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Marion hosts Buckeye Chuck, a groundhog used to predict the arrival of spring. A smaller event than the one in Punxsutawney.
Buckeye Chuck is a groundhog at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in Cleveland who predicts arrival of spring on Groundhog Day at an event in Marion, Ohio. He is one of two groundhogs in Ohio known for predicting the arrival of spring. Chuck began predicting the arrival of spring in the 1970s. and the Ohio General Assembly declared Buckeye Chuck the official State Groundhog in 1979. He previously resided in Marion until June 2023 until being relocated, though the Groundhog Day forecast and event are still held in Marion, with Buckeye Chuck brought in from Cleveland. From 2006 to 2015, Chuck's forecast was correct only twice.
(Home), Vernon Heights Blvd. (Tomb) The Warren G. Harding home contains almost all original furnishings owned by the 29th President of the United States. Seasonal hours.
This rare jewel's architecture is just as fascinating as the acts on stage. The Palace Theatre is a must-see site in central Ohio and on the National Register of Historic Places. With Spanish architectural designs, guests are transported into an outdoor palace courtyard. The original 1928 cloud machine and blue sky with twinkling stars gives an open-air feel. Eberson's masterful technique for the atmospheric style is on full display throughout the theatre. You can learn all about the Marion Palace, its designer, John Eberson, and the unique architectural design of the atmospheric theatre--a movie palace. A book that explores the design of the Palace, the life of John Eberson and his theatres, written by Scott Hoffman, "A Theatre History of Marion, Ohio--John Eberson's Palace and Beyond," is on sale in the Palace box office.
Historic sandstone courthouse building built in 1884.
Heritage Hall
Operates several historical sites and small museums.
A historic, but abandoned and overgrown iron bridge in nearby Caledonia. An interesting site for Urbex. If you go to visit, do not touch or use the bridge.