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Ohio

The Buckeye State

Land Area	40,952.6 sq. miles
Population	11,353,140
State Capital	Columbus
Largest City	Columbus (pop. 702,132)
Local Time	EST - 5 hrs behind the UK
Climate	Average temperatures range from 9.7 to 29.7 in January to between 62.9 and 85.3 in the summer. Rainfall averages between 1.2 and 4.0 inches per month.
Ntl Parks	Cuyahoga Valley National Park www.nps.gov/cuva/home.htm

IF YOU ONLY SEE ONE THING ...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland

STRANGE BUT TRUE ...

The first banana split was made in 1907 at Hazzards drug store in Wilmington, Ohio.

LOOK OUT FOR ...

Sarah Jessica Parker in Nelsonville, Astronauts Neil Armstrong and John Glenn, Drew Carey in Cleveland and Tom Hanks who got his start in show business at the Great Lakes Theatre Festival in Cleveland.

Discover a lighthouse dotted coastline or plunge to the depths of Lake Erie in search of shipwrecks.

The Lake Erie Islands are a relaxing destination for fishing, boating, hiking, birding, wine tasting or just getting away.

Ohio is home to numerous Ôone and onlyÕ destinations including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum; the National Inventors Hall of Fame; the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, the birth place of professional football; the United States Air Force Museum in Dayton, the worldÕs largest aviation museum; and the worldÕs largest Amish population.

OhioÕs world record holding theme parks offer some of the tallest, fastest coasters and rides on the planet. ThereÕs Cedar Point Amusement Park, ParamountÕs Kings Island and Six Flags Worlds of Adventure.

No trip to Ohio would be complete without visiting one of the Buckeye StateÕs thriving metropolises. OhioÕs big cities garner attention for their nightlife and arts attractions as well as shopping.