EPISODE · Dec 19, 2025 · 25 MIN
Things to do in and around Perrysburg
from Perrysburg Podcast · host Kim Newlove
When I visit other cities, I Google, "Things to do in and around [name of city]." In today's episode, I share things to do in and around Perrysburg from the perspective of a local. The FULL show notes are on https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com/126. Search my back-catalog on perrysburgpodcast.com for ideas. Examples are below: Places of worship Public transportation in Perrysburg Where to find Santa Cemeteries Pharmacies Three Dog Bakery + pet info Free stuff + second-hand stores Every park in Perrysburg Way Public Library Walleye fishing Volunteer opportunities + food banks Restaurants, bars/breweries, bakeries/dessert, butcher shops Town Center at Levis Commons Coffee Kayaking + boat launches Ice cream shops Visit Perrysburg (CVB) Municipal pool Motorcycle dealerships Planes, trains, automobiles Norma Stark Memory Garden & Labyrinth American Legion Friday night car shows (May–Oct) Homecoming Festival Farmers Market (May-October) Also, check sources of information mentioned in Episode 6: Perrysburg Messenger-Journal (local newspaper) https://www.perrysburg.com The Buzz Book https://buzzbookonline.com/ Perrysburg, Ohio Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/Perrysburg Perrysburg Living Magazine (no website) Way Public Library https://www.waylibrary.info Perrysburg Chamber of Commerce https://www.perrysburgchamber.com/ Visit Perrysburg (CVB) https://visitperrysburg.com/ Historic Perrysburg Inc. https://www.historicperrysburg.org History & Museums Historic Perrysburg Inc. https://www.historicperrysburg.org Perrysburg Area Historic Museum (Spafford House) https://www.perrysburgmuseum.com/ Fort Meigs Historic Site (Perrysburg) https://fortmeigs.org/ Wood County Museum (Bowling Green) https://woodcountyhistory.org/ Wolcott House (Maumee) https://www.wolcotthouse.org/ Toledo Museum of Art https://toledomuseum.org/ Toledo Zoo – ProMedica Museum of Natural History https://www.toledozoo.org/ Imagination Station (downtown Toledo) https://www.imaginationstationtoledo.org/ National Museum of the Great Lakes https://nmgl.org Metroparks Toledo Glass City Metropark + The Ribbon https://metroparkstoledo.com/theribbon Wildwood Preserve Metropark + The Manor House https://metroparkstoledo.com/explore-your-parks/wildwood-preserve-metropark Cannaley Treehouse Village (Oak Openings area) https://metroparkstoledo.com/explore-your-parks/cannaley-treehouse-village Metroparks Toledo main site: https://metroparkstoledo.com/ Wood County Park District https://wcparks.org/ Sawyer Quarry Nature Preserve W.W. Knight Nature Preserve Slippery Elm Bike Trail Mary Jane Thurston Park (Grand Rapids) (Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Oops, not a Wood County Park). Stop by Snyder's Pizza (Grand Rapids) Planetariums Bowling Green State University (BGSU) https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/physics-and-astronomy/bgsu-planetarium.html University of Toledo (UT) https://www.utoledo.edu/nsm/rpbo/ The 577 Foundation (Perrysburg) https://577foundation.org/ Koi fish inside the geodesic dome Birds & Bees room Curiosity Shop Phone of the Wind (grief tool) Toledo Zoo https://www.toledozoo.org/ Lights Before Christmas Train ride Find the Snow leopard - it's my favorite animal at The Toledo Zoo! Outdoors/hunting retail Bass Pro Shops (Rossford) https://www.basspro.com Cabela's (Dundee, MI) https://stores.cabelas.com/ Fitness + golf Fort Meigs YMCA (Perrysburg, Eckel Junction Rd) (ymcatoledo.org) Crosswinds (Perrysburg) Golf Course https://www.crosswindsgolfclubanddrivingrange.com Belmont Country Club https://www.thebelmontcountryclub.com X-Golf Perrysburg (playxgolf.com) Perry Falls Mini Golf https://www.facebook.com/perryfallsminigolf/ Glow Golf at Sylvania Playland https://www.sylvaniaplayland.com Indoor things to do Cinemark Levis Commons 12 cinemark.com Interstate Lanes (Rossford) interstatelanes.com Toledo Walleye https://www.toledowalleye.com Ice skating Sylvania Tam-O-Shanter https://sylvaniatamoshanter.com Ice skating BGSU, Bowling Green https://www.bgsu.edu/ice-arena.html Franklin Park Mall (Toledo) https://visitfranklinparkmall.com Other Shopping in Perrysburg Levis Commons https://shopleviscommons.com/ (shopleviscommons.com) Various shops in the Historic District (Louisiana Ave., Second St. Third St. Perrysburg) Strip-mall cluster at Louisiana Ave and S. Boundary St (Perrysburg): Plato's Closet Once Upon a Child Clothes Mentor Gathering Volumes (bookstore) The Gilded Exchange (near Sidelines + Plato's Closet) Libraries Way Public Library (Perrysburg) (waylibrary.info). Check out the cake pans and the "Beyond Books" section. Wood County Library System https://www.wcdpl.org/ Toledo Lucas County Public Library System https://www.wcdpl.org/ Main Library (325 Michigan St. Toledo, OH) - check out the rooftop patio! Visit Toledo Website https://visittoledo.org/ Toledo Mud Hens + holiday lights at/near the stadium ("Hensville") https://www.milb.com/toledo/news/enjoy-hensville-lights-during-the-holiday-season-300954932? Toledo Farmers' Market https://www.toledofarmersmarket.com/ Too many attractions to list Theaters Stranahan Theater (stranahantheater.com) Valentine Theatre (valentinetheatre.com) Toledo Repertoire Theatre (toledorep.org) Make your own fun + bigger day trips Homemade pizza + board games at home The Henry Ford (Dearborn, MI) https://www.thehenryford.org Trader Joe's (Ann Arbor) https://locations.traderjoes.com/mi/ann-arbor/678/? Canada day trip to Caesars Windsor Casino https://www.caesars.com/caesars-windsor/casino? Other Links and Information Sign up for our weekly newsletter https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com/newsletter Follow the podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@perrysburgpodcast Email the host: [email protected] (Let me know what I missed!) Thank you for listening to episode 126 of The Perrysburg Podcast!
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