The Heart Of It All!

That is what Ohio is commonly called. Why is that? I looked it up, and mainly because it’s within a day’s trip to over half of the US population. It is a great place to start traveling from. You can reach many places and states within just a few hours.

Anyway! We visited another covered bridge—this time with an incident.

My mom was getting out of the car. She took a step down the incline that her and my dad parked next to when… well, she took a tumble.

Her knee is all bruised up and a little bloody. She said her shoulder is killing her as well.
Ugh. Well, despite that she smiled for the photos throughout the day.

After we finished bandaging her knee, we took a trip to the Ohio State Capitol. It’s a pretty nice Capitol building. Not the most luxurious… but still good. I’d say the most luxurious I’ve seen is probably Washington State; however, this still felt very nice.

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Then we became the Children of the Corn(field).

Nah, not quite. But it does have a cool name.

Curious?

Cornhenge.

No, I’m not kidding.

We took some touristy photos, because that’s what you have to do! Plus, we take these kinds of photos even where we live.

The nice part is having everyone included in the photos. It’s excellent for lasting memories.

Next stop? A 9/11 memorial.

We had the kids look up some names from 9/11. Names from documentaries we had them watch. They found them on the walls with all the names of people who died in the attack. Then we learned all about the memorial pieces. They had steel beams from the tower, as well as some rail from the subway that ran under the towers. It was a memorial worth visiting.

We ended the day by going to Bob Evans. Why?

Kids eat free.

Unfortunately, when we received our bill, the kids meals were still listed. I had to go up and get that corrected. They also didn’t deduct a coupon that we had. Outside of that? The food was pretty mediocre.

The highlight of Bob Evans was that their cold and specialty coffee and teas get free refills.

After this long day, we were ready for bed.

just Pray

The Amish Country?!

Hold up, what are we talking about here?

Remember this movie?

It’s a good one! If you haven’t seen it, I recommend checking it out.

In our adventures across eastern Ohio, we came across a few Amish individuals. Even saw a few horse and carriages on the road but nothing like what we see below:

They weren’t going quite that fast.

We saw part of the Amish country while we were on our way to see a Giant cuckoo clock. Then we visited a local museum. It contained a wealth of information on Sugarcreek’s history.

What else?

We went to Steak ‘n Shake for dinner—something we haven’t done since 2016 when we took the trip to Texas.

The main difference? Two things:

1. You are no longer served; instead, you serve yourself.
2. The prices are a lot higher. Like, two to three times the cost before.

Probably won’t come back very often. If we wanted something similar to this, we’d go to Freddy’s. Freddy’s serves very similar food and even serves desserts. I suppose, though, that we haven’t been visiting here frequently anyway, so it’s not really an issue.

Time for bed!

just Pray

We woke up early and headed out. Our first stop? The Cleveland sign.

It was surprisingly easy to get to, and since nobody was around, it allowed for private picture-taking.

Our next stop? An unplanned visit to the National Packard Museum.

It was a small place with several Packard vehicles on display.

Worth the trip?

I suppose, considering we had never been. Not sure we would visit again though.

There are better museums to visit for free. Unfortunately, this one had an entry fee. Packard does have a history with the area and this was once the spot where they manufactured vehicles from. They eventually moved to Detroit some time later.

After this stop, we visited to Lanterman’s Mill. This location also featured a covered bridge to explore, as well as a short walkway under the bridge.

Overall, a nice area to visit and get outdoors.

At this point, we were close to the Pennsylvania border. We decided to eat in PA for dinner- and hopefully try to find a local restaurant. We stumbled across Eat’ N Park.

Our review? Worth the stop.

The kids’ meals were affordable, and the adult meals had generous portions.

After this? As you can see, it was nighttime so we headed off to our hotel for the night.

just Pray.