Bowling Green (Ohio)

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Not to be confused with Bowling_Green_(Kentucky) .

Bowling_Green_Ohio_Main_Street - Downtown Bowling Green at the intersection of Wooster and Main. This area is heavily trafficed by pedestrians and motorists.

Bowling Green is a small college town in Northwest Ohio about 30|mi kilometers south of the Michigan border. Surrounded by miles of flat farmland, Bowling Green is best known for its public university, Bowling Green State University (BGSU) and its national tractor pull event. Locals often shorten Bowling Green to BG - pronounced "Bee Gee".

Bowling Green (Ohio) Halal Travel Guide

Bowling Green is a college town centered on Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green State University is known for its education, music and aviation programs. As a result, many events have an educational bent, music and the arts are popular in town and clear days are hallmarked with frequent flybys of propeller-driven airplanes.

The city also functions as the county seat and the largest city of Wood County, Ohio. The only other large city in the county is the Toledo suburb of Perrysburg_(Ohio) | Perrysburg. It lies on the edge of the Toledo (Ohio) | Toledo Metropolitan area and caters to local residents in nearby towns and farms by offering shopping, education and entertainment, much like the city of Findlay 30|mi kilometers to the south. Because of this Bowling Green is a melting pot between college country culture.

History

Cygnet-ohio-wood-county-oil-town - Wood County in the Oil Boom BowlingGreenNormalSchool1910 - The Normal School in 1910 BowlingGreenNormalCollege1915 - The Normal School in 1915. University Hall is pictured and still stands BGSUfootball1921 - A football game in 1921. At the time and the Football team was known as the Normals. They became known as the Falcons shortly later in 1927.

Bowling Green was settled in 1832 near the center of the Great Black Swamp and was named by its settlers after Bowling_Green_(Kentucky) | Bowling Green in Kentucky. It got its start as a city thanks to the Industrialization of the United States|oil boom in the 1880s and the resulting clearing of the swamp. The college was established in 1910 along side its sister college in Kent_(Ohio) | Kent as Bowling Green State Normal School to train teachers. Eventually it became Bowling Green State College and then fully fledged university by the 1930s. After Postwar_United_States| World War II ended and the influx of returning soldiers and their baby boomer children greatly increased the size of the university, as well as the surrounding city. That means that while current events are dominated by Bowling Green State University, many relics and legacies of the oil days remain in and around the Bowling Green area.

Since its founding and the university has taught many notable people including Olympic_Games|Olympians, scientists, captians of industry and Hollywood actors.

Weather in Bowling Green (Ohio)

Bowling Green has four distinct seasons. During the spring the many Cherry Tree flowers bloom, especially on campus where they are plentiful. The summer can obtain sweltering and humid heat, but the hydrangea and hibiscus bloom and the shady gardens and cool pools become quite enjoyable to relax in. During the fall the temperatures drop and the trees change the color of their leaves to shades of red, orange and yellow. Finally winters in Bowling Green can be highly variable. Some winters are quite mild with only a few inches of snow accumulation. However sometimes winters can be quite harsh with blizzards and several feet of snow accumulation with layers of ice for good measure. A constant of all seasons are frequent windy days. A windbreaker is recommended, even in the early summer.

Visitor information

• Bowling Green Visitor Center - BGVC | 2151 Alumni Dr 41.37610, -83.62362 ☎ +1 419-372-2336 +1-800-866-0046 +1 419-575-9691 Opening 9AM Monday - 5PM, Saturday 8AM Monday - noon Free Information about BGSU, maps and visitor parking as well as Bowling Green city and community information, discounts on retail and dining in the historic downtown neighborhood, travel and overnight packages and a variety of self-guided and guided tour options.

• BTSU Info Desk 41.37762, -83.64041 First floor of the union across from Falcon Outfitters ☎ +1 419-372-2741 Free The Bowen Thompson Student Union Information Desk can provide information specific to the Student Union and general campus information. Offers vehicle rentals for a fee. This also serves as the general BGSU lost and found. Upstairs on the fourth floor is the travel|GayQ+ resource center, which can offer advice specific for travelers.

• BGSU Office of Admissions 41.37599, -83.63972 University Hall on the second floor of the foyer ☎ +1 419-372-2478 +1-866-246-6732 Opening 8AM Monday - 5PM Free While intended for prospective students and the Office of Admissions is familiar with providing directions on and off campus. The Office of Admissions also offers free tours of the campus for prospective students.

• BGSU Events Calendar NA, NA Free The official university calendar. Highlights trending upcoming events related to the University campus and is useful for finding smaller niche events. Usually details ticket prices, locations, parking info and other details for each event.

Travel to Bowling Green (Ohio)

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Fly to Bowling Green (Ohio)

The closest airport is the Detroit Metro Airport (IATA Flight Code: DTW) at just over an hour north of Bowling Green by car. Some passenger flights may also go to the closer Toledo Express Airport (IATA Flight Code: TOL) which is only a half hour north of Bowling Green by car.

• Wood County Regional Airport - Bricker Field | 1261 E Poe Road 41.38592, -83.63559 ☎ +1 419-354-2908 Private pilots may land at this General_aviation|general aviation airport and non pilots may charter flights here. This airport is on campus and offers a lounge, fuel and an airport shuttle. The airport has some Aviation_history|historic significance - During World War II the airfield was used to train pilots for the Navy. There is also a Korean War -era Lockheed T-33 jet on display near the lounge. While many organizations take pictures of their members on the wings of that jet, you should ask permission before attempting it yourself.

How to travel to Bowling Green (Ohio) by car

See also: Driving

Bowling Green is on I-75 at exit 181 and it is a quick 25|mi kilometers drive south from Toledo, a 130|mi kilometers drive north from Dayton and a 80|mi kilometers drive south from Detroit. Regional vehicle services include: a city subsidized van service with low rates, administrator/grants-administration/public-transportation/ B.G. Transit Reliable Taxi, Supercab, BG Airport Shuttle and Bill's Limousine.

Travel by bicycle in Bowling Green (Ohio)

See also: [[Cycling in the United States

• Slippery Elm Trail 41.36661, -83.65681 trail entrances at Montessori school and the black swamp nature preserve - Opening Hours: Dawn to dusk Free Slippery Elm Trail A Goes mile 13 south to North Baltimore, passing through the villages of Portage and Rudolph. The trail is asphalt and features several rest stops and water fountains. At the entrance at the Bowling Green Black Swamp Preserve and there is a free bicycle repair station. Van_Buren_(Ohio) ]], [[

A few of the City and the BGSU campus parking lots have an electric vehicle charger. These lots include

• City Public Parking lots 1, 2, & 3 (Downtown)
• BGSU Lot E (Near the Student Union)
• BGSU Lot 13 (Near the Football Stadium)
• BGSU Lot 8 (Residential)]]

Bowling Green is next to Interstate 75 and its Main Street is also an important local highway. Outside of the downtown area and campus, it may be United_States_without_a_car|time consuming to go without a car.

Free parking is available along both sides of Main Street in the downtown area. However getting a spot can be difficult during business hours and late at night from Thursdays to Saturdays.

The city operates public parking lots in the downtown area. The university also offers public parking in many of its parking lots. These are both available for small fees and may be free during certain hours, especially during the weekend.

BGSU and the city both have parking enforcement units! BGSU uses automated plate readers and human patrols to quickly catch parking violations. Those parked illegally will almost certainly get caught and the small fee at the kiosk is much better than a moderate fine. Most public parking lots that charge a fee have replaced their coin operated meters with an automated kiosk that lets you register your licence plate number, eliminating the need to go back to your vehicle to place a permit on it.

There are a few vehicle rental agencies in town and one on campus.

Travel by Bus to Bowling Green (Ohio)

BGSU Bus Routes| Each of the BGSU Bus Routes are color coded.

• Orange Main - Covers almost the whole university campus.
• Yellow Express - Covers only the academic core, but does so quickly.
• Green East - Goes from BGSU campus across the Interstate to the BGSU Enterprise Park and Carter Park.
• Blue South - Goes from the BGSU campus to Napoleon Road.
• Red Downtown - Thursday through Saturday nights only from 7PM to 2:30AM. Goes from campus to downtown. Can be lively. The bus route color does not always match the actual bus color.

