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All the United States Ohio Zanesville

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Zanesville

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

Updated August 16, 2018

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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.
View into the lock’s chamber.

Zanesville, Ohio

Lock #10 on the Muskingum River

One of the last few period-correct, hand-operated canal locks in the country.
Permanently Closed
Vasehenge.

Zanesville, Ohio

Vasehenge

A circle of giant painted vases in the former pottery capital of the United States.
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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.
17 miles from Zanesville
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Longaberger’s home office.

Newark, Ohio

Longaberger Basket Building

An office built to look like a giant basket.
19 miles from Zanesville
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.
21 miles from Zanesville

Malta, Ohio

Morgan County Dungeon

This underground holding cell was forgotten for over a century and rediscovered in the 1960s.
21 miles from Zanesville
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Tim Curtis on the door of the lock.

The Ups and Downs of Being a Canal Lockmaster

Keeping a 170-year-old tradition alive on the mighty Muskingum.
by Dylan Taylor-Lehman
August 15, 2018

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