Greater Defiance Area Tourism & Visitors Bureau

Defiance is a place that offers "big city appeal, and small town feel. Defiance, located in the northwest corner of Ohio, is known for its historical significance and beautiful scenery of the Maumee, Tiffin and AuGlaize rivers. It has been the site of villages of many Indian tribes, forts of many wars, a major canal and a railroad center. While in Defiance, walk in the footsteps of General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, see where Johnny Appleseed planted his apple trees and visit the remnants of the Miami-Erie Canal bed.