• BGSU Shuttle Services 41.37583, -83.63876 ☎ +1 419-372-0236 Openingduring the school year. The shuttle service does not operate during breaks Free The university provides a shuttle service, with some routes going off campus. The central hub of the bus service is the Centrex building. Shuttles are wheelchair accessible. Current shuttle locations and ETA's can be viewed with the live shuttle tracker or via an app. SMS "BGSU" to 41411 for route info on all cell phones.

Some residential areas will charter a private bus to make regular stops between their neighborhood and campus. The city also sometimes runs buses between parking and major events downtown, such as the Black Swamp Arts Festival.

Best way to travel in Bowling Green (Ohio) by a Taxi

See also: Taxis

Taxicabs are very affordable at $3-4 per fare (as of January 2023).

• B.G. Transit NA, NA +1-800-579-4299 Opening 6AM Monday - 8PM, Saturday 10AM Monday - 4PM, closed on public holidays and Sundays $3.50-$4.00 A city-subsidized public transportation service whose route is determined by scheduled rides. Vans are accessible to the disabled. Since it is not a traditional taxi service, schedule your ride at least an hour in advance, but lodgings may be made for short-notice trips if capacity is available. It does not go beyond more than 1|mi kilometers from the city limits.

• Reliable Taxi NA, NA ☎ +1 419-352-8294 A private taxi company.

• Supercab 326 Industrial Pkwy Suite 2 (Office) NA, NA ☎ +1 419-494-3380 Opening Hours: 24/7 $4 flat within city limits, $2 for each mile outside the city limits A private taxi company. Offers a flat rate for service to the Toledo Amtrak or Greyhound station ($45), Toledo Express Airport ($50) and the Detroit Metropolitan Airport ($110)

By foot

Most of Bowling Green is about as walkable as any United_States_without_a_car|American city, with a few exceptions.

BGSU is even more walkable then the rest of Bowling Green. Almost every major building is within 1|mi kilometers of another.

The Downtown area too is similarly extra walkable, as it is less then 1|mi kilometers long. Walkability is helped by shaded building passages, ample crossings and frequent benches.

Wooster Street opposite of the University is unpleasant to walk due to a lack of shade and close proximity to vehicle traffic. Many local residents choose to cross the street to the University Sidewalk, or walk down Clough Street (Pleasant shaded residential street parallel with Wooster).

Travel by bicycle in Bowling Green (Ohio)

See also: Cycling in the United States, Cycling

Bowling Green tends to be cyclist friendly. Most destinations have ample bike parking.

On-campus bike parking is widely available outside each building. Some buildings, such as the Art Building and the Student Recreation Center have newer green roofed racks that can keep your bike dry in light rain.

The downtown core of BG should be bypassed by cyclists. Because of heavy traffic and low visibility around corners biking on the street is less easy here and biking on the sidewalk is illegal. For cyclists visiting downtown there are some anchored stands for bicycle parking.

What to see in Bowling Green (Ohio)

Bowling Green State University

• BGSU Planetarium 41.37991, -83.63998 - Opening Hours: Tuesday 8PM, Friday 8PM, Saturday 2PM, Sunday 7:30PM during the school year $1 (suggested donation) An planetarium open to the public. Has regular educational showings for all ages and holiday features. Upstairs there is an observatory where public stargazing sessions are offered after weekend showings at the planetarium, or separately when events like Solar_eclipses|eclipses are ongoing.

• Biology Greenhouse 41.38233, -83.63985 ☎ +1 419-372-2375 Free Contains a tropical plant collection and a desert plant collection. Also houses a student projects room and an aquaponics lab. Tours are available if scheduled in advance.

• Fine Arts Galleries 41.37670, -83.63410 Free Several galleries dedicated to showcasing student Visual arts|artwork. The Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery and Willard Wankelman Gallery are conventional art galleries. The Hiroko Nakamoto Gallery, created by an interior design alumna who survived the Hiroshima Nuclear_tourism|atomic bombing, is stylized as a traditional Japanese tea room and is a work of art on its own. Outside the galleries and the Fine Arts Building houses many smaller displays down its corridors which are typically accessible even if the main galleries are closed.

• Gish Film Theatre Bowen Thompson Student Union 41.3769, -83.6407 on the 2nd floor of the Student Union Free A movie theater that often showcases classic and modern movies, as well as the occasional guest speaker. Free public screenings are held during the spring or fall semester on Tuesday nights at 7:30PM, or Thursday nights at 7:30PM for international films. The theater is dedicated in memory of the Gish Sisters, who got their start in theater in the nearby village of Risingsun Ohio and later became stars of Fiction tourism|1920s cinema.

• Life Sciences Building 41.37975, -83.64049 Herpetarium is on the first floor, Marine Lab is on the second Free The first floor houses the BGSU Herpetarium, a lab for the care and observation of over 30 species of reptiles and amphibians. Open to the public with an escort. The second floor houses the BGSU Marine Lab, which also offers public tours if planned in advanced. The Marine lab offers a variety of fish, as well as a touch tank where fish can be touched. The upper floors contain Professor Moseley's taxidermied animals on display in the hallways, as well as more modern specimens.

Attractions

Wood County Courthouse - panoramio (1) - The Wood County Courthouse. A war memorial is visible in the bottom left. Wooster_Street_in_Boom_Town - The historic Boom Town neighborhood

• BG Wind Farm 41.3753, -83.7409 Wind power in Ohio - Bowling Green Wind Farm - kiosk, north turbines - 18074 - One of the first commercial wind farms in Ohio, it started in 2003 and recouped its costs in 2015. The site consists of four turbines that stand at over 250|ft|m tall that can generate over 7 megawatts. On clear days they can be seen from Wooster Street. Has an info board on site.

• Bridge Over Troubled Water - The Elephant/The Dinosaur | 41.37569, -83.63840 In between the Education building and Kohl Hall - Opening Hours: 24/7 Free A 14|ft|m tall memorial to the events of Postwar United States|May 4th, 1970 that took place at BGSU's sister school, Kent (Ohio) | Kent State University during the Vietnam war. Thit is a sister sculpture of a piece that was pierced by a bullet at Kent State during the shooting, made by the same artist with the same metal.

• Clough Street - Clough Windmill | 41.37315, -83.64072 - A residential street with many interesting houses built in a fanciful style. Notably, one house is a traditional style windmill. The inside is not open to the public, but it serves as a local landmark.

• Little Red Schoolhouse - District #6 School | 41.37558, -83.63805 between the Education building and Kohl Hall - Opening Hours: Saturday Sunday 2PM Monday - 5PM Free A preserved schoolhouse from the frontier era. It was built in 1875 in the Norwalk_(Ohio) | Norwalk area and was moved to its current location in 1976.

• Wood County Courthouse 41.376389, -83.648333 Wood County Courthouse and Jail - Wood County Courthouse Jail Built in the oil boom era and the courthouse is Castles|castlelike and the exterior is lined with turrets and stone carvings. On the courthouse grounds there are many war memorials. The courthouse itself is topped with a giant clocktower which is visible across the city and has a nest for birdwatching|peregrine falcons. The grand staircase of the original courthouse is lavish, with giant painted murals. The law library is cozy and a relaxing environment to take a breather. Thit is an active courthouse, so you will have to pass through a security checkpoint to enter.

Museums

• National Construction Equipment Museum - NCEM | 16623 Liberty Hi Road 41.395505, -83.711329 ☎ +1 419-352-5616 $10 adult, $7 seniors 60 or older, free for kids 13 or under National Construction Equipment Museum - Showcases historic Industrial tourism|construction machinery including trucks, excavators, paving equipment, drills, scrapers, rollers, graders, cranes, excavators and tractors.

• Snook's Dream Cars 13920 County Home Road 41.3542, -83.6103 ☎ +1 419-353-8338 Opening 9AM Monday - 4PM, Saturday Sunday by appointment Adults $6, seniors $5, children $4 Classic vehicle museum features a recreated 1940s-era Texaco gas station with authentic antique signage, a showroom of extensive automobile memorabilia, coin operated antique machines and Nostalgia#Motorcars|classic cars that are all in excellent working order and are even driven on a regular basis. Within the museum painted murals and background scenes recreate the looks of a 1930s general store to a racetrack from the 1960s. The vehicle collection features models from the 1930s to the 1960s. The facility also houses a complete four-bay shop for maintaining collector cars and a special area for events.

