The Glass City

Toledo has earned the nickname The Glass City through its long history of innovation in all aspects of the glass industry. The Toledo region has a rich history in glass and manufacturing, was the birthplace of the Studio Glass Movement, and is home to a vibrant glass art scene today. Explore the many forms of glass in Toledo’s culture and economy today.

Home of the Jeep

The Jeep® brand is woven into the fabric of Toledo’s history dating back to 1941, when Bantam secured a major U.S. military contract to design a rugged, four-wheel-drive vehicle that became essential during World War II. Today, Toledo proudly produces the legendary Jeep® Wrangler and Jeep® Gladiator, and each year, the city hosts Toledo Jeep Fest, drawing over 80,000 Jeep enthusiasts from across the country.

The Warbler Capital of the World

The Toledo region and parts of Northwest Ohio are a natural phenomenon each spring bird migration, which turns the Lake Erie shoreline into a birdwatcher’s heaven. Home to The Biggest Week In American Birding, many thousands of birders nationwide and internationally and countless migrating birds descend on the region each year.

The Glass City River Wall

What started as friends daydreaming on a boat ride down the Maumee River, turned into the Largest Mural in the U.S. Explore the origin, process, and future of the Glass City River Wall.

Jazz History & Present

From international legend Art Tatum, to living legend Jean Holden and so many in-between. Explore Toledo’s rich history and current Jazz scene.

Metroparks Toledo

Metroparks Toledo has rapidly become one of the best park systems in America, winning national awards, managing 19 area parks, and taking on the transformational Glass City River Walk project. Parks and trails are just the beginning of the story.