If you need to kill some time in mid-west Ohio, check out these hidden gems.
Below you will find some activites perfect, for family outings, date nights, group hang outs or solo dates when you are looking to get out of your comfort zone.
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Outdoor Activities
Restaurants
Arts & Entertainment
Local Favorites
Outdoor Activities
When you need a breath of fresh air
Beautiful in the Spring
Cox Arboretum MetroPark
Plenty of field for doggos to get their zoomies out.
Montgomery County Bark Park - Dayton
Great for hiking or pictures.
John Bryan State Park | Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Very picturesque
Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve
Cedar Point Jr.
Kings Island
Family Friendly: Batting Cages, Mini Golf, petting Zoo, Delicious Ice-cream and More!
Young's Jersey Dairy
Beautiful Gardens. The first time I visited with friends we witnessed three proposals!
Krohn Conservatory
Restaurants
Some of my favorite food places
Bar for anime lovers, This place can get packed on the weekends so make a reservation if you can.
Izakaya
Ramen Bar, First experienced this place after an anime convention and the staff was amazing. They even substituted vegetable broth into any dish for me.
Kyushu Ramen Bar - Grandview
Legendary for their marinara pizza sauce and Capone cup
Romeo's Pizza
Creative Taco recipes
Agave & Rye Rookwood
The Vibes for this place after 7pm are amazing…Let's just say there's a robot..
El Asadero Mexican Bar & Grill
The best family owned, hole in the wall Chinese cuisine.
Asian King
Fish and Chips with a side of Trivia anyone?
The Pub
Delicious breakfast and lunch cafe with a small town feel. I stumbled upon this place by accident and now I eat here once every couple of months. The owner is amazing, and really accommodating. The menu is extensive with tons of Vegetarian and Vegan ...
Butter Cafe
Arts & Entertainment
Activities to get you out of the house
Anime Convention that takes place the last weekend in August. If you can't travel to San Diego, this is the next best thing.
Matsuricon
Popular for field trips
The Dayton Art Institute
Ohio's answer to teamLab Planets Tokyo. I obviously prefer Japan's but this is a great interactive museum for Ohio.
Otherworld
Great for Family friendly field trips
Columbus Museum of Art
Another great family friendly field trip location.
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Beautiful in the Fall and Winter. And if you like model trains, you're in for a surprise.
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Local Favorites
Indoor activities…shopping & excursions
Tis a rabbit hole
Traders World Flea Market
Completing an escape room should be on everyone’s bucket list.
Great Escape Game Dayton
Plan to be here for hours, it's a large farmers market
Jungle Jim's International Market
Shopping Center with favorites like the Cheesecake Factory and Cinemark
The Greene
A no-brainer if you have a lego obsession
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Columbus
Get ready to sweat during this VR experience. I went with a group of 6 and we had so much fun. I highly recommend the squid game experience.
Sandbox VR Cincinnati
This indoor gaming center is family friendly. There are a lot of high energy physical games so be sure to stretch!
Activate Games
This place has bouldering and rock climbing courses for beginners and advanced climbers. The staff here are great, and the regulars are a supportive bunch.
Urban Krag Climbing Center
Family Friendly
Topgolf West Chester
Karaoke, Mini Golf, Duck pin Bowling, and Axe Throwing
On Par Entertainment
Small entertainment center, enjoy arcade games, bowling and all the claw machines you desire.
Round1 Bowling & Arcade The Mall at Fairfield Commons
