Understand
[edit]Visitor Information
[edit]- Van Wert Convention & Visitors Bureau, 136 E Main St, ☏ +1 419 238-9378, toll-free: +1 877 989-2282.
Get in
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Map of Van Wert (Ohio)
By car
[edit]- U.S. Route 30. Van Wert can be accessed by US 30 which provides connection to Upper Sandusky, Bucyrus, Ontario, Mansfield, Wooster and Canton to the east and Fort Wayne, Indiana to the west.
Get around
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- 1 Van Wert County Courthouse. A historic courthouse. The first building to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 2 Round Barn (Clayton Hoover Round Barn).
- Ven Wert County Historical Society.
- 3 Wassenberg Arts Center, 214 S Washington St, ☏ +1 419 238-6837, [email protected].
Do
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- 1 Van Wert Bandstand. A small venue for music.
- 2 Van Wert County Fair.
- 3 Van Wert Civic Theater (VWCT).
Learn
[edit]- Vantage Career Center, 818 N Franklin St, ☏ +1 419-238-5411, toll-free: +1-800-686-3944. Offers a number of short term training programs.
Buy
[edit]Besides the Walmart and the Van Wert Towne Center on Van Wert's northside, the people of Van Wert, Ohio must travel anywhere from 40 minutes to 1 hour northwest on U.S. Route 30 to the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana to get to the closet major shopping mall and biggest retail shopping area.
- 1 Van Wert Town Center. Shopping center. Despite the name, it's on the north end of town.
Eat
[edit]- The Orchard Tree, 1058 W Main St.
- Wild Wily's Pizza (WW), 209 S Washington St, ☏ +1 419 238-9000.
Drink
[edit]There are plenty of choices for alcohol. Most grocery stores carry it, as well as the gas stations, drive-throughs and convenience stores.
- Black Angus on Main, 222 E Main St, ☏ +1 419 232-2999, [email protected].
Sleep
[edit]- Comfort Inn Van Wert, 840 N. Washington St, ☏ +1 419 232-6040, fax: +1 419-232-6210. 57 rooms, centrally located.
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Van Wert, 140 Valam Dr, ☏ +1 419 238-2600.
Connect
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- 1 United States Post Office, Main Office, 314 E. Main St, ☏ +1 419 238-1678, fax: +1 419-238-6270. M-F 8:30AM to 4:30PM; Sa 9AM to noon. Package and shipping price varies.
- 2 Brumback Library, Main Branch, 215 W Main St, ☏ +1 419 238-2168. M-Th 9:30AM to 7:30PM; F 9:30AM to 5PM; Sa 9:30AM to 3:30PM. The main library offers free Internet access, although you may have to obtain a library card first. A historic library stylized like a Gothic castle, and the first free public library in the USA to serve an entire county.
Cope
[edit]Hospitals
[edit]- 3 Van Wert County Hospital, 1250 S Washington St, ☏ +1 419 238-2390.
Newspapers
[edit]- Times Bulletin. The only daily newspaper published in the Van Wert area.
Go next
[edit]- Fort Wayne is about 40 minutes northwest on U.S. Route 30.
- Mansfield is about 1 hour and 54 minutes east on U.S. Route 30.
- Canton is about 3 hours east on U.S. Route 30.
| Routes through Van Wert |
| Fort Wayne ← Convoy ← | W  E
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→ Delphos → Lima via 
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| Lansing ← Jackson ← | N  S
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→ Jct W  E → Hamilton → Cincinnati
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Ends at  ← Huntington ←
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W  E
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→ Findlay → Akron |