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Casa Nueva This worker-owned marvel features fusion Mexican eats - No tips necessary here, Casa is known for paying fair wages and pricing their meals so that service is compensated without you ever having to think about it. Here, meals don’t travel more than a few miles and everything is delivered fresh down to the creamer in your coffee. Stay THE OHIO UNIVERSITY INN Eat Little Fish Brewing Co. Visit Strouds Run State Park The Eclipse Company Store Beer Hall Sit back, enjoy the band at their backyard stage, and take a sip of Appalachia. This local neighborhood spot features the biggest selection of craft brews from the Athens region, and their barbecue is hard to beat, especially when you’re watching the sunset listening to great music! Stay THE OHIO UNIVERSITY INN Eat Restaurant Salaam Visit Kennedy Art Museum at The Ridges at Ohio University

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No. 5 – Dalzell Road Starting Location: Whipple, OH Ending Location: Woodsfield, OH Length: 32 miles Best Season to Drive: Spring, Summer, and Fall See this drive on Google Maps For a ride to keep you on your toes as you enjoy spectacular views, this drive from Whipple to Woodsfield certainly fits the bill. Known as one of the most winding roads in the state, travelers should take care yet also take time to stop and enjoy the lush forest all around. This way also passes through an array of sleepy small towns, providing visual interest and a peek into others’ lives. https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Whipple,+OH/39.729674,-81.1140739/@39.6407728,-81.812038,9z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!1m1!1s0x8849d192fbe235c5:0xa25da93953fc1a33!2m2!1d-81.4145647!2d39.5222959!1m0!3e0 No. 3 – Ohio River Scenic Byway Starting Location: Cincinnati, OH Ending Location: Wheeling, OH Length: 289 miles Best Season to Drive: Spring, Summer, and Fall See this drive on Google Maps Winding along with the Ohio River, this route provides plenty of water views as well as sites of historical interest. The way is peppered with places to learn more about long-ago inhabitants, early pioneers, and those who were involved with the Underground Railroad, such as Historic Fort Steuben and the Martius Museum of the Northwest Territory. Stop in Shawnee State Park for outdoor recreational opportunities in the rolling hills of the Appalachian Plateau, known as the “Little Smokies of Ohio.”