There are some things that unite us all as Ohioans.
Maybe it’s the way we take photos (no matter where we are.) Maybe it’s our world renowned attractions we proudly claim. Maybe it’s the festive necklaces only those of us who live in the Buckeye State can make. Whatever it is, it helps us know who’s a true Ohioan when we see it. Here are 14 things every true Ohioan does at least once before they die:
- Take a group vacation photo like this:
Photographer/Flickr Bonus points if you can get a famous landmark to serve as one of the letters.
- Visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Erik Drost/Flickr We’re home to the Birthplace of Rock and Roll. Come on. It doesn’t get any cooler than that.
- Vacation at Put-In-Bay.
Ohio Sea Grant/Flickr If you’ve yet to do this, change that this summer.
- Make (and wear) one of these:
Jagrap/Flickr It doesn’t even have to be football season. We’ll wear them year-round. We’re that proud.
- Also, make (and eat) these:
Jagrap/Flickr This one is pretty self-explanatory.
- Pay a visit to the “A Christmas Story” house.
Erik Drost/Flickr If you’ve never done this, can you really say you’re from Ohio?
- Have a beach day at Lake Erie.
Christopher Irwin/Flickr It’s the closest we’ll ever get to an ocean here, but we’re grateful for what we have.
- Take in the gorgeous rolling hills of Ohio Amish Country.
Lorrie K.C./Flickr You’d be a fool not to.
- Yell “O-H”…
Katrina Cole/Flickr …in full anticipation of an “I-O” reply.
- Try your best to ride every roller coaster at Cedar Point in one visit.
Alvin Trusty/Flickr It’s the Roller Coaster Capital of the World. What else do you expect us to do with that?
- Tour the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Joseph Novack/Flickr You don’t even have to be an NFL fan. You just have to have an Ohio-shaped heart.
- Visit what’s arguably America’s scariest prison (and made it out alive).
Tabitha Kaylee Hawk/Flickr OK, so maybe not ALL of us are brave enough to tour the Ohio State Reformatory…
- Photograph a covered bridge along a country road…
George Bannister/Flickr We can’t help it. They’re just so heartwarming. <3
- …and a Bicentennial Barn or two.
Benjamin Lehman/Flickr All throughout the state, these beautiful barns give our state a unique stamp on America the Beautiful.
What other things do every true Ohioans do before they die? Share your thoughts with us!
Photographer/Flickr
Bonus points if you can get a famous landmark to serve as one of the letters.
Erik Drost/Flickr
We’re home to the Birthplace of Rock and Roll. Come on. It doesn’t get any cooler than that.
Ohio Sea Grant/Flickr
If you’ve yet to do this, change that this summer.
Jagrap/Flickr
It doesn’t even have to be football season. We’ll wear them year-round. We’re that proud.
This one is pretty self-explanatory.
If you’ve never done this, can you really say you’re from Ohio?
Christopher Irwin/Flickr
It’s the closest we’ll ever get to an ocean here, but we’re grateful for what we have.
Lorrie K.C./Flickr
You’d be a fool not to.
Katrina Cole/Flickr
…in full anticipation of an “I-O” reply.
Alvin Trusty/Flickr
It’s the Roller Coaster Capital of the World. What else do you expect us to do with that?
Joseph Novack/Flickr
You don’t even have to be an NFL fan. You just have to have an Ohio-shaped heart.
Tabitha Kaylee Hawk/Flickr
OK, so maybe not ALL of us are brave enough to tour the Ohio State Reformatory…
George Bannister/Flickr
We can’t help it. They’re just so heartwarming. <3
Benjamin Lehman/Flickr
All throughout the state, these beautiful barns give our state a unique stamp on America the Beautiful.
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