Things to Do in Toledo
Toledo Things To Do Guide
Toledo activities draw from both the natural perks of a continental climate and the bustle of urban life, offering opportunities to either wind down or party it up. Just behind the gray, rust-belt surface is a city with many exciting features to share.
One of the newest Toledo attractions is the golden Hollywood Casino. Shining by the riverside, this 24-hour gambling center has over 2,000 new slot machines, featuring everything from classic reel slots to modern video poker machines on a gaming floor spanning 125,000 square feet. The casino also offers traditional games like blackjack, mini-baccarat, craps, and roulette. Poker is another favorite, with 20 live tables to choose from in the brightly-lit poker room.
For those looking for stuff to do in Toledo that the whole family can enjoy, Fifth Third Field awaits on the other side of the river, offering an all-American baseball experience. Home to the minor league Toledo Mud Hens, Fifth Third Field has 8,943 seats waiting for cheering fans, with the first infield seats only about 40 feet from first and third bases. In fact, visitors in the row behind home plate are nearer to the batter than even the pitcher.
Of course, not all of the things to do in Toledo involve flashing slot machines or screaming fans. Nature lovers will feel like they've stepped inside a painting when they enter the relaxing Toledo Botanical Garden. Over 50 acres of lovingly-tended land leads visitors through an organic pioneer garden, sweet-smelling rose garden, curving herb garden, and even an aquatic garden complete with large lily pads. Picnicking or reading a book in the serene space is a relaxing way to spend the afternoon.
Clearly, there's no lack of interesting stuff to do in Toledo. From date nights to family-friendly day trips, the mid-sized city offers big outings for everyone.
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Rusty Wallace Racing Experience
- Toledo
Professional drivers sate their need for speed in stock cars during exciting ride-alongs and racing experiences
Zumba with Nicki Sorter
- Luna Pier
Licensed Zumba instructor Nicki Sorter teaches fun and easy dance fitness classes that feel more like a party than a workout
Whiteford Valley Golf Club
- Whiteford
Twosomes and foursomes take to one of three courses, testing their mettle amid waterways, mature trees, and rolling terrain
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Bedford Hills Golf Club has assembled a trio of nine-hole courses—the Buckeye, Irish, and Wolverine Courses—to escort players along a lush labyrinth replete with pristine white-sand bunkers and interspersed water hazards. Golfers send shots into lower orbit from well-groomed fairways and putt across penncross bentgrass greens styled with mustaches designed to catch errant shots in their sandy chops. Challenges abound on all three courses, with water hazards and sand traps strategically placed amid the rolling terrain.
Bedrock mini-golf course complements the facility with pintsize challenges of its own, as players putt around small sand traps and beautiful landscaping while trying to resist miniature dives off the cascading waterfall.
Ducking behind one of the inflatables scattered among the turf outdoor field, the soldier lines up his shot before firing his Tippmann 98 marker at an unsuspecting opponent. Meanwhile, his teammates snake around wooden obstacles erected on the recently completed outdoor speedball field. Like its indoor counterpart, the field accommodates masked marksmen at weekend open-play sessions. Warzone Paintgames reserves weekdays for private contests among birthday party attendees or large groups that can exceed 100 participants. Teams can also face off during projectile-free bouts of laser tag waged from the glow-in-the-dark obstacles filling Warzone's 12,000-square-foot multilevel arena. In between refereed rounds, visitors can restock on equipment at the pro shop, which dispenses markers, tanks, and gear preowned by Leonardo da Vinci.
The entry door slams shut, and you immediately plunge into a world of terror and macabre. Skeletons hang from a dungeon's walls, maniacal clowns run through a fun house, and a blood-spattered bathroom horrifyingly runs out of soap. This is Dimensions of Darkness, a haunted walk-through that takes brave souls across a maze of terrifying rooms with even more terrifying inhabitants. The fright fest has caught the attention of USA Today and the Toledo Free Press, which noted that "each room, hallway and prop is so well-crafted that if you’re not being stalked by one of the resident ghouls, your focus is on how real everything feels."
Thoroughly immersed in their roles, live actors pop out at guests, thus filling every room with an orchestra of screams. Meanwhile, fog creeps over the floors and creepy sounds build tension between every scare. But despite this terror, visitors are never trapped. Security officers, each thoroughly vaccinated against zombies, stand ready to lead guests to the nearest exit should they wish to depart early.
