In addition to several Ohio state parks on the islands, there is plenty to do including visiting wineries, restaurants, bars, marinas and beaches. Lake Erie Islands - north of Sandusky (between Cleveland and Toledo), a group of picturesque and festive islands in Lake Erie are accessible via ferry.
According to the US National Park Service, the Cuyahoga Valley is the 5th most frequently visited park in the National Park System.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park - The only national park in Ohio.
Canton - home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the McKinley Presidential Library & Museum.It is also the home of the All-American Soap Box Derby. Akron - the county seat of Summit County, used to be known as the Rubber Capital, and has made the transition from the world's tire manufacturing hub to its high-tech Polymers Research Center, now referred to as the Polymer Capital.Columbus - the state capital and regional hub of 2 million residents.Very hilly, coal-mining country in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, rolling into Pennsylvania and West Virginia and including the Wayne National Forest. The city of Cincinnati and the portion of the surrounding metropolitan area that lies in Ohio. Includes the city of Dayton and southwest Ohio rural communities Ohio's capital Columbus and the surrounding metropolitan area. Rolling wooded foothills from the Allegheny Mountain range subside as they approach Lake Erie (definition of NEO includes 13 counties and 4.5 million people).įlat agricultural lands dotted with small cities Northeast Ohio (NEO) (including Greater Cleveland, the Wooster area, Canton-Massillion Metropolitan Area, Akron Metropolitan Area, Youngstown-Warren Metropolitan Area) Flat agricultural land dotted with cities and suburbs surrounding Toledo and stretching into Indiana to the west and Michigan to the north.Ĭontains the Firelands communities, as well as many resorts along the Lake Erie coast.