Kayak tours on Lake Erie with 41º North Kayak Adventures, Cleveland.
Kayak tours on Lake Erie with 41º North Kayak Adventures, Cleveland.
Monday, 29 August 2011

Insider Ohio Features

Once resigned to only “beer league” softball or touch football, Ohio’s sporting types can now try their hand at indoor rock climbing, role-playing paintball, and upscale bowling. The bravest of the bunch can graduate to aerial ski jumping, BMX riding, and flat-track roller derby. 

With over 300 miles of Lake Erie shoreline, Ohio's "North Coast" offers paddlers of every skill level numerous ways to take to the water this summer. Whether you’re an experienced kayaker looking to play in the wind and waves or a novice seeking a lazy flat-water float, you'll find the experience somewhere along America’s Third Coast.

Boasting some of the most beautiful geography in the state, Southeast Ohio is fast becoming the epicenter of the state's burgeoning ecotourism industry. Clustered around Hocking Hills State Park, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, the current crop of outdoor recreational activities has never been more environmentally friendly.

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For nearly a century, Clevelanders have done their food shopping at the West Side Market. The architecturally stunning space is home to 100s of vendors who peddle everything from lamb chops to lima beans. The market serves as the anchor to the wonderful urban enclave known as Ohio City.


Ohio Art Scene >>

Art fans are finding themselves inexorably drawn to Ohio. In cities big and small are scores of museums, galleries and boutiques highlighting the works of yesterday’s, today’s and tomorrow’s brightest talent.

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As guitar tech for bands like Sheryl Crow and Foo Fighters, Andy Harrison spends a good amount of time on the road. But when he’s back home in Columbus you can likely find him on stage or in the audience at any number of local clubs.

 
 
 
Cleveland
Insider's Guide
Eat & Drink

L'Albatros
Restaurant

Lilly Handmade Chocolate
Ice Cream & Sweets

Cafes and Hangouts

Gypsy Beans
Café

Shop

Big Fun
Toys

Music and Entertainment

Grog Shop
Club

Nighttown
Club

Cleveland
7 Nights A Week
 
 
 

Featured City

There’s more to Cleveland than corned beef and rock ‘n’ roll. This ruggedly handsome city on a “crooked river” and a Great Lake boasts a thriving arts scene, buoyed by mainstays like PlayhouseSquare, Severance Hall and the Cleveland Museum of Art. It isn’t a fluke that the Rock Hall landed in C-Town – this town is jammed tighter than a minivan with killer live-music venues. Home to Iron Chefs and “slow food” gurus, the North Coast’s dining scene is one of the best between Chicago and New York. And when it’s time to play, locals enjoy sandy beaches, bountiful parkland, and three pro sports teams. But perhaps the best assets of this old Midwestern burg are its captivating neighborhoods and the people who call them home.