Went here for Belmont County on our Ohio county travel map. I love legos and was so excited. There…read moreare three floors of Lego builds. And don't get me started on the gift shop which had an entire wall of minifigs. Also had bins of accessories.

It is an awesome place for the whole family. It's kind of stuffy and quite dusty. I sneezed a lot…read more However, it's in an old school building with several floors of displays. There is a lift for wheelchairs. There is a play room to build Lego things. You can touch nearly every display, which is unusual. Please don't break them. There was a room we could not enter because some kids climbed under the rail and destroyed a display. This place is fun and fascinating and it was well worth, more than worth the three hour drive for us to get there. You really should go. I thought it was better than Legoland. On a side note...I had two GPS units running and they both told me I had arrived when I was still two blocks away.

I have know this place for more than 75 or so years. It is always amazing! Mooney was an extremely…read moretalented man! And very pleasant. I remember him on a Sunday afternoon, sitting on his chair under the big old shade tree on the front lawn. He always greeted. He'd reach not his pocket and pull out a little block of wood and his knife. With 3 or four cuts, he made a pliers and gave it to me. Ive broken them and lost them over the years. I was skyways impressed with his train collection! All hand carved. Absolutely beautiful. Abd the button house! Amazing! I still hope to get back there some day.

I first visited the Warthern Museum over 30 years ago and have been back several times. Recently…read morewe had out-of-town relatives visiting and were looking for something to do. So, a trip to Amish country and then a side trip to the Warther Museum was the ticket. Earnest Warther was a master carver and he carved a wide array of amazing carvings - mostly of trains. The detail in his carvings is incredible. Warther was sel-taught and he actually made some of his own knives because he could not find what he needed in the stores. His craving and craftmanship is amazing. This is a MUST-SEE attraction in the Dover/New Philadelpha area. Allow at least 2 hours (longer if you have time) to thoroughly enjoy this museum.

Not your typical museum visit. Dr. Mattox is an excellent curator and guide. He definitely was…read moreengaging even with my disengaged pre-teen. He was patient and kind. More importantly, he is a wealth of knowledge who present information on any artifact to which any visitor was drawn. He put the information into context for young and old alike. What a gem this place and Dr. Mattox are to Flushing, OH!

Stopping at the Underground Railroad Museum was a eye opening experience. Sitting down speaking…read morewith Dr John Maddox and listening to stories about his life and experiences have given us a different perspective about being white in America. Things are only somewhat different today. We need to learn from our past mistakes. Thank you for taking the time to sit down and speak to us Dr. Maddox you are a very inspiring man. You opened my eyes not only to history. But how to look at my life not just through someone's else's eyes but to my own. You are correct when you say," Everyone has a story to tell." Wouldn't be great if we could all sit down and listen to everyone's story peacefully? Thank you again the visit to your museum is the highlight of my trip home. G-d bless you.

It's actually really well done and if you have a good sized group the owner curator will give you a…read morefull tour, it was interesting the first time I went here, but that was so many years ago when I was young, went recently and it has improved a lot and more exhibits are in place.

Well worth the stop! This is a fascinating little museum with an extensive collection of funeral…read morememorabilia. It's not morbid, not a Halloween attraction. Varied pieces celebrating the ends of many famous persons. A rosette from the bunting on Lincoln's funeral train, invitations to memorial services for many famous people. A hand organ played as funeral music for Franklin Roosevelt. So many items to see. All tastefully displayed throughout a currently working funeral home. The museum is free to the public but you are welcome to make a donation if you would like. Donations are forwarded to local charities. The museum began as an autograph collection but when someone included a funeral notice with the autograph, (Joe Louis), Famous Endings resulted.

Had a great time. My granddaughter really had a great birthday party. Highly recommend for family…read moreevents.

Some really interesting s**t!…read more Friendly curator who is very passionate about the Archive. I stopped in to take a break from a road trip and it was totally worth it.

I agree with the previous review - not what I would call a "Children's Museum". It is definitely a…read moregreat play place, though. Anything you could imagine that kids would love is here - dress up, grocery store, climbing wall, play house, animals, building blocks of all shapes and sizes. Even a music area and a craft table.

It costs $2 per adult and $4 per kid. If this was in Columbus and near my house, then I would get…read morea membership and use it during the winter as a play space. I would not call this place a museum in the same sense as the Pittsburgh Children's Museum. I believe the name is misleading and it should be called a play space. As a play space this place would get 4 stars but as a museum it would get one star. I averaged that and gave it 3 stars for affordability. The place is basically one big room but it has some walls to divide the space up a little. They have animal alley with a tarantula, fish, lizard, turtle, and a snake. They have a climbing wall, craft area, chalkboard, train table, and a sand table. One of the cooler stations is the lego station as they have a good collection of lego parts. They also have a station with an Ipad attached where one can video tape their actions and replay them. They have the bigger lego blocks in some small bins. They have the blue imagination blocks for constructing as well. My kids the loved the dress-up outcove the most as they have a kitchen and numerous outfits to put on. They have a small house type structure to climb steps. My 3 year old walked up it and was disappointed to not see a slide. All in all this place is a decent place to play on rainy or cold days. It is open enough to let the kids run around while one relaxes a little. Bring your own food and drink. There is a hot dog stand across the street and a restaurant on the corner. If you are traveling and need a place for kids to run around and be engaged then this place is better than the playspace at Burger King in St. Clairesville.