• Wood County Historical Center and Museum - Wood County Historical Society | 13660 County Home Road 41.350833, -83.616944 ☎ +1 419-352-0967 Opening 9:30AM Monday - 4:30PM, Saturday Sunday 1PM Monday - 4PM $5 adult, $1 child (10 or under) Wood County Historical Center and Museum - Wood County Home and Infirmary - The Wood County Historical Center and Museum is the original site of the Wood County Infirmary, which was in operation from 1869 to 1971. The site re-opened as an Historical Center & Museum in 1975 and has rotating exhibits and self-guided tours inside, plus a public park outside with trails, picnic tables, herb garden and original out-buildings. The Historical Center also hosts a variety of educational experiences and public events throughout the year.

Top Travel Tips

Festivals

Tractor_Pull_Bowling_Green_OH_2006 - Tractor Pulling at the Wood County Fairgrounds. The national tractor pull can be heard throughout town.

• Black Swamp Arts Festival - BSAF | 41.3749, -83.6505 ☎ +1 419-354-2723 Opening Hours: Friday 5PM Monday - midnight, Saturday 10AM Monday - midnight, Sunday 11AM Monday - 5PM Free Bowling Green's local artists come and share their work with the community to help celebrate the arts. Fine arts and crafts throughout the Downtown area. Children's activities, live music, demonstrations and various art events all weekend.

• Winterfest 41.3749, -83.6505 ☎ +1 419-353-9445 Free Winterfest is the third weekend in February annually and has more than 30 fun winter-themed events for all ages. Visit the sparkling ice chalet, ice skating competition and the ice sculpture exhibits with an interactive photo area and artist-created snowflakes decorating the whole downtown. Be part of the fun with a chili & soup cook-off, BG Parks & Rec Frostbite Run, ice skating, snow games and downtown retail open house Sparkle Night.

• Art Walk 41.3749, -83.6505 Downtown ☎ +1 419-354-4332 Opening Hours: Annual event held the last Saturday in April Free Stroll through the historic downtown and visit the many galleries and exhibitions featuring visual and performing arts from all ages. Artists' demonstrations, family activities and performances continue throughout the day. Has a raffle with prizes.

• Heritage Days 13660 County Home Road 41.3508, -83.6162 Wood County Historical Center & Museum ☎ +1 419-352-0967 Annual event held the second full weekend in June. Step back in time and get your hands on history with soap making, rope making, fresh butter churning, free blacksmith and farm demonstrations, farm-themed activities, farm animals, historic games, swap meet, kiddie pedal pull, Power of Yesteryear antique tractor show, BBQ and live music. All set amid the rustic historical museum grounds.

• Classics on Main Car Show 41.3749, -83.6505 Downtown Bowling Green - An annual vehicle show held on the third Saturday in June. Features live entertainment, food and activities in Downtown Bowling Green. It's packed with vehicle enthusiasts showing off historic cars and other vehicles that range in age from the 1920s to the 1980s.

• Wood County Fair 13800 West Poe Road 41.3898, -83.6677 Wood County Fairgrounds ☎ +1 419-352-0441 Opening Hours: Annual event held the last weekend in July until the end of the first week in August $7, children under 9 are free The fair typically includes concerts, a vehicle show, a demolition derby, tractor, truck and semi pulls, championship horse and pony pulls, dances, a cheerleading competition, live music, food, games, rides, industrial arts, woodworking and carving demonstrations, cookie decorating, balloon artists, livestock, flower show, quilts, needlework, karaoke, 4H projects, baked and canned goods, ice cream, soft drinks competition and a parade of floats.

• National Tractor Pull Championships - Pulltown | 13800 West Poe Road 41.3882, -83.6679 Wood County Fairgrounds ☎ +1 419-354-1434 Opening Hours: Occurs annually in late August for three days $20-100 National Tractor Pullers Association Tractor Pull Bowling Green OH 2006 One of the three National Tractor Pullers Association Super National Events. This has all kinds of tractor pulling, from two-wheel drive to Super Semis. Part of the fairground is turned into a temporary campground with 2,107 campsites, making it the fourth-largest campsite for motorsport events in the USA, highlighting the sheer size of the tractor pull.

On-campus events

Bgsustudentunion - The Bowen Thompson Student Union lobby. The union hosts a number of events, a food court, a theater and an information desk. StrohCenterexterior - The Stroh Center. Besides being a basketball arena, it's also a venue for large events.

• Animarathon - Anime Marathon -83.64077 Bowen Thompson Student Union - Opening Hours: Saturday 9AM Monday - midnight, Sunday 9AM Monday - 6PM $10 at door, $20 pre-registration Animarathon is an annual two-day student-run spring Japanese anime convention. Animarathon has taiko, cosplay competitions, a maid cafe, special guests and panels related to anime and Japanese popular culture. The Student Union ballroom is used to host artists and vendors of Anime merchandise.

• Cherry Blossom Festival - O-hanami | 41.3773, -83.6408 Bowen Thompson Student Union Ballroom Free The Cherry Blossom Festival is held annually in April by the Japanese Club at BGSU. The Cherry Blossom festival hosts Japanese cultural programming, oragami and shodo brush writing workshops, a Taiko drum performance, Martial Arts demonstrations, a bon-odori dance, Kimono try ons, Japanese game tables and free Japanese Snacks including sushi and green tea. The event started as a small gathering of 75 people in 2001 to thank the support of Tokyo Alumni and hosts over 800 people as of 2022.

• Dance Marathon - DM / Ziggython | 41.3819, -83.6315 Perry Field House - Opening Hours: April Annual 24-hour-long charity dancing event in support of the Children's Miracle Network. The largest student-run event on the BGSU campus.

• STEM in the Park - Wood County Air Fair | 41.3819, -83.6315 Perry Field House - Opening Hours: late September Free Annual event to promote science, technology, engineering and math to youth. Exhibits include robotics, food science, digital media, water science and demos from Toledo institutions such as the Toledo Zoo and Imagination Station. Features live music with local bands. Operates jointly with the Air_sport|Wood County Air Fair, which showcases and flies current and historical aircraft, helicopters, hot air balloons and rockets.

• Falcon BEST Robotics Competition 41.3752, -83.6264 Stroh Center - Opening Hours: early November Annual robotics competition at BGSU featuring teams from Ohio and Indiana middle schools and high schools.

• The Hatch 41.3752, -83.6264 Stroh Center - Opening Hours: Annually in the Spring Free Annual spring entrepreneurship competition at BGSU operated by the College of Business. Each participating student, referred to as Hatchlings, work on a project over the course of several months with local business mentors. This culminates in a gameshow style event held in the basketball stadium where the Hatchlings compete to try to get investors to take a stake in their entrepreneurial projects.

• Oktoberfest 41.3772, -83.6411 Bowen Thompson Student Union Ballroom - Opening Hours: late October Free admission, buffet costs $5 for students,$10 for general public in advance and $15 for the general public at the door BGSU's German club hosts an annual Oktoberfest celebration featuring polka music and merryment. There is a buffet as well as a cash bar with soft drinks.

• ArtsX 41.3771, -83.6339 the Wolfe Center and the Art Building - Opening Hours: Early December Free BGSU's annual winter art talent show. Includes performance art, music and theater, fine art and art sales.

Sports

BGSU Mascots| The university mascots, Freddy and Freidia Falcon, attend most sports games. As their wearers graduate their secret identities are revealed at "Bird Beheadings" before a sports game. No actual birds are harmed!

The secret organization SICSIC also attends most games. If you see them in their jumpsuits and masks don't panic! It's perfectly normal. When members graduate their secret identities are revealed at a sports game.

Kent State BG 2012 - A football game at the Doyt BGvMIhky - A BGSU Hockey game

A popular fight song is "Ay Ziggy Zoomba" (pronounced Aye Zigg-e Zoom-ba). If someone shouts, "Ay Ziggy Zoomba", you should respond "Ay Ziggy Zoomba Ze!"

• Bowling Green Bobcats 530 West Poe Road 41.3889, -83.6594 - Bowling Green High School has an athletics program with a variety of sports, including football, basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, tennis, track, wrestling, bowling, hockey, golf and lacrosse.

• Cochrane Stadium 41.378813, -83.625981 - Mickey Cochrane Stadium - BGSU's soccer stadium. The Stadium has bleachers, a modern design and hosts both men and women soccer games.

