The Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce
Serving Franklin For 60 Years
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Area Attractions
Ohio's Largest Playground From Kings Island coaster hills, Great Wolf Lodge resort thrills and Beach waterpark wild water spills, to charming antique/specialty shops and river and bike trail scenery stops, it's easy to see why tourism is Warren County's leading industry.
Parks & Recreation
Great Miami Bike Trail The trail is just a block from downtown along the banks of the Great Miami River and passes remnants of the historic hydraulic headgates and dam as well as the historic log cabin post office, amazing murals in downtown and historic homes. It continues 30 miles north into Montgomery County and Dayton MetroParks. www.miamiconservancy.org
Parks Community Park and Harmon Park offer swimming, tennis, softball, soccer, picnic areas and playgrounds.
Golf Franklin Golf Club is a 9-hole course open to the public
Bowling & Sand Volleyball JD Legends and Strike Zone Lanes offer 26 lanes of year-round bowling and 3 outdoor sand volleyball courts amidst the largest outdoor tiki bar and concert venue in the state.
www.jdlegends.com
Kingdom Sports Center Indoor soccer, basketball, and cheer/dance year-round. www.kingdomsportscenter.com
Museums & History
Log Post Office—River & Fifth Street. Commissioned by Thomas Jefferson, the original log structure housed the first post office in the area. Right on the bike path at River and Fifth Streets. Drinking fountain and benches.
Harding Museum—302 Park Avenue. Home of WWII Gen. Forrest Harding and Judge Justin Harding of the Nuremburg Trials. Extensive collection of military history, period clothing, antiques, and stunning woodwork. Call 937-736-8295 for tours. Photo courtesy of Charles Woods, photographybywoods.com
Franklin’s Town Clock—401 S. Main Street. The restored clock chimes on the hour during daylight hours.
Warren County Geneaological Society
406 Justice Drive, Lebanon (the Warren County Administration Building) Open M-F 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.and Wednesdays by appointment. Call (513) 695-1144. The society offers Bible records (birth, death, marriage), county histories, family biographies, census and cemetery records.
co.warren.oh.us/genealogy/index.htm
Shops & Sights Transportation & Bicentennial Mural—Sixth and Main Streets. Commissioned for the Ohio Bicentennial, this mural features modes of transportation that were the backbone of Franklin’s success. Includes the only Ohio Bicentennial Mural in the state that is not on a barn.
Veteran’s Memorial Mural—422 S. Main Street. A tribute to the Armed Services
Trompe D’Oeil Mural—Huntington, Fourth & Main Streets. This fool-the-eye mural looks three-dimensional from nearly every angle. Photo courtesy of Charles Woods, photographybywoods.com
Delivery Mural—Pisanello’s, Fourth & Main. The mural continues inside in the dining room, matching the scene across the street.
Suspension Bridge Mural—Third & Main Streets. The third Roebling suspension bridge was in Franklin, following Cincinnati and Brooklyn.
St. Mary Mural—Inside St. Mary Church 115 N. Main Street. Call 937-746-1355.
Franklin Street Scene Mural—Franklin Public Library, Fourth Street & Riley Blvd. In the children’s library you’ll see familiar Franklin buildings.
Fretware American Guitars—400 S. Main Street. American fretted instruments, many museum-quality. Collectors and musicians love this shop. Housed in historic bank building. 937-743-1141
Entertainment, Food & Drink
Mr. Frosty—12 E. Sixth Street. Soft-serve ice cream, shakes, sundaes, novelties. (Seasonal) 937-746-1545
Smith’s PH Bistro—543 S. Main Street. Pizza, sandwiches, salads, bar & grille.
Pisanello’s Pizza—355 S. Main Street. Pizza, subs, sandwiches, salads, lunch specials. Bluegrass and gospel concerts on weekends; call 937-746-9252
JD Legends at Strike Zone Lanes—45 Millard Drive. Full-service restaurant and bar with outdoor tiki bar. Largest outdoor concert venue/tiki bar in the state. 937-746-4950 www.jdlegends.com
Great Miami Bike Trail The trail is just a block from downtown along the banks of the Great Miami River and passes remnants of the historic hydraulic headgates and dam as well as the historic log cabin post office, amazing murals in downtown and historic homes. It continues 30 miles north into Montgomery County and Dayton MetroParks. www.miamiconservancy.org
Parks Community Park and Harmon Park offer swimming, tennis, softball, soccer, picnic areas and playgrounds.
Golf Franklin Golf Club is a 9-hole course open to the public
Bowling & Sand Volleyball JD Legends and Strike Zone Lanes offer 26 lanes of year-round bowling and 3 outdoor sand volleyball courts amidst the largest outdoor tiki bar and concert venue in the state.
www.jdlegends.com
Kingdom Sports Center Indoor soccer, basketball, and cheer/dance year-round. www.kingdomsportscenter.com
Museums & History
Log Post Office—River & Fifth Street. Commissioned by Thomas Jefferson, the original log structure housed the first post office in the area. Right on the bike path at River and Fifth Streets. Drinking fountain and benches.
Harding Museum—302 Park Avenue. Home of WWII Gen. Forrest Harding and Judge Justin Harding of the Nuremburg Trials. Extensive collection of military history, period clothing, antiques, and stunning woodwork. Call 937-736-8295 for tours. Photo courtesy of Charles Woods, photographybywoods.comFranklin’s Town Clock—401 S. Main Street. The restored clock chimes on the hour during daylight hours.
Warren County Geneaological Society
406 Justice Drive, Lebanon (the Warren County Administration Building) Open M-F 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.and Wednesdays by appointment. Call (513) 695-1144. The society offers Bible records (birth, death, marriage), county histories, family biographies, census and cemetery records.
co.warren.oh.us/genealogy/index.htm
Shops & Sights Transportation & Bicentennial Mural—Sixth and Main Streets. Commissioned for the Ohio Bicentennial, this mural features modes of transportation that were the backbone of Franklin’s success. Includes the only Ohio Bicentennial Mural in the state that is not on a barn.
Veteran’s Memorial Mural—422 S. Main Street. A tribute to the Armed Services
Trompe D’Oeil Mural—Huntington, Fourth & Main Streets. This fool-the-eye mural looks three-dimensional from nearly every angle. Photo courtesy of Charles Woods, photographybywoods.comDelivery Mural—Pisanello’s, Fourth & Main. The mural continues inside in the dining room, matching the scene across the street.
Suspension Bridge Mural—Third & Main Streets. The third Roebling suspension bridge was in Franklin, following Cincinnati and Brooklyn.
St. Mary Mural—Inside St. Mary Church 115 N. Main Street. Call 937-746-1355.
Franklin Street Scene Mural—Franklin Public Library, Fourth Street & Riley Blvd. In the children’s library you’ll see familiar Franklin buildings.
Fretware American Guitars—400 S. Main Street. American fretted instruments, many museum-quality. Collectors and musicians love this shop. Housed in historic bank building. 937-743-1141Entertainment, Food & Drink
Mr. Frosty—12 E. Sixth Street. Soft-serve ice cream, shakes, sundaes, novelties. (Seasonal) 937-746-1545
Smith’s PH Bistro—543 S. Main Street. Pizza, sandwiches, salads, bar & grille.
Pisanello’s Pizza—355 S. Main Street. Pizza, subs, sandwiches, salads, lunch specials. Bluegrass and gospel concerts on weekends; call 937-746-9252
JD Legends at Strike Zone Lanes—45 Millard Drive. Full-service restaurant and bar with outdoor tiki bar. Largest outdoor concert venue/tiki bar in the state. 937-746-4950 www.jdlegends.com
