The Sandusky Maritime Museum in Sandusky, Ohio welcomes all to come enjoy a fascinating journey of maritime and fishing displays and exhibits just across from Battery Park Marina. Here there are artifacts from Sandusky area shipwrecks, learn about local wetlands wildlife and wetland ecosystems, see fascinating artifacts from Success a convict ship, the trade ship that turned into a floating prison, learn the history of the Lyman Boat works, discover the importance of Sandusky's commercial fishing and ice harvesting industries, and climb aboard a pirate ship and play pirate games, it's all here. Come learn how passenger boats made mass travel on Lake Erie possible during the 1800's and 1900's, they also have a kids zone with interactive, fun and challenging games, and there's a gift shop with prints, books, DVDs and other items, plus they regularly host fascinating events, come enjoy.READ MORE

Qdoba Mexican Grill in Sandusky, Ohio and other locations offers an exquisite Mexican experience with handcrafted meals of all the favorites including burritos, Mexican gumbo, tacos and taco salads, nachos, queso, quesadilla, hand smashed guacamole, handmade tortilla chips and more. Meals are made with high quality ingredients from a menu full of innovative flavors. Qdoba Mexican Grill offers a unique dining system where guests walk the line and watch as their entree is crafted, customized to taste, and selecting toppings and fresh ingredients of choice. They also offer catering and have raised the bar for a special event or celebration, and will deliver hot and fresh meals to your office too, come enjoy a Mexican feast of perfection.READ MORE

Demma Family Italian to Go in Sandusky, Ohio offers Italian made better and has been doing so since 1933 with exquisite homemade Italian meals. Here there is no messing about, they serve generous portions at good prices and all meals include an Italian dinner roll and butter plus your choice of salad, cottage cheese or apple sauce, and menu choices include spaghetti and pasta meals, ravioli meals, and extras of meatballs, Italian sausage, veal or chicken parmesan and more. Demma Family Italian to Go offers pure, authentic and delicious Italian food with genuine Sicilian sauces and recipes perfected over four generations. They only serve to go orders, and the food is described as homemade divine, even better than they serve in Italy, come see for yourself.READ MORE

Eleutheros Cooke House and Garden in Sandusky, Ohio is open seasonally and was originally constructed in 1843-1844, and regularly displays collections and exhibits of letters and other historical items. Eleutheros Cooke House and Garden is the former home of Eleutheros Cooke and his wife and children and after being purchased and sold many times was eventually left to the Ohio Historical Society with all it's contents. Come for a fascinating tour through this wonderful home that has maintained much of the same appearance as it did from years ago, and experience this unique residence and historical site for yourself. READ MORE

Baci Restaurant and Bar in Sandusky, Ohio is also a nightclub with a very nice atmosphere and a great menu of seafood, pasta, melt in the mouth steaks and more. The restaurant and nightclub offers fine Italian dining complete with executive chef in the kitchen who combines the best of old and new world tastes to create a well flavored menu suitable to all palates. Baci Restaurant and Bar is located in the heart of Lake Erie Shores and Islands of Sandusky, Ohio and the lobster ravioli comes highly recommended as does the gnocchi. They also serve veal dishes, and with standard four to five courses to choose from including an antipasta plate, sample pasta plate, salads, bread and an entree, an excellent dining experience is guaranteed with good service.READ MORE

Manny's Sports Tavern and Grill in Sandusky, Ohio take great pride in their menu and from their great pizza to their deli sandwiches, will have something you'll love on the menu, here the food is great, the service friendly and you get the best views of the game on the dozen high definition TV's, here you'll never miss a play. The full service bar offers a wide selection of craft brews and other beverages, and the menu also features 100 percent Black Angus fresh, hand made burgers with an exquisite selection of choices served with fresh cut fries, as well as flatbreads, entree salads, homemade soups, wraps, and weekly specials. Come to Manny's Sports Tavern and Grill, catch the game, enjoy quick attentive service and an great pub fare, it's all here in a casual atmosphere for the best of times.READ MORE

Join the Merry-Go-Round Museum in Sandusky, Ohio for family fun carousel animals, the history of the carousel, Dentzel carving shop tools which are a permanent exhibit, a working woodcarving shop and the museum's own carousel. Come see the painted ponies, the oom pa pa band organ, relive your childhood and climb aboard the fully restored Allan Herschell Carousel complete with the band organ playing. The Merry-Go-Round Museum has an active program of restoring antique carousel figures and related items, and on your tours, watch as the carvers bring these neglected carousel pieces back to life, they even do preservation work for private collectors who have carousel animals and items in private collections, come for a fascinating visit.READ MORE

Danny Boy's Italian Eatery in Sandusky, Ohio and other locations offers a unique menu and family fun for the perfect casual night out, or business meeting. Come with your passion for pizza, discover the pasta-bilities as they say, enjoy the freshest salads, op quality Italian appetizers, entrees, salads, ribs and so much more, here they have something for everyone to be enjoyed with wine and craft beer selections. Danny Boy's Italian Eatery also caters to family and corporate events and with over 20 years of catering experience, ensures the best celebration and private event ever, large or small designed just for you. The bar is an extension of their dining areas, with seasonal cocktails, great atmosphere, martinis, and the entire menu is available at the bar so food and drinks can be enjoyed here too at a high top table, and there are great food and drinks specials during happy hour.READ MORE

J Bistro Downtown in Sandusky, Ohio is a contemporary restaurant with sophisticated decor, elegant and warm, and the chef puts a modern spin on family heritage recipes for an old school meets new school dining experience. The menu is seasonal using local produce with a good balance of small plates to share and the lunch menu offers an exquisite selection of starters, salads, stone fired pizzas, handhelds including tacos, shrimp po'boy, and burgers, and entrees include sea scallops, pasta and quiche, and the dinner menu is a selection of appetizers and entrees, they also have signature cocktails, draft beer, wine and spirits. J Bistro Downtown is also available for private dining and events and will create a menu just for you.READ MORE

Toft's Ice Cream Parlor in Sandusky, Ohio offers a wonderful selection of frozen desserts including ice creams in a wonderful range of flavors and selections, frozen yogurts, milkshakes and sorbets. Using only the finest ingredients and freshest quality milk, they have a pledge from their dairy farm suppliers that no synthetic growth hormone rBST is used in their production of milk. Toft's Ice Cream Parlor offer an exquisite range of products, including whole, skim and low fat milk, chocolate, strawberry and vanilla milk, buttermilk and eggnog, and there's a wonderful range of quality ice creams to choose from too, including sherbet, they also have orange juice, pink lemonade, iced tea, lemonade, grape and fruit punch, cottage cheese, sour cream, chip dip, soft serve mixes, shake mixes, frozen yogurt mixes and so much more and supply to customers within a 100 mile radius, so there's sure to be stocks near you, a must try.READ MORE