African Safari Wildlife
Park - Port Clinton near Sandusky. Drive
through safari featuring over 300 animals representing 50 species on 100
acres. General information, admission and directions.
Akron Zoological Park - Includes
children's farm. General information, admission, zoo map and animal photos and
descriptions.
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden -
70 acres includes children's zoo. General information, animal photos and
descriptions, and virtual exhibits.
Cleveland Botanical Garden -
Offers ten acres that are home to many different formal and natural gardens
and a large glasshouse. Includes list of exhibits and schedule.
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - Thousands
of animals on 165 acres, includes children's farm. General information, animal
photos and descriptions, a virtual tour and online games.
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium -
Open year round, houses 11,000 animals representing 700 species on 400 acres,
includes a children's playground, carousel, and train. Site has general
information, zoo history, news releases, and animal photos and descriptions.
Cox Arboretum & Gardens Metropark - 189
acres of gardens and natural areas in Dayton. Provides descriptions of
specialty gardens, information about the history, schedule of events, visiting
and volunteering information.
Franklin Park Conservatory - Glasshouse
in Columbus featuring several collections of plants from different habitats.
Virtual tour, educational programs, visitor information.
Great Ohio Coaster Club - A
social organization dedicated to the enjoyment of the ultimate scream machine,
the roller-coaster, thrill rides, and amusement parks.
Kingwood Center -
A 47-acre former estate garden in Mansfield, with collections of
peonies, herbs and roses, daylilies and irises, as well as general display
gardens. Open free to the public. Includes visitor and membership information.
Mill Creek MetroParks - Part
of this recreation and preservation area in Mahoning Valley are Fellows
Riverside Gardens, with large spring bulb displays, and collections of woody
plants, perennials, and roses. Visitor information and photos.
Ohio Caverns - Opening
hours, tour information and history. Located in West Liberty.
Ohio Central Railroad Excursions - Provides
the schedule and details for steam or diesel power passenger train rides.
Includes photos, maps and online ticket purchase.
Ohio Light Stations - Historic light station
information and photographs from the U.S. Coast Guard.
Ohio
Lighthouses - Interactive map showing
location of lights along Lake Erie, with photos and information on each.
Olentangy Indian Caverns - Thirty
minute tours re-create the days of lost Indian tribes and pioneer explorers.
Delaware.
Perry's Cave -
Guided tours through a natural limestone cave, offering gemstone mining
outside and a unique gift shop inside. Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island, Lake
Erie.
Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens - The
gardens surrounding this majestic country house, now a museum, were designed
by Warren Henry Manning and Ellen Biddle Shipman, and include a birch allee,
breakfast room, English, and Japanese gardens, a conservatory, and a lagoon.
The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden - The
botanical gardens interspersed with the zoo areas include pollinator,
butterfly, and oriental gardens, a dinosaur garden, wetland trails, and an
endangered species area.
The Dawes Arboretum - Facility
near Columbus with large collections of woody plants, as well as natural
areas. Photos, history, events, reports, collections, and visitor information.
The Holden Arboretum -
This large facility features display gardens with collections of many shrubs
and trees, most notably crabapples, rhododendrons, magnolias, and conifers, as
well as hedge and wildflower gardens. Information about visiting, research,
education, and events.
The Wilds -
Cumberland near Columbus. Animal park where African, Asian, and North American
species roam freely on over 9000 acres. Site has general information,
available tours and animal photos.
Toledo Botanical Garden - Features
shade, herb and perennial gardens, a section dedicated to All America
Selections vegetables and flowers, and a hosta collection.
Toledo Harbor Lighthouse
Preservation Society - Society to preserve,
restore and memorialize the history of the lighthouse and to provide periodic
public access. Site has history and information on meetings, festival,
membership and other projects.
Toledo Zoo - Exhibits
include an aquarium, African savanna, a hippoquarium and a children's zoo.
Site has general information, a zoo map with virtual tour and animal photos,
video and webcams.
