Darke County Attractions
Bears Mill: An 1849 water powered flour mill. Closed Mondays. Free.
Eldora Speedway: The ½ mile dirt oval is home to the World 100, The Dream,
Kings Royal and NasCar Truck series. Is 18 miles north of
Greenville.
Garst Museum and The National Annie Oakley Center.
Six buildings of exhibits of local famous personalities- Annie
Oakley and Lowell Thomas along with many
historic Native American history and artifacts. Closed
Mondays.
KitchenAid Experience: Downtown Retail center with cooking demos on Wed, Fri and
Sat at 10:30am. Factory Tours run Tues-Fri at 12:30pm cost
of $5.
Tecumseh Trail: A 7 mile multi-use trail. Run, Walk or Bike. Free.
Shawnee Prairie Preserve: Nature Center, trails and 18th century log house and
Blacksmith shop. Free.
Bradford RailRoad Museum: Explore 130 years of Bradford railroad history.
Brumbaugh Fruit Farm: Has Fall activities, Corn Maze. Arcanum
Downing’s Fruit Farm: Has Fall Festival in Oct. Hollansburg
*There are an abundance of Antique and Vintage Shops found all around in Darke County. You can request a list upon arrival.
Winery’s Coffee Shops
The Winery at Versailles, Versailles The Coffee Pot
A.R. Winery, Arcanum A & B Coffee
Kennedy Vineyard, New Madison Montage Cafe
Olde SchoolHouse Vineyard and Winery, Eaton
Fine / Casual Dining: Specialty Foods:
The Bistro Off Broadway Maid-rites Sandwich Shoppe
Michael Anthony’s at The Inn Jim’s Hot Dogs (seasonal)
The Merchant House Montage Cafe
Year Round Events
Greenville Park: Lovely park with playground, public pool, tennis courts.
Outdoor band concerts on Sunday nights during summer.
First Fridays: Downtown Greenville activities on first Friday of month
from March to December.
January: Taste of Wine and Jazz- CenterforArts.com
March: Maple Sugarin” at the Prairie, Friends of Bear”s Mill Soup’n Bowl
April: Darke County Sheriff’s Home and Sport Expo
April - October: Thrill of the Grill at Winery at Versailles
April-December: Art at the Mill at Bear’s Mill
May: Spring Open House at Bear’s Mill, Arcanum Old Fashion Days, Taste of Wine and
Jazz
June: Versailles Poultry Days
July: Steam Threshers Reunion, Farm Power of the Past, Ringer Classic Horseshoe
Tournament, Barbeque and Blues, Kings Royal, NasCar Truck Series, Gathering
At Garst, Annie Oakley Festival, Sips and Sounds
August: Great Darke County Fair, St. Rt. 127 Yard Sale, Versailles FareFest, Apache
Troop Gauntlet 5K Adventure Race
September: Rollin’ 50’s Classics Car Show, World 100, Arcanum Farm Fest,
Illumination Festival, Prairie Days, Farm-To-Table
October: Bradford Pumpkin Show, Harvest of Quilts, Ghost Walk
November: Hometown Holiday Horse Parade, Candlelight Dinners on the Prairie
December: Candlelight Walk at Bear’s Mill, Walking in a Winter Wonderland at
Shawnee Prairie