Editors' picks across 8categories — the dock with the deepest channel, the winery with the view, the restaurant with the right wine list, the trail nobody's on at sunrise.
A working winery since 1982 with a distillery added in 2013 — the first in the Lake Erie region of northwest Pennsylvania since Prohibition. Twenty-plus wines from sweet to dry, hard ciders, ports, and small-batch brandy, vodka, and four-grain bourbon. Free tastings, tours available. Closed Monday through Wednesday.
Visit ↗Lakeside dining on Conneaut Lake Road since 1930, with a dining room overlooking the water and a lower patio right on the waterfront — steamed mussels, Reubens, and seafood alongside the American standards. The closest thing on the lake to a nearly-century-old institution.
Visit ↗The lake's non-motorized rental counter, on Conneaut Lake Road — kayaks, paddleboards, and tubes, the paddling-specific option alongside the powerboat marinas nearby.
Visit ↗One of the oldest amusement parks in the country, running since 1892 under its original name of Exposition Park — a carousel, bumper cars, the Devil's Den dark ride, and a handful of other classic attractions. The park has survived four fires and three bankruptcies and changed hands again in 2021; it's operating in 2026 but with a smaller ride lineup and limited hours (closed Tuesday and Wednesday) than its historic peak. Go for the history as much as the rides.
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