Paul Laurence Dunbar House

Paul Laurence Dunbar House - Dayton, Ohio

Tour the restored home of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906), who gained international acclaim as a writer and voice for equality for African Americans.

Categories: AttractionsSouthwest Ohio

219 North Paul Laurence Dunbar Street
Dayton, OH 45402 http://ohiohistory.org

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Serpent Mound

Serpent Mound - Peebles, Ohio

See the largest and finest serpent effigy earthwork in the world, likely built by people of the Fort Ancient culture circa A.D. 1100. Follow a footpath around the serpent and hike wooded trails nearby.

Categories: AttractionsSouthwest Ohio

3850 State Route 73
Peebles, OH 45660 

Website

800-752-2757 (Main)

Shaker Historical Museum

Shaker Historical Museum - Shaker Heights, Ohio

Discover Shaker Heights through the story of the North Union Shakers who once lived on the site of today’s Shaker Heights, plus exhibits telling the story of the planned suburban community developed there in the early 20th century.

Categories: AttractionsNortheast Ohio

16740 South Park Boulevard
Shaker Heights, OH 44120 

Website

800-860-6078 (Main)

U.S. Grant Boyhood Home, Schoolhouse, and Birthplace

US Grant Boyhood Home - Georgetown, Ohio

Explore young Ulysses Grant’s life by visiting his school and his boyhood home, restored to its appearance in 1839, the year Grant left for West Point. In Point Pleasant, visit President Ulysses S. Grant’s birthplace and learn how the Civil War hero has been honored.

Categories: AttractionsSouthwest Ohio

U.S. Grant Boyhood Home

219 East Grant Avenue
Georgetown, OH 45121 

Website

877-372-8177 (Main)

U.S. Grant Schoolhouse

508 South Water Street
Georgetown, OH 45121 

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877-372-8177 (Main)

U.S. Grant Birthplace

1551 State Route 232
Point Pleasant, OH 45153 

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800-283-8932 (Main)

Zoar Village

Zoar Village - Zoar, Ohio

Explore a one-of-a-kind village, home from 1817 to 1898 of a communal society of German religious dissenters. Visit restored Zoarite buildings and enjoy a walk in Zoar’s big public garden, preserved and maintained as it was in the 1800s.

Categories: AttractionsNortheast Ohio

198 East Main Street
Zoar, OH 44697 

Website

800-262-6195 (Main)