Still time left to enjoy an Ohio road trip this summer

Staff report

COLUMBUS

There is still time to make the most of the remaining summer days, and one need not go far to find waterfront views, live music or inspiring museums. The only question is, where to first?

At RoadTrips.Ohio.org, travelers will find 10 themed road trip routes complete with Spotify playlists curated by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

For more travel ideas and inspiration, visit Ohio.org. Find the full list of summer events and festivals at Ohio.org/Order-Guide.

Here are some road trip ideas:

The Shawshank Redemption 25th Anniversary Celebration, Mansfield (now through Aug. 28): Get busy living with a screening of “The Shawshank Redemption” in the Renaissance Theatre, where Shawshank originally premiered in 1994. As part of this special anniversary event, attendees will be able to meet some of the film’s celebrities at the Ohio State Reformatory, and the annual Shawshank Hustle 7K route will take runners past several of the film’s locations. This celebration is the perfect excuse to try out the Shawshank Trail and visit 16 famous filming sites on your own. Most anniversary events will be ticketed.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s new Woodstock 50 exhibit, Cleveland. This show celebrates the legendary festival that took place 50 years ago this August. The exhibit features rare prints, performance outfits, video footage, tickets, original signage and more. Looking to have your own jam session? Stop by The Garage, where you can create your own music with keyboards, mixing boards, bass guitars, drums, acoustic instruments and the finest guitars in the industry, from Les Paul to Fender. And, it’s not too late to catch one of the free Summer in the City concerts on the Rock Hall plaza.

Celebrate Young’s Jersey Dairy’s 150th year in business and the Ohio Ice Cream Trail with a scoop (or two!) of locally made ice cream. Try a flavor of the week, such as Key Lime Crunch and Peaches & Cream, or stick with fan favorites from Strawberry Cheesecake to Cow Patty, a dark chocolate ice cream with chocolate cookie pieces. Take advantage of Young’s Labor Day Family Value Weekend with special wristbands, good for all-day family fun.

The Dayton Art Institute is commemorating its 100th anniversary. Special summer events and exhibits to mark the occasion include Monet and Impressionism through Aug. 25 and “Our Century: Dayton Area Collects” through Sept. 22. If you missed the special events surrounding the Apollo 11 lunar landing anniversary on July 20, view The Moon Museum exhibition at DAI through Sept. 8.

The Pride of Africa exhibit is now open at the Akron Zoo, showcasing the beauty of a Kenyan savannah and featuring areas dedicated to African lions, Speke’s gazelle, white storks and goats. Also opening this summer, the Wild Asia exhibit recreates the jungles of southeast Asia and Himalayan forests

The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake is the perfect place for a last-minute summer getaway. Located in the heart of Ohio’s wine country, the Lodge has been working on several renovations this year including a new guest entryway oriented toward the Lake Erie shore, new wine shuttle offerings and new row and paddle boat rentals to use along Cowles Creek. The Lodge has also expanded upon its popular Lake Erie Canopy Zipline offerings like the two and a half-hour guided canopy tour and adventure course with over 30 obstacles.

To the Moon and Back continues: Can’t get enough of all the activities tied to the moon landing anniversary? Extend the summertime celebration vibes when the Cincinnati Museum Center continues to honor Ohioan Neil Armstrong’s first step on the moon with the opening of Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission exhibit on Sept. 28. The exhibit will feature the Apollo command module Columbia – the only portion of the historic spacecraft to survive the lunar journey. This marks the final stop of the exhibit’s national tour, organized by the National Air and Space Museum and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.