Wooster is a city located in Wayne County, Ohio, United States of America. If you would like to visit Wooster, you should also know that it is the county seat of Wayne County and it is situated 50 miles of Cleveland and 35 miles of Akron. Wooster was founded in 1808 by Joseph Larwill, John Bever and William Henry and named after a general that fought in the American Revolutionary War, David Wooster. In present, Wooster has approximately 26,000 residents and an area of 14.4 square miles, all land. The city was the home of the famous Compton brothers: Nobel prize winner Arthur Compton, diplomat Wilson Martindale Compton and physicist Karl Taylor Compton. If you plan to see this wonderful town, there are some places not to be missed.
Top Attractions within Wooster
Ohio Light Opera is a wonderful opera company based in Wooster that offers great performances from a large light opera repertory. This Wooster attraction also offers theater plays and continental operettas and is famous for the beautiful recordings of the live performances held in this specific location.
Secrest Arboretum lies on an area of 115 acres in Wooster, at the intersection of Pine Road with Green Drive. The natural Wooster attraction is open daily, it does not require any fees for the visit and welcomes approximately 11,000 visitors each year. If you visit it, you will have the chance to admire the champion trees of Ohio: Giant Dogwood, Nikko Fir, Nordmann Fir and Japanese Larch.
Broken Rocks Cafe and Bakery is a lovely establishment where you should stop while visiting Wooster. Located at 123 E. Liberty Street, the cafe is easy to find. You will have the chance to enjoy a lot of baked good and delicious coffee beverages while in this pretty decorated Wooster cafe and bakery.
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Book At | Miles/km to Wooster | Directions to Wooster | Latitude | Longitude |
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Orrville | 9/15 | Directions | 40.84367 | -81.76402 |
Holmesville | 12/20 | Directions | 40.6295 | -81.92431 |
Doylestown | 17/27 | Directions | 40.97005 | -81.69652 |
Wadsworth | 19/30 | Directions | 41.02561 | -81.72985 |
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