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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Newark

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Newark, Ohio

Updated July 3, 2024

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National Heisey Glass Museum

Newark, Ohio

National Heisey Glass Museum

One of the most popular brands of glass among collectors, the story of the A.H. Heisey & Company glassmaker is told in this Newark museum.
Dawes Arboretum Hedge

Newark, Ohio

Dawes Arboretum Hedge Letters

One of the world's largest hedge letterings spells out this arboretum's name over 2,040 feet.
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Longaberger's home office.

Newark, Ohio

Longaberger Basket Building

An office built to look like a giant basket.
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Inscription above the entrance to the courthouse.

Somerset, Ohio

Old Perry County Courthouse

The nearly 200-year-old building displays a perplexing grammatical error.
18 miles from Newark
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Mount Vernon, Ohio

Knox County Poorhouse

Abandoned former poorhouse, bible college, and haunted house in an Ohio hamlet.
21 miles from Newark
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Vasehenge.

Zanesville, Ohio

Vasehenge

A circle of giant painted vases in the former pottery capital of the United States.
22 miles from Newark
Aerial view of the Fifth Y-Bridge

Zanesville, Ohio

Zanesville Y-Bridge

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.
22 miles from Newark
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