A & R Alpaca Farm is such a fantastic experience for anyone who likes to interact with friendly…read morelivestock. My girlfriend had seen an ad somewhere (possibly on Facebook), and with my farm-loving mother coming to town from Canada, we knew we had to go. They don't have dedicated hours posted anywhere, as they're indeed a working farm, but after reaching out on Facebook Messenger and then calling, we were able to arrange for a visit the next day. Located about 45 minutes outside of Columbus, A & R Alpaca Farm is quite nondescript from the outside -- miles of agricultural properties surround it, and there's no overt signage marking this farm in particular...but as we nearly overshot the property, we saw a few alpacas off in the distance, and found the place without issue. As we pulled in, Aaron and Robin (the "A" and "R" of the name) had just come back from feeding the herd, and they invited us to enter the stable...which had dozens upon dozens of curious alpacas (not to mention a cat, a couple of big dogs, and several chickens) all monitoring our arrival. Robin was incredibly friendly, and after we spent a few minutes petting alpacas in a larger pen, she brought us into a smaller pen with perhaps twenty alpacas, and gave us little "cookies" to feed them with. Much to our surprise, Robin had not only named all of the alpacas (the farm has around 120 heads overall), but also managed to *remember* all of their names...and some alpacas seemed to respond when called. All the alpacas had different personalities, with some being aloof and flighty, and others being downright affectionate. One in particular had special affinity for being photographed. As soon as she saw the smart phone come out, she would come forward for a perfect photo op (seriously, folks -- I can't make this stuff up). After around 45 minutes of hanging out with the alpacas, we went into the gift shop, where there were many unique items made from alpaca yarn. Stuffed animals, toys, clothing, gloves, skeins of yarn were all available, and given that the proprietors didn't charge for our little tour, we made a point of buying a lot of goods...not as compensation, but because the goods are indeed worthwhile. If the words "alpaca gloves" don't make you want to drive there immediately, after this long and cold Columbus winter, I don't know what else will. In all seriousness, there's really nothing not to like about A & R Alpaca Farm. Robin and Aaron are kind and enthusiastic about their business, the alpacas are docile and generally willing to be petted, and the whole trip makes for a unique and delightful experience. It *is* worth noting that the animals are livestock, and it is a working farm, so you'll want to wear boots and clothes that you don't mind smelling like alpaca afterwards, but to my mind, that's more of a "perk" than a detriment.

This is part of the Lynd's empire, down the road from the market and surrounded by orchards. The…read morecorn maze is the biggest part, plus there are apple cannons, bouncy houses, a wagon ride (you get to pick one apple,) a climbing wall, etc. As their website says, don't follow your GPS to the market- this is 1/4 mile or so west of it (and west of Rt. 310) on Morse. Plenty of big signs. Snack area there, or go to the market after. The website says $12 for the maze and $3 for wagon rides, so I figured we'd go on the wagon and then be able to play at the bouncy house, etc. Nope- all the play areas are part of the maze ticket. And you pay even if you don't do the stuff, so we paid $36 for the maze, which we didn't go in, so that K could go in the bouncy houses and on the barrel train, plus $9 total for a wagon ride. Kids under 3 are free, I think. Anyway. We sucked it up and paid a lot so K could have fun. She did. The guy doing the barrel train seemed to have as much fun as the kids, and it was a long ride. The bouncy houses seemed popular. There's also a big inflated "trampoline," some basketball hoops, and other play stuff. Attendants at most of them, friendly and helpful. Sigh. We'll probably be back, maybe with just one parent to save some money.

Visited this place for the fourth time. Good for kids but they start closing before time. Food is…read morebad.

