Ohio is home to a number of resort areas that cater to travelers. For example, families looking for a weekend of fun can find one at the 364-acre Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, in northern Ohio between Toledo and Cleveland.
The Sandusky area is also a waterpark mecca, with a number of properties to choose from, including Castaway Bay, Great Wolf Lodge, Monsoon Lagoon, Soak City and others
Golfers will want to consider visiting one of Ohio's fine golf resorts, including the Avalon Inn and Resort, accessible from Cleveland; Sawmill Creek Resort, on Lake Erie; or Salt Fork Resort & Conference Center, accessible from Columbus.
Ohio's major metro areas are lively destinations in their own right, easily worth a weekend of sightseeing, dining, shopping and more.
Cleveland has renewed itself in recent years, and now offers visitors the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Great Lakes Science Center and the one-of-a-kind Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. For something more unusual, try the "Holly" Wood Christmas Movieland museum near Cleveland, which specializes in collecting movie props and mementos from Christmas-themed movies.
Columbus, the state's vibrant capital, offers a weekend's worth of activities, such as the Columbus Museum of Art, the city zoo and aquarium, and the splendid Franklin Park Conservatory. For something you can't do anywhere else, tour the American Whistle Corp. factory, the only place in the country that still makes metal whistles.
Cincinnati has much to see and do over a weekend. Take in the view from the Carew Tower & Observation Deck downtown, or walk across the Purple People Bridge to Kentucky, or explore the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal.
It's also possible to go a little off the beaten path in Ohio, even for just a weekend. Whatever your interest, you'll likely find something in Ohio to satisfy it.
For example, Dayton, Ohio, is heaven for aircraft and flight fanatics. The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright Patterson Air Force Base has over 300 aircraft, including a Stealth Bomber. Also in Dayton are the Huffman Prairie Flying Field & Interpretive Center, the Wright Cycle Company Complex, where Orville and Wilbur had their bicycle shop, and other aviation-related sites as well.
Ohio is the "mother of presidents," since no fewer than seven U.S. presidents were born in the state. It would be impossible to see all the places associated with them in a single weekend, but presidential buffs could still focus on their favorites, seeing birthplaces and other sites linked to Ohio-born U.S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft and Warren Harding.