• Doyt L. Perry Stadium - The Doyt | Web: all 41.3781, -83.6225 Doyt Perry Stadium - BGSUStadium1 BGSU's American_football|football stadium. The layout of the stadium is like a horseshoe, with the south end open. The north building is the Sebo Athletic center, where BGSU's collegiate athletes train. The stadium interior contains sports faculties, offices and lounges. On years ending with an odd number, this stadium hosts the Battle of I-75 with BGSU Falcons' arch rival the Toledo Rockets. While it's not part of the stadium and the University of Toledo's Glass Bowl keeps a Cold_War| Cold War perioid US Army Nike Ajax rocket aimed at the Doyt's 50-yard line.

• Slater Family Ice Arena - BGSU Ice Arena | 417 North Mercer Road 41.379, -83.6278 ☎ +1 419-372-2264 50 minutes $10, 80 minutes $15 Slater Family Ice Arena - BGSUIce2 BGSU's dual rink ice arena. The ice area includes a pro shop and a lounge area. Hosts Ice hockey in North America|hockey games, Ice skating|figure skating, skating lessons and public skating. The Falcons, Local High Schools and the Black Swamp Ice Frogs play hockey here. The lobby has a small section with memorabilia of Olympic_Games|Olympic Gold medalist Scott Hamilton, who used to skate here as a student.

• Steller Field - Warren E. Steller Field | 41.3806, -83.6288 - Steller Field BGSU's Baseball_in_the_United_States|baseball field. Features bleacher seating, natural grass turf and an electronic scoreboard.

• Stroh Center Web: asketball 1535 E Wooster Street 41.3753, -83.6247 - Stroh Center StrohCenterexterior BGSU's primary Basketball in North America|basketball arena, replacing Memorial Hall for most event. The Stroh Center also houses the BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame, training courts and the Anderson Club.

• Rugby Field 41.38504, -83.64049 - A rugby field that has bleachers and a scoreboard. BGSU has a national championship winning Rugby team (2022).

Parks & golfing

Floral Hall in Bowling Green - Floral Hall in City Park

• Black Swamp Preserve 1014 South Maple Street 41.3598, -83.6573 - Opening Hours: 8AM Monday - dusk Free A nature preserve connected to the Slippery Elm Trail. Has restrooms, a water fountain, resting areas, a bike repair stand, gardens and descriptions of local wildlife on an educational board.

• Carter Park 401 Campbell Hill Road 41.3683, -83.6210 Free Has a baseball complex, softball complex, volleyball courts, Disk Golf, picnic shelters and a natural area. One of the largest parks in Bowling Green by size.

• City Park 520 Conneaut Ave 41.3806, -83.6579 ☎ +1 419-354-6223 Free Floral Hall in Bowling Green . City Park features the city swimmingpool and waterpark, skate park, rollerskate rink and the historic Needle Hall and Golf|golf course at the adjacent country club. The waterpark includes a waterslide, lazy river, diving boards and splash playground.

• Simpson Sensory and Children's Garden Park - Simpson Garden Park | 1291 Conneaut Ave 41.3774, -83.6741 ☎ +1 419-354-6297 Free A park with a variety of plants and artistic structures. The park includes a healing garden, a children's park and a Japanese garden. Golf cart tours are available.

• Stone Ridge Golf Club 1553 Muirfield Dr 41.3643, -83.6857 ☎ +1 419-353-2582 Opening Hours: 6AM Monday - 7PM $46 regular, $20 super twilight A private 18-hole golf course in a quiet residential neighborhood on the edge of town. Has a restaurant at the clubhouse.

• Wintergarden - St.Johns Nature Preserve | 615 South Wintergarden Road 41.3653, -83.6705 ☎ +1 419-353-0301 Opening Hours: 8AM Monday - 5PM Free Has a nature center, forests and meadows.

Activities

• BiG Fab Lab @BigFabLab.com 1234 North Main Street 41.3981, -83.6459 ☎ +1 419-971-4244 Opening Hours: 24/7 $39 a month A makerspace in the Woodland Mall with a wide variety of industrial equipment for rent, as well as workshops on how to use it. Has free open houses on Thursdays. Hosts a variety of sub organizations such as a drone racing group.

• Moore Musical Arts Center 41.37899, -83.63335 Box Office is in the Wolfe Center across the street - Features a variety of performance halls specifically for the Music|musical arts. Outside of regular rehearsals, trainings, competitions and special events, hosts two major recurring events - the New Music Festival and the Orchard Guitar Festival are in the Fall. It also hosts the Summer Music Institute which builds musical skills.

• Wolfe Center for the Performing Arts 41.3776, -83.6340 - The performing arts building, featuring a proscenium theater, a black box theater and the BGSU Box Office. The entrance to the black box theater features several replicas of ancient mosaics and the originals once kept here were returned to their home in Gaziantep, Türkiye, at the Zeugma Mosaic Museum. A digital media lab on the second floor contains a giant Starcraft II box, signed by the dev team, one of whom was an alumnus. The back of the building is a grass ramp that leads to the second floor and this area is occasionally used as a outdoor theater. Often hosts Musical_theatre|musicals.

Learn

• Black Swamp Fine Arts School 419 Gould Street 41.37137, -83.64510 ☎ +1 419-665-1063
• Teaching Kitchen 705 Ridge Street 41.37843, -83.64172 enter the Oaks through the main entrance and turn left Most lessons cost about $20 (includes the food) A teaching kitchen operated by university chefs that offers public lessons on how to prepare various Food_and_drink|foods and none-alcoholic drinks. Lessons are themed around a particular holiday, diet, or cuisine. Lessons are split between Meat and Travel_as_a_vegetarian|vegetarian options.

• The Art Supply Depot 435 E Wooster Street 41.37499, -83.64500 ☎ +1 419-352-9501 Opening 10AM Monday - 6PM, Saturday 10AM Monday - 5PM, Sunday noon-5PM A small art supply store just off of campus. Offers a variety of art supplies, as well as public classes during the schoolyear. Has a small gallery for exhibitions, generally of local artwork.

• The Beat Dance Company 1330 Brim Road 41.4023, -83.6637 ☎ +1 419-290-1952 Offers dance lessons in various styles including tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical and contemporary.

Shopping in Bowling Green (Ohio)

Bowling Green Banking| Bowling Green has branches for most national banks and ATMs are fairly common. Most places take cards and some take contactless cell phone payments though Android or Apple Pay.

Glass City Federal Credit Union has a branch in the far north of town and may be networked with your local credit union for reduced fees.

The only bank on campus is PNC, but there is an ATM operated by the Glass City Federal Credit Union on campus as well. Both are in the Student Union.

General items

• Ben's 154 South Main Street 41.37398, -83.65066 ☎ +1 419-352-3389 +1-800-439-7719 Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 8PM A local craft store that also offers toys, Candies and party supplies among a variety of other things.

• Falcon Outfitters - BGSU Bookstore | Falcon@ 41.37779, -83.64053 Bowen Thompson Student Union 1st Floor ☎ +1 419-372-2851 +1-866-517-9766 Formerly known as the BGSU Bookstore, Falcon Outfitters primarily offers BGSU Clothes|apparel and goods. Also carries general goods, such as stationary, art supplies and Hygiene and body care|hygiene products. Ziggabyte is the Computing section of Falcon Outfitters. They offer computers, cables, video game systems and accessories and virtual reality headsets.

• Woodland Mall 1234 North Main Street 41.3981, -83.6475 ☎ +1 419-353-6368 Opening from Monday to Saturday 10AM Monday - 9PM, Sunday noon-5PM A dying shopping mall on the far north of Bowling Green. A lack of business has driven a number of alternative businesses such as thrift shops and studios to occupy the mall. Has a video game arcade and a movie theater.

Media stores

• Cameron's Comics 41.37605, -83.65066 - Sells comic Books and other nerdy items.

• Finder's Records 128 North Main 41.37534, -83.65026 ☎ +1 419-352-7677 Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 9AM Monday - 8PM, Friday Saturday 9AM Monday - 9PM, Sunday 11AM Monday - 5PM An independent record store selling CDs, vinyl and DVDs. Has a large selection and is willing to special order rarer items.

• Rock Em' Sock Em' Retro 127 South Main Street 41.37437, -83.65025 ☎ +1 419-806-4750 Sells retro video games and memorabilia.

