About Yellow Springs

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Yellow Springs, Ohio is a small town with a population of about 4,000. Home to Antioch College, the town is also known for its recreational attractions, wonderful shops, and uncommon restaurants. The community is culturally diverse and represents a wide range of political and social views.

The area - and more specifically, the Yellow Spring - was discovered around 1800 and quickly became a major attraction for those seeking its "curative" waters. For more than 100 years the town was a popular attraction with hotels, spas, boarding houses and a tavern to serve travelers on the nearby stagecoach road. With the completion of the Little Miami Railroad in 1846, Yellow Springs became the center of trade and recreation for the region. The spring, which gives our town its name, still exists but the spas, boarding houses and large hotels are gone. The railroad has been converted into miles of biking trails.

Today visitors come for shopping, dining, recreation, and to enjoy a variety of events. The downtown offers an eclectic assortment of shops and restaurants. In our village, you are far from the crowds and retail chains of the malls. Yellow Springs' streets and window-boxed storefronts invite you to explore. Here you will find gifts, spices, health foods, herbs, hand-crafted jewelry, pottery, sandals, stained glass, toys, musical instruments, art prints, books, bicycles, imported clothing and a variety of dining choices.

Yellow Springs offers live theater groups, a chamber music series, interesting galleries and a first-run art-film movie theater.

If you are bringing a group to Yellow Springs, please contact us in the early planning stage so that we may advise and assist you. The Visitor's Center is located in the Train Station on the bikepath in downtown Yellow Springs. For more information, contact us or call the Chamber at 937-767-2686.