Ohio

Sports

sports
Columbus Blue Jackets

A nhl hockey team in columbus.

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Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati's professional football team.

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Cleveland Browns

A national football league team in cleveland.

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Cleveland Indians

A major league baseball team in cleveland in the american league.

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Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland's nba basketball team.

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Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati's major league baseball team in the national league. the team is also the oldest professional baseball team.

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Columbus Crew

A major league soccer team in columbus.

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Dayton Dragons

A minor league baseball team in dayton. voted as one of the top ten hottest tickets to get in all of professional sports in the united states by sports illustrated. fifth third field has sold out every game since it's opening in 2000.

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Ohio State University Buckeyes

Ohio sports the second most division 1a collegiate sports schools 8 in the nation, but it's premier athletic program is at osu in columbus.

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Toledo Mud Hens

One of the most famous minor league franchises in all of sports, with the finest minor league baseball stadium in the country, as voted by newsweek magazine.

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Cleveland City Stars

Professional soccer team currently competing in united soccer league's first division.

Amusement parks

amusement parks
 

Ohio has been nicknamed the "Roller Coaster Capital of the World" due to the number of record breaking amusement park rides that call Ohio home. The two most noteworthy parks in Ohio are Cedar Point and King's Island.

Cincinnati

amusement parks
Kings Island and Boomerang Bay Water Park Resort

Is located in mason near cincinnati.

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Coney Island

Is a small historical amusement park on the ohio river in cincinnati.

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The Beach Waterpark

Is a waterpark located close to kings island on i-71.

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Great Wolf Lodge

Is an indoor-waterpark lodge also next to kings island.

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Cleveland

Cedar Point is located in Sandusky.

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Geauga Lake's Wildwater Kingdom

Is a waterpark located in aurora near cleveland.

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Pioneer Waterland

Is a waterpark located in chardon, ohio.

Festivals

festivals
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati

Cincinnati's oktoberfest showcases the rich german heritage of southwestern ohio, as well as tasty samples of german-style music, food and beer. first held in 1976, the event has grown to be north america's largest oktoberfest with over 500,000 people attending each year.

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Tall Stacks

Held on the shores of the ohio river in cincinnati is a large festival paying tribute to cincinnati's river boat history and has numerous concerts. tall stacks is held every three or four years.

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Riverfest

Riverfest is cincinnati's largest bash and is held on the banks of the ohio during the labor day weekend. the event is essentially the spectacular rozzi's fireworks display, which last for half-an-hour and is choreographed to music by local radio station webn. there's also a famous race between rubber ducks called the rubber duck regatta (http://www.rubberduckrega...).

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Cleveland International Film Festival - first held in 1977, is the largest film festival in Ohio. The festival featured over 200 films, representing more than 40 countries, as well as panel discussions and an area filmmakers conference.

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Ohio State Fair

(http://www.ohiostatefair.com/-) the annual event celebrating ohio and it's history is held in columbus.

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Columbus Arts Festival

The columbus' welcome-to-summer event, pairing the finest artists and craftspeople with continuous entertainment including art activities, musical performances and food from the area's finest restaurants.

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The Jazz and Ribs Festival

Brings together some of today's most popular and innovative jazz artists with mouth watering ribs from all across the country. held in columbus.

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Riverfest Presented by Outdoor Source

(http://www.riverfestcolum...) a service of the mid-ohio regional planning commission celebrates ohio's rivers and waterways. event activities include boating on the scioto river, live music, educational exhibits, rock climbing, recycled arts and much more.