This is a small art museum in a beautiful contemporary building that mostly features local artists…read moreto NE Ohio. There are a few recognizable names among the collection such as Mark Rothko and Keith Haring. I visited the museum in March of 2026 and it was my first visit to the museum. My bf and I were done in about 75 minutes. Adult tickets are $12 with some discounts offered to seniors, children, the military, and locals. We saw some impressive pieces, including a gorgeous installation that featured taxidermied peacocks that was definitely the showstopper among every visitor that day. We were bummed that a large section was closed off in preparation for an upcoming exhibit. It meant a lot of non special exhibit art was not viewable to us. A heads up and/or a discount would have been nice. Meanwhile, a viewable exhibit with a gorgeous Tiffany glass window installation was almost missed entirely by us because the doors to get to it were covered up by curtains, giving off the impression that it was closed. Fortunately, we walked through the curtains out of curiosity and saw the glass piece but many others in the museum walked right by it. A sign letting people know that the space was open would be a good idea! The art museum store was closed by the time we were done but from the outside, it looked like a pretty good, if pretty typical, art museum gift shop. It is worth checking out if you are in the Akron downtown area.

Fabulous art, some great classics here and some local artists and quite a few I had never heard of…read more One interesting series in the current photographic exhibit is by Josh Azzarella who "works with historical photographs by removing or abstracting their central imagery." Unique to see the Kent State Shooting without Jeffrey Miller. Lovely to see a Calder and a Magritte here as well. Don't miss the facade of the building which itself is an art piece. I understand that it uses the same steel and glass as was installed in the Louvre. [Review 1351 of 2024 - 270 in Ohio - 22374 overall]

Came here for Mothers Day. Worth the visit to see the house and gardens…read more We were told when you come around Christmas there are not as many rooms open for the house tour. But on Mother's Day we got to see a lot of the rooms we never saw. And got to ask more questions and take our time a bit more. All around good experience. You want to see as many of the rooms as possible. Pro tip. If you are doing a house and garden tour leave the house thru the front door. This way you don't have to back track the gardens. Out the front door take a right to head along the back of the house and the gardens. Don't miss the greenhouse. The Japanese garden and the really all the gardens are beautiful. It's a nice walk. You can definitely get your steps in. It's a nice afternoon. We spent about 2.5 hours. Could have spent longer. But we were hungry. This was a good experience overall and fun afternoon.

Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens is such a beautiful place to visit all year round. I remember going…read morehere several times as a child for field trips and I have always been fascinated with this home. Several years ago I found out that they have special tours at Christmas time where you can tour the house and each room has a different theme and you can also tour the grounds where they have Christmas light displays. I believe the tickets this past Christmas or $28 each which goes towards keeping up the estate and grounds. I feel like that's a fair price. There is so much to see in the estate and out on the grounds and I suggest coming here during the year as well for a regular tour. The Christmas decor is so beautiful each room in the estate is typically sponsored by a local business. It's so interesting to see some of the old furniture, dishes, light fixtures, truly whatever you can think of it's all so beautiful. They even have a greenhouse on the property where you can go to purchase plants, especially poinsettias for the Christmas season. They have a little concession stand where they sell things like hot chocolate, coffee, wine and beer, cookies, chili, soft pretzels, etc. Santa even stops by during certain hours where you can visit him. Overall, this is one of my favorite places to visit during the Christmas season and as a child I loved coming here during the year.

This is the only science center around that teaches Creationism but it is more than that as well…read more As for the negative reviews stating this place is deceitful, apparently they did not research the place prior to visiting. It clearly states that there is a creation education museum inside as well as the fossil and science center. Their purpose is to show how the Bible and science do go together. Those who believe in evolution and the big bang theory are blindly believing in what another human tells them. There is no way to actually prove evolution or big bang, as it cannot be witnessed in one's lifetime, that is blind faith and theory. Yet creationism is looked down at because you cannot See God. See the hypocrisy? The creation museum inside of the science center shows another viewpoint that a lot of people are not taught as public schools only give one theory to indoctrinate or children. True education shows different perspectives and a variety of facts and lets one think for themselves and come to their own conclusion. Science is not absolute, it is based on theories and experiments that can change due to variables such as technological advances, projected outcomes, etc. And yes, the place has been under construction and parts are run down. This is because it is a non profit organization with limited funds. Because of narrow minded people that do not like the fact it teaches creationism, they cannot get funding from sources that other science centers would receive. They are gradually improving and doing the best they can with what they have.

We loved visiting and it was a very informative intimate experience. We want to go on a nice day…read moreand utilize the playground.

Everything went well. The place was packed, but no wait. First time there and I will be back many…read moretimes. Everyone there was so helpful. If I had a question, I knew I could get it answered.

I have lived down the road from MAPS for many years, but I didn't realize all they do. If you like…read moreaviation and/or history, I highly suggest giving this place a visit. They have older airplanes that you can see, and different rooms dedicated to different things such as war items and art. It was really interesting to go learn and all the staff there were super helpful and more than happy to share their knowledge with us.

Castle Noel, came on a recommendation from a fellow Ohioan at Cleveland Zoo back in December 2022…read more After hearing about Castle Noel, and being someone with being a December birthday, Christmas, love of Christmas movies this was a must. The tour itself was 2 hours, the tour guides on my date August 31, 2025: last tour of the day 2pm, were informative, interactive, and made me feel like I was in Christmas heaven. The tour in my opinion is geared toward for kids 6 and up, and everyone else after that. All of our tour guides, hilighted there areas well. If you ever find you have to reschedule your tour, the staff are more then eager to help with that. Check in through the black doors, at gift shop ; be sure to browse and take home a piece of christmas or other souvenir. Everything about the tour epic, loved it all from Santa squeeze, to Grand Ball room to room with all the toys, restoration room, the slide from Christmas Story, Lord & Taylor clock at the start of the tour, all the Christmas windows. Look forward to returning and seeing all the new additions in future. Cheers to 10 years !!

Stop everything and take the tour here! It's 100% worth every penny. My friend and I purchased…read moretickets for a Friday mid-morning tour not knowing exactly what to expect and were more than pleasantly surprised. The tour lasted about 2 hours, was very informative, and contained a lot of vintage memorabilia, donated items, restored items, friendly faces, and tunes to put you right in the holiday spirit. I thought the gift shop lacked a little, but it really just helps to put the focus on the tour/museum aspect of the building.

A disappointing experience at this museum which bills itself as the McKinley presidential library…read moreand museum. It is neither. It is a kids' modest science center with a big dose of history about the local county. I guess it's possible they have his papers somewhere but approximately 5 percent of the public museum is about him. I hate to be negative about museums but I was truly shocked. It costs $17 to get in which makes me think that hey are struggling but who knows. Worst presidential site I have been to. Go to the Garfield site- much better. (They do have a nice fake dinosaur.)

Due to time constraints, I was unable to visit the museum, but I was able to spend some time at the…read morememorial. It is not open during the winter, but visitors are able to climb the stairs up to the mausoleum. The view from the top looks over trees to the river. Halfway up the stairs there is a large statue of McKinley. There is plenty of parking. This is a short drive from the Pro football Hall of Fame so if you are in the area it is worth a short stop to pay respects to William McKinley our 25th President.