Day Trips® from Columbus: Getaway Ideas For The Local Traveler (Day Trips Series) by Sandra Gurvis

by Sandra Gurvis

Rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip with Day Trips from Columbus . For local travelers seeking new adventures in their own backyards, as well as vacationers, it offers hundreds of exciting things to do, see, and discover within a two-hour drive. Complete with full trip-planning information, including itineraries with their own route maps, as well as information on where to eat, where to shop, and where to stop along the way, this guide helps make the most of a brief getaway. * Marvel at the Longaberger Home Office in Newark, Ohio―the only corporate headquarters set inside a seven-story basket.* Ride the rails in a genuine diesel locomotive with vintage passenger coaches from the Buckeye Central Scenic Railroad.* Peruse an amazing collection of antique paintings, ceramics, and enamels at the Taft Museum of Art.* Explore the verdant, leafy coolness and gushing gorges of Hocking Hills State Park.* Brave the Millennium Force, the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster, at Cedar Point Amusement Park.

Genres: Nonfiction, Travel

Paperback

First published September 15, 2009

Reviews

[Paul Lunger · Rating 2 out of 5]

As of lifelong resident of Ohio & a resident of Columbus for the last 3 1/2 years, finding day trips away from the city seems like a good idea even though I myself have seen a good chunk of the state. From 2009 comes the 3rd edition of Sandra Gurvis "Day Trips from Columbus, Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler" attempts to be a book that will give you ideas; however it's more hit or miss w/ things. The book itself divides itself into 7 separate sections for various directions in the state & while for the most part it hits the highlights of things you can do in these areas the book is almost a field guide to some of these cities & areas. Notably absent, however, is the Youngstown metro area which has a # of things to do along w/ the museums in Warren along with Chillicothe which is the state's first capital & home of the longest running outdoor drama in the state in Tecumseh. Also missing is the Grand Lake St Mary's region which is the largest interior lake in the state of Ohio as well as one of the most scenic byways in the state in the Land of the Crossed Tipped Churches which includes Fort Recovery. The section to the south also ignores Portsmouth & the flood mural which again is something else that is noteworthy of visiting.

The areas Gurvis does get to though are definitely worth seeing & it's nice to see mentions of places to eat in the areas and stay. I also find it a little ironic that she also on at trip east crosses the border to WV & picks up the Wheeling & Moundsville areas while ignoring the murals and Fort Steuben to the north. Overall, though, this is a book for a very novice Ohio traveler that is possibly looking for something to try to do if you haven't been there in a while.

[Bfg1971 · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this to be rather disappointing. I feel like I could have cobbled this together myself by going to a hotel and grabbing all of the "local attractions" brochures and copying the blurbs about each location.

I got a couple of suggestions for places I haven't bee before (MAPS Air Museum and Canton Classic Car Museum) but not enough to recommend this to someone looking for an Ohio adventure.

I guess I was looking for more things that are off of the beaten path and kind of odd. The Jeffersonville Outlet Malls aren't my idea of a travel destination.