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), ☏ +1 740 654-5929, toll-free: +1-800-626-1296, fax: +1 740 687-0273, fcvcb@greenapple.com. ). 

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

By bus

While Greyhound runs daily buses from most cities in Ohio, the bus stop is inconveniently located almost 6½ miles northeast of downtown.

• 1 Dogwood Crossing Travel Center, 4400 Coonpath Rd NW, Carroll. (updated Apr 2020)

See

• Ohio & Erie Canal - Lancaster Lateral Canal - Hocking Canal.
• Mt. Pleasant. 
• Fairfield County Fairgrounds. 

Museums

• 1 Georgian Museum, 105 E Wheeling St, ☏ +1 740-654-9923. (updated Apr 2020)
• 2 Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, 145 E Main St, ☏ +1 740-681-1423. (updated Apr 2020)
• 3 Ohio Glass Museum, 124 W Main St, ☏ +1 740-687-0101. Industrial, pressed, blown and art glass. (updated Apr 2020)
• 4 Sherman House Museum. Childhood home of politician and statesman John Sherman (1823-1900) and his older brother, the Union Army general William T. Sherman (1820-1891). Includes large several Civil War artifacts. (updated Apr 2020)

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)

Eat

• Glass City Bar-BQ, 393 Lincoln Ave, ☏ +1 740 653-5227. M-Su 11AM-10PM. Meals:$8-20.00 
• Fiesta Mexicana, 1236 N Memorial Drive, ☏ +1 740 687-5412. Meals: lunch $3-10, dinner $5-15, excellent Mexican food and service. 

Sleep

Hotels

• Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 1861 Riverway Drive, ☏ +1 740 654-4445. 
• Shaws Restaurant & Inn, ☏ +1 740-654-1842 18. 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, ☏ +1 740-653-2119. $18. 
• Lakeview RV Park and Campground, 2715 Sugar Grove, ☏ +1 740-653-4519. $27-29. 

Connect

• Fairfield County District Library, 219 N Broad St, ☏ +1-740-653-2745. (updated Apr 2020)

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