Where can you travel the Erie Canal on a boat pulled by a horse? What is Wapakoneta, and what does it have to do with Neil Armstrong? Where can you eat ice cream at a stop on the Underground Railroad? Find these answers and more in Little Ohio: Small-Town Destinations. Author and blogger Jane Simon Ammeson traveled across the state to discover where to eat, stay, play, and shop in more than 90 charming small towns. Organized by region, Little Ohio offers fellow road trippers an easy-to-use guide of must-see attractions. Full-color images showcase unmissable museums, quaint Main Streets, historic sites, and more. From wineries to chocolate shops, old mills to Amish villages, riverboats to covered bridges, Little Ohio has everything you need for a day, weekend, or week full of fun. No matter where you are in the Buckeye State, there's always something to explore! "A wonderful hybrid of helpful tourbook, fun history lesson, and celebration of the Midwestern small towns that, it turns out, don't exist only in our imaginations. Every state should have a book like this! It will certainly make you want to take some road trips."―Keven McQueen, author of Murderous Acts: 100 Years of Crime in the Midwest Jane Simon Ammeson, a freelance writer and photographer who specializes in travel, food, and personalities, is author of many books, including Lincoln Road Trip and America's Femme Fatale . A food columnist, as well as a member of the Society of American Travel Writers and Midwest Travel Journalists Association, Ammeson's home base is on the shores of Lake Michigan in southwest Michigan. Granville A New England village tucked away in the hills of East Central Ohio? That's what settlers from Granville, Massachusetts and Granby, Connecticut wanted when they set roots here in 1805. It's a dream that persisted and even today Granville, population under 6000 but seemingly so much larger when Dennison University students are in attendance, is a lovely stretch of tree-lined streets and gracious 19th century buildings filled with eclectic shops, galleries, restaurants and boutiques. Stay In 1812, Orrin Granger who hailed from the other Granville opened an inn which over time would also serve as a stagecoach stop on the line connecting Columbus and Newark. Besides rooms for guests to stay, there was a dining room, ballroom and stagecoach court and the village's post office was also located there. The inn's attractive salmon color accented by white exterior staircases, railings and columns served a purpose. For travelers who couldn't read the color was signage telling them they'd arrived at the right place. Three presidents are among the famous guests who stayed here and one of the General William Henry Harrison who would go on to be President of the United States over imbibed one night and road his horse up the stairs of the stagecoach court. Harrison fell asleep in his room and the horse was led downstairs and into the stables. The food is exquisite, the rooms luxurious appointed and the basement where coach drivers once slept on straw and made their meals over the large open-hearth fireplace, which remains, is now a cozy bar with thick stone walls and wood beams seemingly little changed since then. Except that is, there are not straw beds on the floor for taking naps. Guests at the inn can also choose to stay next door at Founders Hall. Built in 1840, it originally a boarding house for those attending Granville Female College. There are balconies at the back of the hall overlooked tiered gardens and a lovely fountain. Just across the street from the Buxton Inn is the amazing Granville Inn, a grand Tudor surrounded by a large swath of emerald green lawns, leafy green trees and garden beds. Built in 1924, the inside of the inn is just as old English―a mélange of high-end antique furniture, Oriental carpentry, sandstone fireplaces, burnished wood glowing under numerous chandeliers. There's dining in the bar, grand dining room and outside when weather permits. Eat Wake up with your favorite brew and pastry at River Road Coffeehouse. Even a burger isn't just a burger at Snapshots Lounge known for their New American cuisine. Instead it can come with such toppings as blueberry preserves, caramelized onions, spinach, and whipped goat cheese, with a side of Mac n cheese. Specials are indeed culinarian specialties like the Seared Scallops W/ Skillet Corn, Old Bay and Truffle Aioli or the Filet W/ Sautéed Asparagus and Roasted Potatoes sauced with Hollandaise, Vietnamese-style street foods like banh mi sandwiches, pork dumplings, Japanese fried chicken and tempura shrimp are what's sizzling at Mai Chau Restaurant. Quaff a few at the Three Tigers Brewing Company next door and order from the Mai Chau Restaurant's menu. Get your cold sweet fix at Whit's Frozen Custard. Play With some 800 vines and ten varieties, Three Oaks Vineyard offers a lot ways to enjoy their wines―in their pavilion, under the covered porch,