We went to Leeds Farm for their 30th anniversary. It was nice to get tickets 30% off online. It was…read morea very fun time for my son. He is 2 and I found the activities at the farm to be perfect for toddlers. They have numerous play areas and many places in which they have set up slides, which is my son's favorite. He had a blast in the corn grain barn. A great sensory play activity for all kids. He loved the mountain tunnel and straw barn slides. We enjoyed the pumpkin jump area and took both the hay ride and pumpkin express. My son also enjoyed petting the goats. We missed the piglet race, but sounded fun. There was a handwashing station near the animal and corn box barns, which I appreciated. We had a apple cider slushie, which tasted like taking a bite off a freshly picked apple, which was perfect for the warm day.

This place has so much to offer. Between the event venue, Airbnb and farm itself there are so many…read moregreat photo spaces. My favorite feature of the home is the on site dog washing station. The event space is great for any party or event you are hosting.

From the owner: North 64 offers acres of land for your special day. We also have a beautiful event barn for indoor…read moreparties. Check our website for more information. We are here to help you plan your perfect day and or party. Our AirBNB is also available for our guest to stay. And don’t forget if you are an animal love, especially highland cows, you will want to book your tour to feed the animals.

What do I have to say about this farm to make you pay a visit!? This was a truly a one-of-a-kind…read moreexperience and worth the price of admission. When I emailed Julie, the owner, to pick a date and time I didn't realize what my boyfriend and I were in for; we tried to go a few weeks prior, but it's by appt only. He and I essentially got the farm to ourselves-- we each got to walk an alpaca, hold and bottle-feed the babies, hang out with the larger group of alpacas (there are a 100 total here), talk to Julie more in depth (who is so sweet and knowledgeable), and visit the store. We came on a perfectly sunny and warm-ish day, which allowed for the alpacas to be super social. We spent 2 hours at the farm and came home with so many memories of our morning there, along with great photos!

On a lovely, temperate Saturday afternoon my girlfriend and I visited Road Runner Rascals alpaca…read morefarm, having made a reservation a couple of weeks earlier. The cost was $25 per person, and we figured that it would simply involve getting a few photo ops with alpacas, and perhaps getting up close and personal with a few to scratch their furry necks etc. Little did we know that the ranch runner, Julie Judge, was offering up a full experience! Road Runner Rascals has around 100 alpacas overall, and when we arrived we realized that it would truly just be the two of us interacting with the alpacas -- no other groups of people. Julie introduced us to the alpacas, then proceeded to halter a couple of them (named Savoy and Plum Crazy) for us to walk around the pasture. I didn't have "walking an alpaca" on my bingo card for life, and yet that's exactly what we did. The alpacas were very docile, and happily let themselves be led on a long walk through a sprawling, hilly pasture. They make the most adorable noises, and have definite personalities -- we could tell when they wanted to go certain places, and their curiosity was also very obvious. After walking them for at least half an hour, we brought them back to the stable...where Julie was warming up milk for us to bottle-feed a ten-day old alpaca! I don't know why, but the feeling of feeding warm milk out of a pop bottle to a baby alpaca is just something you have to experience for yourself. Afterwards, Julie opened up the back paddock and a veritable herd of alpacas came wandering out, surrounding my parked car, then walking up to us to be petted, some lying down, some rolling around in the grass, and generally just doing what alpacas do. Funnily enough, this wasn't our first alpaca experience, having visited another alpaca farm a few years ago, but what Julie offers at Road Runner Rascals is truly next level. It's also heartening to know that she has donated alpacas to a nearby autism center, and also has some connections with OSU and other local businesses. All told, my girlfriend and I have had a lot of great days this year, but this is easily one of the best. We made a point of buying a few things from the gift shop as well, but the real takeaway is the memorable experience itself, and it's one not to be missed by any animal lover in the region!

