Guidebook for Jackson

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Guidebook for Jackson

Food Scene

Food is amazing.
17 locals recommend
Arch and Eddie's
181 Main St
17 locals recommend
Food is amazing.
Italian Food
LaRosa's Pizza Jackson
966 Main St
Italian Food
Local Pizza Place - Ice Cream too.
Cardo's Pizza of Jackson, OH
19 South St
Local Pizza Place - Ice Cream too.
Steaks
Dakota's Roadhouse of Jackson
451 McCarty Ln
Steaks
Meals all day
13 locals recommend
Bob Evans
770 Main St
13 locals recommend
Meals all day
11 locals recommend
Rowdy's Smokehouse
495 Ralph St
11 locals recommend
Michael's Ice Cream
223 Main St
Great coffee
9 locals recommend
The Spot on Main
298 Main St
9 locals recommend
Great coffee
Fresh Brewed
The Tea Caddy
275 Main St
Fresh Brewed

Arts & Culture

Show cases young local artists.
6 locals recommend
Markay Cultural Arts Center
269 Main St
6 locals recommend
Show cases young local artists.
Bob Evans Farm Restaurant Museum
791 Farmview Rd
Great Fun Wild West Theme
Dogwood Pass
726 Adams Rd
Great Fun Wild West Theme

Parks & Nature

Fishing MID OR LATE APRIL - TROUT FESTIVAL, HAMMERTOWN LAKE 1-1/2 Miles West of Jackson - Contact: Butch Aldrich, 740-286-7575
6 locals recommend
Hammertown Lake
6 locals recommend
Fishing MID OR LATE APRIL - TROUT FESTIVAL, HAMMERTOWN LAKE 1-1/2 Miles West of Jackson - Contact: Butch Aldrich, 740-286-7575
Nice place for walking
8 locals recommend
Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve
1703 Lake Katharine Rd
8 locals recommend
Nice place for walking
6 locals recommend
Leo Petroglyphs State Memorial
357 Township Hwy 224
6 locals recommend
Hunt the season PUBLIC HUNTING & FISHING 5,421 ACRES
Cooper-Hollow Wildlife Area
5403 C H and D Rd
Hunt the season PUBLIC HUNTING & FISHING 5,421 ACRES

Entertainment & Activities

FREE Movie Tuesday Afternoon in the Summer
TriCity Theatre
972 Main St
FREE Movie Tuesday Afternoon in the Summer
Fun for kids too.
Cavalier Roller Rink
7 Fairmont St
Fun for kids too.
Make your own pottery.
8 locals recommend
Nellie Dog Pottery & Paints
37 N Paint St
8 locals recommend
Make your own pottery.
Franklin Valley Golf Course Phone: (740) 286-4903 book T-Time online https://franklin-valley-golf-course.play.teeitup.com/
6954 Franklin Valley Rd
6954 Franklin Valley Road
Franklin Valley Golf Course Phone: (740) 286-4903 book T-Time online https://franklin-valley-golf-course.play.teeitup.com/
September Festival
Jackson County Apple Festival
September Festival
County Fair JULY
Jackson County Fair
96 Meadow Run Rd
County Fair JULY
Fairgreens Golf Club is open to the public
Fairgreens Country Club
1322 Country Club Rd
Fairgreens Golf Club is open to the public
Outdoor Drama Witness the epic life story of the legendary Shawnee leader as he struggles to defend his sacred homelands in the Ohio country during the late 1700’s.
38 locals recommend
Tecumseh! Outdoor Drama
5968 Marietta Rd
38 locals recommend
Outdoor Drama Witness the epic life story of the legendary Shawnee leader as he struggles to defend his sacred homelands in the Ohio country during the late 1700’s.

Shopping

Best Apples Steve Richards 740-286-4584 Products available include: apples, peaches, miscellaneous market foods.
Richards Brothers Fruit Farm
2054 Orpheus Road
Best Apples Steve Richards 740-286-4584 Products available include: apples, peaches, miscellaneous market foods.
Amish
11 locals recommend
Four Mile Bakery & General Store
6005 4 Mile Rd
11 locals recommend
Amish
Nana's House Gifts Something for everyone! Jewelry, purses, scarves, women’s accessories, candles, home décor, furniture, ‘man cave’, sports gifts, baby and children gifts!
709 E Main St
709 Main Street
Nana's House Gifts Something for everyone! Jewelry, purses, scarves, women’s accessories, candles, home décor, furniture, ‘man cave’, sports gifts, baby and children gifts!

Sightseeing

Architectural Walking Tour - http://www.jacksonohio.org/images/home%20walking%20tour.pdf
The Lillian Jones Museum
75 Broadway St
Architectural Walking Tour - http://www.jacksonohio.org/images/home%20walking%20tour.pdf
Historic Marker The Kanawha Trail Here Shawnee warriors, intent on raiding Virginia frontier settlements, passed on the Kanawha Trail. Fur traders used this route for their pelt-laden pack trains. Colonel Andrew Lewis led his mauled but victorious militia over the trace in 1774.
181 E Main St
181 Main Street
Historic Marker The Kanawha Trail Here Shawnee warriors, intent on raiding Virginia frontier settlements, passed on the Kanawha Trail. Fur traders used this route for their pelt-laden pack trains. Colonel Andrew Lewis led his mauled but victorious militia over the trace in 1774.
Historic Marker - Morgan's Raid in Jackson, 1863 Historic Marker - John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Scioto Salt Licks (within shouting distance of this marker); John Wesley Powell / Morgan's Raid in Jackson, 1863 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); James Cemetery / Major John James (approx. 0.6 miles away); Leo Petroglyph (approx. 7 miles away); Hanging Rock Region (approx. 9.6 miles away); Buckeye Furnace (approx. 9.7 miles away); Scales (approx. 9.7 miles away); Stock Shed (approx. 9.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Jackson.
226 E Main St
226 Main Street
Historic Marker - Morgan's Raid in Jackson, 1863 Historic Marker - John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Scioto Salt Licks (within shouting distance of this marker); John Wesley Powell / Morgan's Raid in Jackson, 1863 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); James Cemetery / Major John James (approx. 0.6 miles away); Leo Petroglyph (approx. 7 miles away); Hanging Rock Region (approx. 9.6 miles away); Buckeye Furnace (approx. 9.7 miles away); Scales (approx. 9.7 miles away); Stock Shed (approx. 9.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Jackson.

Everything Else

Visit the College and stay a day to learn the area.
University of Rio Grande
218 N College Ave
Visit the College and stay a day to learn the area.