Have a Grand Vacation in the Buckeye State on a Bus Rental in Ohio

Ohio is home to Cedar Point and Kings Island, both of which are among the biggest amusement parks anywhere in the world. Both have the best roller coasters.

Cedar Point (Sandusky, OH 44870) was first opened in the 1870s  and has 16 roller coasters as part of its 72 rides. King's Island (Mason, OH 45040) offers you thrill rides and family-friendly rides in its many zones: Action Zone, Coney Maul, Xbase, International Street, Planet Snoopy, Oktoberfest, Rivertown, Soak City and the seasonal Halloween Haunt.

Other amusement parks in the state include:

• Coney Island
• Erieview Park
• Geauga Lake Water Park
• Jungle Jack's Landing at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
• Memphis Kiddie Park

Ohio has great groups and places that can entertain you and enrich your vacation.

The Akron Art Museum presents regional, local, national and international art and has a collection that varies widely from American Impressionism to contemporary and modern art.  Having been open since the 1850s, the museum has several special exhibitions that focus on talented artists in painting, glass, sculpture, video, photography and other media.

Meanwhile, the Columbus Museum of Art has a great collection of contemporary art, impressionists, American modernists, cubists, and German expressionists. It also has artworks created by notable painters such as Monet, Degas, Picasso, Matisse, Bellows, Cassatt, Hopper, Demuth, O'Keeffe and Marin.

Then there is the Dayton Art Institute, which has more than 27,000 artworks that go back more than five millennia of art history. You should see their Asian collection, Baroque paintings from the 1600s, American art from the 1700s and 1800s, and their modern art holdings.

Or you can go for something unusual. The Chamberpot Gallery is an art gallery housed in the bathrooms of a replica 1880s train station. It is a unique experience to say the least. Meanwhile the Cincinnati Art Museum has a collection of more than 60,000 artworks that go back to more than six millennia.  You should also visit the Cincinnati Wing, where you could find the rich cultural, heritage and history of the city, and which has more than 400 art works created by local artists.

The Alan Cottrill Sculpture Studio & Gallery displays the sculptures of Alan Cottrill who learned the craft when he was already 38 years old, while the Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum has the Museum of Ancient Sculpture on its premises, the only one of its kind in the world. The museum has more than 70 pieces that come from Ancient Mesopotamia, Rome, Greece and Egypt. The Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum itself has 265 acres of space for its more than 80 monumental art pieces. You can have picnic on the grounds as well.

Allen Memorial Art Museum was established in the 1910s and has now one of the finest university and college collections in the country. With more than 13,000 artworks, you can also appreciate the architecture of the buildings that house the museum, including Orthodox Modernist, Midwestern Vernacular and Tuscan Renaissance.

You could also go to the Pump House Center for the Arts, which regularly puts up ten visual art exhibits that focuses on local artists in the area. Housed in an old pump house that was built in the 1880s, you can see the artworks inside a building with a great Victorian Gothic design architecture. The center also hosts the monthly Gallery Stroll that takes you through the many galleries in downtown Chillicothe. The Ashtabula Arts Center, on the other hand features fine art works that you can view for free.

The Butler Institute of American Art has a permanent collection of artworks that span more than 400 years, including those of Chuck Close, Fitz Hugh Lane, Georgia O'Keefe, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, and Winslow Homer.

Further, Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery features the works of local artists. And the Wexner Center has a range of contemporary art, including paintings, architectures, sculptures, photographs and other media. While the Taft Museum of Art is a National Historic Landmark and is among the finest small art museums in the country. It has around 700 artworks, including American and European paintings by Sargent, Rembrandt, Hals, Whistler and Turner, and other masters. You should also check out their collection of Chinese porcelain and decorative arts from Europe.

