Pathways to the Past: Ohio’s American Indian Circle - Tour 2 Discover Ohio’s rich American Indian heritage with this itinerary! 2 days/2 nights. Day 1 Fort Ancient State Memorial (OHS) 800-283-8904 Lebanon area (Warren County) This National Historic Landmark is North America's largest prehistoric Indian hilltop enclosure, built by Hopewell Indians more than 2,000 years ago. Once used as a gathering place for social and ceremonial purposes, today visitors can enjoy the natural scenery and discover 15,000 years of Native American heritage in the Ohio Valley. The museum features over 9,000 square feet of exhibits focusing on three major periods in American Indian history, including interactive exhibits and a prehistoric garden. Take a self-guided tour of the museum and guided tours of the prehistoric garden and grounds. Lunch at The Golden Lamb Inn 513-932-5065 Lebanon (Warren County) Step back in time and enjoy lunch in a private room at Ohio's oldest Inn. The menu features typical American fare, including pot roast, chicken pudding and Shaker sugar pie. Drive to Xenia Blue Jacket Outdoor Drama 937-376-4318 Xenia (Greene County) The production recounts the stunning and inspiring struggle for freedom among Ohio's Shawnee Indians, frontier settlers and African slaves. Staged on a three-acre stage, this breath-taking spectacle features horses, cannons, flaming arrows and torches, as well as a huge, multiracial cast of professional actors. Blue Jacket is part of the national Local Legacies Project, created by the Library of Congress for its bicentennial celebration in 2000. Overnight in the Greene county area. Drive to Dayton the next morning. Day 2 SunWatch Prehistoric Indian Village 937-268-8199 Dayton (Montgomery County) Based on alignments of the sun, the Fort Ancient culture developed a complex schedule of charting time. Discover how this remarkable site was reconstructed as you walk among the lodges. This replicated Indian Village is a National Historical Landmark and stands as it did nearly 800 years ago. Lunch at Peerless Mill Inn 937-866-5968 Dayton (Montgomery County) Enjoy a scrumptious meal of typical American cuisine in a former lumber mill built in 1828. Drive to Piqua Piqua Historical Area State Memorial (OHS) 800-752-2615 Piqua (Miami County) Visit the recently renovated Woodland Indian Museum on site, tour the 1829 home of John Johnston, federal Indian agent. Learn about Pickawillany, the historic Indian village, on which the Ohio Historical Society is conducting an archaeology dig. For lodging and additional restaurant information call: Dayton/Montgomery Convention & Visitors Bureau 800-221-8235 Greene County Convention & Visitors Bureau 800-733-9109 Miami County Visitors & Convention Bureau 800-348-8993 Warren County Convention & Visitors Bureau 800-791-4386

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