Toledo Things to Do

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The zoo is really nice. They have over 6,000 animals. The architecture of the buildings in the zoo are impressive. It's old and beautiful and when I saw all the fallout shelter signs, I had to laugh a little. Were they meant for the animals or visitors? It's just a nice way to spend the day.
Labor Day to Memorial Day: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Memorial Day to Labor Day: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
May & September:
Weekends – 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday – 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Admission:
$11.00 for Adults
$8.00 for Children (2 yrs - 11 yrs) and Seniors (60+)

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Fort Meigs is the reconstruction of a fort built during the War of 1812 to contain the British at Detroit and act as a base for counter attack. Besides the restored fort, the site is manned by renactors who demonstrate what life was like at the the fort.

Free admission, open most days, except Mondays and Holidays, they have neat exhibits that change from season to season. Call ahead for a group tour, or check out the website for more! Parking does cost a few dollars on the site.

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For a small city, this museum has a fairly impressive collection of art with a great representation of lesser works by the wide area of European masters (Van Gogh, Gaugin, Rembrandt, etc). The building and grounds are also large and not crowded.

The Boyer has been permanently docked in the "International Park" as a museum. Take the kids on board a real ore freighter. Climb the bow cabins to see the Bridge. Walk the deck and see the massive engines in the stern the move tons of iron across the 'inland seas'.

Toledo was created by the Maumee River and Ohio and Michigan fought to have this river included in their state. The final victory in the 'Pig War', yes, that's correct, it was over a pig (as were several other boundary disputes in US History), went to Ohio, and the mouth of the Maumee was included within it's borders. To appease Michigan, they were given the Upper Peninsula (from Wisconsin Territory).

The view is pleasant. On a summer day, the park is busy as is the river. Here in early winter, life has quieted.1

The Toledo Zoo is fantastic!!! I have so much fun every time we go - which is alot. The animals have great exhibits, especially the new polar bear exhibit, Cheetah Valley, and African Savannah. The aquarium and reptile house and Diversity of Life Museum are perfect for rainy days. Louie the Baby Elephant is so cute! There is a big playground for kids. You can eat lunch in a building that used to be tiger and lion cages (they have much more room now in their new exhibit), so basically, you can eat in a brightly colored cage! (It's clean and doesn't smell like animals, don't worry!)

Even in winter, they have special events like ice carving and the Lights Before Christmas.

You will have an excellent time. This is truly worth the trip to Toledo.

This mission will be accomplished by meeting the following objectives:

• Establishing and maintaining animal exhibits that reflect natural habitats, and are conducive to our animals’ well-being.
• Creating an educational setting that leads our visitors to a better understanding of, and appreciation for, our complex relationships with wildlife and our environment.
• Providing a long-term refuge for rare and endangered species for the purpose of their protection, propagation, and conservation.
• Supporting and participating in scientific programs which contribute to our knowledge of animals and their habitats.
• Providing our visitors and employees with a clean, safe and pleasant facility.
• Responding to community needs and interests and building a broad base of community support and involvement.
• Operating on a sound business basis.