• The Stacked Deck 41.37336, -83.65071 Enter the mini mall alley, store is not visible from the street. - Sells tabletop and card games.

Specialty stores

Downtown Bowling Green, OH - Downtown Bowling Green hosts many small businesses.

• Cyclewerks 248 South Main Street 41.37248, -83.65064 ☎ +1 419-352-9375 Opening 10AM Monday - 6PM, Saturday 10AM Monday - 5PM, closed Sunday A small bicycle chain in the Toledo metro. Sells bicycles, bicycle accessories and offers bicycle repair services. For travelers who just need a bike for a short time and they offer daily rentals, although this can be more expensive then purchasing a affordable bike for periods longer then a few days.

• iOutlet 1036 North Main Street 41.38806, -83.64935 - Opening 10AM Monday - 7PM, Saturday 10AM Monday - 5PM, Sunday noon-5PM Offers same day repair for some Apple devices. Also sells Apple devices and accessories including cases and screen protectors.

• Klotz Floral Design and Garden 906 Napoleon Road 41.36354, -83.63807 ☎ +1 419-353-8381 +1 800 353-8351 $50-150 for an arrangement A local florist and gardening store. Founded in 1918 by a deaf gardener and they offer selected flowers for special events such as birthdays, anniversaries and Wedding_travel|weddings. They also offer Chocolate|chocolates, small gifts and other complimentary goods.

• Main Street Antiques 244@ 244 South Main Street 41.37255, -83.65063 ☎ +1 419-575-4157 Opening from Monday to Saturday 11AM Monday - 7PM Three large rooms filled with Art and antiques shopping|antiques. Offers hand selected items in a clean gallery style layout.

• The Busy Thimble 148 South Main Street 41.37409, -83.65066 ☎ +1 419-806-4022 Opening from Monday to Saturday 9AM Monday - 8PM, Sunday 11AM Monday - 5PM A sewing and Textiles|quilting supply store. They host classes on how to get started sewing with a variety of simple projects.

• Farmers Market @ribune.com 41.37292, -83.64986 enter the Huntington Bank parking lot on foot - Opening Hours: Meets every Wednesday downtown during the summer from 5PM to dusk A market of local farms and businesses. Besides general produce a few specialty items and services can be purchased at the Farmers Market, such as asian vegetables, blade sharpening, raw honey and handmade soaps.

Halal Restaurants & Food in Bowling Green (Ohio)

This page uses the following price ranges for a typical meal for one, including soft drink:
Budget	Under $10
Mid-range	$10 - $20
Splurge	Over $20

See also: Travel as a vegetarian, [[Pizza in the United States and Canada]], [[Fast food in the United States and Canada]]

Bowling Green's downtown area has a small town atmosphere with plenty of dining establishments to choose from, including sports bars (and other "bar" food), Pizza_in_the_United_States_and_Canada|pizza, Italian_cuisine|Italian and family dining.

The area near I-75 and the extreme north and south ends of Main Street have many Chain_restaurants_in_the_United_States_and_Canada|chain restaurants.

• Dairy Queen - Myles Dairy Queen | 434 E Wooster Street 41.37454, -83.64478 ☎ +1 419-352-8042 One of the first Dairy Queens in the United States from 1940. It's a bit different from a normal Dairy Queen chain restaurant as the interior is much older and the food portions are more generous. Locals call it as Myles Dairy Queen or just Myles (which may also refer to a former Pizzas pub in town).

• Kermit's 307 South Main Street 41.37112, -83.65011 ☎ +1 419-354-1388 Opening 6AM Monday - 7PM, Saturday Sunday 7AM Monday - 3PM Local mom & pop family diner with large portions.

• King Buffet 1070 North Main Street 41.39044, -83.64964 ☎ +1 419-352-8989 Opening Hours: 11AM Monday - 10PM $6-7 An off-campus Chinese buffet. They also offer à la carte deliveries.

• Pisanello's Pizzas 203 North Main Street 41.37611, -83.65062 Across the street from the Library ☎ +1 419-352-5166 Opening Hours: 11AM Monday - 11PM $3.50 7" Pizzas, $6.75 10" Pizzas, $8.50 12" Pizzas, $11.25 14" Pizzas, $13.50 16" Pizzas Sells solid Pizzas, subs, wings and breadsticks. Has a ninja turtles pinball machine, psychedelic artwork and a woody decor that screams 1980.

• South Side 6 737 South Main Street 41.36404, -83.64984 ☎ +1 419-352-8639 Opening Hours: 8AM Monday - 11PM $7-13 A local convenience and party store that also sells gyros and other Mediterranean food. Has many Vegetarian options. Most orders are delivery and the only place to eat on site is a small picnic site outside. The convenience store section has a good selection of international organic juice and non Snacks and none-alcoholic drinks. Has a gyro-eating contest to eat 6 large gyros in 66 minutes, but participants must call ahead to schedule a session.

• Stimmel's Market 220 West Wooster Street 41.37263, -83.67219 ☎ +1 419-352-7792 Opening from Monday to Saturday 6AM Monday - 3PM, Sunday 7AM Monday - 1PM $1 doughnuts, $7 sandwiches, $5 soup bowl A deli on the far west side of town. Sells [coffee, Bread_and_confectionery|doughnuts, breads and other fresh foods.

• The Cookie Jar 130 E Court Street 41.37586, -83.64916 ☎ +1 419-354-8780 Opening Hours: W-F 10AM Monday - 10PM, Saturday Sunday noon-10PM $2.50 for a cold single, $13 for a freshly made hot six-pack Little bakery with a variety of cookie recipes, including a special cookie of the day. Orders are pick up or delivery. Specialty cookies are often sold out later in the day.

• Call of the Canyon 109 North Main Street 41.37508, -83.65065 ☎ +1 419-353-2255 Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 11:30AM Monday - 8:30PM, Friday 11:30AM Monday - 9PM, Saturday 11:30AM Monday - 3:30PM $8 entree, $3 chili cup, $5 chili bowl A local deli that's Southwest_(United_States_of_America) | southwestern from the food to the atmosphere. Sell sandwiches, chili, BBQ and roast beef. Has some Vegetarian options.

• Guajillo's Cocina Mexicana 434 E Wooster Street 41.37426, -83.64483 ☎ +1 419-806-4866 A sister to El-Zarape closer to downtown with a different menu. Has a salsa café.

• Mister Spots - Mr. Spots | 206 North Main Street 41.37619, -83.65025 ☎ +1 419-352-7768 Opening Hours: 11AM Monday - 2:30AM $6-18 A Philadelphia -style restaurant with cheese-[ Steaks, wings and hoagies.

• Pagliai's - Pollyeyes | 945 South Main Street 41.36130, -83.65011 ☎ +1 419-352-7571 Opening Hours: 11AM Monday - 10PM $5-12 A pizzeria that offers an all-you-can-eat family Pizzas buffet, where they will make a Pizzas off the menu with each order. This allows you choice in what you eat with access to a buffet which includes Pizzas and salad. Allows for regular non-buffet orders too. Locals call it "Polly-eyes", not "Pag-Lee-ais".

• The China 1039 Haskins Road 41.38728, -83.67058 From the Fairgrounds cross Haskins Road to Fairview Plaza. ☎ +1 419-353-1231 Opening from Monday to Saturday 4:30PM Monday - 8PM (dine in), Monday to Friday 11AM Monday - 1PM (takeout only) $7-12 American-Chinese_cuisine|Chinese sit down restaurant.

• Uraku 41.37368, -83.62237 - Sells Japanese_cuisine|Japanese sushi and Thai_cuisine|Thai cuisine.

• BurGers 1424 E Wooster Street 41.37436, -83.63138 ☎ +1 419-352-3663 Sells burgers, fries and DiBenedetto's recipe subs.

Luxury

• Naslada Bistro 182 South Main Street 41.37358, -83.65064 ☎ +1 419-373-6050 Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 5PM Monday - 9PM, Friday Saturday 11:30AM Monday - 2:30PM & 5-10PM $8-30 A downtown Bulgaria|Bulgarian bistro. Sells European dishes, seafood, French_cuisine|crêpes and Wine|wine.

• SamB's 163 South Main Street 41.37404, -83.65021 ☎ +1 419-252-7252 Opening Hours: 11AM Monday - 9PM $8-24 SamB's offers a diverse menu in a fine dining environment. SamB's has an art gallery and features a Sunday Brunch.

