We have wanted to visit the "Kent State University Museum" for a long time and never seemed to get…read morearound to it. Well today we made a point to get it done. Now all I can think is, "What took us so long"! Kent, Ohio is a cute town, surrounding a beautiful University campus. It is a pleasure to drive through and very easy to navigate. We arrived at the museum this morning which is FREE on Sunday. A nice contemporary building on the campus. Easy to park, easy to enter, and easy to get around. Upon entering you are greeted by a friendly face at the reception desk that is more than happy to answer any questions and provide directions. It is layed out on the main and 2nd floors on both sides of the central hall. The exhibits are absolutely beautiful. They included clothing through the century, jewelry, glass & ceramics, and designs from the university fashion design department. As well as a fabulous exhibit by artist LeRoy Neiman. Everything is exceptionally beautiful. After you spend plenty of time exploring the museum you'll have no problem finding a nice place to relax, eat and have drinks in town. We had a marvelous time today and I'm confident you will too. Do yourself a favor and visit the "Kent State University Museum"... It's amazing.

I visited the KSU Museum for the first time in Dec 2024 to see the Nancy Crow quilt exhibit and I…read morewas impressed. The museum has two floors of beautifully curated displays. The emphasis is on fashion, and I especially liked the history timeline. The purse collection in the hallway is colorful and fun. The quilts were stunning and displayed in a bright and spacious gallery with a mirrored view. There's an admission fee most days but Sunday was free. The museum isn't big, but it has a very professional feel and includes a gift shop sells works made by students, and the building is very attractive and located right on campus. Definitely worth a visit.

This is an amazing live music venue for folk indie music and bluegrass. It is a small historical…read morespace seating about 75 at tables and 150 if only chairs auditorium rooms. Most tables were of 8 ppl and couple of 4 tops and some benches and chairs along the sides. Great acoustics. Vaccine or negative Covid test required. A nice set up of a small bar w a nice selection of craft beer, wine and sodas. A lovely experience. Parking for the G.A.R. Hall is located directly across the street on the South West Corner of Route 303 and Riverview Road. There is handicap parking located directly in front of the G.A.R. Hall. Alternate Parking can be found 1 block away at the old Yellow Creek Trading Company. Or at Riverview Court (old Ohio Hardwoods) on the Southeast Corner of the intersection of Route 303 and Riverview Road. Parking in Peninsula is always tight so consider car pooling if coming w friends. Can't wait to return!

A wonderful small historic venue where music can be enjoyed. Performers from all around the will…read morestop and play here for an evening during the week or on weekends. We've gone to watch bands I've never heard of and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. It's a very personal connection to the performers because the hall only holds a hundred ppl or so. You can buy a beer or cocktail and for 2 hours just relax and listen. Very friendly ppl. My only reason for 4 stars is the bathrooms are in the basement. I've seen a new addition that is supposed address this problem but haven't been yet. I absolutely recommend!

The beautiful colors and patterns on Ukrainian textiles, eggs, and wood are amazing and very nicely…read moredisplayed in this small museum in Tremont. You can visit for free and walk through at your own pace, taking time to read the detailed displays if you're inclined. The building in the back has painted artwork with most pieces available for purchase. There is also a gift shop with high quality handmade items for sale in the front.

The Ukrainian Museum in the historic Ukrainian Village of Cleveland bares testimony to the strong…read moreinfluence of the Ukrainian diaspora in Cleveland and the United States. Significant museum holdings document the life and development of Ukrainian immigrants and their contributions to America, as well as ongoing worldwide developments in the present day. Of particular interest to many will be the extensive catalog collection of Ukrainian Pysanky eggs, which are categorized by region of Ukraine. Each region having distinctive decorative differentiations that relate to local customs, traditions, familial and belief structures. Housed in a separate building to the rear of the main museum, which is a house, is a meeting facility where lectures and presentations are frequently given. Ukrainian community meetings are also held here. This building houses collections of Ukrainian artwork, and an extensive historic library of books by Ukrainian authors, historic Ukrainian language, newspapers, and other publications from both Ukraine and United States. In a slow but steady manner, this collection is in the midst of a digitization process. The holdings are extensive, and so I would expect that this will take a significant amount of time and resource to accomplish. A gift shop is operated which contains a variety of cultural items, pysanky egg making supplies, books, and literature, jewelry, and clothing. There is a large historic park just across the street from the museum. Many historic buildings are in the neighborhood and it is worth some time to drive or walk around to have a look at them. This will give visitors a great feel for what being a member of the Ukrainian community has been like historically.

Plenty of activities or stations with themes . Hospital, store, etc for kids ages 3-8read more

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.

Love this festival! The food is so good, awesome drinks including Greek wine, and amazing desserts!…read moreThey have live music and dancing, so fun! It's a must for us every Memorial Day weekend. Be prepared to eat a lot!

It is hard to call this event an establishment, but you can and should go for it every Memorial Day…read moreWeekend, including this year, running from Friday to Monday, from 11AM to 10PM. This is a must-go, the most delicious, genuine, and crazy quality/price ratio you will find in the area - I'd just wish this festival would be extended from like... January 1st to December 31st? This is a work of love from the local Church community and the Greek American community, depending on volunteers. The lines are long, but worth it, but it gives you a one in the year (four, I guess, to be exact) chance to really enjoy a lot of great food, music, and crafts. Their saganaki is opa!-certified, the lamb shank is to die for - recommend to pair with the orzo or lemon roasted potatoes - and their desserts are out of this world - someone needs to drag me away from the galatkoboureko tray or I think I could eat it all. Please go, support the community, you will see you will keep coming back!

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!

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......

We went back to the Hive for dinner last night with friends that had never been there. They were as…read moreamazed as we were our first time. It really is an unusual place. We went to Timberfire for dinner. Again, the venue is really unexpected and intriguing. I really enjoy being in the space. The entire staff is very friendly, efficient, and accommodating. After dinner we asked to see the "Janitor's Broom Closet". Which is a marvelous Speakeasy tucked away behind the janitor's room. It was Soooo much fun. That alone will bring us back again... soon. This is a marvelous concept establishment. You really must experience it for yourself. I guarantee you've never seen anything like it.

We have been excited to give this place a try, but live over an hour away. Yesterday, our plans…read morebrought us to the doorstep, as we realized we'd be driving past on our way home from an event. Gorgeous building, friendly staff, but after walking inside we stayed for less than 10 minutes. In my opinion, it was an odd vibe. Honestly, we were confused as to what the main attraction was... everything was separated and felt very cold. Not the warm, bustling community hall feeling I expected. Concessions is simply reheated food and snacks. There is a grab and go frozen food section. The screen area was playing the soccer game, but the room was empty. We reviewed the menu for Timber Fire thinking we would have dinner, but there was very little that grabbed our attention... Ultimately, thankful we did not make the trip just for this venue and happened to be in the neighborhood.