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Toledo

Toledo is a sightseeing stop in Toledo, OH, part of the Detroit guide. Cost: free.

· Toledo, OH

Why you should go…

Toledo sits where the Maumee River meets Lake Erie, taking its nickname 'The Glass City' from a long history of glassmaking. The free Toledo Museum of Art anchors a downtown that also draws visitors for its Metroparks trail system, craft breweries along the 419 Ale Trail, and University of Toledo Rockets sports.

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  • #art museum
  • #glass city
  • #riverfront
  • #breweries

What's around here?

The closest stops to Toledo, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Museums
    Rainy-Day Pick

    Toledo Museum of Art

    Free

    Browse 45 galleries of art from ancient Greece to Picasso, plus a glass-walled pavilion with glassblowing demos.

    1.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Attractions
    Family Favorite

    Toledo Zoo & Aquarium

    $25–$50

    Meet polar bears, elephants, gorillas and penguins, and tour an aquarium housed in a 1930s WPA building.

    2.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Museums
    History Buff

    Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums

    Under $25

    The 31-room mansion, museum, and burial site of the 19th U.S. president, set on 25 wooded acres in Fremont, Ohio.

    30 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sightseeing
    Family Favorite

    Lake Erie Shores & Islands

    Free

    Ohio's Lake Erie coast around Sandusky and Port Clinton, gateway to Cedar Point and the Lake Erie islands.

    31 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Fremont, Ohio

    Free

    The Sandusky County seat, home to the Hayes Presidential Library and a base within 30 minutes of the Lake Erie Islands.

    31 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
    Family Favorite

    Jet Express

    $25–$50

    The fast catamaran ferry that turns Lake Erie into a shortcut, downtown Port Clinton to Put-in-Bay in about 30 minutes.

    32 mi awayMore like this