Wooster is a classic small American city. Downtown Wooster, a charming and historic area, is home to approximately 300 businesses including unique fine dining, art galleries, and shopping opportunities. Wooster's thirteen parks offer something for everyone from swimming, hiking, biking, skateboarding, or just a shady tree for reading. Golfing is offered at many venues in the area. Wooster was designated an "All American City" in 1975. The city motto is "Keeping tradition a part of our future". In 2000 Wooster was named a "dreamtown" by Demographics Daily. This designation was given to 141 small cities (population of 10,000-50,000) in the United States with an "outstanding quality of life".  

Amish Farms, one room school houses, and black horse-drawn buggies are familiar sights around the Wooster area. Visitors and residents alike visit the many Amish-style restaurants featuring authentic Amish cooked meals, or enjoy shopping for quality hand-crafted Amish products including fine wood furniture, hand-stitched quilts, and carvings. 

The Ohio Light Opera was founded as a cultural and educational endeavor by the College of Wooster in 1979 and is the only professional company in the United States entirely devoted to operetta, performing not only the entire Gilbert & Sullivan repertoire, but also reviving rarely performed continental works of the 19th and 20th centuries. The cast performs with an orchestra sung in English in the intimate Freedlander Theatre, which seats 394. The 2005 nine week performance season consisted of 68 performances of 8 different productions. 

Canton, home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, is just a short half-hour drive from Wooster. The Pro Football Hall of Fame serves as a hallowed spot for honoring the greats of the pro football world. The hall also represents its sport in a great many other colorful and entertaining ways. With the completion of the $9.2 million expansion in 1995, all eyes are now turned to the GameDay Stadium, where pro football action is presented in a turntable theater featuring a 20'x42' Cinemascope screen. The NFL Films Cinemascope presentation is a first in sports.

• The College of Wooster opened its doors in 1870 with a faculty of five and a student body of 34. Today approximately 1,800 students are enrolled, choosing from among 39 majors in the sciences, humanities, business and the arts, as well as a number of special programs.

• The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) supports scientific research in agriculture, natural resources, human ecology, food science, and related fields. Their findings benefit food, farming, families, and the environment. OARDC is the research arm of Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

• The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is ranked number one in the nation in awarding of associate degrees in agricultural and related sciences, including horticulture. The 50-acre ATI campus has two major classroom buildings, a student center, greenhouse complex, a residence hall, and student apartment village.