Toledo, Ohio

Toledo, Ohio

Toledo, Ohio is located on the northern border of Ohio and the western end of Lake Erie. Toledo is also known as "The Glass Capital of the World". This city comes with a long history of innovation in so many different ways for the glass industry. Toledo is also known as the place where the famous Jeep vehicles have been manufactured since 1941. The city also has a nickname of "Frog Town" which comes from the Maumee River which is just north of what was once called the Great Black Swamp. Toledo was first founded in the year 1833 as residents enjoy the diversity of culture and entertainment. Toledo also has a very extensive park system which gives visitors a chance to get outdoors and enjoy mother nature.

Things to do in Toledo

African Safari Wildlife Park is located in Port Clinton which is in the Midwest. It is the only drive thruElephants at the African Safari in Toledo Safari in the Midwest, this is a place where the whole family can enjoy a day of animal rides, animal shows and pig races. The kids can even feed some of the animals. This is the home of one of the largest alpaca and llama exhibits in the United States. This safari is not just for having a great time but the whole family will also learn a thing or two about the animals. This not a regular zoo, it is a breeding animal park.

 

The Toledo Botanical Garden is sitting on 57 acres of meadows and gardens. It plays as a host to The Toledo Botanical Garden herbs, flowers, and trees along with artists galleries, a rebuilt pioneer home and a gift shop. This garden is popular for both visitors and locals, the locals like to volunteer in the gardens. Visitors should call ahead to schedule a guided garden tour. The garden cafe is available for lunch and snack foods. There are many different gardens in the Toledo Botanical Garden, some of them are the Shade Garden, Perennial Garden, Color Garden, Cottage Garden, Pioneer Garden, Rose Garden, Herb Garden, and many others. This botanical garden is open and free to the public year round as the visits here can be short and sweet or take a whole day to explore.

 

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Things to do in Toledo,  Ohio - Toledo Attractions

The Toledo Zoo is a world renowned zoo, it is the first zoo to ever have a hippoquarium, anPolar Bear at the Toledo Zoo underwater viewing area where visitors can watch the daily activity of a hippopotamus family. The Zoo also has many exhibits to explore that hold over 5000 animals some including polar bears, elephants, gorillas, African dogs, snow leopards, orangutans, gray wolves, and many more. In the summer the zoo also has a concert series where many singers have performed such as Bob Dylan, the Moody Blues and Sheryl Crow. Along with the summer concert series the zoo also hold many other fun family events throughout the year.

The Toledo Museum of Art and Center for Visual Arts is located on the West end of Toledo. It The Toledo Museum of Art and Center for Visual Artswas founded by Edward Drummond Libbey and his wife in 1901, they were the owners of the Libbey Glass Factory. In this museum there are two buildings which are the Museum of Arts which holds the galleries and exhibits, then there is the Center for Visual Arts which holds the museums library and the University of Toledo's art department. There are world recreated paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts also found here in these museums. The Center for Visual Arts is a very modern building which was created by Frank Gehry. These museums and galleries offer school tours as well.

 
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April 23, 2009