A new statewide experiential driving trail highlighting Ohio’s arts and cultural attractions includes five sites in Summit County.
The Creativity Trail is part of the state’s celebration of the United States’ semiquincentennial, or 250th birthday, in 2026. The trail includes 108 sites in 41 counties categorized by theme: music, visual arts, glass and pottery, folk and traditional arts, carousel art and on the page, which represents authors, poets and illustrators.
Representing Summit County on the trail are the Akron Art Museum (visual arts), the Akron Zoo (carousel art), Clayton Bailey’s World of Wonders (visual arts), Hale Farm & Village (folk and traditional arts) and the Maple Valley Branch Library (on the page).
The Creativity Trail is the second of six experiential trails created by America 250-Ohio Commission, the organization responsible for Ohio’s celebrations of the country’s 250th. The first trail, Air & Space Trail, launched in May 2024. It features 34 sites including the Akron History Center, the MAPS Air Museum in Green and Wingfoot Lake State Park in Mogadore.
A complete list of sites on the Creativity Trail can be found below. The trail is also available as an interactive map and a downloadable pdf.
| Theme | Site Name | County |
| Carousels | Adventure Zone Carousel | Ashtabula |
| Folk & Traditional Arts | Dairy Barn Arts Center | Athens |
| Visual Arts | Kennedy Art Museum | Athens |
| Folk & Traditional Arts | Barkcamp State Park | Belmont |
| Glass & Pottery | National Imperial Glass Museum | Belmont |
| On the Page | William Holmes McGuffey House & Museum | Butler |
| Glass & Pottery | BeauVerre Riordan Studios | Butler |
| Visual Arts | Miami University: Richard & Carole Cocks Art Museum | Butler |
| On the Page | Make Way for McCloskey Mural & Lentil Sculpture | Butler |
| Visual Arts | Springfield Museum of Art | Clark |
| Visual Arts | Hartman Rock Garden | Clark |
| Visual Arts | John Ruthven Studio & Gallery | Clermont |
| Glass & Pottery | Museum of Ceramics | Columbiana |
| Visual Arts | Burchfield Homestead Museum | Columbiana |
| Music | Bucyrus Copper Kettle Works | Crawford |
| Carousels | Euclid Beach Carousel, Cleveland History Center | Cuyahoga |
| Carousels | Circle of Wildlife Carousel, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo | Cuyahoga |
| Carousels | Memphis Kiddie Park Carousel | Cuyahoga |
| Music | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | Cuyahoga |
| Glass & Pottery | Cowan Pottery Museum | Cuyahoga |
| Music | National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame | Cuyahoga |
| Glass & Pottery | Museum of American Porcelain Art | Cuyahoga |
| Visual Arts | The Cleveland Museum of Art | Cuyahoga |
| On the Page | Karamu House | Cuyahoga |
| Carousels | The Grand Carousel, Columbus Zoo | Delaware |
| Visual Arts | Richard M. Ross Art Museum | Delaware |
| Carousels | Merry-Go-Round Museum | Erie |
| Carousels | Cedar Point: Midway Carousel, Kiddy Kingdom Carousel, Cedar Downs Racing Derby | Erie |
| Visual Arts | The Charles Herndon Galleries and Sculpture Gardens | Erie |
| Folk & Traditional Arts | Decorative Arts Center of Ohio | Fairfield |
| Glass & Pottery | Ohio Glass Museum & Glass Blowing Studio | Fairfield |
| Glass & Pottery | Gay Fad Studios and Glass Museum | Fairfield |
| Carousels | Columbus Commons Carousel | Franklin |
| Folk & Traditional Arts | Ohio Craft Museum | Franklin |
| On the Page | Thurber House | Franklin |
| On the Page | Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum | Franklin |
| Glass & Pottery | Ohio History Connection | Franklin |
| Visual Arts | Watch House and Circle Mound by Todd Slaughter | Franklin |
| Visual Arts | Wexner Center for the Arts | Franklin |
| Visual Arts | Columbus Museum of Art | Franklin |
| Visual Arts | Ohio Statehouse | Franklin |
| Folk & Traditional Arts | Sauder Village | Fulton |
