Category Archives: Ohio

Lucy Hayes Heritage Center

I should have called. You’d think by now I’d know to call. But the web site clearly said this house in Chillicothe was open for tours on Friday afternoons. It’s the birthplace of Lucy Webb Hayes, the wife of Rutherford … Continue reading

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The Little Donut Shop

The Little Donut Shop is located in what used to be a theater right across the street from the Ohio State campus. The shop pretty much just makes one kind of donut, then puts a variety of different toppings on … Continue reading

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Stewart’s

Our last stop before leaving Marion was Stewart’s Root Beer, a drive-in that has been around since 1924 and doesn’t look like it’s been upgraded much since then. I ordered a cheeseburger and onion rings. The cheeseburger was typical drive-in … Continue reading

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Napoleon’s Horse

After touring the popcorn museum, we wandered around the other museum in the same building. This was essentially a local historical society, with all the typical local historical society museum stuff donated by people who don’t know what else to … Continue reading

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Wyandot Popcorn Museum

A huge draw for my wife in the city of Marion was the Wyandot Popcorn Museum. It was located in a room in Heritage Hall, the museum located in the old post office building. There were probably 50 popcorn machines … Continue reading

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