Visiting Southwest Ohio

Van Cleve Bicycle in Dayton Ohio

Southwest Ohio

Southwest Ohio is mostly gently rolling hills and fertile topsoil. The area is highlighted by Cincinnati, Ohio the Queen City of the West. But other major metro areas include Dayton, Springfield, Chillicothe and Portsmouth.

Wright Brothers of Dayton

Dayton Ohio was at one time the center of the country. The city has a rich heritage of inventions and innovations, with more patents per capita than any other city in the nation.

Once mostly agricultural, Southwest Ohio has lost much of its farm lands to suburban development.

 

Railway Car on display in Carrillon Park, Dayton Ohio

Electric Railway Car on display at Carillon Park. Carillon Park has a new railway display building to house their locomotive, interurban, and railway displays.

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Air Force Museum

Free and open daily, the National Museum of the United States Air Force features the full gamut of flight. Located at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, the museum is a must see for anyone with an interest in flight.

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Harry Toulmin, Springfield Ohio attorney

Springfield dedicates statue to Harry Toulmin

Almost everyone knows that we recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of Wright brothers first flight in 2003, but did you know that we also celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Wright brother's flying machine patent in 2006?

To mark the anniversary of this historic event, Springfield recently erected a statue of Harry Toulmin the Wright brothers patent attorney.

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Adena

Adena set to decorate for the holidays

Holidays at Adena will be presented Nov. 10-11, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Adena Mansion & Gardens in Chillicothe. Thomas Worthington’s home will be decorated for the holidays, with tours focusing on early 19th-century holiday customs with period holiday music, refreshments, a chance to make a souvenir and shopping in the museum store.

Ohio's Major Regions...

Ohio is a diverse state from rolling hills to flat planes with each region offering a variety of interesting locations and things to do, see and experience. For a quick intro of each region, click on the map below.

5 Geographic Regions of Ohio Northwest Ohio Northeast Ohio Southwest Ohio Southeast Ohio Central Ohio

TOSRV in Portsmouth

Each year on Mother's Day Weekend, 1000s of bicyclists make their way from Columbus to Portsmouth and back on the 2 day Tour of the Scioto River Valley. Above photo is of cyclists pedaling past a small part of the Flood Wall Mural in Portsmouth.

 

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Wescott Car


Kings Island

Beach Waterpark
2590 Water Park Drive
Mason, Ohio 45040
(513) 398-7946

Great Wolf Lodge
2501 Great Wolf Drive
Mason, Ohio 45040
(800) 913-WOLF

Kings Island
Kings Island Dr
Mason, Ohio 45040
(800) 288-0808

Coney Island Amusement Park
6201 Kellogg Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45228
( 513) 232-8230

Ohio Wineries

In 1854, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote his poem, Catawba Wine, to memorialize the Cincinnati's vineyards.

Today there are about 15 Wineries in Southwestern Ohio.

Anderson Winery
5710 Wooster Pike
Cincinnati, Ohio 45227
(513) 624-0651

Burnet Ridge
6721 Richard Avenue
College Hill, Ohio 45224
(513) 522-4203

Harmony Hill Vineyards
2534 Swings Corner Point Isabel Road
Bethel, Ohio 45106
513-734-3548

Henke Winery
3077 Harrison Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45211
513-662-9463

Kinkead Ridge Estate Winery
513-734-3548
Ripley, Ohio 45167
937-392-6077

McIntosh Winery & Restaurant
2033 Bethel New Hope Rd
Bethel, Ohio 45106
( 937) 379-1159

Meier's Wine Cellars
6955 Plainfield Road
Silverton, Ohio 45236
(513) 891-2900

Meranda Nixon Winery
6517 Laycock Rd.
Ripley, Ohio 45167
(937) 392-4654

Moyer's Vineyards, Winery & Restaurant
3859 US Route 52
Manchester, Ohio 45144
(937) 549-2957

Valley Vineyards
2276 E US 22
Morrow, Ohio 45152
(513) 899-2485

Vinoklet Winery
11069 Colerain Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45252
(513) 385-9309

Woodstone Creek Winery & Distillery
3641 Newton Ave
Cincinnati, Ohio 45207
(513) 569-0300

Cedar Bog
located 4 miles south of Urbana and 1 mile west of US Route 58. Cedar Bog is a haven for scores of plant and animal species commonly found in the area after the last ice age, but are now are considerably rare.

Hueston Woods State Park
is located in Butler and Preble counties. The park is nearly 3,000 acres of natural resources for outdoor recreation, such as hiking, fishing, canoeing, and unique to this region -- fossil hunting.

Caesar Creek Gorge State Park
highlighted by clear blue waters, scattered woodlands, meadows and steep ravines. The park offers some of the finest outdoor recreation in southwest Ohio including boating, hiking, camping and fishing. Located at 8570 E State Route 73 Waynesville, Ohio 45068

Greenville Falls Park
is 92 acres with hiking trail and viewing platform high above the falls area on Greenville Creek. Greenville Falls is located west of Covington on the corner of Rangeline Road and Covington-Gettysburg Road at 9140 Covington-Gettysburg Rd., Covington, Ohio

Fair at New Boston

Each Labor Day weekend, the Fair at New Boston is held just west of Springfield Ohio at George Rogers Clark State Park.

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Seip Mound

Southwest Ohio has numerous mounds and earthworks like the Seip Mound located 14 miles southwest of Chillicothe. Also in the area about 25 miles southwest of there, is the Serpent Mound, the largest effigy mound in the world.

 


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