This is a cute little museum featuring exhibits, shows, and interactive stations related to…read morescience, history, technology, and more. There is a very nice little planetarium (the Scidome), and viewing a show is included in the price of admission. We saw "From Earth to the Universe," which provided a crash course on astronomy throughout history and a look at our galaxy and the universe. The first floor of the space features a lot of interactive and hands-on activities, such as building a circuit, learning about your body, building and racing cars from objects like Legos, plus a 6-and-under play area. The hot shop is also located in this area, and it was very interesting to watch them work with the hot glass (and a very pleasant space to be in on such a cold day!) Upstairs is a wealth of local and regional historical information for Newark and Licking County and its citizens and discoveries. A giant mastadon skull greets you as you come up the stairs, as the Burning Tree Mastadon was found in the county. The Jerrie Mock exhibit, complete with a flight simulator and a replica of her airplane, the Spirit of Columbus, was extremely popular with the kids. (Jerrie Mock, a Newark native, was the first woman to fly solo around the world). A little historic village, complete with cash registers, scales, and games is also available to walk through on this level. Given the weather, we didn't spend as much time out in the courtyard as we probably would have otherwise, but we definitely made it over to the building housing the interurban railway car, the back end of which you can walk in and look around the interior of. There's also a really well done mural on the topic out by the parking lot. Staff was friendly and welcoming, and the museum was clean and comfortable. There is plentiful parking outside. A small gift shop, including items made in the hot shop, is available near the entrance.

My niece loves to go to another children's museum in a nearby city. Unfortunately, it's a little…read morepricey for what it has to offer beyond your 1st visit & there is very little for adults to interact with & engage. We recently went to Cosi 1 weekend instead. The Works is hands down a better experience than the other children's museum. This is now her favorite of the 3 places we've been. Unfortunately, the glass blowing was closed for routine maintenance & we have plans to return when open again. The bottom floor houses the small planetarium & hands on exhibits & play areas for kids & upstairs is more informative displays of the local area, the Works history & a brief technology over view. I've heard there's a café associated with the museum across the outdoor area but we didn't look into that the day we were there. 10/10 recommend a visit if you're in the area & looking for something new, fun & educational for kids to do.

How deep does your history-nerd gene go? The answer will really inform how much you like this…read moremuseum. Sure, your six year-old is going to have a meltdown in here. But the fact is that this 3-in-1 museum does a pretty good job of memorializing three pretty consequential history lessons, all of which have legitimate direct ties to the area. The National Road is a terrific representation of the (ultimately successful) attempt by the early United States to expand to the west. Zane Grey was an astoundingly successful writer of ballads with Western themes, a genre that dominated and still informs our national identity. And the development and flourishing of Zanesville pottery is a consequence of the local geology and emblematic of the rise and fall of American industry. And the artefacts for all three themes are really pretty amazing. The 50+-year-old diorama of the National Road is massive, in wonderful condition, and does a great job of representing a lot of the themes of its construction. The circa-1900 Conestoga Wagon is stunning. And the Zane Grey memorabilia and pottery samples are both about as good as you can imagine. Also, if you're lucky like we were, you'll time your visit right and get a guided tour from a dedicated and well-informed volunteer. When your tour guide is enthusiastic, how can you not be too? All of that said, I think my own experience here was ultimately mixed. The exhibits and descriptions get into the weeds well (our tour guides loved the speculative word-origin stories of the likes of "stogie" and "stump" and "pothole"), but I'd have preferred a little more with a broader lens. There could use a little more context and modernization. For the National Road, there's not a lot of context about expanding into Shawnee territory in the early 19th century. I'd have liked to see the museum highlight better the broader context of transportation in the 19th century, including railroads and rivers and canals as part of the greater context. And for Zane Grey, a similar contextualization of the western mystique and American culture.

The National Road-Zane Grey Museum is actually 3 museums in one building. Obviously there are the…read more National Road and Zane Grey Museums but also housed in this complex is a museum devoted to local pottery. The museums are operated by the Ohio Historical Connection. The lady at the front desk said you could take a self-guided tour or that they also offered guided tours. We opted for the guided tour and has a very enthusatic young man as our guide. Harry was very knowledgeable about the three museums and gave an excellent - although a bit long - tour of the museums. The National Road section of the museum includes a large diaroma of the national road and the history of the road. There are numerous exhibits including an old Conestoga wagon, various sleighs, and vintage and antique automobils. The Zane Grey part of the museum contains a recreation of his writing studio and a history of his work. Zane Grey wrote all his books in long hand. His wife then typed them on a old typewrtier and supposedly corrected his spelling and grammar while typing. Finally, the local pottery museum has an excellent collection of local and regional pottery. The tour guide gave a good explanation of the processes used in the crafting of pottery. The museum is just off of I-70 at Norwich. Allow 1-2 hours - depending on how much you want to absorb.

This is a great state history site. They have many events and festivals that help bring history…read morealive for all ages. Definitely come to the fall trade fair!

This is a site that everyone in the area should visit at least once. It was an early Christian…read moreconversion settlement so be prepared for the religious doctrine to be evident everywhere, but it is still an important part of our past. The museum is informative and has some interesting books and items from the period. It was a little depressing to be reminded of how poorly the Native Americans but hopefully it will work as a reminder of how bad the past had been and not to treat someone that may be a little different from yourself. Would probably be more effective for children. I recommend skipping the video, it is very dated and gives Ziesberger god-like abilities. Such as healing the sick with just prayer, even though the cemetery has many children and young people residing within. Cost of admission isn't too pricey, $7 for adults, $5 for children, $4 for seniors, and kids under seven are free. There is a small gift shop for trinkets and arrowheads, it is more pricey than admission but has a few educational books. There were a few outdated terms used in the exhibits and the horrible video which warranted at least one star to be removed (a historical site should always be as accurate and unbiased as possible) other than that it is a nice place to visit!