'''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.