• Sunset Bistro 1220 West Wooster Street 41.37263, -83.67228 $5-20 A restaurant far from downtown and campus. They have a diverse menu selling Russian_cuisine|Doukhobor Borsh, Cincinnati Goetta, seafood, burgers, Noodles and desserts like ginger ale cake. Many of their options are Vegetarian and they open their backdoor patio when the weather permits.

Dining halls

TheOaksBGSU - The Oaks

On campus, most restaurants are condensed into halls. The most notable ones are listed below.

• Carillon Place 913 E Wooster Street 41.3755, -83.6373 park in the Union lot and head southeast or take the bus to centrex and head east ☎ +1 419-372-6101 Opening Hours: 7:30AM Monday - 8PM $7-10 An on-campus all-you-care-to-eat dining hall. Frequented by freshmen. Dining services often holds themed dinners and events here, particularly international themed dinners focusing on a country or region or murder mystery dinners. The all-you-can-eat section has a subsection for those with common food allergies. Also has a convenience store and a sweet shop outside the all-you-can-eat section.

• Falcon's Nest 41.3773, -83.6406 enter the first floor of the Student Union and go to the southern corner ☎ +1 419-372-2641 Opening Hours: 8AM Monday - 8PM $4-10 for a meal The food court in the Student Union. Has a variety of fast food chains, a convenience store, a smoothie shop and a chain [coffee shop.

• Sundial Kreischer 41.37748, -83.63100 Central building of Kreischer Quadrangle ☎ +1 419-372-2825 Opening Hours: 5PM Monday - midnight $5-12 for a meal BGSU's late-night dining hall. Has Pizzas, breakfast for dinner, Mexican and burgers. Anyone can freely borrow board games from the Marco's to play while they eat.

• The Oaks 705 Ridge Street 41.3786, -83.6418 ☎ +1 419-372-2771 Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 9PM $7-10 An on-campus all-you-care-to-eat dining hall. Has a specialty vegan section, a salad and a rotating menu. Dining services often holds themed dinners and events here, particularly those featuring named chefs or Tailgate Thursdays during the football season. The building is notable for a futuristic barn-like architecture, its side awning solar panels, a modest garden on the roof, hydroponics for growing food indoors and a water reclamation system that processes rainwater. Outside the all-you-can-eat portion is a coffee and doughnut shop, an event kitchen on the first floor.

Coffee shops

• Flatlands Coffee - Flatlands | bgFlatlands@ 138 North Main Street 41.3757, -83.6503 ☎ +1 419-482-8049 Opening Hours: 8AM Monday - 8PM $2-7 A minimalist [coffee shop with a curated menu that changes each season. They are known for their latte art and to a lesser extent and their desserts.

• Grounds for Thought - Grounds | 174 South Main Street 41.3737, -83.6507 head south from the town center and look on the right side of Main Street ☎ +1 419-354-3266 Opening Hours: 6AM Monday - 11PM $2-5 A relaxing, local coffee shop and they also have a variety of tea|teas, other non-coffee drinks, sandwiches and desserts. They also are a used bookstore with a small comic section, some vinyl records and plenty of local books. Has free Wi-Fi, but power outlets near tables are hard to come by. Has a group meeting room.

As a college town, Bowling Green has a number of pubs and bars. During the school year and especially Thursday through Saturday, bar traffic is at its highest. During the day and during breaks, traffic slows down quite a bit.

Pubs

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• Beckett's Burgers Cafe 146 North Main Street 41.37566, -83.65012 ☎ +1 419-352-7800 Opening Hours: Opens 11:30AM $10-$14 Sells burgers, mac & Cheese, Chicken and sandwiches.

• Black Swamp Pub and Bistro 41.37692, -83.64119 ☎ +1 419-372-4386 Opening 11:30AM Monday - 9PM, Saturday 4PM Monday - 9PM, closed Sundays $5-20 The only pub on the BGSU campus. The pub offers higher end, classier dining then most venues on campus and is also the only place to buy alcohol on campus. Mocktinis and non-alcoholic drinks also available. The only place on campus that expects tipping.

• Campus Pollyeyes - Pollyeyes | 440 E Court Street 41.3757, -83.6450 ☎ +1 419-352-9638 Opening Hours: Sunday - Thursday 11AM Monday - midnight, Friday Saturday 11AM Monday - 1AM $7-13 Unlike its parent restaurant Pagliai's, Campus Polleyes is a Pizzas pub. It is best known for their stuffed breadsticks, which are foot long breadsticks filled with Cheese and Pizzas toppings. It delivers and has a smallish dining area. They sell Pizzas and subs too, but they're not well-known for them.

• City Tap & The Attic 110 North Main Street 41.37512, -83.65025 ☎ +1 419-352-0090

• El Zarape - EZ | 1616 E Wooster Street 41.3741, -83.6222 ☎ +1 419-353-0937 Opening Hours: 11AM Monday - 10:30PM $5-15 A Mexican_cuisine|Mexican restaurant and cantina near I-75 that focuses on good and speedy service.

• Pizzas Pub 516 - Formerly Myle's Pizzas Pub | @.com 516 E Wooster Street 41.3745, -83.6439 ☎ +1 419-352-1504 Opening Hours: Sunday - West 11AM Monday - 12:30AM, Thursday - Saturday 11AM Monday - 2AM $7-23 A Pizzas pub between BGSU and downtown Bowling Green. Sells Pizzas, subs, salads and craft soft drinks. Uses a large amount of Cheese on its Pizzas, though not as much as the former Myles did. The Sauce is quite tangy and they offer cauliflower crust Pizzas.

• Reverend's Grill 130 E Wooster Street 41.37473, -83.65000 ☎ +1 419-352-0400 $8-15 A downtown bar with a heavy focus on food and soft-drinks quality. The bar features specialty soft drinks and none-alcoholic drinks.

• The Stones Throw Tavern & Grill 176 E Wooster Street 41.37472, -83.64905 ☎ +1 419-35-IRISH Opening Hours: 11:30AM Monday - 2AM $13-23 An Ireland|Irish pub just on the edge of Downtown. The regulars tend to be a bit older and it's frequented graduate students. Has televisions with sports games and live music Saturday nights.

• Two Foxes Gastropub Main Street 41.37451, -83.65025 Downtown - A pub that offers mocktales and custom dishes.

Bars

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• Bowling Green Fruit Juices Works - BG Fruit Juices Works | 322 North Grove Street 41.377497, -83.653167 it's hidden in the back of what looks like an empty warehouse with no sign ☎ +1 512-299-2101 Opening Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 5-10PM, Friday 4:30-10PM, Saturday 1-10PM, Sunday 1-8PM A small venue to meet a few friends and drink some delicious brews made on site. As a nanobrewery they create some of their own drinks.

• Brathaus 41.37613, -83.64982 - Known for its "Legal Joint" - a sweet cocktail with orange juice and some kind of drinks.

• Campus Quarters 107 State Street 41.37419, -83.63171 ☎ +1 419-353-8735 The southernmost local sports bar, next to campus near the Greek Village. Known for their shot club.

• Clazel 127 North Main Street 41.37538, -83.65064 ☎ +1 419-353-5000 A former Art_Deco_architecture|art-deco movie theater turned nightlife hub. While it's mostly a private venue for parties and weddings, it also hosts public events with bands and live entertainment.

• Howard's Club H - Howard's | 210 North Main Street 41.37664, -83.65024 ☎ +1 419-352-3195 One of Bowling Green's oldest bars and a bit of a dive. It's most notable for its strong focus on bringing in bands and live entertainment. Since it opened in 1928, it survived prohibition as a speakeasy and it's since hosted a variety of music acts, including John Scofield, The Ramones, 21 pilots and Fall Out Boy.

• Nate & Wally's Fishbowl 149 E Wooster 41.37500, -83.64944 - Known for their Fishbowls filled with alcohol.

• Ziggy's 41.37455, -83.64721 - Known for their "ShotSkis" which is a ski lined with shots that is communally drunk at once.

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The next day of Raʾs al-Sana shall be on Thursday, 26 June 2025

The next day for Mawlid al-Nabī shall be on Monday, 16 September 2024

Muslim Friendly Hotels

See also: Hotels

Thanks to the Interstate Bowling Green has more hotels then usual for a city of its size. As a result and these hotels are all near either the highway or the university which is adjacent to the highway.

