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Guggisberg Swiss Inn HOTEL$$$
( 330-893-3600; www.guggisbergswissinn.com ; 5025 Rte 557, Charm; r incl breakfast $110-160;
) The 24 tidy, bright and compact rooms have quilts and light-wood furnishings. A
cheesemaking facility and horseback riding stable are on the grounds, too.
Boyd & Wurthmann Restaurant AMERICAN$
( 330-893-3287; www.boydandwurthmann.com ; Main St, Berlin; mains $6-11; 5:30am-8pm
Mon-Sat) Hubcap-sized pancakes, 23 pie flavors, fat sandwiches and Amish specialties
such as country-fried steak draw locals and tourists alike. Cash only.
Information
Holmes County Chamber of Commerce ( www.visitamishcountry.com )
WORTH A TRIP
MALABAR FARM
What do Bogie, Bacall and Johnny Appleseed have in common? They've all spent
time at Malabar Farm State Park ( www.malabarfarm.org ) . There's a lot going on
here: hiking and horse trails; pond fishing (ask for a free rod at the visitor center);
tours of Pulitzer-winner Louis Bromfield's home (where Humphrey Bogart and
Lauren Bacall got married); monthly barn dances; a farmhouse hostel (
www.hiusa.org/lucas ) ; and a fine restaurant ( 11am-8pm Tue-Sun) that uses ingredients
from the grounds. Malabar is 30 miles west of Millersburg via Hwy 39.
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Columbus
Ohio's capital city is like the blind date your mom arranges - average looking, restrained
personality, but solid and affable. Better yet, she's easy on the wallet, an influence from
Ohio State University's 55,000 students (the university is the nation's second largest). A
substantial gay population has taken up residence in Columbus in recent years.
Sights & Activities
German Village NEIGHBORHOOD