I'm writing this review after hearing a deeply disturbing story from my younger sister, who was a…read morestudent in the Stow School District. Over the years, she visited this establishment multiple times through school-organized field trips. Her earlier experiences seemed educational and age-appropriate, but her final visit in 8th grade was traumatizing and completely unacceptable. On her first visit, she was a young child, excited to explore history. She remembers playing with wooden toys and engaging in fun, interactive activities. It was a harmless and enjoyable experience. On her second visit in 4th grade, the experience was still fairly lighthearted--she milked cows, churned butter, and watched glassblowers at work. It seemed like a continued effort to connect children with the past in a safe and engaging way. But her third visit in 8th grade took a shocking and horrifying turn. During this "A Fugitive's Path: Escape on the Underground Railroad" experience, my sister and her classmates were: Placed in shackles and treated like slaves Forced to simulate escaping through the Underground Railroad Exposed to the sound of blank bullets being shot into the air Surrounded by the cracking of whips Yelled at and intimidated by adults playing the roles of slave catchers or owners This wasn't education--it was trauma packaged as a learning experience. As her older sibling, hearing her describe the fear, humiliation, and confusion she felt during this simulation was gut-wrenching. I cannot understand how any school district, let alone an educational institution trusted with children's development, would approve of such a psychologically scarring experience. How could you slowly build a relationship with this place over several years, only to subject children--still minors--to a reenactment of slavery that includes the sounds of gunfire and whips? What kind of message does that send? What makes anyone believe that this is appropriate or effective? Let me be very clear: no child should ever have to go through this. Teaching about the horrors of slavery is important--but traumatizing children in the process is not education. It's irresponsible and deeply damaging. To the school district and the organizers of this program: What made you think this was okay? You crossed a line that should never be crossed. You failed these students. As a sibling, I'm heartbroken. And as a community member, I'm calling for serious accountability and immediate re-evaluation of what is considered "educational." This should never happen again--to any child, in any school, anywhere. This event took place in 2013-2014 school year however her trauma is still valid in 2025!!!!!!!!

My first time and what a great experience. The grounds were lovely although did need the grass cut…read more All of the employees were great with the exception of one who was not age appropriate and came off as mean.

There is so much history in Hudson that I never knew about! I've been meaning to check out this…read moretiny, local museum and it was so cute. This Fire Museum, dedicated to the history of the Hudson Fire Department, is located within the town hall. It's a perfect spot to pop in while in the shopping district in downtown Hudson! The staff were very friendly and answered all our questions with such enthusiasm and education. Kids would love to see the old fashioned fire truck inside you can touch and inspect up close, as well as historical fire gear dating back to the 1800s. A very underrated spot that needs more recognition.

Recently came here with my wife since there was a festival in town next door. It's a cute and small…read moremuseum and Visitor Center. Thankfully it's free too but it's worth a nice 20 to 30 minutes of your time if you have a chance. You get to learn the great history of Hudson and see how far the fire department has come throughout the years and get to know some cool facts. The Visitor Center is less interesting but it's got a lot of great, small souvenirs.

My child (3) loves this place! It's nice being able to take him somewhere like this in the winter…read more That said, the ACM is something my nightmares are made of. This place is FILTHY. I am not sure I've ever said that in a review. But I've now been here pre-covid and post. And I still feel this place needs a new cleaning crew, maybe a long weekend to sanitize every surface. My background is in nursing and public health, and I was just appalled at how gross the toys and structures were. I don't mind letting my child play at indoor facilities - it's nothing I have a "rule" against. But after finding layers of visible dirt/grime on almost everything we saw during our December visit, I was disgusted. Then that water table someone else mentioned... it's had this horrible rotting odor for years. I couldn't believe it's still there. But it is, still giving off an offensive stench that's pretty noticeable several yards away. There is a costume area with a stage, and the costumes have seen much better days. I cringed every time my son put on a hat or helmet - every toy/material here had some type of a smell and I wondered if anyone has ever put the costumes in a machine washer or wiped down the helmets? I was pretty surprised I didn't see any staff walking around, perhaps wiping surfaces or helping direct the masses of excited children. It was only $5 to get in, but I'm not sure why they can't charge a few dollars more and make the museum a clean, safer place for children. In December, covid, flu, and RSV were pretty prevalent in our area and I was nauseous thinking what we could have brought home with all of the disgusting things my son touched. I wish I could say we'd be back, especially as my son loves it, but this place is always a hard pass in my book.