Ohio also has a thing for glass. And this is not difficult to understand as glass is definitely a thing of beauty, especially when you mold it into something functional. It also represents a look back in history during the time when glass was king, not plastic or metal. Ohio has the best glass exhibits at:

• Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art
• National Heisey Glass Museum
• The Glass Heritage Gallery

Other visual arts organization here include:

• Canton Museum of Art
• Cowan Pottery Museum
• Dayton Gallery for Young People
• Decorative Arts Center
• Kennedy Museum of Art
• Licking County Art Gallery
• Miami University Art Museum
• Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland
• Rockefeller Park, Gardens and Greenhouse
• Romanian Ethnic Art Museum
• Springfield Art Museum
• Steubenville Murals
• Studio of 5 Rings
• Temple Museum of Religious Art
• The Cleveland Museum of Art
• The Contemporary Arts Center of Cincinnati
• Toledo Museum of Art
• Wassenberg Art Center
• Zanesville Art Center

Theater and performing arts. Playhouse Square is where you could find great performances, from plays, musicals, opera, dance and ballet. Just check out the schedule of the biggest performing arts center in the region!  The Cleveland Playhouse Square Center is one of the country's premier performing arts venues and might be the biggest too. It has taken under its wing several theaters such as the  the Palace, Ohio, E. 14th, State, the Hanna, and Allen.

You could also go to the Ohio Light Opera, the only professional opera company in Ohio.

The Akron Symphony, a professional orchestra, has several performances including Concerts for Kids, Family Series concerts, Classic Series concerts, Sundays at the Elms chamber music concerts, Picnic Pops, Gospel Meets Symphony concert, Holiday Pops, among others.

There are also several noteworthy orchestras based all over the state. They ensure that grand performances are never far away and they sometimes give free concerts to the public at several locations. Check out:

• Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
• Columbus Symphony Orchestra
• Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
• The Cleveland Orchestra
• Toledo Symphony Orchestra

Another noteworthy musical group in Ohio is the Cleveland Institute of Music, which is a premiere international conservatory. They institute holds hundreds of concerts every year by students and faculty, as well as visiting musicians. These concerts are usually held at the University Circle. You could catch an opera, or the orchestra play chamber music, or student recitals. You should also catch the Mixon Hall Masters Series where you could see and hear the world's best artists.

Venues. At the Ashtabula Arts Center, you will also find the G. B. Community Theatre and the Straw Hat Theatre, which put out quality performances of the world's most famous musicals and shows. You can also catch a performance from the Ballet Theatre Company Ashtabula.

Or you could go to the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, which is one of the newest theater venues in the area. Live performances here often feature the best local companies and talents. The Midland Theatre gives you live music concerts to dance performances, while the Murphy Theatre of Wilmington gives you a range of great shows and even stand-up comedy performances.

Then there is the Renaissance Theatre, which was opened in the 1920s and is the biggest performing arts center in North and Central Ohio and which seats 1,600 people. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is currently undergoing renovations, but you can still see the facility. The Ritz Theatre, on the other hand, started its existence as a movie theater. It was renovated in 1998 and now serves as a a performance venue including plays, musical performances, and yes, movie screenings.

You also have Stuart's Opera House, which presents more than 75 events every year and is a great venue for theater and music productions. You can also go to the Woodward Opera House in downtown Mount Vernon that is the oldest authentic theater in existence today. It is also a national landmark. No performances are held here today, pending the completion of its restoration, but you can still tour the facility.

Groups. The Columbus Children's Theatre has put up drama and other performances that the young and old both find interesting. They offer six productions every year and has an academy for kids.

Cleveland is a great place to go to if you want to laugh away the stress. The city has several noteworthy comedy clubs such as the The Improv (Cleveland, OH 44113), Hilarities / Pickwick and Frolic, Bassa Vita / Bottoms Up, Something Dada, and The Winchester.

Other groups you should catch:

• At the Ohio Valley Opry, you can watch country, gospel and bluegrass musicians, among others on stage. They have been named as the best live music show in the state.
• The Players Guild Theatre is composed of volunteers who love theater. So you get professionally directed performances by students and local talents.
• Shadowbox Live combines comedy, music and theatre into one.
• The Showboat Majestic presents comedies and musicals and the chance to get on the country's last showboat.
• The Living Word Outdoor Drama presents the life of Jesus Christ, including reenactments of the Palm Sunday Entrance, the Last Supper, the Resurrection, the Sermon of the Mount and many others.
• Trumpet in the Land and the White Savage Outdoor Dramas are two productions you could catch at the Schoenbrunn Amphitheatre in New Philadelphia. Trumpet in the Land gives you a glimpse into Ohio's history starting from the very first settlement to the Gnadenhutten massacre. The White Savage tells about Simon Girty's life. Both feature great actors, great effects and horses.

If you are not satisfied just watching, become part of the action and win a prize at the Mayhem and Mystery Dinner Theatre held at the Spaghetti Warehouse (Dayton, OH 45402).