• Best Motel 41.35057, -83.65083 - The only Motels|motel on the south side of Bowling Green. Offers TV.

• Day's Inn 1740 E Wooster Street 41.37275, -83.61814 ☎ +1 419-352-1520 Check-in: 3PM / Check-out: 11AM ~$50 Shabby and run-down but is one of the lowest-priced options in Bowling Green. Adjacent to I75 with free (if slow) Wi-fi and an outdoor pool. Offers discounts for weeklong stays.

• Best Western Falcon Plaza 1450 E Wooster Street 41.37386, -83.63074 across Wooster Street from campus ☎ +1 419-352-4671 Check-in: 3PM / Check-out: 11AM ~$100 Offers Wi-Fi, a hot tub, exercise machines, a business center, exercise equipment and a included breakfast. Has several handicap accessible rooms.

• Fairfield Inn & Suites 1544 E Wooster Street 41.3734, -83.6257 ☎ +1 419-352-0033 Check-in: 3PM / Check-out: noon ~$120 Offers Wi-Fi, a swimming pool, a fitness center and free breakfast. Has accessible rooms for disabled guests.

• Hampton Inn 142 Campbell Hill Road 41.37281, -83.62458 ☎ +1 419-353-3464 Check-in: 3PM / Check-out: 11AM ~$150 A nice hotel that offers free Wi-Fi, a swimming pool, a fitness center, a business center and free breakfast.

• Holiday Inn Express 2150 E Wooster Street 41.3736, -83.6078 go east from the I-75 exit ☎ +1 419-353-5500 Check-in: 3PM / Check-out: noon ~$110 Offers free Wi-Fi, an indoor pool, a fitness center, a business center and included breakfast buffet and Coffee.

Stay Safe

On campus you can use any of the blue emergency telephones in an emergency. These will instantly call dispatch and report your location and flash an alarm.

Getting around

Drivers on Wooster Street should drive with caution. Many drive aggressively and jaywalking is common. Trucks often turn onto main street at a tight, low visibility and busy intersection. Don't be afraid to slow down and yield, even if you are in the right. There are some unusual on demand crosswalks on Wooster. Slow down and drive with caution when the light blinks yellow and fully stop when the lights blink red.

Watch where you walk - Campus operations sometimes leaves manholes open to access the vast tunnel network under the campus, mind the signs and don't fall in.

Bowling Green has a lot of Halal dining, but please don't drink and drive. There is a free bus service from Thursday to Saturday from the downtown area to BGSU, which is close to many hotels. If the bus is not available, consider a designated driver, or use one of Bowling Green's taxis that can take you to your hotel safely.

Weather

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Bowling Green experiences all manner of severe weather. The most common storms are thunderstorms with feasible hail, but Tornado_safety|tornadoes during the summer pose the biggest threat. After a heavy rain, some areas will suffer from Flash_floods|flash flooding. Bowling Green can also experience cold weather and rarely Snow safety|blizzards during the winter. Very rarely Bowling Green can experience minor Earthquake safety|earthquakes as it is directly next to a fault line. These earthquakes are low magnitude and rarely cause even minor damage, but may startle animals.

Police

Depending on where you are in Bowling Green, you may be served by one of two police departments.

• BGSU Police Department - BGSU Police | College Park Office Building 41.3831, -83.6404 ☎ +1 419-372-2346 Opening Hours: 24/7 Responsible for the BGSU Campus. BGSU Police cars are white and orange. Thit is a full police force and not the same as the regular campus security.

• Bowling Green Police Division - BG police | 175 West Wooster Street 41.3746, -83.6517 ☎ +1 419-352-2571 Opening Hours: 24/7 Responsible for the city outside of the university. City police cars are white and blue.

• Campus Escort Service NA, NA ☎ +1 419-372-8360 Opening Hours: 8PM Monday - 4AM Free If you are in a non-emergency situation and would like an escort, BGSU offers a campus escort service. They will escort you to any location on campus.

Medical Issues in Bowling Green (Ohio)

Bowling Green contains a number of family doctors and dentist trainings.

• Falcon Health Center 838 E Wooster Street 41.3744, -83.6396 ☎ +1 419-372 227 Opening 8AM Monday - 9PM, Saturday Sunday 9AM Monday - 5PM, closed on Holidays A non-emergency medical center with a pharmacy close to campus. Wellness appointments, Physicals, Immunizations, Counselling and Lab Work can be done here. Operated jointly by BGSU and the Wood County Hospital.

• Speech and Hearing Clinic Ridge Street 41.3786, -83.6351 ☎ +1 419-372-2515 A specialized clinic operated by the university for hearing and speech issues. Additionally offers services to help English language varieties|English as a second language speakers manage their accent.

• Wood County Community Health Center 1840 E Gypsy Ln 41.35549, -83.61628 ☎ +1 419-354-9049 Offers general non-emergency health services including wellness checks, a pharmacy and a laboratory

• Wood County Hospital 950 West Wooster Street 41.3752, -83.6660 ☎ +1 419-354-8900 Opening Hours: 24/7 Hospital offering emergency, surgical and specialty services. Offers workshops to improve personal health.

Telecommunications

Jerome Library - Jerome Library Wood County District Public Library, BG - Wood County Public Library

• BGSU WiFi NA, NA Free On campus visitors can connect using the "BGSU Guest" Wi-Fi network, or via the eduroam network. You need a valid phone number to connect to this network. Authentication must be done each day of use. Speeds reach around 30Mbps up and down. If you need more bandwidth public university computers have hardwired gigabit connections.

• Jerome Library - Club Jerome | 1001 E Wooster Street 41.3765, -83.6352 park at BGSU Lot North or take the shuttle to Library/East Hall ☎ +1 419-372-2051 Opening Hours: 8AM Monday - 2AM Free University Libraries at Bowling Green State University - Jerome_Library 894803 The primary library of Bowling Green State University. The first floor features the Collab Lab which is similar to a makerspace and the learning commons academic help center. The university mace and pendant is also visible on the first floor. The third floor is dedicated to Music and contains a listening center and the fourth floor is dedicated to the universities popular culture collection which includes movies, comics, zines and tabletop gaming books. The seventh floor is a group study floor and is a good place to relax. The building dominates the BGSU skyline and is a piece of artwork meant to represent a bookshelf.

• Wood County Public Library - WCPL | 251 North Main Street 41.37649, -83.65111 ☎ +1 419-352-5104 Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 8:30PM Free Wood County District Public Library, BG . Offers books, public Wi-Fi and other amenities. The library lobby is a good place to rest or meet up when visiting downtown. Besides Books and the library has a computer lab, local history books, CDs, Magazines and movies on DVD. The library also offers 3D printing, 3D scanning, technology classes and resources for casual education. In early September the library hosts the Annual Fall Book Sale to get rid of unwanted books, DVDs and CDs

Telephones

The local area codes are 419 and 567, with 419 belonging to older entities. BGSU maintains an Search/search.htm online directory for phone numbers on campus. The area code must be dialled on all calls.

Most major wireless carriers have a retail presence and 4G coverage in Bowling Green and there are a few independent electronics shops that may repair phone hardware or offer SIM cards.

Postal Services in Bowling Green (Ohio)

The ZIP code for general city addresses is 43402 and the ZIP code for university addresses is 43403.

• BGSU Print Copy Mail - Stampers | BGSU@ 441 Woodland Circle 41.3794, -83.6072 take the Green East Shuttle to Woodland Circle ☎ +1 419-372-9633 Opening 8AM Monday - 4PM Offers mail, copy and printing services.

• Bowling Green Post Office 111 West Washington Street 41.3718, -83.6512 ☎ +1 419-352-7545 Opening Hours: 24/7 Offers mail, retail and some passport services.

Cope in Bowling Green (Ohio)

Media

• BG Falcon Media - The BG News | 41.37490, -83.64025 BG News The student-run media at BGSU. The student newspaper and the BG News prints a few times a week during the school year and is available online. BG24 is the student-run TV station and the studio is publicly visible from the Kuhlin Center hallway. Student media mostly focuses on local events and sports.

• BG Independent News - BG Independent Media | NA, NA Free An online-only newspaper that focuses on local events, local politics and university internal politics.

• Sentinel-Tribune 300 E Poe Road 41.3852, -83.6468 ☎ +1 419-352-4611 A The primary newspaper for the city of Bowling Green outside the BGSU campus.

