Dec. 18, 2025
Things to do in and around Perrysburg
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
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- Email the host: kim@perrysburgpodcast.com (Let me know what I missed!)
Thank you for listening to episode 126 of The Perrysburg Podcast!
