Lancaster (Ohio)

Lancaster is a city in the Greater Columbus area of Ohio. It is the county seat of Fairfield County.

Understand

Tourist Office

• Fairfield County Visitors and Convention Bureau, 126 W Main St (Located on the second floor of the Ohio Glass Museum), ☎ [phone], toll-free: [phone], fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. ). 

Get in

By plane

• John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH ^IATA), Columbus. Direct flights to most major American cities.

By car

• SR 33 NW/SE
• SR 32 E/W

Get around

See

• Ohio & Erie Canal - Lancaster Lateral Canal - Hocking Canal.
• Ohio Glass Museum (OGM), 126 West Main St, ☎ [phone]. Open Sunday 1-4 pm.. Industrial, pressed, blown and art glass. 
• 🌍 William T. Sherman's Birthplace (The Sherman House), 137 E Main. Civil war artifacts. (updated Nov 2018)
• Mt. Pleasant. 
• Fairfield County Fairgrounds. 

Do

• Lancaster Festival (Scattered throughout town.). July. Arts celebration. Chicago Brass Quintet, Lancaster Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Bands, Ballet. Tickets $5-$200. (updated Nov 2018)

Buy

Eat

• Glass City Bar-BQ, 393 Lincoln Ave, ☎ [phone]. M-Su 11AM-10PM. Meals:$8-20.00 
• Fiesta Mexicana, 1236 N Memorial Drive, ☎ [phone]. Meals: lunch $3-10, dinner $5-15, excellent Mexican food and service. 

Drink

Sleep

• Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 1861 Riverway Drive, ☎ [phone]. 
• Shaws Restaurant & Inn, ☎ [phone]. 123 North Broad, romantic suites, some have whirlpools. High end lodging and restaurant. American and global cuisine. Rooms - $86-$250 

Camping

• Lancaster Campground, 2151 West Fair Ave, ☎ [phone]. $18. 
• Lakeview RV Park and Campground, 2715 Sugar Grove, ☎ [phone]. $27-29. 

Go next

• Buckeye Lake
• Circleville
• Columbus
• Hocking Hills
• Newark
• Pickerington
• Zanesville

Routes through Lancaster

Cincinnati ← Circleville ←	W  E	→ Zanesville → Cambridge
Columbus ← Canal Winchester ←	W  E	→ Nelsonville → Weston