An hour-long drive from Columbus takes you to a place called Springfield. It’s close to Yellow Springs and makes a good home base for a fun, quirky Ohio weekend. With options for interesting dining, antique shopping and outdoor exploration, you can get yourself a full Midwestern travel experience.
Tag: Sightseeing Ohio
Ohio hikes and sights while we social distance
As you’re 150% aware, we’ve been under stay-at-home orders and restricted rules for social distancing. We’re still allowed outside (yay!) so we’ve been visiting a few not-so-well-known parks and nature preserves for some hiking, as well as canoeing on the open water. This has been a welcome way to get fresh air and some exercise,…
Travel Guide: Toledo
If you’re looking for a day trip from Columbus with equal parts food, outdoors and indoors, may I suggest Toledo? We’ve been here many times, but we just went this winter for a full day, and it did not disappoint!
Day hikes from Columbus
My sister and I went on some of my favorite day hikes in Ohio. All of these hikes are less than an hour and a half from Columbus, and they offer some incredible views. Like most good Ohioans, I’ve been to Hocking Hills a number of times. I’m always amazed at how pretty it is. …
Zoar Village
Lined up in a row, on top of a counter, are neat piles of coffee, sugar, flour and grain. Each pile contains enough food for every member of each family unit. At the end of the day, one member of each family would gather at the Assembly House and be awarded food for their family’s…