Lots of things for kids to do. Large play ground area, mini golf, cave tour, petting farm, maze,…read morepre purchased bag for gem panning. We paid $145 for our family of 5 to do all the activities

Went on a Saturday around 12, started to get pretty busy around 12:45-1:30. Which makes the…read morecave/cavers very tight to walk through. While your down there your using a provided map to guide yourself around and match the corresponding areas ( Ex; A to A or 1-1 ) We went after it had just rained the night before, so everything was VERY wet. Wear waterproof/walking shoes if you plan on exploring. Be prepared to get dripped on by very cold water coming off nearby rocks, and the "ceiling". Coming down the initial very steep stairs is a beautiful view of different levels of rocks decending into a tunnel/cave where the rest of the cavers are. Tons of puddles all over the ground from collected rain water and the "droplets". Most the areas are about big enough for one person to walk through the tunnel areas at one time, and if your a larger person i DO NOT recommend going down there. Some areas are extremely tight and really only accessible to someone under 4'5 and around 100 pounds or less. (Im 5'4, 140 and some areas i almost got stuck cause it was too tight going through the rocks. It is neat to see though, i dont think id want to do it again as it is just wet rocks and the furthest tunnel was closed from the previous year that occurred from some heavy rain water. (The water collected, over time causing a collapse). So that was kind of a bummer but i get it for safety reasons. The gem mining was fun, definitely loaded with a lot of "gravel" type rocks so that was new for me, Ive only ever had ones with dirt/sand that yield rocks/gems/shark teeth. We found some really interesting gemstones in each tray. The petting zoo was great. I thought it wad Going to be boring and smelly, and i was happily wrong. The goats were adorable, when we came in a baby jumped through the fence and was following our group. And when we came inside the "pen" to pet them he ran back in it was very cute! The deer were a little skittish but very sweet and gentle. The treasure hunt/maze was VERY fun we enjoyed getting different prizes snd trading them within the group.

We just got married this past weekend. Sunny Meadows flower farm provided my flowers for the…read morewedding. They were gorgeous. They went above and beyond my expectations and fulfilled my vision perfectly. I highly recommend The Flower Farm.

From the owner: We grow specialty cut flowers: Handtied Bouquets, Dahlias, Lisianthus, Ranunculus, and other…read moreseasonal flowers. We have an online store as well... sunnymeadowsflowerfarm.com

I had a great experience at the Maize on Friday, October 3rd! A group of us met at the Maize (we…read morebought our own tickets in advance online) and grabbed some snacks/dinner while waiting for everyone to arrive. For those coming from metro Columbus, it was about a 30 minute drive on 161 West. I spent about 2.5 hours there total, but I could have stayed longer. The pricing of their food options was great, an apple cider slushy is $4 and I got one when I arrived and another before leaving. I also had a corndog, which was exactly as I expected - crispy breading on the outside and the correct temp. Others tried large pie slices, donuts, burgers, etc. I was also able to bring my dog! As of now, they allow dogs who are well behaved but they can be asked to leave. My dog loved sniffing all the things and she really enjoyed being in the corn maze. She slept so well that evening! Because I had her with me, I didn't do some of the activities, such as the hayride, laser tag, corn/pumpkin cannons, etc. The haunted trail was not open yet when we went, but I would not have taken her through there either. For the maze - I used the QR codes to start my timer and put in the 10 codes throughout the maze, then scanned the end QR code to stop my time. I thought this was a great way to track progress. The maze itself was in great condition, the corn was nice and tall, the maze paths were clear and easy to walk on. I appreciated that they have an employee outline some rules before going in (no running, throwing corn, going through the corn, children stick with an adult, etc) and we didn't witness any rule-breaking. We start right at sunset, so we could see at the beginning but it was dark by the end.

We LOVE it here! The season pass is a must for northern Columbus families. My kids LOVE it and we…read morehave the best time every time. 10 out of 10!

What a wonderful gem of a place. Immaculate care of the grounds and for the animals. It felt like…read morewe were in a Hallmark movie! The animals had such personality and the people who run the farm were top shelf as well. I can not recommend this place highly enough!

Always a lot of fun. The food for the animals is a bit overpriced but we always have a great time…read moreand staff is always friendly.