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Top 10 Things to do in Plain City, United States
Plain City in United States, from Nouth America region, is best know for Gift & Specialty Shops. Discover best things to do in Plain City with beautiful photos and great reviews from traveller around the world here!
Restaurants in Plain City
1. Yutzy's Farm Market
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By whallojk - Dayton, Ohio
This is a very great store. They have the best bacon & bolonia I have every had. They also have fried apple and/or cherry pies. They were sold out of pumpkin pies prior to Thanksgiving. I was sad. It was just a very good experience.
2. Giant Dancing Rabbits of Ballantrae Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 129 reviews
Reviewed By Moved2Texas - Austin, Texas
When we visited Ballantrae Park, we were wondering why we bothered to stop. From a distance you can see the whimsical sculpture of three dancing rabbits just fine without walking up to see them.
However, when we scaled the small hill to get up close to the rabbits, we found that they were very different up-close. The sculptors included many different items in the sculpture and we had fun trying to find some of the items they had hidden in there including keys, a hammer, a teddy bear and many other items that are fun to find. We spent about 20 minutes looking at the three rabbits to find what items were hidden in their construction when you looked closely.
It was a fun place to visit - on a better weather day it would be a great place to bring children, but this was a drizzly day and the park was fairly empty.
3. Columbus Zoo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
Home to more than 11,000 animals representing nearly 600 species from around the globe, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium leads and inspires by connecting people and wildlife. The Zoo complex is a recreational and education destination that includes the 22-acre Zoombezi Bay water park and 18-hole Safari Golf Course. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium also operates the Wilds, a 10,000-acre conservation center and safari park located in southeastern Ohio. The Zoo is a regional attraction with global impact; annually contributing $4 million of privately raised funds to support conservation projects worldwide. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Columbus Zoo has earned Charity Navigator’s prestigious 4-star rating.
Reviewed By themanofec - North Canton, Ohio
We went during this past week and despite the closures in two areas it still took 4 hours to completely go through the zoo. We went around slowly and stopped in parts but overall went from exhibit to exhibit. Despite the seasonal closures, still most of the animals were on display, the only exceptions being two animals we could tell in the Islands section and the savana/cheetahs in the Africa section. The kangeroos were able to be seen but the walkabout was closed. Still, with the day, the animals were very active and in the indoor enclosures were very close to you. It is easy to follow the maps and the variety in animals and exhibits was terrific.
4. Early Television Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By Sandy K
Have lived in the Columbus area for over 20+ yrs. and just started to uncover some hidden must-do's! The Early TV Museum is one of those hidden gems. Very unassuming exterior disguises an amazing wealth of TV history inside. This museum built from the love of a local collector, wanting to share his extensive collection of antique TVs with the world. Your $5 admission fee grants you access to multiple rooms of this warehouse, organized by era ( as early as the turn of the 20th century ) with special descriptions of each/every TV ( from the smallest to the largest console ). The large picture tube ever created ( what a sight ) & it's accompanying TV console is really a must-see! The museum is a labor of love and a great "off the beaten path" find for both locals and visitors alike!
5. Prairie Oaks Metropark
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By Paul S - Marion
Went to Prairie Oaks primarily to check out the canoe access on Big Darby Creek, non motorized boating (kayak) on Beaver Lake and sample some of the 16 miles of trails. The park also has miles of roads, picnic areas, restrooms, fishing, and a dog swim area. I was somewhat amused to see the natural play area. Back in the day, that was called outdoors. Anywhere that wasn't fenced off ( and, ahem, some that were) was a natural play area. One reviewer mentioned the buffalo (bison), but that is one of the few things not found here. They are in the Battelle Derby metro park on the south side of I-70. Look at the park maps and plan your route carefully as the park is about evenly divided between the east and west banks of Big Darby Creek but there is only one bridge for foot or horse traffic(near Whispering Oaks picnic area) and one bridge for cars (Lucas Road) that connect the two sides unless you can do better than Carl Lewis' world record standing broad jump distance to reach the opposite bank.
