Destination Downtown Lancaster 2010!

Make Historic Downtown Your Choice for a Weekend Getaway...

• History-Our Most Famous Union Son, Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman was born here!
  o Sherman House Museum Opens for the Season April 6th 1pm-4pm
  o US Senator John Sherman author of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
  o US Senator Thomas Ewing

• Architecture- Lancaster boasts dozens of antebellum homes with classic examples of Georgian, Victorian, Second Empire, Colonial, and other architectural styles...all within walking distance of our Historic District!

• Museums- There are 5!
  o Learn How Glass is Made!- Ohio Glass Museum 1pm-4pm
  o Learn about the life and influences in William T. Sherman's history, Visit GENERAL
     WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN'S BOYHOOD HOME located at 137 E Main St, Lancaster
     Ohio 43130.
  o Kids Play with Water and create skits in their own Kid-Friendly Theatre!-Aha!
    Children’s Museum 10am-4pm
  o Restored 1830’s Mansion- The Georgian 1pm-4pm
  o The Beauty of the Decorative Arts- Gorgeous Renovated Mansion and Private
     Collections from around the World-Decorative Arts Center of Ohio 10am-4pm
  o Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit and Walking Tour

• Parks- 27 Gorgeous parks for walking, biking, fishing, running from Sun-up to Sun-down! Lancaster City Parks and Recreation maintains a bevy of beauty.

• Community Bike Trail-Get out of the car and walk and ride bikes in a safe place!

• Local Diners and Restaurants in Downtown– Lancaster has always been a city of entrepreneurs and small business people! Dine in one of our local restaurants

• Eat Your Veggies! At the Farmer’s Market- Fresh locally grown produce!! Every Saturday Morning and Wednesday Afternoon Starting May 1, 2010. This is the best Farmers Market in the County. Local Farmers come from near and far to share their harvest!

• Unique Gift Shopping- Visit one of a kind, locally-owned locations- Tracie Lynn’s Collections, Stix In Time Music, Ava’s Jewelers, In Bloom Maternity, For A Song Boutique, Lolaleigh Children’s Store, The Ohio Glass Museum, The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, The Monarch Gallery, and more...