Dance. BalletMet Columbus (Columbus, Ohio, 43215) is one of the biggest dance companies in the United States. It also has an outreach program that teaches students how to dance ballet and even sends underserved and talented youth through school.

Festivals and events. You might want to enjoy a free concert at the park. Then you will appreciate the Fairborn Summer Park Series, where you can get jugglers, big bands, jazz bands and free shows and concerts. The series is held at the amphitheater of Community Park East in Fairborn.

Meanwhile, the Ohio Ballet Summer Festival serves as the opening of the Ohio Ballet's season. These free shows involve eight performances at three different venues. And the Shakespeare Festival happens at the Shaker Heights Colonnade and the Tri-C West Campus every Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in June to July. Bring a blanket and enjoy Shakespeare's greatest works here. Similar free performances also happen during the summer at the German Village in Columbus with Shakespeare in the Park.

While in Ohio, taste the state's Appalachain food offerings, which take you from diners to fine dining restaurants. so check out Trax Diner at the Dennison Depot for some piece of World War II history while enjoying seafood, Angus beef and ribs. You can also get delicious comfort food at Archwood Family Restaurant, or enjoy the street festival atmosphere while chomping down on cheese sticks, chicken wings and burgers at Warehouse 50. You could also check out Austyn's Restaurant and Lounge in Marietta, the Boondocks BBQ and Grill in McConnellsville, or 30 Mile Meal in Athens.

What do all these restaurants – Andres Lounge, Big Al's Diner,Buccis, Chez Francios, Czuchraj Meats, Happy Dog, Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream, Katzingers Deli, Lolita, Lopez Southwestern Kitchen,Lucky's Cafe, Melt Bar & Grille, Ray's Place, eti's Truck, Sokolowski's, The Greenhouse Tavern, Velvet Tango Room, and Westside Market – have in common?  All of these Ohio restaurants have been featured on TV's Best Thing I Ever Ate. And they could be the restaurants that could give you the best things you have ever eaten in your life. There are a lot of places in the state that have been featured on food shows on TV including Unique Eats, diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Man vs. Food, Eat Street, Bizarre Foods America, Restaurant Impossible, Bar Rescue and Throwdown with Bobby Flay, among other top TV shows. In fact, you could get on a bus rental in Ohio and have a food tour featuring only the best restaurants that have been featured on TV.

Some of these TV restaurants you should go to include:

• ABC the Tavern
• Blue Ash Chili Restaurant
• Camp Washington Chili Parlor
• Catanese Classic Seafood
• Company 7 BBQ
• Dim and Dem Sum
• Fire Food & Drink
• Graeter's Ice Cream
• Hot Sauce Williams
• Katz Club Diner
• Kihachi Japanese Restaurant
• Schmidt's Sausage Haus
• Skyline Chili Restaurant
• Sterle's Slovenian Country House
• Sugardaddy's Sumptuous Sweeties
• Terry's Turf Club
• The Black Sheep
• The West Side Market
• Trattoria Roman Gardens
• Washington Place Bistro Inn

And then there are some local favorites that are sure to catch your fancy as well:

• Cheese Coney is Cincinnati's best place to get great hot dogs.
• Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is where you could try new and innovative ice cream flavors and combinations. Check out their ice cream with a side of goat cheese!
• Lolita Burger is run by Michael Symon and serves the best burgers in the state.
• Miller's Chicken serves the best fried chicken and chicken sandwiches, both of which could rival the South!
• The Sausage Shoppe is where you could buy the best sausages, wine and cheddar cheese.
• The Winds Cafe & Bakery has a great farm to table philosophy and great coffee!
• Tony Packo's gives you the best Hungarian food in Toledo.
• Other restaurants on this list include: New Sandusky Fish Company, El Greco's Pizza Villa, Landes Fresh Meats, and Tip Top Kitchen & Cocktails.

Shopping. Shopping in Cincinnati gives you a world of choices. Be sure to get branded clothing and other items at rock bottom prices at the state's many outlets. Cincinnati Premium Outlets in Monroe has more than 100 outlet stores that range from Samsonite to Converse to Michael Kors and that prove that you could get great discounts from the world's best brands here. On top of that, you could also shop for bargains at 70 outlet stores at Aurora Farms Premium Outlet. Meanwhile, Lodi Station Outlets have 60 stores to choose from, and Jefferson has a Tanger Outlet Center that offers you up to 40% discounts on such brands as Levi's, Kate Spade and Old Navy. You also have Cincinnati Mills, which mixes outlet malls and regular shops in one space, while the Libbey Glass Outlet Store has a fine selection of glassware that you could check out.

