Piqua Heritage Festival Visit a Native American village or mountainman camp at this celebration of pioneer life drawing 200,000 each year. Re-enactments, traditional craft skill demonstrations, arts and crafts plus a popular melodrama take you back in time.

Johnston Farm, Piqua (513) 778-0441
Labor Day Week-end, September

Piqua Historical Area Located in the Great Miami River Valley, the 174-acre Piqua Historical Area offers visitors the opportunity to discover several cultures in one setting.

Brukner Nature Center The 165 acre nature preserve's attractions include 6 miles of hiking trails, educational programs for students and adults, wildlife rehabilitation center, interpretive center, and the iddings Log House, a restored 1804 log home built by one of the county's earliest settlers. 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy (513) 698-6493

Grand Lake St. Marys served as a reservoir to supply water for the Miami & Erie Canal. The project began in 1837 and was completed in 1845 at a cost of $600,000. However the canal and b thriving business was shortlived due to railroad industry. The lake has 52 miles of shoreline and is approximately nine miles long and three miles wide. For years the 17,500 acre reservoir was the largest artificial body of water in the world.

Visit downtown Troy, the county seat, and enjoy the warm hospitality of our Midwest, as well as a pleasurable day of shopping and dining. The 1888 Court House known as 'Miami's Pride' has the reputation as one of the finest courthouses of its era. Hobart Arena, a nationally known center for ice skaters, hosts basketball,concerts, trade shows, and many special events.

Fort Recovery State Memorial is composed of two reconstructed blockhouses with connecting stockade, a monument and a museum, the last of these built in 1955. The museum exhibits use mannequins to portray dress of Indians and Wayne's legionnaires, fort construction, and use of a pack cannon. Other exhibits describe the Indian wars of the 1790's. A balcony gallery is devoted to historical collections of the Fort Recovery Historical Society.

Completed in 1888, the Courthouse known as 'Miami's Pride' has the reputation as one of the finest courthouses of its era. The massive three story Neo-Renaissance style architectural wonder stands 114'2' square and 185'tall with its wrought-iron dome patterned after the U.S. Capitol. The interior decorative detailing includes plastered ceilings and arches ornamented with representations of local agricultural produce as well as faces from around the world. Admission free.
215 W. Main Street, Troy (513) 332-6800, (513) 773-0774
OPEN: Mon.-Fri. 8AM-4PM, tours by appointment

Antique lovers will discover Tipp City's charming atmosphere where shopping for collectibles of all kinds is rewarding and fun! You're onlv a few miles away from Charleston Falls Preserve, 169 acres of county park natural lands that take you back to the original wilds of Miami County with hiking trails, a waterfall, limestone cave and observation tower.

The Piatt Castles Castle Piatt Mac-A-Cheek, a Norman-French style chateau, (C.1864) was built by Civil War Gen. A. S. Piatt. Castle Mac-o-Chee, a Flemish style castle (c. 1879) was built as a retirement home for Col. Donn Piatt, a soldier, statesman and poet. These two magnificent limestone homes are furnished with possessions of many generations of the Piatt family. Also on display are a war relics collection, an Indian artifacts collection and a European/Asian antique collection.

A step back in time brings you to this faithfully restored 1808 log structure built by Benjamin Overfield which served as an inn, courthouse, jail, church, and school. Currently the building houses a fine Collection of early 19th century household furnishings and implements.
Admission free.

201 E. Water Street, Troy (513) 339-6206
OPEN: Mar.-Nov.; Thurs./Sun., 2-4PM and by appointment

Located in the 1914 restored Hayner family mansion, the center offers cultural programming and visual and performing arts with changing topical displays, house tours, and public meeting facilities. The extensive collection in the genealogical research room is open Tues.-Sat. 10AM-4PM, Tues./Wed. 7-9PM, Sun. 1:30-4:30PM.
Admission free.

301 W. Main Street, Troy (513) 339-0457

Named in honor of Neil Armstrong, first man to set foot on the moon, the museum chronicles Ohioans' contributions to the history of flight. Among the items on display are a moon rock, an F5D Skylancer, a Wright Model G Aero-boat, and the Gemini VIII spacecraft. In the museum's Astro-Theater, multi-media presentations of the sights and sounds of space unfold against a starry background.

This is the largest of all Ohio caves, noted for 'Crystal King.' Exquisite crystal-white stalactite/stalagmite formations are found in great profusion and artistic settings.

First full week-end of June The strawberry reigns as king in Troy when over 200,000 people visit to enjoy superb arts and crafts, parade, free entertainment, hot air balloons and yes -- delicious sweet ripe Troy strawberries!!

Miami River Levee, Troy (513) 339-7714

First-class snow skiing with lift capacity of 8,400 skiers per hour and snow machines capable of producing five tons of snow per minute, The Mad River Inn offers quality overnight accommodations, and 'The Loft' provides great indoor entertainment.

Lighting of the Falls
The serene beauty of the falls at one of Ohio's natural gorges is set aglow with 30,000 lights by the Ludlow Falls Volunteer Fire Department enticing over a million visitors since 1950.

State Route 48, Ludlow Falls (513) 698-4654
Mid-December to January 1