Ohio is farm country, with fresh local produce and big wholesome meals.
Regional specialities:
• Corn.
• Fried chicken.

The Flats in Cleveland is a popular nightlife entertainment area. The Short North District, German Village and the Brewery District in Columbus have excellent nightlife. Nightlife areas in Cincinnati include The Wharf at Covington Landing and the Oldenberg Brewery Complex. Dayton is known for its jazz clubs, while the blues can be enjoyed at Cleveland’s new House of Blues venue.

Major outlet shopping centres include Ohio Factory Shops, 58km (36 miles) south of Columbus; Jeffersonville Outlet Center in Jeffersonville; Aurora Farms Factory Outlets; Lake Erie Factory Outlet Center in Milan, and JC Penney Outlet Store and Brice Outlet Mall in Columbus. The Easton Town Centre in Columbus features shops, restaurants and a 30-screen cinema. The towns of Lebanon and Waynesville are known as the ‘Antiques Capital of the Midwest.’ For speciality Amish buys, the best areas for shopping are the 8km- (5 mile-) radius around Fredericksburg in Wayne County and the area between Charm and Farmerstown in Holmes County.