Daycation: Steubenville, Ohio, boasts world’s largest display of life-sized nutcrackers

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Adahsynne Stuckey laughs as Bentley Gorby, both of Salem, Ohio, points to a colorful peacock life-sized nutcracker Nov. 26 in downtown Steubenville, Ohio.

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St. Nicholas greets shoppers on Nov. 26 at the 2022 Holiday Market in downtown Steubenville, Ohio.

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Dorothy of Oz, the Cowardly Lion and Glinda the Good Witch as life-sized nutcrackers inside the Fairy Tale Friends area at the Steubenville Nutcracker Village in downtown Steubenville, Ohio.

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The iconic Naples Spaghetti House in downtown Steubenville, Ohio, has welcomed diners for 99 years. Steubenville native Dean Martin used to dine here.

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A sign humorously warns attendees at the annual Steubenville Nutcracker Village event in Steubenville, Ohio. More than 200 life-sized nutcrackers are featured on display, 24/7, on sidewalks in the historic downtown. The event is free.

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Bob and Kathy Hershey of Columbia Station, Ohio, check out life-sized nutcrackers on Nov. 26 at The Steubenville Nutcracker Village located on several streets in downtown Steubenville.

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Adahsynne Stuckey of Salem, Ohio, poses with a mushroom-themed nutcracker Nov. 26 at The Steubenville Nutcracker Village located in downtown Steubenville, Ohio.

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An Eastern European nutcracker on display at The Steubenville Nutcracker Village in Steubenville, Ohio.

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Tarentum resident Donata Biernesser poses with her three children Nov. 26 at The Steubenville Nutcracker Village holiday market area in downtown Steubenville.

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Holiday shoppers in the holiday market section of The Steubenville Nutcracker Village in downtown Steubenville, Ohio.

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Free trolley rides are offered for visitors to The Steubenville Nutcracker Village in downtown Steubenville, Ohio.

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Carol White, a server at Naples Spaghetti House in Steubenville, Ohio, wears a “Lets Get Cracking” nutcracker-themed sweatshirt Nov. 26 inside the 99-year-old Italian eatery.











