Blazing Fall Color, Outdoor Adventures and Bushels of Fun Await Visitors in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Discover blazing red, orange and yellow leaves framing waterfalls, rock cliffs, Amish farms, covered bridges and scenic rivers. Farm festivals, haunted houses, hayrides and football fans cheering signal that it's fall in Ohio.
It's the perfect time to hike up a forested hillside and gaze over a quiet valley, or enjoy a day of family togetherness picking apples and pumpkins. Cool evenings encourage snuggling with a loved one on the porch of a secluded cabin.
The autumn season offers a variety of activities in the Buckeye State.
World's Largest Amish Country
Fall is the perfect time to escape to Ohio's Amish Country and enjoy warm apple pie, family style meals, cozy inns and buggies silhouetted against the brilliant hues of rolling hills. Explore a working farm, take a ride in an Amish buggy or shop for quilts and homemade furniture.
Mystical Hocking Hills
Feel the refreshing mist of a waterfall, peek out the window of a cave, or take a mule trek along soaring rock cliffs. Experience fall colors like you have never seen before in Ohio's Hocking Hills. Snuggle-up on the porch of a secluded cabin or be called to dinner by a bagpiper at an elegant Scottish Inn.
Old-fashioned Fall Festivals
Tall Stacks Music Arts and Heritage Festival, Cincinnati, October 15-19 The Ohio River comes to life with the world's largest riverboat festival, a glorious celebration of paddlewheel steamboats and the aquatic history that shaped the American Midwest in the mid-1800s. Daily on-shore musical entertainment will include well-known jazz and blues, bluegrass, heartland rock, and folk recording artists.
Paul Bunyan Show, Nelsonville, Oct. 3-5
Nestled in the picturesque Hocking Hills, The Paul Bunyan Show features international lumberjack, pole climbing and chainsaw carving competitions. Devour a Bunyan burger and some bean soup while you watch sculptures unfold.
Covered Bridge Festival, Ashtabula County, Oct. 11-12
Explore 14 covered bridges in Ashtabula County during the Covered Bridge Festival, featuring tours, photo contests, historic vehicles, draft horses, a quilt show, and great food.
Circleville Pumpkin Show, Circleville, Oct. 15-18
Come see the "World's Largest Pumpkin Pie," and sample a variety of pumpkin foods including pumpkin burgers, pumpkin chili, pumpkin fudge, and more.