| Carousels | Cowtherine’s Carousel – Young’s Dairy | Greene |
| Visual Arts | National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center | Greene |
| Glass & Pottery | National Museum of Cambridge Glass | Guernsey |
| Glass & Pottery | Mosser Glass | Guernsey |
| Carousels | Carol Anne’s Carousel, Smale Riverfront Park | Hamilton |
| Carousels | Cincinnati Zoo Carousel | Hamilton |
| Folk & Traditional Arts | American Sign Museum | Hamilton |
| On the Page | Harriet Beecher Stowe House | Hamilton |
| Glass & Pottery | Rookwood Pottery | Hamilton |
| Visual Arts | Taft Museum of Art | Hamilton |
| Visual Arts | Cincinnati Art Museum | Hamilton |
| Visual Arts | National Underground Railroad Freedom Center | Hamilton |
| Music | Cincinnati Museum Hall | Hamilton |
| Music | Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame | Hamilton |
| Music | Cincinnati Music Heritage Mural | Hamilton |
| On the Page | Mazza Museum | Hancock |
| Music | Music Makers Museum | Highland |
| Folk & Traditional Arts | Home Grown On Main | Hocking |
| Music | Columbus Washboard Company | Hocking |
| Glass & Pottery | Jack Pine Studio | Hocking |
| Glass & Pottery | Millersburg Glass Museum | Holmes |
| Glass & Pottery | Heisey Glass Museum | Licking |
| Glass & Pottery | Ariel-Foundation Park | Knox |
| Music | Logan County History Center | Logan |
| Carousels | Schoepfle Gardens Carousel | Lorain |
| On the Page | Lorain Public Library – Main Branch – Toni Morrison Room | Lorain |
| Visual Arts | Allen Memorial Art Museum | Lorain |
| Carousels | The Toledo Zoo African Carousel | Lucas |
| Music | Sacred Steel Music and History Museum | Lucas |
| On the Page | Toledo-Lucas County Public Library – Jennifer Fisher Nancy Drew Collection | Lucas |
| Glass & Pottery | Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion | Lucas |
| Visual Arts | Toledo Museum of Art | Lucas |
| Visual Arts | Glass City River Wall Mural | Lucas |
| Visual Arts | The Butler Institute of American Art | Mahoning |
| Carousels | Carousel of Dayton Innovation, Carillon Historic Park | Montgomery |
| On the Page | Seed of Life – Oregon District 8/4 Memorial | Montgomery |
| On the Page | Paul Laurence Dunbar House Historic Site | Montgomery |
| Visual Arts | The Contemporary Dayton: Art Gallery | Montgomery |
| Visual Arts | Dayton Art Institute | Montgomery |
| On the Page | The National Road & Zane Grey Museum | Muskingum |
| Glass & Pottery | Zanesville Pottery | Muskingum |
| Glass & Pottery | Zanesville Museum of Art | Muskingum |
| Visual Arts | Alan Cottrill Sculpture Studio and Museum | Muskingum |
| Visual Arts | Zanesville Museum of Art | Muskingum |
| Carousels | Logan County History Center | Logan |
| Carousels | Kimberley’s Carousel | Ottawa |
| Music | The Ted Lewis Museum | Pickaway |
| Folk & Traditional Arts | Kent State University Museum | Portage |
| Carousels | Richland Carrousel Park | Richland |
| On the Page | Malabar Farm State Park | Richland |
| Visual Arts | Mansfield Art Center | Richland |
| On the Page | The Clyde Museum | Sandusky |
| Glass & Pottery | Tiffin Glass Museum and Shoppe | Seneca |
| Glass & Pottery | Fostoria Glass Heritage Gallery | Seneca |
| Glass & Pottery | Hawkes Crystal | Seneca |
| Visual Arts | Canton Museum of Art | Stark |
| Carousels | Akron Zoo | Summit |
| Folk & Traditional Arts | Hale Farm & Village | Summit |
| On the Page | Maple Valley Branch Library | Summit |
| Visual Arts | Akron Art Museum | Summit |
| Visual Arts | Clayton Bailey’s World of Wonders | Summit |
| Visual Arts | Medici Museum of Art | Trumbull |
| Carousels | Tuscora Park Carousel | Tuscarawas |
| Folk & Traditional Arts | Historic Zoar Village | Tuscarawas |
| Folk & Traditional Arts | Ernest Warther Museum & Gardens | Tuscarawas |
| Carousels | Grand Carousel, Kings Island | Warren |
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