Ohio Day Trips by Theme

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 AdventuresCuyahoga Valley National ParkBuckeye TrailMohican State ParkOhio to Erie Bicycle TrailMuskingum Watershed Conservancy DistrictMuskingum River Water TrailOhio Power ReCreation LandThe WildsOhio Motorized TrailsGrand Lake St. Marys State ParkWayne National ForestAthens ranger districtMarietta unitIronton ranger districtMotorcyclingZipline and Canopy toursAmerican Indian CulturePre-Columbian cultureGreat Serpent MoundHopewell Culture National Historic ParkLeo Petryglyphs and Nature PreserveOhio History CenterFort AncientChief Leatherlips MonumentPowwowsGreat Mohican Annual Fall PowwowHarvest Moon GatheringAuGlaize Village Powwow and Gourd DanceMoccasin Trail PowwowWoodland Indian CelebrationBird Watchers and Nature LoversOhio Bird SanctuaryBlack Swamp Bird ObservatoryLake Katharine State Nature PreserveClifton Gorge State Nature PreserveWhipple State Nature PreserveKelley Nature PreserveThe ArtsToledo Museum of ArtCincinnati Art MuseumContemporary Art CenterButler Institute of American ArtPlayhouse SquareOutdoor DramasTecumseh!Trumpet in the LandBlue JacketThe Living WordCleveland Orchestra and Youth OrchestraColumbus Symphony OrchestraNorthern Ohio Youth OrchestraWarren Philharmonic OrchestraLakeside Symphony OrchestraCentral Ohio SymphonyCincinnati Symphony OrchestraMuseumsRock and Roll Hall of Fame and MuseumAmerican Motorcycle MuseumFirst Ladies Librarypresidential museums, librariesGarfield National Historic SiteGrant BirthplaceHarding HomeHarrison Monument and TombHayes Presidential CenterMcKinley Presidential LibraryTaft National Historic SiteWarther MuseumBicycle Museum of AmericaMuseum of CeramicsGlass Heritage MuseumMotts Military MuseumNational Packard MuseumCanton Classic Car MuseumCentral Ohio Fire MuseumLou Holtz Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame and MuseumAmerican Sign MuseumBible Walk Wax MuseumAmerican Civil War MuseumMaps Air MuseumNational Underground Railroad Freedom CenterBeaches and DunesHeadlands Dunes State Nature PreserveHeadlands Beach State ParkMaumee Bay State ParkEast Harbor State ParkKelley’s Island State ParkNickel Plate BeachHuntington Beach and Edgewater ParkFairport Harbor Lakefront BeachIsland DestinationsKelley’s IslandMiddle Bass IslandSouth Bass IslandLighthousesMarblehead LightFairport Lighthouse and Marine MuseumLorain LighthouseShips and ShipwrecksInland Seas Maritime MuseumOsprey ChartersWildwood MarinaHistoric Buildings and ArchitectureStan Hywet Hall and GardensCleveland ArcadeKirtland TempleSchoenbrunn VillageGerman VillageThompson HouseOhio HistoryPoint of BeginningFort SteubenOhio and Erie CanalRoscoe VillageSt. Helena Heritage ParkSt. Helena III Canal BoatSandy and Beaver CanalHale Farm and VillageOhio VillageRocks and MineralsFlint Ridge State ParkMuseum of CeramicsHistory of Coal MuseumBig Muskie BucketKarl E. Limper Geology MuseumAkron Fossils and Science CenterFun GetawaysCedar Point Amusement ParkKing’s Island Amusement ParkAir1 AirboatsWildwater KingdomColumbus Zoo and AquariumToledo Zoo & AquariumHocking HillsAkron ZooOhio CavernsGardens, Flowers, Arboretums, & ForestsKingwood Center GardensDawes ArboretumFellows Riverside GardensFranklin Park Conservatory and Botanical GardensSpring Grove Cemetery and ArboretumGood Spirits and Good TimesFibonacci Brewing CompanyTom’s Foolery DistilleryWatershed DistilleryOld Firehouse WineryMeier’s Wine CellersThree Rivers Wine TrailAirplanes and RailroadsNational Museum of the U.S. Air ForceArmstrong Air and Space MuseumDayton Aviation Heritage National Historic ParkWright-Dunbar Interpretive CenterHuffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive CenterThe Wright Cycle Company ComplexCarillon Historical ParkInternational Women’s Air & Space MuseumOhio Railway MuseumCuyahoga Valley Scenic RailroadHocking Valley Scenic RailwayLebanon Mason Monroe RailroadScience Museums, Nature CentersCOSI (Center for Science and Industry)National Inventors Hall of FameImagination StationLake Erie Nature and Science CenterNorth Chagrin Nature CenterCincinnati Union TerminalOutdoor MuralsPortsmouthFranklinColumbusSteubenvilleWellsvilleYellow SpringsEnjoying the SnowGreat Sled Dog Race Classic of Northeast OhioBoston Mills/Brandywine Ski ResortSnow TrailsLake MetroparksIce Man Guide ServiceWestern Reserve GreenwayWest Branch State ParkFestivalsJamboree in the HillsOhioana Book FestivalMade in Ohio Arts and Crafts FestivalCincinnati Zoo Festival of LightsSauder Village Apple WeekAll-Ohio Balloon FestivalOhio River Sternwheeler FestivalOrchards and VineyardsPeace Valley OrchardsBurnham OrchardsValley VineyardsHarmony Hill VineyardCaesar Creek VineyardsSportsPro Football Hall of FameOhio Basketball Hall of FameRoller DerbyGlass City Rollers, ToledoLittle Steel Lawless Rollers, YoungstownCentral Ohio Roller Dolls, CirclevilleAkron Roller DerbyCincinnati Roller GirlsFootballBasketballBaseballHockeyCavaliersIndiansBrownsVikingsCrusadersLumberjacksBengalsRedsBearcatsCyclonesBlue JacketsBuckeyesChillZipsFlyersBombersWalleyesPhantomsOilersOdds and EndsVelodrome ClevelandSpangler Candy Museum and FactoryB.A. Sweetie Candy CompanyPiatt CastlesOhio State ReformatoryOhio CavernsCornhengePiatt CastlesAnnie Oakley’s GraveKent State Shootings Memorial