Road Tripping: Your guide to eclectic summertime sites

Summer in the conveniently located Midwestern city of Cincinnati means that with just a couple of hours and a tank of gas, you can spend the weekend somewhere else — Nashville, Chicago, Red River Gorge or, like, Dayton, depending on your interests. We’ve curated a few quick trips for resident film buffs, music enthusiasts, sports fans and young wizards to drive to this season; there are even a couple road-trip-worthy destination hotels which are adventures in and of themselves, like a replicated African safari near Cumberland, Ohio or a haunted jail. 

Read on to discover how you can spend the summer hitting up Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley in Kent, Ohio, drinking bourbon at a Louisville Bats game or even stopping by the Cleveland corner Bone Thugs-n-Harmony made famous. All you need is a GPS, set of wheels and some clean underwear.

— Maija Zummo, Project Editor

Hit the road for:

• Fairly close fests
• Offbeat accommodations
• Reds-inspired roadies
• Sites behind the sounds
• "Raintree County" in Danville