The state also has a variety of malls that you can go to. Belden Village Mall is anchored by Macy's, Sears, and Dillard's. It has 100 stores for you to visit. Chapel Hill Mall has a little over a hundred stores for you and has Sears, Macy's and JCPenney as anchors.

Meanwhile, Dayton Mall has 175 stores and Eastwood Mall has 200 stores. You can also shop at the 100 stores at Midway Mall, anchored by JC Penney, Sears, and Macy's. Southern Park Mall is a Simon Property Group mall.

Other malls you can go to are:

• Ashtabula Towne Square
• Colony Square Mall
• Eastgate Mall in Cincinnati
• Eastland Mall in Columbus
• Findlay Village Mall
• Great Lakes Mall
• Indian Mound Mall
• Lima Mall
• Miami Valley Centre Mall
• Ohio Valley Mall
• Sandusky Mall
• Summit Mall
• The Greene Town Center
• The Mall at Fairfield Commons
• Town and Country Shopping Center (Kettering)
• Upper Valley Mall

Then there are the shopping districts in the state. Check out Wooster, where you could get a perfect American downtown and main street experience. Here, you could shop, dine and exercise all in one place. There is the Gallery in the Vault for some of the best artworks you can buy, or Moorefield Pottery and MacKenzie's Silver & Gold for some of the best jewelry and pottery here. You can get great gift items at The Wooster Gift Corner and A Sentimental Journey. You can also go to Artfind Tile, where you can go home with a rare tile to display! For antique lovers, check out the Uptown/Downtown Antique Emporium and find a vintage item from one of the more than 100 booths here.

Speaking of antiques, go to the Antiques & Crafts on the Ohio (New Richmond, Ohio 45157), which is a premier antiques show that opens every second Saturday from May to October.

Further, Miami County is the perfect place for a girlfriend getaway, where the ladies can get all day shopping at unique shops all over the county.

Other districts you should go to include the German Village in Columbus, Loudonville-Mohican, Quaker Square, Historic Roscoe Village, Settler's Village, and the West Side Market.

And some shops you should not miss:

• Antiques & Crafts on the Ohio
• Big Fun Toy Store
• Cooper's Cider Mill
• Everything Rubbermaid Store
• First Friday Celebrations 2013
• Grandpa's Pottery
• Guernsey County Farmers Market
• Jungle Jim's International Market
• Keim Family Market
• Perrysburg Farmers Market
• Premium Outlets
• Sauder Village Woodcarver's Show & Sale
• Sweetapple Farm Market
• The Arcade
• The Backpackers Shop
• The Candy Cane Christmas Shoppe
• Toys Time Forgot
• Ye Olde Mill

Golfers have a lot of options as far as golf courses in Ohio is concerned. Check out the best public golf courses where you could play 18-hole golf:

• Apple Valley Golf Course
• Avalon Golf and Country Club
• Eagle Creek Golf Club
• Longaberger Golf Club (Nashport, OH 43830)
• Millstone Hills Golf Course
• Mohican Hills Golf Club
• Pleasant View Golf Club
• River Greens Golf Course
• Sable Creek Golf Course
• Seven Hills Country Club
• Shale Creek Golf Club
• Sugar Bush Golf Club
• The Quary Golf Club
• Windmill Lakes Golf Course
• Yankee Run Golf Course

You can also get great 9-hole games at these courses:

• Beech Creek Golf Course
• Fairgreens Golf Club
• Harbor Hills Country Club
• Lincoln Hills Golf Club
• London Country Club
• Mud Run Golf Course
• Mulligan Springs Golf Course
• Ohio University Golf Course
• Raymond C. Firestone Golf Course
• Suffield Springs Golf Course

Sports. The Buckeye State has professional sports teams in basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer and football:

• Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League
• Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association
• Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball
• Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League
• Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer

Check out the state's many sports venues, including:

• Covelli Centre
• Derby Downs
• Don Edwards Park
• Donnell stadium
• Doyt Perry Stadium
• Foundation Field
• Goldsberry Track
• Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park
• Hobart Arena
• Miami Valley Gaming
• Ohio Softball Field
• Ohio University Aquatic Center
• Ossian C. Bird Arena
• Pruitt Field
• Roy Rike Field
• Schmidt Field House
• SeaGate Convention Centre
• Selby Field
• Sports Plus Arena
• Stambaugh Stadium
• Summit County Fairgrounds Arena Complex
• Wall2Wall Soccer

There are several landmarks that you should see while in Ohio.

