Maumee

Maumee is a city in Ohio Erie shore west, and a suburb of Toledo, Ohio.

Understand

Maumee was established as a frontier trading post to deliver goods shipped from Lake Erie to west bound communities. Due to this, Maumee has a rich history.

Get in

By car

The Ohio Turnpike has an exit in Maumee, going west to Indiana, and east to Cleveland and Pennsylvania.

I475/US23 runs along the western border of Maumee.

US 24/Anthony Wayne Trail passes through Maumee.

Get around

See

  • 🌍 Hull–Wolcott House Museum Complex, 1035 River Rd, ☏ +1-419-893-9602. Preserves a selection of buildings and artifacts from the 1800s including several houses, a church, a train depot and caboose. (updated Jul 2020)
  • 🌍 Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis. The site of the decisive battle which ended the Northwest Indian War in 1794. After the War of 1812, the British Fort Miamis was abandoned and destroyed, though earthworks from the fort still exist. The American Fort Meigs from the same period still stands just across the river in Perrysburg. (updated Jul 2020)

Do

  • 🌍 Maumee Indoor Theater, 601 Conant St, ☏ +1-419-897-8901. A historic movie theater that shows current and classic movies. $4 for a ticket. $4.50 Wednesday special includes a soda pop and popcorn. (updated Jul 2020)
  • 🌍 Side Cut Metropark, 1025 W River Rd. 7AM-night. Named for being a former Side Cut on the Ohio and Erie Canal, this riverside park has locks preserved from the canal, as well as picnic shleters, wildlife feeding and viewing areas, and other amenities. Free. (updated Jul 2020)
  • 🌍 Lucas County Recreation Center, 2901 Key St. This entertainment complex hosts the Lucas County Fair as well as the USHA National Three Wall Handball Championships. Built on the site of the former Maumee Downs, the center operates as a public park when not being used as an event venue. (updated Jul 2020)

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Eat

Drink

Sleep

  • 🌍 Comfort Inn & Suites, 1702 Toll Gate Dr, ☏ +1 419-897-5555. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Includes complementary WiFi and a hot breakfast. Facilities offered include an indoor pool and fitness center. ~$80. (updated Jul 2020)
  • 🌍 Courtyard by Marriot, 415 W Dussel Dr, ☏ +1 419-897-2255. Includes complimentary Wifi, and pool. (updated Jul 2020)
  • 🌍 Holiday Inn Toledo Maumee, 1705 Tollgate Dr, Maumee (Off the Turnpike in Maumee), ☏ +1 419-482 7777. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Offers free WiFi, a heated indoor pool, a business center, a limited fitness center, and included breakfast. Has a restaurant on site. ~$90. (updated Mar 2019)

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