• WBGU-FM - 88.1MHz | 41.37503, -83.64034 the Michael & Sara Kuhlin Center - WBGU (FM) The BGSU student run radio station with programming focusing on Indie music, jazz, news and other student programming. Broadcasts on 88.1MHz. The radio studio is visible in the entryway to the Kuhlin Center.

• WBGU-TV - Channel 27 | 245 Troup Ave 41.37203, -83.64158 ☎ +1 419-372-2700 Free WBGU-TV - Wbgu-color-logo-LUUrSYs The university-owned television station and PBS affiliate. Broadcasts on channel 27 with studios out of the Tucker Center for Telecommunications, which is sometimes open to guests. Local programming of interest to travelers includes Senic Stops, which covers tourism attractions in Northwest Ohio and Live at Howards which covers bands performing at a local dive. Signal is reachable in most of Northwest Ohio, from the state borders with Indiana and Michigan to just short of Marion_(Ohio) | Marion Ohio.

Gyms

• Community Center 1245 West Newton Road 41.3993, -83.6757 ☎ +1 419-354-6223 Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 5:30AM Monday - 8PM, Friday 5:30AM Monday - 7PM, Saturday 8AM Monday - 5PM, Sunday 10AM Monday - 5PM, holiday hours are limited $10 for a non-resident day pass Offers a fitness studio and a gym with cardio equipment. Operated by the City of Bowling Green.

• Student Recreation Center - SRC | 1411 Ridge Road 41.3792, -83.6312 ☎ +1 419-372-2000 Opening Hours: During the semester: Monday - Thursday 5:30AM Monday - midnight, Friday 5:30AM Monday - 9PM, Saturday 10AM Monday - 9PM, Sunday noon-10PM, Hours very during breaks A day pass is $10, A month pass is $60 The main university gym. Open to the public for a fee. Has an olympic sized swimming pool, a recreation swimmingpool with a large hot tub, volleyball courts, basketball courts, treadmills, weights, a Rock_climbing|Rock Climbing Wall and more. The rec center also offers trainers and classes as well as changing rooms and disease testing.

Laundry

• Kirk's Coin Laundry 41.36494, -83.65004 - The building is run down, but the cost is accordingly low.

• Lmaries Web: @LMARIES.com 111 Railroad Street 41.37419, -83.64412 ☎ +1 419-353-WASH Opening Hours: 24/7 A no-coin Laundry|laundromat that has some larger machines for things like bedding and horse blankets. The facility is very clean, but new clients will need to acquire a smart card from the kiosk in the back before they can use the machines, which do not accept coins. Has an ATM, detergent and softener vending machines, TV, a swimming swimmingpool table, air hockey and slow but free Wi-Fi.

• The Wash House Laundromat 41.37686, -83.65003 - A downtown laundromat of average quality. Has some arcade machines and is across the street from the library.

Child care

• Child Development Lab - CDL | 812 North College Dr 41.3841, -83.6407 ☎ +1 419-353-7407 x227 Opening 8:30AM Monday - 4PM A laboratory school on campus.

Religious services

Saint Aloysius Church (Bowling Green, Ohio) - entrance - Street Aloysius

• First Presbyterian Church 126 South Church Street 41.37411, -83.65233 ☎ +1 419-352-5176
• Hillel 41.38106, -83.64425 - Opening Hours: Friday nights A Judaism | Jewish student organization that hosts Shabbat services and arranges trips to Toledo synagogues. Has a small off campus apartment for meetings.

• Indian Student Association - ISA | 41.37723, -83.64052 Student Organization Suite, Bowen Thompson Student Union - While they aren't specifically a Hinduism | Hindu organization and they often arrange for celebrations of important holidays such as Diwali.

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• Street Aloysius 150 South Enterprise Street 41.37331, -83.64715 ☎ +1 419-352-4195 Free Saint Aloysius Church (Bowling Green, Ohio) - exterior . A Catholic church is a historic brick building.

• Street John's Episcopal Church 1505 E Wooster Street 41.37486, -83.62893 ☎ +1 419-353-0881 Opening Hours: Sunday 10AM A modern church close to campus.

• Street Marks Lutheran Church 315 South College Dr 41.3703, -83.6384 ☎ +1 419-353-9305
• Trinity United Methodist Church 200 North Summit Street 41.37619, -83.64716 across the street from the courthouse entrance ☎ +1 419-353-9031 Opening Hours: Sunday 8:30AM & 10:30AM Free BG Trinity UMC . A Christianity | church housed in a Victorian perioid domed building.

Local Customs in Bowling Green (Ohio)

BGSU seal and Williams Hall - The University Seal

Smoking

BGSU is a non-smoking campus. Vaping and chewing tobacco are allowed outside, but smoking is only allowed in certain parking lots. The university may charge smokers with trespassing, even if they are not students.

The seal

It is rude to split up a group while walking around the University Seal, or to walk around it to the left. However, walking to the right of the seal is seen as a good luck charm. Standing on the seal (watch your balance!) at midnight for a kiss is a sign of future romance and also a sign that you won't graduate.

More Muslim friendly Destinations from Bowling Green (Ohio)

Wood County

Bowling Green is in the center of Wood County and all of these are not more then a half hour away by car.

Urban

Pemberville village hall and opera house - The Pemberville Village Hall and Opera House

• Perrysburg (Ohio) | Perrysburg: An affluent Suburb of Toledo on the north end of Wood County. Home to the Levis Commons shopping complex and the historical Fort Meigs. An easy 13|mi kilometers north of Bowling Green on I-75 or Dixie Highway.

• Apple Butter Festival of Grand Rapids 41.4122, -83.8684 - Located in the riverside city of Grand Rapids and the Apple Butter Festival is a celebration of all things apple.

• Pemberville Opera House eHalal Reference:
• Luckey Fall Festival 41.4554, -83.4817 Adams Street between Krotzer Ave Gilbert Road intersections
• Toledo, Lake Erie & Western Railway and Museum - TLEW | 17475 Saylor Ln, Grand Rapids 41.40659, -83.87458 ☎ +1 419-878-2177 Opening Hours: June-October: the first and 3rd Saturday of the month noon-4PM Free (donations appreciated)

Nature & history

Zimmerman School in Center Township - Zimmerman School

• Carter Historic Farm & Zimmerman Schoolhouse 18331 Carter Road 41.42030, -83.59147

• Rudolph Savanna 10330 Rudolph Road, Rudolph 41.3077, -83.6615

• Cricket Frog Cove Area 14810 Freyman Road Cygnet 41.2353, -83.6857 - Offers hunting and fishing.

• Bradner Preserve 11491 Fostoria Road, Bradner 41.3174, -83.4255 - The largest county park in Wood County.

• Beaver Creek Preserve 23028 Long Judson Road Grand Rapids 41.40134, -83.84582 - A preserve with meadows and brush. Offers stargazing sessions.

• William Henry Harrison Park 644 Bierley Ave Pemberville 41.40209, -83.45655 - A nice park along the Portage River in Pemberville.

• Thurston State Park - Mary Jane Thurston State Park | 1466 SR 65 41.4103, -83.8778 ☎ +1 419-832-7662 Mary Jane Thurston State Park Maumee River at Mary Jane Thurston State Park in Grand Rapids, Ohio -Q716670 Offers hiking, hunting, fishing and Cruising on small craft|boating along the Maumee River.

Nearby city's

• Toledo (Ohio) | Toledo: The nearest major city to Bowling Green. An easy 25|mi kilometers drive north of Bowling Green on I-75.
• Van Buren (Ohio) | Van Buren: A quaint village with a large state park.
• Findlay: An industrial city with an abundance of Victorian architecture, specialty shops and restaurants. An easy 30|mi kilometers drive south of Bowling Green on I-75.
• Sandusky: A city with lakefront resorts and the Cedar Point amusement park. A 55|mi kilometers drive east of Bowling Green.
• Huron (Ohio) | Huron: Home to the BGSU Firelands campus and the Huron Playhouse. Around 60|mi kilometers drive east of Bowling Green.
• Ann Arbor: A larger college town which is home to the University of Michigan. About 70|mi kilometers drive north.
• Lake Erie Islands: These islands are more remote vacation hotspots. Drive to Lake Erie and take a ferry or private boat.

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