First, you should see Superman. Ohio has a big plaque that honors the creators of Superman, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster at a small clock tower. Siegel and Shuster lived in Cleveland.  Then head out to the Big Bottom, a memorial to commemorate the war between settlers and Indians, that late led to the  a four-year war where a lot of blood was shed. Buffington Island Monument in Pomeroy pays tribute to the soldiers who fought in a battle that was one of the many fought during the Civil War.

The Campus Martius Museum tells about immigration and the migrants of the state. You can find exhibits here that relates to the first American settlement, to local Indian tribes, as well as life in Marietta in the early 1700s. Heritage Hall has several rotating historical exhibits that focuses on the industrial and business history of Hamilton. This is where you find the Robert McCloskey Museum, which pays tribute to the children's book author and artist.  Also, check out the Garst Museum is a huge museum that has seven different wings that houses Native American artifacts, a military exhibit, among others. You could also find the Annie Oakley Center here.

Each of the counties and cities in the state has its own museum or historical society that offers you a chance to learn more about the area's history.

• Alpine Hills Historical Museum
• Ashtabula County History Museum
• Athens County Historical Society & Museum
• Aurora Historical Society Museum
• Bedford Ohio Historical Society Museum
• Brooklyn Historical Society
• Cuyahoga Valley Historical Museum
• Euclid Historical Museum
• Garfield Heights Historical Museum
• Knox County Historical Museum
• Lawrence County Museum
• Mercer County Historical Museum
• Ottawa County Historical Museum
• Rombach Place: Clinton County Historical Society Museum
• Seneca County Museum
• Shelby Museum of History
• Solon Historical Museum
• Strongsville Historical Society Village
• Van Wert County Historical Museum
• Warren County Historical Museum
• Western Reserve Historical Society
• Wood County Historical Center and Museum

Then there are the historic attractions related to the war. Fort Amanda tells the story of life during the 1812 war. Here you could read the diary of Ensign William Schillinger, a militiaman during those times and records everything from the weather, personal thought and other events. Another notable fort you could go to is the Fort Meigs State Memorial, which is the biggest reconstructed fort in the country at 10-acres. It is located in the original site and you could tour the blockhouses, artillery batteries and see the exhibits here.

Meanwhile, Lake View Cemetery is where several notable people such as James Salisbury, Charles Pinkney, Eliot Ness, Carl Stokes, Garrett Morgan, Ray Chapman, and Coburn Haskell are buried. Be sure to visit the monuments here: President Garfield's Tomb, John D. Rockefeller's Monument and the Collinwood School Fire Memorial.

Massillon Museum, on the other hand, has its fill of circus memorabilia. Plus you could find a lot of items and artifacts here that relate to local history. Meanwhile, the Mid Ohio Historical Museum is also known as the Doll and Toy Museum, which showcases toys and dolls dating back to the 1600s.

More childhood memories? How about going to the Museum at Buckeye Lake where you would learn more about the famous amusement park and its history during the 1930s throught the 1950s. There are photos, artifacts and restored rides for you to enjoy.

The Ohio Historical Center is a world famous museum that gives you a history lesson on the state from the time of the Ice Age right up to the 1970s.

Other historical sites you can go to include:

• Bear's Mill
• Black River Historical Museum
• Captain Hook's Tomb
• Custer Memorial
• Fort Jefferson, Greenville Ohio
• Fort Recovery
• Gnadenhutten Monument and Gnadenhutton Museum
• Historic Fort Steuben
• Johnston Farm
• Lake Erie Island Museum
• Lima Firefighters Memorial
• Mahler Museum
• Mansfield Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building Museum
• Oberlin Heritage Center
• Old Courthouse Museum
• Perry Historical Museum
• Portage County Historical Society and Museum
• President Benjamin Harrison Tomb
• President Warren Harding Tomb and Monument
• Quantrill's Raiders

