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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE: Ohio’s Hocking Hills offer one of the most diverse & spectacular natural areas in North America. Stand beside waterfalls. Explore craggy caves. Scout for black bear & bald eagles. Bootleggers, bandits, pioneers & Indians all lived & hid in these hills. Some still do. Come on foot, by mule or by horseback & discover untold stories and beauty rarely seen.

ESCAPE TO COCO KEY: The nation’s newest and splashiest water resort opens in late 2006 at Cherry Valley Lodge – already one of the Midwest’s most popular family, couple and business resorts. Coco Key Water Resort features 50,000 SF of fun in a balmy indoor paradise. Plus, visitors meet Coco, the resort’s entertaining live parrot.

GARDENS, GIRLS ONLY GETAWAYS, KIDS & COUPLES: The nation’s only hotel that’s also an official arboretum and botanical garden, Cherry Valley Lodge perfected the art of the packaged getaway, from ground-breaking girls-only weekends, to unusual couples escapes and a kids’ camp with giant costumed bears and fireside bedtime stories. Travel stories here are as unique, as the traveler’s visit, including special gifts, pool toys, duck food & much more.

GHOST BUSTERS: For just $50, anyone can spend the night in a restored former prison, reportedly packed with GHOSTS! Organized Ghost Hunts take place monthly. Come tour this unique structure, which has served as the location for many Hollywood movies. Stay for an hour, or all night!

FAST CARS & MOVIE STARS: Come see why small town Mansfield, Ohio drew Bogey & Bacall here to get hitched. Tour the factory where hand-carved wooden carrousel horses are made. Sprint around the racecar course that draws the likes of Lorenzo Lamas, Dave Letterman and Paul Newman.

PALATIAL DIGS + SHOPPING & ENTERTAINMENT MECCA: No place does retail like Columbus, Ohio. And no hotel is more breathtaking – or offers better shopping & entertainment packages. Whether you’re looking for a pastry chef who’s a real character, an unusual hotel bar, or a different kind of holiday shopping story, Hilton Columbus has it.

THE PUCK STOPS HERE: NHL franchise Columbus Blue Jackets are not the only thing white-hot in Columbus’ Arena District. Nightlife never sleeps and unstoppable development has spawned a lively district that’s home to Arena Football, outdoor summer Cirque du Soleil performances, a film festival and the nation’s only major multi-screen movie theater that’s independently owned cinema and a non-stop entertainment scene.

LOFTY HOTEL: Bathroom tiles from the New York Subway, a shoe tree hand-picked for Aretha Franklin and a closet that breathes. It’s all part of the wild design of an unusual hotel HAUNTED!) is lauded as one of North America’s coolest boutique hotels. Whether for a round up or a destination piece, The Lofts is as much fun to visit as it is to write about.

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL! Pastoral rolling farmland dotted with Amish buggies and old-fashioned scenes carries you back in time to the world’s largest settlement of Amish families. Get to work on an Amish farm, ride in authentic Amish buggy, attend an Amish Wedding feast, and take our back roads tour to an Amish schoolhouse or a family home where bread and homemade noodles are made the traditional way.