Easter Weekend trip from Dayton, Ohio to Where?
Feb 6th, 2008, 07:13 AM
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 112
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Easter Weekend trip from Dayton, Ohio to Where?
We are looking at taking a short trip over Easter (3 nights), so need someplace fairly close (we will be driving). We have done trips to Chicago and DC, so are looking for someplace different. We are a family of six (four children, ages 11 to 19). Any ideas?
Feb 6th, 2008, 10:13 AM
#3
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,473
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Charlottesville, Virginia. Take in Jefferson's Monticello and Monroe's home(ten miles away) on one day. Do Skyline Drive and Luray Caverns another day. Natural Bridge, Lexington (home of VMI and Washington and Lee University)and Highland County another day.
Feb 6th, 2008, 07:01 PM
#6
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 2,879
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Another alternative is a leisurly drive through the blue grass horse country of Kentucky, not too far south of you. When my kids were a bit younger than your oldest, we made the loop from Dayton to Lexington to Louisville and back to Dayton making stops at a couple of the horse farms open to the public. They really enjoyed it and it was short enough so they didn't get bruned out riding for hours and hours. It could be done in one day but we took three and were glad for the extra time.
Feb 8th, 2008, 10:41 AM
#10
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 36,842
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Having been born in Dayton and living there for many years, Hocking County was always one of my favorite weekend destinations. Perfect in the spring for a family.
Brown County, Indiana is another favorite.
Or simply rent a cabin at nearby Indian Lake, visit the Ohio Caverns and the Piatt "castles" near Bellefountaine, the Neil Armstrong space museum, and even the Annie Oakley museum at Greenville.
Here's a fun website with tons of things to do in that part of the state:
http://tinyurl.com/2l859u
Brown County, Indiana is another favorite.
Or simply rent a cabin at nearby Indian Lake, visit the Ohio Caverns and the Piatt "castles" near Bellefountaine, the Neil Armstrong space museum, and even the Annie Oakley museum at Greenville.
Here's a fun website with tons of things to do in that part of the state:
http://tinyurl.com/2l859u
Feb 8th, 2008, 05:31 PM
#14
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 36,842
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Born in Dayton, went to school in Farmersville (now Valleyview Schools), and after college (Bowling Green) taught school at Oakwood in Dayton for 5 years before heading to Florida. About the only thing I miss is The Pine Club.
Feb 9th, 2008, 07:10 AM
#16
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 39
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
NeoPatrick, Brutforce - I'm another one from the Dayton area. Born in Toronto, immigrated to US in early 60s(San Francisco) and ended up living in W. Carrollton for 40+ years! My son went to Wright State also.
Hocking Hills is one of my nearby favorite places to go. I often go out to Yellow Springs to walk at Clifton Gorge and go to their street fairs. Dayton now has the Schuster Center where Rike's was located downtown. The riverfront downtown has been developed to "Riverscape" where many summer and fall festivals take place, and there is skating in the winter.
NeoPatrick, I always read your posts - I'm a daily lurker!
Hocking Hills is one of my nearby favorite places to go. I often go out to Yellow Springs to walk at Clifton Gorge and go to their street fairs. Dayton now has the Schuster Center where Rike's was located downtown. The riverfront downtown has been developed to "Riverscape" where many summer and fall festivals take place, and there is skating in the winter.
NeoPatrick, I always read your posts - I'm a daily lurker!
Feb 9th, 2008, 07:28 AM
#18
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 39
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Woody's was torn down last summer after being empty for a number of years. Remember how popular the bakery was? A couple of the cake bakers/decorators opened their own shop after Woody's closed. It was so successful and needed more display / production room that they built a new store on the old Woody's site. Drove by last night and it's close to being open.
I live just a few streets from the Miamisburg city limits...could be close to your brother!
I live just a few streets from the Miamisburg city limits...could be close to your brother!
Feb 10th, 2008, 09:28 AM
#20
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 36,842
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
The Peerliss Mill was probably the restaurant in Miamisburg. Don't remember that car dealer, but after a huge hailstorm, once my father bought a new car at a terrific price because the hail damage had been repaired, but the insurance had already paid the dealer for the car. Within a few months, all the paint on the car started peeling -- worst repair job in the world. My father had that car for about 5 years -- blistering, peeling paint and all. I'll bet it was that place with the obnoxious commercials.
