s suburbs.” It’d be surprising if you didn’t look into Cincinnati houses for sale after experiencing the charm and majesty of this spectacular zoo.
