'''Marion''' [http://www.visitmarionohio.com/index.htm] is a city in Mid-Ohio and is the county seat of Marion County, Ohio, USA. It is home to the Marion Popcorn Festival, a annual event that is held in September, the weekend following Labor Day every year in downtown Marion.
Get in
By air
'''Port Columbus International Airport (IATA:CMH)''', 4600 International Gateway, Columbus, PH: (614) 239-4083, [http://www.port-columbus.com/home.asp]. Port Columbus International Airport is served by all the major airlines, with direct flights to most major American cities.
By car
'''U.S. Route 23''', Marion can be accessed by U.S. Route 23 which provides connection to Delaware and Columbus to the south and Toledo to the northwest.
'''Ohio State Route 309''', State Route 309 runs through Marion which provides connection to Galion and Mansfield to the east and Kenton and Lima to the west.
'''Ohio State Route 4''', State Route 4 runs through Marion which provides connection to Marysville, Springfield and Dayton to the southwest and Bucyrus and Sandusky to the northeast.
Get around
See
'''Harding Home and Tomb''', 380 Mount Vernon Ave. (Home), Vernon Heights Blvd. (Tomb) tel. 1-800-600-6894 The Warren G. Harding home contains almost all original furnishings owned by the 29th President of the United States. Seasonal hours.
Do
'''Marion Popcorn Festival''', PO Box 1101 Marion, Ohio 43301, Tel: (740) 387-FEST or (740) 387-3378, annual event is held every year in downtown Marion in September, the weekend following Labor Day, [http://www.popcornfestival.com/].
Learn
'''Ohio State University, Marion Campus''', 1465 Mount Vernon Ave., Tel: (740) 389-OSUM or (614) 292-9133, [http://www.marion.ohio-state.edu/].
'''Marion Technical College''', 1467 Mount Vernon Ave., Tel: (740) 389-4636, [http://www.mtc.edu/].
'''Tri-Rivers Career Center''', 2222 Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd., Tel: (740) 389-4681, [http://www.tririvers.com/].
Buy
'''Marion Centre''', was formly Southland Mall, 1509 Marion-Waldo Rd., Tel: (740) 389-5785, M-Sa 10:00AM-9:00PM, Su 12:00PM-6:00PM, [http://www.southland-mall.net/].
Eat
Grocery stores
'''Gordon Food Service (GFS)''', 1672 Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd., Tel: (740) 386-5128 (Fax: (740) 389-3527), [http://www.gfs.com/en].
'''Kroger''', Two stores in Marion. Ask for discount card, [http://www.kroger.com/].
'''Meijer''', One store in Marion at 2153 Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd., Tel: (740) 389-6710. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Ask for discount card, [http://www.meijer.com/].
'''Walmart Supercenter''', One store in Marion at 1546 Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd., Tel: (740) 389-3404. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, [http://www.walmart.com/].
Restaurants
'''Steve's Dakota Grill, Marion, Ohio''', 1950 Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd., Tel: (740) 725-9033, M-Th 4:00PM-10:00PM, F 4:00PM-11:00PM, Sa 1:00PM-11:00PM, Su 11:00AM-9:00PM, [http://stevesdakotagrill.com/].
Drink
Sleep
'''Super 8 Marion OH''', 2117 Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd., Tel: (740) 389-1998 (Fax: (740) 389-2017), [http://www.super8.com/].
'''Travelodge Marion''', 1952 Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd., Tel: (740) 389-4671, [http://www.travelodge.com/Travelodge/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=09508].
Contact
Visitor information
'''Marion Area Convention & Visitors Bureau''', 1713 Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd. Suite 110, Tel: 1-800-371-6688 or (740) 389-9770 (Fax: (740) 725-9295), [http://www.visitmarionohio.com/index.htm].
Stay safe
Dial 911 from any telephone for emergency police, medical, and fire services.
Cope
Hospitals
'''Marion General Hospital''', 1000 McKinley Park Dr., Tel: (740) 383-8400, [http://www.mariongeneral.com/home.php].
Get out
'''Delaware''' is about 35 minutes south on U.S. Route 23.
'''Columbus''' is about an hour south on U.S. Route 23.