Explore & Enjoy

4Watch vintage cars, motorcycles, Nascar & Indy cars, and more maneuvering on one of the toughest road courses in America at MidOhio Sports Car Course. 4The Ohio State

Reformatory/Shawshank

State Prison is known for its history and is a famous movie site as well as a thrill-lovers paradise - well known as one of Ohio’s most unusual haunted experiences. 4Visit Kingwood Center Gardens, a 47-acre estate and one of the nation’s finest botanical gardens, along with guided mansion tours and events. 4Visit Malabar Farm for house tours, hiking, hayrides, horse camp, and special events scheduled throughout the year. Also the wedding site of Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall! 4Adrenaline junkie? Tree Frog Canopy Tour will take you through the tree tops by means of zip lines, sky bridges, and rappels in the Loudonville-Mohican area. 4Looking for an outdoor/water experience? Pleasant Hill Lake Park/Mohican State Park has outdoor activities, boating, skiing, camping, hiking, fishing and hunting. 4Spend more time outdoors at Clearfork Reservoir. Breathtaking views, Ohio’s finest musky fishing, boat rentals, a camp ground, hiking trails, and scenic picnic areas.

4Relax, enjoy and get to know nature at Charles Mill Lake. Over 500 campsites, a swimming beach, cabins, hiking trails, specials events and more.

4Pedal through some of the most scenic parts of North Central Ohio. The Richland B&O Trail is an 18.5 mile paved bike trail connecting Mansfield, Lexington, Bellville and Butler.

4Looking for fun in the snow? Have fun skiing, snowboarding, tubing and other winter activities at Snow Trails Ski Resort.

4Golf courses galore! See page 36 for some excellent options!

4The Gorman Nature Center provides more than three miles of public trails on 150 acres of forests, fields, prairies, ponds and streams.

4Visit the Ohio Bird Sanctuary to hand feed the aviary residents and learn about the rehabilitation of native birds of prey and songbirds.

4Catch a show at the Renaissance Theatre which offers musical theatre, comedy, symphony concerts, rock concerts, family-themed acts, and arts education programming.

4Enjoy a play at the Mansfield Playhouse, the 2nd oldest continuously-producing community theater in the state, and the largest producing company.

4Interested in art? The Richland Academy of the Arts is an excellent combination of arts and education with classes in all art disciplines, for all ages.

4Many exhibitions and special events can be found at the Mansfield Art Center, a one of a kind building and grounds. 4Ride the carrousel at the Richland Carrousel Park in downtown Mansfield. There are 30 horses and 22 menagerie figures that were designed, carved and painted by Carrousel Works in Mansfield. 4The Buckeye Imagination Museum exhibits makes learning fun through creativity, exploration, imagination, and self-discovery with science, art, & literacy. 4See a reproduction of a turn of the century Fire Station and hear the antique alarm bell at the Mansfield

Fire Museum.

4Step back in time! The Mansfield Memorial Museum houses many collections from early Native American, African, Asian, military, and natural history. Also the home of Elektro, the robot built by Westinghouse that was a hit at the Worlds Fair in 1939.

4Tour a life size wax museum at the Living Bible Museum/Bible Walk for an insight into the hearts of men and women as they gave their lives for the Word of God.

4Discover your roots at Ohio Genealogical Society, the largest state genealogical society in the U.S. 4Oak Hill Cottage, built in 1847, has 7 gables, 5 double chimneys and 7 marble fireplaces. Louis Bromfield, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, played at Oak Hill as a child. 4Travel our trails! Not only can you enjoy the Bike Trail, you can also enjoy the Haunted Trail, Bridle Trail, and Shawshank Trail. Adults, make sure to carve out time for the Wine & Ale Trail! More information on the trails is available at destinationmansfield.com.

4Explore dozens of parks! You will find everything from playgrounds and dog parks to frisbee golf!

4Richland County is also home to many other family friendly attractions such as bowling, putt-

putt, trampoline park, go-karting, paintball, swimming pools, splash pads, escape rooms, axe

throwing, canoeing, a wonderful mix of shopping and dining options - and so much more! See listings in the back of this guide or visit richlandareachamber.com & destinationmansfield.com.

Attractions..................... pages 19, 36-37 Restaurants...................pages 53-54 Shopping.......................pages 54-56

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