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# Licking County, OH

## Ohio

![The inflorescence of wild teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) is a cylindrical array of lavender flowers which dries to a brown cone of spine-tipped hard bracts.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/8033/beb3f655-114a-4e24-a23e-77efe9426851.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)

![Some sort of orange bracket polypore fungus growing on a dead tree limb.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248635975849176/de416179-cb98-4706-bb0b-e8ad3a751501.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)

![When hiking in early spring, keep an ear out for the sound of moving water and you may be rewarded with stumbling upon a seasonal waterfall.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/7152/5bf40e00-620a-4c6f-94fc-7f3e35040314.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)

![The frills of this group of bright orange fungi sprouting up from the leaf litter of the forest floor resemble a canna or some other tropical bloom.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/7152/80d93d2a-b19e-42d3-9238-c2ee9be94de6.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)

![Deer Vs. Train: Train wins. 1st round knockout.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/7152/e24210a5-a696-4279-9046-48b4d5053cea.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh)

### Popular cities in Licking County

[Heath

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Relaxing Heath awaits: its cafes, spas, sunsets, and more! 

## Reasons to visit

- Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve
- Newark Earthworks
- Dawes Arboretum

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[Granville

Known for Dining, Universities and Family-friendly

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Trip time! Discover the cafes, university life, and countryside in romantic Granville. 

## Reasons to visit

- Denison University

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[Newark

Known for Dining, Family-friendly and Business

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Love entertainment, opera, and theater? Get away to Newark! 

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[Buckeye Lake

Known for Lakes, Nature and Museums

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Explore Buckeye Lake: its lake views, natural setting, museums, and more! 

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[Pataskala

Known for Golf and Nature

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Trip time! Discover the golf and natural setting in Pataskala. 

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[Thornville

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Check out the local area in Thornville—home to attractions like Legend Valley and Bope Island.

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