Definitely geared towards younger kids. We went here on a random Sunday to kill time. There were a…read morefew birthday parties going on but it wasn't terribly busy. There isn't much to do and what is there is super cramped. The staff was friendly and did come around cleaning while we were there. Comparing it to the other children museums I have been to I don't think I would return. They are adding on though so hopefully it keeps getting better.

This is by far the greatest Jewish Heritage Museum I've ever visited! I like how they don't focus…read moreon the bad stuff, although it is addressed because it needs to be. The staff was very nice and friendly and accommodating to me and my service dog. They explained how the order of the exhibits went and it was all very interesting. You start with the history of Judaism and the artifacts are amazing. There are TVs playing throughout the exhibits with history videos and people's personal memories and there are plaques on the walls and at each exhibit explaining everything. Then you move on to the more recent history and current events and I appreciate the history of all the donated artifacts. I am not from Cleveland but they do an outstanding job of honoring the area Jewry. I thought that was great. The Holocaust part of the exhibits was not as overwhelming as most other places and I respect that quite a bit. It's something that needs to be forever remembered but many places only focus mainly on that and there is more to being a Jew than that! I spent several hours there and although I am a bit of a historian I learned quite a bit so I loved that! I can't say enough great things about this place. The parking is free, the admission rates are very reasonable, everyone is so nice and friendly, and the gift shop had a lot of great things ranging in price. I would give this museum 10 stars if I could and I hope to visit again sometime!

My husband, daughter, and I stopped over here after lunch since I've been anxious to visit this…read moremuseum. They have free parking on the premises. The museum wasn't too busy when we arrived. The staff greeted us warmly, gave us a map after we paid our admission and told us about a docent tour that would be starting in an hour which we were welcome to join. We started off with the artifacts sections. Although they were replicas I was literally blown away by some of the pieces. Among those pieces was a replica of the statue of Moses by Michelangelo and a miniature of a beautiful ark you would find in a synagogue. We then went on the docent tour which was entitled "Israel now and then". We first saw a brief movie and then got to learn about the Jerusalem and the people of the Holy Land. This area mostly had pictures and videos telling you how Israel became an independent state. The last section we visited was the permanent exhibition. Since our tour ran overboard we couldn't stay here to take everything in. Most of it deal with the Jewish history in Cleveland and as I went through most of the exhibits I noticed quite a similarity to what the immigrants faced here to what they faced in New York. I did get to learn about the origins of the May company as well as American Greeting cards as well as the struggles they faced. This section takes about 2 hours to see everything but we just skimmed it and took in the highlights. The museum has a small store with all types of gifts and right now the focus is on Passover since we are in the middle of the holiday. We had a great visit and a great way to tour one of the many museum Cleveland has to offer. Located on Richmond Road in Beechwood it is an easy drive to I 271.

I bought a Groupon for the painting for my boyfriend and I to celebrate his birthday, and it was…read morereally fun! They provided all the coverings for your clothes, shoes, and hair. I'd recommend the covering because your clothes will get dirty. They had a bunch of different rooms in the building dedicated for the painting. The rooms have black walls and a full drum set. You can paint on your canvases, the walls, drum set, each other, anything! We got to choose our music for the entire 30 minutes- we just told the worker what artist and they put on a playlist. We had a really good time and would definitely go again, and likely check out the Break Rooms.

Small place but did what I expected. They have many rooms…read morefor breaking stuff and other activities. We did a break room. We had 1 tv to smash and a huge box filled of plates and glass/ceramic knick knacks. Everyone was nice and helpful.

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......

I've been here before for Halloween and really enjoyed it but my friend and I came for A Creepy…read moreChristmas feat. Krampus and we loved it! First, the decorations are honestly amazing. They go above and beyond with the decor and attention to detail and creepy statues, and ugh gross. They had some of the creepiest elves I've ever seen in my life. The actors are also great. The wait was not too long. We might've waited 30 minutes in line - much longer during Halloween. It was really fun with so many different Christmas themes. There was even cousin Eddie from National Lampoon's Christmas vacation which was hilarious. I really enjoyed this Christmas haunted house. The actors did an awesome job. There were definitely plenty of jump scares. And at the end they had a Christmas bar with Christmas themed cocktails! It was a super fun to spend our evening.

Highly recommend! So much fun and a great place to get your spooky on! It is really scary, so I…read moredon't recommend this attraction if you aren't at least 16 years old. There are many stairs too. Good for getting extra steps clocked, not good if you can't do stairs. Liked the scare factor and that there are two attractions for one price. Fabulous special effects!

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.