198 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Ohio - Atlas Obscura

Unusual Attractions in Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

American Sign Museum

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

Put-in-Bay, Ohio

Crystal Cave

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

Cleveland, Ohio

The Haserot Angel

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

Cleveland, Ohio

Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick

A collection of Wiccan artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

The Great Serpent Mound

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

The Caves of Hocking Hills State Park

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

Harry Andrews' Chateau Laroche

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in rural Ohio.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Rookwood Ice Cream Parlor

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

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Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Rookwood Ice Cream Parlor

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

Cornhenge

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

Cleveland, Ohio

West Side Market

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

Fairfield, Ohio

Jungle Jim's International Market

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

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Atlas Obscura Itineraries

A Feminist Road Trip Across the U.S.

Over the past month, Atlas Obscura has been exploring the stories of women who changed the world, from wildlife biologists and mountain climbers to Civil War spies and tattoo artists. To celebrate these daring women who struck out on their own, we’ve put together a cross-country road trip. Over 12 stops and more than 3,000 miles, this route will give you a front-row seat to women’s history in America.

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Stories About Ohio

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Be sure to use fresh, ripe peaches for this magical dessert.

This Puzzling Dessert Calls for Peaches and Physics

There's a magic trick baked into Peach Puzzle.

Harking back to ancient America, the Newark Earthworks formed a ceremonial center and a sacred site.

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Dawoud Bey, <em>Untitled #20 (Farmhouse and Picket Fence I)</em>, from the series <em>Night Coming Tenderly, Black, </em>2017, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Accessions Committee Fund purchase.

The Photographer Who Reimagined the Darkness of the Underground Railroad

How acclaimed artist Dawoud Bey used the landscape to tell the story of the unseen.

Loveland Frog, pleased to meet you.

Meet the Cryptids Haunting Ohio's Imagination

A new exhibition pays homage to some of the Buckeye State's beloved—and infamous—legends.

by Jessica Leigh Hester

Before the Civil War, the Middletown area was home to a network of abolitionist Quakers. This image shows modern-day Middletown, with the Great Miami River in the background.

The Legend of a Cave and the Traces of the Underground Railroad in Ohio

In 1892, a newspaper described a cave that sheltered 21 formerly enslaved people. Ohioans are still looking for it.

by Kevin Williams

February 14, 2020

Serbian 'pohovana piletina' leads a second, star-studded life in Barberton, Ohio.

How Serbian Immigrants Made an Ohio Town the ‘Fried Chicken Capital of the World'

From Vojvodina, with lard.

January 30, 2020

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