Lancaster is a city in the Greater Columbus area of Ohio. It is the county seat of Fairfield County.
Understand
[edit]Tourist Office
[edit]- Fairfield County Visitors and Convention Bureau, 126 W Main St (Located on the second floor of the Ohio Glass Museum), ☏ +1 740 654-5929, toll-free: +1-800-626-1296, fax: +1 740 687-0273, fcvcb@greenapple.com. ).
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]- John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH IATA), Columbus. Direct flights to most major American cities.
By car
[edit]- SR 33 NW/SE
- SR 32 E/W
By bus
[edit]While Greyhound runs daily buses from most cities in Ohio, the bus stop is inconveniently located almost 6½ miles northeast of downtown.
- 1 Dogwood Crossing Travel Center, 4400 Coonpath Rd NW, Carroll.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- Ohio & Erie Canal - Lancaster Lateral Canal - Hocking Canal.
- Mt. Pleasant.
- Fairfield County Fairgrounds.
Museums
[edit]- 1 Georgian Museum, 105 E Wheeling St, ☏ +1 740-654-9923.
- 2 Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, 145 E Main St, ☏ +1 740-681-1423.
- 3 Ohio Glass Museum, 124 W Main St, ☏ +1 740-687-0101. Industrial, pressed, blown and art glass.
- 4 Sherman House Museum. Childhood home of politician and statesman John Sherman (1823-1900) and his older brother, the Union Army general William T. Sherman (1820-1891). Includes large several Civil War artifacts.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Fiesta Mexicana, 1236 N Memorial Drive, ☏ +1 740 687-5412. Meals: lunch $3-10, dinner $5-15, excellent Mexican food and service.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]Hotels
[edit]- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 1861 Riverway Drive, ☏ +1 740 654-4445.
Camping
[edit]- Lancaster Campground, 2151 West Fair Ave, ☏ +1 740-653-2119. $18.
- Lakeview RV Park and Campground, 2715 Sugar Grove, ☏ +1 740-653-4519. $27-29.
Connect
[edit]- Fairfield County District Library, 219 N Broad St, ☏ +1-740-653-2745.
Go next
[edit]- Buckeye Lake
- Circleville
- Columbus
- Hocking Hills
- Newark
- Pickerington
- Zanesville
Routes through Lancaster |
Cincinnati ← Circleville ← | W |
→ Zanesville → Cambridge |
Columbus ← Canal Winchester ← | W |
→ Nelsonville → Weston |