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Tourist info: Ohio Division of Travel
and Tourism, 77 S. High St., P.O. Box 1001,
OHIO
OHIO
Columbus, OH 43216-1001, USA
Tel: 001 614 466 8844 Fax: 001 614 466
the buckeye state
6744 Web: www.DiscoverOhio.com
Tourist info: Discover Cleveland and
Detroit, Worldwide Travel Marketing, The
Old Chapel, Church Lane, Catsfield, Battle,
Discover a lighthouse dotted coast- largest aviation museum; and the East Sussex TN33 9DR Tel: 08705 143607
line or plunge to the depths of Lake world’s largest Amish population.
Fax: 08705 168309 E-mail:
Land Area: 40,952.6 sq. miles
Erie in search of shipwrecks. The Lake Ohio’s world record holding theme
Simon@worldwidetravelmarketing.com Population: 11,353,140
Erie Islands are a relaxing destination parks offer some of the tallest, fastest
Web: www.travelcleveland.com
State Capital: Columbus
for fishing, boating, hiking, birding, coasters and rides on the planet.
Also in the UK: Great Lakes of North
America: Tel: 01564 794 999
Largest City: Columbus (pop. 702,132)
wine tasting or just getting away. There’s Cedar Point Amusement
Web: www.greatlakesnorthamerica.co.uk
Local Time: EST – 5 hrs behind the UK
Ohio is home to numerous ‘one Park, Kings Island and Geauga Lake
Climate: Average temperatures range from
and only’ destinations including the and Wildwater Kingdom.
9.7 to 29.7 F in January to between 62.9 and
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and No trip to Ohio would be com-
85.3 F in the summer. Rainfall averages
Museum; the National Inventors Hall plete without visiting one of the
between 1.2 and 4.0 inches per month.
of Fame; the Pro Football Hall of Fame Buckeye State’s thriving metropolises.
Park Systems: Cuyahoga Valley National
in Canton, the birthplace of profes- Ohio’s big cities garner attention for
Park plus 74 state parks.
sional football; the United States Air their nightlife and arts attractions as
www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks
Force Museum in Dayton, the world’s well as shopping.
If you only see one thing...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
Strange but true...
In 1951, Alan Freed, a Cleveland disc jockey, was the first to popularize the phrase, ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’.
Look out for...
Sarah Jessica Parker in Nelsonville, Astronauts Neil Armstrong and John Glenn, Drew Carey
in Cleveland and Tom Hanks who got his start in show business at the Great Lakes Theatre
Festival in Cleveland.
Tourist info: Oklahoma Travel & OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA
Recreation, Bowerhope House, Yarrow,
Selkirk TD7 5LF
the sooner state
Tel: 08450 533 280 (Media/Press/Travel
Trade) 08450 533 290 (Brochure line)
Fax: 01750 42224
E-mail: info@TravelKsOk.co.uk
Once know as Indian Territory, historic sites, powwows, dances and
Website: www.TravelOk.com
Oklahoma is home to more American festivals. The old west also lives on at
Indian Tribes than any other state, with working ranches, rodeos and cattle will find nearly 400 miles of Route 66 in
39 tribal headquarters and members of trade. You can follow the Chisholm Oklahoma, more than any other state,
at least 67 tribes. Visitors will find a Trail along present-day Highway 81. where you will enjoy nostalgic motor
blend of traditional and contemporary Cattle are still driven along the route in lodges, diners, and Route 66
culture at are galleries, museums, semi-trucks headed for the largest memorabilia. Outdoors in Oklahoma
cattle auction in the United States, can be enjoyed at over 50 state parks,
Land Area: 69,903 square miles
which begins every Monday morning in offering cabins and boat rentals at
Population: 3,450,652
Stockyard City in Oklahoma City. pristine forested lakes and hiking and
Capital: Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is also home to the bicycling along refreshing rivers.
Largest city: Oklahoma City National Cowboy Museum, a treasure Experience all that's best about
Local time: CST – 6 hrs behind the UK,
of Western and Native American art America in Oklahoma.
daylight savings operates. The only excep-
and artifacts, Tulsa is home to the
tion to this is the Kenton area in the world's most comprehensive collection
If you only see one thing...
Panhandle: it is on MST – of art of the American West at the
7 hrs behind the UK.
Gilcrease Museum. Oh, yes - you will
Route 66: Oklahoma has more miles of it than any other state.
Climate: Generally dry and breezy, with
get your kicks on Route 66 - Travellers
little humidity. Winter months (December
Look out for...
through March) bring temperatures
Garth Brooks near Owasso, former Miss America Jane Jayroe in Oklahoma City, Dennis
between 25 and 50 degrees F, while summer
Rodman at Lake Texoma, Nadia Comaneci in Norman and Leon Russell in Tulsa.
months (May through September) can be
quite warm with temperatures ranging
from 80 - 100 degrees F. Snowfall is typical-
Strange but true...
ly light in winter months.
Alabaster Caverns in northwest Oklahoma is the world’s largest gypsum cave open to the public.
National Parks: none
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