6. Phoenix Bats
Overall Ratings
5 based on 7 reviews
Interested in booking a tour to see how a bat is made from start to finish? During your approximately 1 hour tour, you'll learn about how the business got started, working with pros, and the process in creating a great bat. Stop in during our 3 open tour times or schedule a tour Monday through Friday. All tours are $10 per person and include an engraved mini bat to commemorate your visit.
Reviewed By Pepsi38 - Hilliard, Ohio
My goodness!!!!! This was a most informative tour of how bats are made - in the USA!!!! Hands on tour.....even saw a bat being made. This is a small organization, but it impacts baseball in America. I was amazed this company was in the Columbus, Ohio area. A must visit.
7. Indian Run Falls
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 103 reviews
Reviewed By Anna A
Just moved to Dublin. Wanted to explore and this place was very peaceful. Highly recommend to anyone that visits Dublin. It's right near the highway but it's tucked in that you never know this beautiful place even exists?
8. Zoombezi Bay
Overall Ratings
4 based on 328 reviews
Zoombezi Bay is a 22.7 acre water park that features a multi-level play structure, 17 state of the art water slides, a wave pool, an action river, a lazy river, private cabanas, a kiddie play pool and more. Admission to Zoombezi Bay includes the Columbus Zoo and proceeds from the waterpark support the Zoo's operation and mission.
Reviewed By shellbell616 - Columbus, Ohio
Where to begin.....Tram out of service so we walked from the parking lot carrying all of our bags/cooler etc....through the zoo and all the way around to Zoombezi Bay. (If you've never been there it is a LONG walk) Then we proceeded to stand in line for 25 minutes in 90 degree weather to get into Zoombezi Bay. You have to leave your cooler outside the gates btw so every time you want a snack or drink you must walk all the way back out and then all the way back to wherever you are sitting. Once in the gates it's yet another walk to wherever you want to sit. We got there early so we did score chairs...come late and you won't be that lucky. My son is about an inch too short to ride the big slides so we planned on spending the day at Baboon Lagoon which is the kid play area. This area is really neat with a lot to do. Unfortunately half of the slides and some of the play areas were closed! According to the Lifeguard they did not have enough staff to open all the attractions. I think this should be disclosed before people pay full price to get in!! Because half of the activities were closed the lines for the ones open were astronomical! Complete chaos as people were shoving, stomping on feet and running into each other trying to navigate through the throngs of people. After the third time of my son crying because he was pushed down and stepped on we decided to take a break and hit the lazy river. Welcome to The Hunger Games people....the lazy river is basically a free for all where you have to fight for a tube. Hundreds of people all trying to get a tube with no employees over seeing anything. No one making sure people form a line, get tubes in order, nothing. A lot of people resort to walking the lazy river which is what we did after trying to get a tube for over 20 minutes. We exited at the wave pool which we loved! My son had a great time there. The bottom is rough so be careful of little ones getting knocked down. After making our way back to our seating area we were hungry and too tired to walk all the way back to our cooler so we decided to grab food at the snack stand. We were advised it would be a 45 minute wait for a sandwich!!! They were out of all the fast serve food like pretzels, cookies etc...and any food they did have would take 45 minutes. We ended up getting drinks only and leaving early because we were starving! Could have been a really fun day but unfortunately the terrible service ruined it.
9. Homestead Metro Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By T W - New Albany, Ohio
Beautiful park with plenty to do. Several walking trails, covered bridge, 2 playgrounds, a train caboose that you climb on, and an old John Deere tractor that my daughter enjoyed; pretending to drive it. Great place for portrait photos, saw several photographers doing photo shoots while there.
Would have liked to have seen information about the old caboose and train station.
10. Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Overall Ratings
4 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By 37Geese - Ohio
Glacier Ridge is not my favorite of the Central Ohio Metro Parks, but there is still a lot for people to do there. There are several hiking trails, but not as many as some of the other Metro Parks. The main trail is paved which is more suited for biking or rollerblading so if you enjoy those activities this would be a good place to visit. Horseback riding is also available if you're a rider. Disk golf also seems to be a popular activity here. There are a couple of overlook towers near the main entrance which look out over the wetlands nearby. Plenty of picnic space as well. Recommended for families, bikers, or horseback riding.
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