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Address: 267 Lightner Rd, Port Clinton, OH 43452
The Midwest's only drive-thru safari! Here, you and the kids can enjoy animal rides, animal shows and pig races, and you can even feed a few of the animals. It is home to one of the largest alpaca and llama exhibits in the USA. One of the most exciting features is the rare giant eland, the biggest antelope in the world. You're sure to learn a lot...
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Address: 29100 W River Rd, Perrysburg, OH 43552
Fort Meigs is the largest walled fortification in the United States. William Henry Harrison ordered his troops to build this fort, located on the south side of the Maumee River, in 1812, and it was the site of two important battles during the War of 1812. Restoration and archaeological excavation of the site began in the 1960s, and the project was...
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral
Category: Best Attractions & Activities - Toledo Attractions & Activities
Address: 2535 Collingwood Ave, Toledo, OH 43610
Quietly located in a residential area west of downtown, this Plateresque (a 16th century Spanish architectural style) cathedral is unique in North America. It is beautiful and massive – an anomaly for its location in an understated neighborhood. Inside, there are mosaic altars, paintings, wall frescoes all the way to the ceilings and a fabulous...
Category: Best Attractions & Activities - Toledo Attractions & Activities
Address: 22611 State Rte 2, Archbold, OH 43502
Located one hour outside of Toledo, Sauder Village shows us what rural Ohio was like in the 1800s. There's a blacksmith, potter, quilt shop, a general store and the Barn Restaurant, where you can enjoy a great meal. Stroll through the gardens on site, or walk through the four historic homes located here.
Category: Best Attractions & Activities - Toledo Attractions & Activities
Address: 2 Hippo Way, Toledo, OH 43609
This world-renowned zoo is home to the world's first Hippoquarium, an underwater viewing area where patrons can watch the daily activity of a hippopotamus family. The zoo exhibits more than 5000 animals, including polar bears, elephants, cheetahs, snow leopards, orangutans, gray wolves, gorillas, African dogs and a variety of monkeys. The zoo also...
Category: Best Attractions & Activities - Toledo Attractions & Activities
Address: 5403 Elmer Dr, Toledo, OH 43615
57 acres of meadows and gardens play host to herbs, flowers and trees, as well as several artists' galleries, a recreated pioneer home and a gift shop. Many locals come here to volunteer in the gardens. Call ahead to schedule a guided garden tour. The Garden Cafe offers lunch and snack foods.
Toledo Museum of Art and Center for Visual Arts
Category: Best Attractions & Activities - Toledo Attractions & Activities
Address: 2445 Monroe St, at Scottwood Ave, Toledo, OH 43620
In 1901, Edward Drummond Libbey (of the Libbey Glass Factory) and his wife founded the Toledo Museum of Art. This museum has two main buildings: the Museum of Art, which houses the galleries and exhibits, and the Center for Visual Arts, which houses the museum's library and the University of Toledo's art department. World-renowned paintings,...
Category: Best Attractions & Activities - Toledo Attractions & Activities
Address: 1 Discovery Way, Toledo, OH 43604-1579
Closed to the public until fall 2009. Located in a contemporary building on the Maumee River downtown, this museum is focuses on hands-on science for all ages. Fun for the whole family. Formerly COSI.
Category: Best Attractions & Activities - Toledo Attractions & Activities
Address: 800 Collingwood Ave, Toledo, OH 43620
This is one of the few memorials in Toledo that reminds us that this city was named after Toledo, Spain, a small city right outside of Madrid. This grassy area off Collingwood Avenue, which looks more like a grassy median than a plaza, greets you at the fringe of the Historic West End neighborhood. A nice place to have a picnic lunch if you are...
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Address: 1031 River Rd, Maumee, OH 43537
Step back into the 1800s at the Wolcott House Museum. The museum is centered around James and Mary Wolcott's home, a Federal-style structure dating from the 1830s. Also on site: a log home once located on the banks of the Miami and Erie canals, a 1840s-style farmhouse, a railroad depot, a church and a 1840s Greek Revival-style home.