You could also get on a bus rental in Ohio and tour the state's many historic homes, churches and buildings. It helps to have a bus rental in Ohio to see more of these structures and for you to be able to admire their architecture or explore what's inside in comfort and convenience. Some of the homes you could check out include Carriage Hill Farm and Museum, Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Follett House Museum, Freshwater Farms of Ohio, Garfield Birth Site, Monument & Historic. Site, Hardin County Historical Museums, Hardin Village & Farm, Harriet Beecher Stowe House, John T. Wilson Homestead, Land of the Cross Tipped Churches, Ohio Statehouse Museum, Old Stone House Museum, Robbins-Hunter Museum, Sherwood-Davidson House Museum, Slate Run Historical Farm, Tallmadge Historical Church, Toledo's Historic Old West End, Webb House Museum, William Howard Taft National Historic Site, and Young's Jersey Dairy.

Ohio has some of the country's most beautiful gardens. Visit the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens where you could admire the flowers, the gardens, the plants and the butterflies. The garden has a new children's area, as well. You can also stroll down the gardens at Toledo Botanical Garden where you could also get 60 acres of plant life. You can also go walking, reading, bird watching, and take photographs here. The Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens has gardens at three different locations around the campus. They have the Learning Gardens at the Howlett Hall with varied dwarf conifers, perennials, tropicals, annuals, container gardens, wildflowers, among others. Then there is the 14-acre garden on Lane Avenue where you could find the van Wade Hosta Collection and a labyrinth garden. Lastly there is the north site, near the Bill Davis Baseball Stadium, where you can have a pond and Ohio trees.

The Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati educates the public with a library of over 2,000 gardening books and floral gardens. It is also responsible for turning 50 abandoned properties into community gardens. It also has the Green Learning Station, which educates the public on green gardening such as net zero water and energy consumption, LEED certification, green roof and others.

The Cleveland Botanical Garden, on the other hand, has some of the best gardens in the Midwest, featuring 10 landscaped natural and formal gardens. Check out the Children's Garden, and the Eleanor Armstrong Smith Glasshouse.

The Park of Roses in Columbus has 13 acres filled with at least 11,000 rose bushes that come from at least 350 rose varieties.

Other gardens in the state include:

• Cox Arboretum & Gardens
• Dawes Arboretum
• Holden Arboretum
• Inniswood Metro Gardens
• Kingwood Center
• Krohn Conservatory
• Mount Airy Forest and Arboretum
• Secrest Arboretum
• Stranahan Arboretum
• Topiary Garden
• Wegerzyn Gardens and Horticultural Center

And then there are the state's many parks. You can go to the most popular state parks in the state.

• Alum Creek State Park
• Cleveland Lakefront State Park
• East Harbor State Park
• Grand Lake St. Marys State Park
• Hocking Hills State Park

Or, you might want to go to parks that are just teeming with activities:

• Caesar Creek State Park where you could get the best outdoor recreation in the entire southwest Ohio. You could go hiking, fishing, camping, and boating.
• Dillon State Park, where you get family cottages that has modern amenities, including air conditioning, cable television, and an electric kitchen. There are camp sites, a swimming beach, a game area, boat ramps and trails.
• Muskingum River State Park is where at least 7,000 boaters go to fish every year. There are also picnic and play areas here, along with private camps and canoeing and kayaking facilities.
• The Findley State Park has great hiking trails that offer you the best chance to see wildlife and wildflowers. There is a campground here, as well as facilities for sand volleyball, basketball, horseshoe pits, mountain biking, boating, canoeing and other water activities.

Other parks you should consider include the Malabar Farm State Park, Mary Jane Thurston State Park and Wild Adams County Ohio.

Looking for the best campgrounds? then you should check out these parks:

• A.W. Marion State Park
• Beaver Creek State Park
• Indian Lake State Park
• Muskingum River Parkway State Park
• South Bass Island State Park
• Wolf Run State Park

Ohio is home to two world-class zoos: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

The Cincinnati Zoo is a multi-awarded zoo that also holds the distinction of being the second zoo in the country. You could find a lot of endangered plants and animals here including Indian rhinos, macaws, Brazilian ocelots, Western Lowland gorillas and cheetahs.

The Columbus Zoo is an American favorite. The zoo has bee in operation since 1927 and has been under the direction of Jack Hanna. The zoo currently has more than 7,000 animals and includes a golf resort, an amusement park and a water park.

Other zoos in the state include:

• African Safari Wildlife Park
• Akron Zoological Park
• Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
• Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
• The Wilds
• Toledo Zoological Gardens