Oberlin, Ohio is a historically extraordinary Lorain County community — America’s first college to regularly admit Black students and women — offering world-class art, a beautiful town square, and a campus that shaped American social justice history.
The Allen Memorial Art Museum houses 14,000-plus works including Picasso and Monet through one of America’s finest college art museums with free admission. Tappan Square is a beautiful 13-acre community park surrounded by historic buildings perfect for peaceful picnics and community gatherings.
For history, the Oberlin Heritage Center preserves the city’s remarkable abolitionist and civil rights legacy through guided tours of genuinely significant historic sites.