There’s a new driving trail celebrating Ohio’s creative spirit, with at least 14 stops in Greater Cincinnati.
In honor of the United States’ 250th birthday, the America 250-Ohio Commission is launching a series of experiential driving trails called Trails & Tales. On Friday, the commission officially launched the second of those: the Ohio Creativity Trail.
The trail highlights 108 stops that honor the Buckeye State’s contributions to artistic expression, showcasing work from past and present writers, musicians, artists and other creatives. There are six categories of sites: On the Page, Music, Visual Arts, Glass & Pottery, Folk & Traditional Art and Carousels. Sites range from large, world-renowned facilities like the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to smaller artistic gems like the Merry-Go-Round Museum.
In Greater Cincinnati, the stops include the Cincinnati Art Museum, Rookwood Pottery, the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, the Cincinnati Zoo’s carousel, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and the William Holmes McGuffey House and Museum in Oxford, among others.
“Ohioans have made remarkable and significant contributions to the arts — authoring books and poems that speak to our shared experiences, writing music that moves us, crafting beautiful objects out of textiles, glass, paint, and canvas; even constructing the carousels we rode on as children,” Lance Woodworth, Destination Toledo executive director and Trails & Tales co-leader, said in a press release. “With the launch of the Ohio Creativity Trail, we celebrate the gifts of Ohio creators past and present and invite the people of the state to learn about the amazing Ohioans who have shaped American culture.”
You can see the full list of stops here.
America 250-Ohio aims to establish a total of four Trails & Tales experiences over the course of two years. The first trail was the Ohio Air & Space Trail, which launched in May 2024. More details on the final two trails will be announced in the coming months.
This article appears in Feb 5-18, 2025.
