Ohio History Center & Ohio Village

We absolutely love their special events but this is also a great place to wander around. Informative exhibits and the special events really get you involved in the history. The membership is worth the price especially if you want to visit other locations within the state of Ohio.

Great museum and historical villageWe went on a summer day so we could explore the village. The village is themed during the 1800s and is setup like a historical town with a town square, period type businesses and homes. The church and school actors did a great job teaching the kids about it etiquette and other highlights on their importance in the town. The kids loved the outdoor games. We spent about an hour exploring with small children but you could easily spend two outside. We spent another hour checking out the inside of the museum. They have a Ohio history section showing economic progress, a display on the Indian mounds, transportation, a model home to explore plus a great nature exhibit. Something for all ages and interests.

If you can come here for free, it's a lot better. It's really kind of stripped down from history in Ohio or even Central Ohio. It just has small things so just know that coming here a lot of times during the holidays they offer free times to come. I would suggest that. Other than that it's okay.

What a fun place! I went here in a field trip with my students and they enjoyed it. I wish they would've stopped to at least read the signs though.It's a huge museum about Ohio related history, ranging from animals, to sports, to war, etc. They have interactive portions and games to every section which is fun for both kids and adults. My favorite was the little house where you can see what people lived like back then.I know there's an outdoor part, but it was closed. Would come back!

So many important reminders of history here. From tough lessons we've learned to neat flashbacks. There are events often(like the vintage baseball we came to see today). And the volunteers are wonderful. You can really tell they they want to be here. As a parent who lives in "today", coming here always births helpful conversations with my kids about "yesterday".Well done everyone.

I hadn't been to the history center In 40-45 years. Still a great place to visit. Today it was free to get in because the farmers market was set up inside. The displays are great and it's easy to get around the facility. There is an elevator for anyone with disabilities. The only bummer was the indigenous peoples displays were closed and it was closed to the public. This is a great place to take your kids.

So this was my first time here and I was there for the fashion show. I had to do hair and makeup! It was a little hard to find as I kept going to the cop academy lol. But one inside this place is so beautiful and HUGE!!! there's fun facts all around the building and on the 3rd floor there's a archive section and a library! I will most definitely find my way here one day and just take the time to wonder around. I didn't get a chance to really site see as I was taking care of the models and once it was over they was closing so I WILL BE BACK! now that I know where and what this place is lol

Great museum not only about Ohio history, but some history applies to the Midwest. Kids will enjoy this. You'll recognize a lot of exhibits, but you may not know the facts so reading about items and events was nice. There are exhibits about sport figures, presidents, Miss America, farm implements, companies, and a large Civil War flag collection, home and neighborhood preservation and restoration, and inventions and more. So cool. You can easily spend a couple hours here. We did not go upstairs so I don't know what's there. There is a large gift shop and lots of parking (front doors are on the left side). Handicapped accessible. The Village is an outdoor walk-about exhibit. Check the website about when it's open and events.

Went here since I was in town for a short work trip. It was $16 to enter. Not a lot of stuff to see, but the installation on the American Dream home was super cool! We got to see a typical American house in the 50s-60s... Vintage appliances and furniture.

Great experience looks kind of small on outside but inside is gigantic with lots of Ohio history and geology has a small crystal exhibit and talks about local trees and flowers and fauna