Come for the boat show and stay for the weekend! There’s something for everyone in the Lake Erie Islands region of Ohio

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African Safari Wildlife Park

267 Lightner Road
Port Clinton, OH

Located in nearby Port Clinton, this drive-through safari includes exotic animals, camel and pony rides, educational animal shows, pig races, a gift shop, picnic facilities, a snack bar, and a grill. Free parking and free animal food area available.

Castaway Bay

2001 Cleveland Road
Sandusky, OH

Cedar Point’s Castaway Bay indoor water park is located just off the causeway in Sandusky. The park features water slides, a wave pool, an indoor water coaster, an indoor/outdoor whirlpool and other attractions for guests of all ages. The resort also includes 237 hotel rooms in a number of configurations and price points (room rates include park admission), three restaurants, a huge arcade, and a craft and child activity center.

Cedar Point Amusement Park

1 Cedar Point Drive
Sandusky, OH

Voted “Best Amusement Park” on the planet by Amusement Today for the past 10 years, Cedar Point holds the world record for most roller coasters (17) and most rides (75) in a park. Featuring some of the tallest and fastest scream machines ever built, this thrill-seekers' paradise also boasts a large water park (Soak City), four resort hotels, a campground, two marinas, award-winning live shows, gift shops, restaurants, kid areas, and much more

Great Wolf Lodge 4600 Milan Road Sandusky, OH Ohio’s first indoor water park, Great Wolf Lodge, is a North Woods-themed family resort containing 271 suites, a 42,000 square-foot indoor park with nine slides and five pools, a 100-game arcade, Cub's Club children's activities, two restaurants, and gift shops.

Kalahari Resort 7000 Kalahari Drive Sandusky, OH The Kalahari is Ohio’s largest indoor water park. Guests are sure to enjoy the spa, indoor mini-golf, Big Game Room (one of the state’s largest arcades), four retail shopping outlets, eight dining and lounge options, and 596 beautifully appointed hotel rooms and suites

Lake Erie Islands Via ferry from Sandusky and Port Clinton The Lake Erie islands are just a short hop via ferry from Sandusky, Marblehead, Catawba Point, or Port Clinton. Kelleys Island sports the largest and most easily accessible glacial grooves in the world. Activities include bird watching, hiking and walking, scuba diving at area shipwrecks, and sea kayaking.

On South Bass Island, Put-in-Bay offers historical sites, museums, island tours, camping, shopping and dining. Proud home of Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial and one of the richest walleye, bass and perch fishing areas in the country, Put-in-Bay welcomes more than one million visitors each year.

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Check out the Lake Erie Shores & Islands website for trip planning information.