Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Travel Tips: Where to Play and Stay In Yellow Springs, Ohio

WHERE TO PLAY

Chamber of Commerce  has oodles of listings, plus an events calendar
Glen Helen Nature Preserve  -ecocamp regristration is going on, may 14th is their HUGE garage sale.

 photo Glen Helen by jafabrit

BIKE TRAILS-Xenia to Yellow Springs considered the most popular.

LOTS of Unique Shops ( if you like thrifting, check out  here and antique's here )
 Places to rest and have something to eat from casual dining to fine dining
and of course
 LOTS OF
 ART.
 Not only in the many galleries around town, but outside too, in the streets, in Keith's Alley, even yarnbombed knitted cozies for trees and poles

Corry and Dayton Street art installation by the Jafaworkz Collective

Take in a Movie at the little Little Art Theatre  and don't forget to  look up at the ticket booth and see Pierre Nagely's mural :)

WHERE TO STAY

MEDIA INFO

Budget Travel listed Yellow Springs as one of the 10 Smallest Cool Towns
Ohio Magazine: 2009-2010 Best Hometown
Wikipedia Listing  Contemporary Art Towns USA

Featured in several books for yarnbombing.