Waynesville is a small village in Warren County, Ohio. It is located at the crossroads of U.S. Route 42 and State Route 73, approximately 37 mi (60 km) northeast of Cincinnati.

Get in

By car

US42 passes through Waynesville.

By bike

The Corwin Road Little Miami Senic Trail connects to Xenia going north, and Morrow and Mason going south.

See

• 1 Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village, 3999 Pioneer Village Road, ☏ +1 937-705-0785. Walk among 19 original Quaker buildings from the 1700s and early 1800s and gain a new appreciation for life as it was during the settlement of the southwestern Ohio frontier.  
• Ohio Sauerkraut Festival. Celebrate the humble cabbage with traditional sauerkraut dishes and crazy concoctions such as sauerkraut ice cream! With more than 400 selected craft vendors, music, and entertainment, this annual festival (October) is one of the largest arts and crafts shows in America.  
• The Old Main Street Antiques Show. Usually occurring once in the Spring and once in the Fall, this event features dozens of shops offering everything from antiques to hand-made gifts, from furniture to fine art. The Old Main Street Antiques Show is a great treasure-hunting experience. You can browse antique offerings from 40 visiting dealers amidst the throng of local dealers. 

Do

Caesar Creek

• 1 Caesar Creek State Park, 8570 E. State Route 73, ☏ +1 513 897-3055. Play on the 1,200-foot beach and boat, fish, or waterski at Sprawling Caesar Creek Lake. Surrounding the lake are miles of hiking, biking, and horseback riding trails with campgrounds and picnic areas around the way.  
• RiversEdge Outfitters, 9964 State Route 42, toll-free: +1-800-628-2319. RiversEdge Outfitters is located on 20 acres of riverfront property along the scenic Little Miami River. They offer canoe and kayak trips plus a 16-acre picnic area with volleyball and softball that is perfect for groups, family reunions, and more. 
• Museum at the Friends Home, 115 S. 4th Street, ☏ +1 513 897-160, info@friendshomemuseum.org. The museum is housed in the 1905 Friends Boarding Home which looks very much as it did when retired Quakers and single school teachers lived there in its early days. Twenty-two rooms of historic exhibits are offered on three floors.  

Buy

Central Waynesville

• Clear Creek Furniture, 1558 State Route 73, toll-free: +1-800-328-8871. Clear Creek Furniture has been specializing in quality Amish built hardwood cherry and oak furniture since 1993. Enjoy purchasing Amish-Crafted Hardwood Furniture from their extensive inventory or with you own choice of style, wood type and finish. 
• The Fabric Shack, 232 Miami Street, ☏ +1 513 897-0711. Family-owned and operated for 16 years, The Fabric Shack is built upon a reputation of quality, trust, and honesty. As the largest quilt shop in a 100-mile radius, they are a full service quilt shop, stocking the latest in fabrics, notions, books and patterns with new shipments arriving daily. They are also are sought out by customers because of their huge stock of 100% cottons for quilting and crafts. 
• The Secret Garden, ☏ +1 513-897-5505, toll-free: +1-877-897-5505. 4107 E. State Route 73. Offers an array of decorative yard art, concrete and resin statuary, fountains, birdbaths, bird houses and feeders, wrougt iron, and windchimes. 

Eat

• Hammel House Inn, 121 South Main Street, ☏ +1 513-855-4044, toll-free: +1-888-892-2879. The Hammel House is home to one of Waynesville's most charming restaurants. The historic dining room offers daily luncheon specials and a unique menu of favorites. Finish your meal with one of their mouth-watering homemade desserts. 

Drink

• Stone House Tavern, 258 S Main St, ☏ +1 513 855-4203, info@shtavern.com. (updated Jan 2019)

Sleep

• Creekwood Motel, 401 S Main St, ☏ +1 513 897-1000, toll-free: +1 800 652-5953. (updated Jan 2019)

Connect

• 1 Mary L Cook Library, 381 Old Stage Rd, ☏ +1 513 897-4826. (updated Jan 2019)

Go next

Routes through Waynesville

Cincinnati ← Lebanon ←

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→ Jct W → Xenia