• Old Order Amish
Take a leisurely drive down some of Ohio's most picturesque country back roads and past many Old Order Amish selling baked goods and other homemade products. top • more about the Amish experience >


• Pfeiffer Station General Store
Once a busy stagecoach stop this general store still operates much like it did way back when. Bulk foods, staples, snacks, candy, baking goods, spices at a fraction of chain store prices and cheese, lots of cheese! Don't forget about the Amish homebaked goods and hand dipped ice cream
19950 CR 144 Kenton OH, 419.674.4103 - top


• Ravenhurst Champagne Cellars
Small vineyard that has won big awards! open 2 days a month and by appointment -
look for the flag or call - Just off SR 31 south of Mount Victory - corner of CR 342 and 343 - 937.354.5151 -- top


• Lawrence Woods
Largest known mature forest in this region and home to a number of rare plan / animal species
From SR31 turn right on SR 292 and west onto CR 190- top


• Kenton Memorial Park Golf Course
18 holes of softly rolling hills - 16906 SR309 tele.419.674.4573- top


• Gormley Park in Village of Forest
Historical Society's log cabin provides a centerpiece for this enchanting Forest glade. - top


• Ohio Northern University -
Ada's renowned university more > - ps: don't miss the village depot. - top



• Salisbury Park & France Lake
Quarry reclaimed by beautiful Mother Nature affords opportunities for camping, boating, fishing, picnicking, hiking - SR 67 W just south of Kenton. - top


• Wilson Sporting Goods
Home of the official National Football league "pigskin" for half a century, that's right, Super Bowl doesn't happen without the product Wilson makes! Group tours available by appointment. - top


• Kenton National Field Trial Grounds
Dog trials held annually from Tuesday prior to and through Labor Day. Grassy Point, an Indian village and pioneer trading post, was located nearby. - top


UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

• Black & White School
An early integrated classroom attended by the children of former slaves. (private residence SR 31 between Mt. Victory & Kenton) - top


• Wheeler Tavern
Known as the country's first brick residence (c.1832) as well as a stagecoach stop, underground railroad and town center (private residence, junction of CR 144 & 265) - top



FOR HISTORY BUFFS!


• Scioto Marsh
Once the Onion capital of the world and refuge for passenger pigeons, mastadons and the legendary Giant Snake? (nessy?) SR 195 bisects. - top


• Hog Creek Marsh
Reclaimed in c.1870, this was once the domain of wild swine. Today, the rich much makes some of the most fertile farmland in the state of Ohio. - top


• Hardin County Courthouse (Kenton City Square)
Neoclassical landmark, designed by Richards, McCarty & Bulford, was dedicated in 1915. Features ornate skylight, murals depicting frontiersmen and Greco - Roman stonework. - top


• Grove Cemetery
Sprawling burial ground with many fine examples of funerary sculpture and historic memorials, among them tributes to Lt. Parrot and fellow Civil War veterans. (SR 309 E) - top


• Sullivan - Johnson Museum
Recently restored Victorian mansion showcases Kenton's history including Kenton cast iron toys, Machetanz Alaskan art, jacob Parrot (nation's 1st Medal of Honor recipient) militaria and other historic treasures. (223 N. Main St, Kenton) - top


• Fort McArthur & Cemetery
Named for commander Colonel Duncan McArthur, garrison along Scioto River supplied American troops during War of 1812. Fort McArthur Chapter, DAR restored the graveyard in 1912. (CR106 & TR 125) - top


• Huntersville
Rest area marks site of once thriving village and postal station established in 1832 (SR 309) - top


• Hull's Trail
Military road blazed during War of 1812 connected Ohio Valley with Detroit. County's first major thoroughfare. (junction of Sr 701 & CR 135) - top


• Sandusky Trail & Shawnee Ford
CR 265 follows an old Indian throughfare towards Upper Sandusky. Dr. John Knight, a survivor of the ill-fated Colonel Crawford expedition, escaped his captor, Tutelu, near here in 1782. Today, the area is the heart of a large Amish community. - top


• Hepburn
Laid out in 1882, once a major lake resort offering boating, dancing, swimming for young and old alike.
(CR 144) - top