Discover Trumbull County

Trumbull County offers several distinct reasons to visit: automotive history, art and historic sites sit alongside an annual Ghost Walk and landscapes featuring a lake, forest and wetlands. If you’re looking for a hotel in the region, it’s worth deciding first what you want to focus on during your trip. Are you mainly interested in museums and local history, an event or outdoor activities? The places mentioned here also differ in format, ranging from changing exhibitions and artistic works to a guided program and a state park with several activities.

Museums and Art in Different Formats

The National Packard Museum features changing exhibitions of original and restored Packard automobiles. The brand and its vehicles are clearly at the center, while the changing exhibitions are also part of the museum’s character. For automotive enthusiasts, this is a distinct cultural focus: the emphasis is on vehicles, not an artist’s biography or a particular form of sculpture.

Dave Grohl Alley in Warren features murals and sculptures by local artists honoring musician David Grohl, who was born in Warren. The Medici Museum of Art in Howland has a different focus: it specializes in hyperrealist sculpture, meaning sculptural works with an especially lifelike effect. A musical tribute in an alley and a museum focused on a particular form of sculpture are therefore quite different experiences.

Historic Sites and Guided History

The John Stark Edwards House is Warren’s oldest surviving residence. Its basement houses the semi-permanent exhibition “Reflections of Trumbull County.” The historic house and the exhibition are therefore in the same location; this option combines Warren’s oldest surviving residence with an exhibition whose title refers to Trumbull County.

The Warren Ghost Walk combines local history, ghost stories and immersive performances; the event takes place annually. The guided Ghost Walk tours stop at Warren’s Millionaires’ Row. The program differs from an exhibition through its guided tour and performances.

Lake, Activities and Habitats

Mosquito Lake State Park in Cortland, Ohio, encompasses 2,483 acres of forest and marshland around the 7,850-acre Mosquito Creek Lake. The park offers opportunities for boating, fishing, hiking and camping. It also has a 600-foot-long swimming beach. You can choose from several ways to spend time outdoors: on the water, hiking or camping, or at the beach.

Braceville Public Hunting Area lies in southwestern Trumbull County and provides forest and wetland habitats for white-tailed deer, squirrels, cottontail rabbits and waterfowl. While activities and a swimming beach are noted at Mosquito Lake State Park, Braceville’s focus is on its habitats and the wildlife found there. This comparison can help you choose the nature focus of your trip: activities in the park or forest and wetland landscapes.

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