Adena Gardens and Museum - Chillicothe

This is a destination ride to Chillicothe.  I decided to not go towards Indiana this year where most of my rides end up. So I scrapped the Marengo Caves for another time. 

You will not be disappointed!  We will go northeast in the direction of Chillicothe on many familiar roads.  But there will be roads you do not know. The destination will be to the Adena Gardens and Mansion just southeast of Chillicothe.  You all know I'm a history guy.  The Adena was the 2000-acre estate of Thomas Worthington (1773-1827), the sixth governor of Ohio and one of the state’s first United States Senators. The mansion house was completed in 1807 and has been restored to look much as it did when the Worthington family lived there, including many of the original Worthington family furnishings.

The house is one of only three houses designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe still standing in the country today.

Situated on the 300 remaining acres of the original home place are five outbuildings and formal gardens. The gardens have undergone major renovations. Visitors may stroll through three terraces of flowers and vegetables, as well as the shrubs and trees in the grove. Looking east from the north lawn of the mansion one can see across the Scioto River valley to the Logan Range. This view is the inspiration for the Great Seal of the State of Ohio.

Road Conditions: Very nice, sweeping and curvy backroads to Chillicothe.  Very scenic.

Cost: $12 per person for access to the museum and "at will" tours of the mansion and grounds.  With enough people, I can arrange a group rate a week prior to the ride.

Lunch Stop: The Dock at Water St.  http://www.dockatwaterst.com/  $10-$20 (no alcohol of course!)

Mileage: About 80 miles there and 80 miles back = 160 or so.

Break Stops: A couple comfort stops to and from.

Staging: 7:30 NEW LOCATION!!!! BP Gas Station, 777 Mason Morrow Millgrove Rd, South Lebanon, OH 45036

Kickstands Up: 8:00 am

Return Time: 5:30pm or sooner.

Please arrive with tanks Full

Road Captains:

Lead Ken Cornett - with Ed Amrein and Ralph Dixon