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.

Hower House is a historical home in downtown Akron that is stunning and unique both inside and out…read more It's quite surprising inside with spacious rooms on three levels and gorgeous woodwork and chandeliers. The rooms are lavishly furnished and decorated. The Christmas tour is especially good this year (2025). I highly recommend a visit if you haven't seen this lovely house. There is a small free parking lot in the back (enter from S. Forge St.) and then you walk around the house to enter at the front door. The gift shop on the lower level has some very nice merchandise and is fun to visit after touring the house.

This Second Empire style mansion is quite lovely. I had visited here once before during undergrad,…read morebut that has been well over 20 years ago. The volunteer docents are very friendly. The home has lots of beautiful decor and they had recently decorated for the holidays (a little early, but I wasn't disappointed to see how lovely of a job they had done). No photos are allowed inside. I found this to be disappointing. The gift shop was closed the day I visited because the employee didn't show up. The carriage house was also closed, because something was needing to be fixed. So I can't comment on either of those two things. Apparently most days they offer coffee and tea, but not the day I was there. The house had a delicious aroma of coffee brewing, though. The Hower family was very well-traveled. I enjoyed seeing items they had brought back from the many countries they had visited to adorn the beautiful home. I couldn't figure out if the tour was supposed to be guided or not. The docents kind of followed me around and told me facts about certain things, but I could have sworn they said it was self-guided when I walked in. It was fine, and certainly a nice gesture, but sometimes I like kind of wandering at my own pace. The docents are also reluctant to talk about the ghost stories. There have been a variety of things published about this house being haunted, and I remember a couple grad students lived at the house as care-takers when I was in school. They had heard and seen some interesting things at night. When I asked a couple of the volunteers about the things that go bump in the night I got a very quick "This house is not haunted" reply. Hmmm......

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.

We had a blast visiting the Northern Ohio Railway Museum! It's one thing to read about trolleys and…read moreelectric railways in a book, but seeing them in person is so much better. My family was fascinated by the old streetcars and learning about how Cleveland's Rapid system started. The museum has a huge collection of restored rail cars and it's a very peaceful, outdoor setting. It's one of the best educational things to do in Medina County. If you're a railfan or just looking for a cool local spot to explore on a Saturday, put this on your list. Affordable, educational, and run by people who truly care about preserving history. Rides are only offered on the second and fourth Staurdays of each month.

Here is a trolley, interurban, streetcar museum in an area one would least expect, in fact many…read morefolks in the area do not even know of its existence. Only open one day a week, the museum has two sets of buildings containing a number of their rolling stock and another group of rolling stock exposed to the elements. I totally enjoyed talking about our experiences visiting other rail museums in the country. In the future, the museum hopes to run a track with a live overhead wire and one can see the work in progress. Each of the housed rolling stock has a placard with all the information a railfan could want. The museum is free and one is given a personal tour with a member.

Such a special place…read more Thank you to the people who keep this treasure alive. 03/18/1990 One Day at a Time

Great place that is hidden in plain sight on a side street. Dr Bob was the founder of A.A. Very…read moreknowledgable tour guide who answer all questions and tells amazing stories. It's a place that you wouldn't think about visiting but is actually very rewarding to see why and How AA started. Free admission but takes donations. The house is in great shape. Many original pieces to see and others re done. Overall a great little stop.

Best fair in Ohio. Huge variety of livestock to see. All of…read morethe 4-H members will answer questions about the animals. So many things to see. Miniature ponies, draft horses, chickens, turkey, beef and dairy cows, hogs, goats, mini goats. Large variety of food trucks. Several rides for older and younger kids. Demolition derby, tractor pulls and rough truck. General admission $6 Kids under 10 are free Smaller rides are 3 tickets Bigger rides are 4. $1 per ticket or 17 for a day pass Most defiantly fun for the entire family. I would plan on 4-5 hours to see everything and do rides.

Best fair around. People are always great. Nice to come to an event with a small town feel. The…read morevendors are always top notch as well as is the food

We always enjoyed this when our children were small. We brought our grandchildren and they had a…read moregreat time in the planetarium but especially in the hands on area downstairs. It is showing its age a little, but it was still great presenting science to young (1st and 3rd grade) children. My husband and I enjoyed the historical section, but not too much meant much to them, although they did like certain elements, like making President and Mrs. McKinley "talk".

Took my granddaughters there. They are young and go thru exhibits quickly so i knew we would not…read morebe spending a lot of time there. Got there at 3:25. They close at 4p. They wouldnt sell the 5 people in front of me from Minnesota tickets because tbey were closing at 4p. And they told me the same. If that is the case on their hours of operation they need to indicate they wont sell tickets past 3:30p because they close at 4p so all those little old ladies behind the desk can leave precisely at 4p. God forbid they would have to stay to 4:01. I wont return.

This place is amazing. For what it is, management runs the place very well. There are lots of…read moreactivities for kids and adults. They offer food options, they have a gift shop, and the kids will have a blast. The slides are fun for kids to play on. They all terminate in a pit of large corn kernels. They have zip lines, pedal cars, potato launchers, jungle jims, mazes, hay rides, and a huge pit of corn to play in. The kids had a blast and we did too. Very entertaining!

I visited on a Saturday afternoon for a friend's birthday celebration in September 2023 and I had a…read moregreat time. She paid online for everyone and our ticket included getting to pick sunflowers in the field. BIRTHDAY PARTY -- We were all placed in a corner of the farm were there were long tables and bench stools. There were about a total of 25 of us for the party. My friend organised fun games for us to play and brought in food for lunch plus her birthday cake. We all had a blast. SUNFLOWERS -- A mason jar could be purchased at the entrance of the flower field but I didn't buy a mason jar. I just used my hands to hold the flowers as I picked them. FOOD -- The farm sells food and drinks but I didn't look at any of the offerings since my friend brought her own food for her birthday party. I believe they have typical fast food such as burgers and fries. This is a great family-friendly farm to visit in Wooster. I saw a-lot of kids running around and having a good time. I don't live close by so I won't be back but if you live in the area then I suggest visiting. **** GOAL of 150 reviews in 2024 - 30/150 total reviews in 2024 - 680 total overall Yelp reviews - Reviewed on 17 May 2024