Next stop is Toledo, known worldwide for its auto and glass industries.
And, with 5,000 works of art in glass, the Toledo Museum of Art’s glorious
Glass Pavilion positively sparkles. Eat as locals have since 1932 – order
a spicy hotdog at Tony Packo’s Cafe on Front Street
Down on the banks of the mighty Ohio River is CINCINNATI. The Queen City is known for handsome homes, riverboats and its role as a border town with the South. Slaves who escaped north to Ohio inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe to write Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Her former home is a shrine to the Abolitionist Movement, as is the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Peculiar to the city is Cincinnati-style chilli, served over spaghetti, with a choice: cheese, beans, onions, or the-lot! Outside Cincinnati is the family-friendly theme park KING’S ISLAND, which unveils the wicked new Diamondback roller-coaster in 2009 - a 230fttall monster that hits 80mph and covers a rollicking 10 acres along more than 5,000ft of track. Too big? Then there are 18 dedicated kids’ attractions in the award-winning Nickelodeon Universe area.