Toledo is in the northwest part of Ohio in Lucas County. This vibrant community is home to a variety of historic places, recreation opportunities and events to attend, including sporting events, concerts and other live entertainment.
Sports fans will find a number of venues for professional, college and public sports when they travel to the city. Toledo is home to the Toledo Mudhens, a minor league baseball team. Both basketball and football are played at the University of Toledo. The Rockets are the school’s football team. The Toledo Speedway is the place to be for motorsports competitions of all types, such as stock car, street stock, sprint car and midget racing. Harness racing can be enjoyed at Raceway Park. And the Maumee River is a great place to go boating and fishing.
Audiences can enjoy concerts by the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra performs at various venues around the city. The Toledo Opera Association performs at the Valentine Theatre in Toledo. The Croswell Opera House and Fine Arts Association is a community organization that provides a venue for a variety of musical performances, such as opera, rock concerts and musicals.
The Toledo Repertoire Theater is a community theater where live plays and musicals are performed, mostly by area performers who audition for the parts. The Village Players are the city’s all-volunteer, nonprofit theater group that performs plays and musicals in a renovated and remodeled church. The Around the Bend Players are the community’s comedy improv group. The University of Toledo Performing Arts Center provides a theater for students, visitors and the community to enjoy.
History buffs will want to add visits to the historic sites in the area. The Wolcott House Museum Complex includes the Wolcott House, home of James Wolcott, a prosperous business owner in the area; the Frederick House, an example of Greek Revival style architecture; the Gilbert-Flaningan Farmhouse, an “Ohio Salt-Box” house; the Monclova Country Church where Milton Wright, father of Orville and Wilbur, served as the original bishop; the Clover Leaf Depot that once served the Toledo and Grand Rapids Railroad; an old log cabin; and an old schoolhouse. The Wolcott House is the only structure original to the site.
The Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Monument, and the Fort Miami National Historic Site, both important battle sites, are part of the Toledo Metro Parks department. And, Fort Meigs, in Perrysburg, Ohio, is eight miles from Toledo. The fort was an important stop in the Northwest Territories during the War of 1812.
A visit for outdoor enthusiasts could include any of the many metro parks in the city as well as Maumee Bay State Park. Two of the metro parks are Sidecut Metropark, where visitors can view three original locks from the Miami and Erie Canal; and Wildwood Preserve, whose prairie grounds are home to a diverse collection of flora and fauna.
