The Christmas Memories display is wonderful- very nostalgic!!…read moreAnd the house is beautiful!!

This home is just beautiful during Christmastime. I was there during a week day, which was great…read morebecause it wasn't too busy. One of the docents told me that it is so packed that people can barely move through sometimes on the weekends. That said, I might suggest offering a slight discount rate for coming on a weekday. Even a couple bucks cheaper as an incentive to get people to come when it's less busy. I love the history and I love the thought and time that was put into each of the displays. Very interesting history and I know that I barely scratched the surface learning about this prominent Youngstown family. Loved the mid-century modern displays too. I'm sure it's appealing to my generation and older, because all of it is very familiar. Everyone who works here is very friendly. The gift shop sells some really cool vintage things and it is worth a look. I was excited to see that it was next to the Wick House, which is (or at least it was 30 years ago) a women's dorm where my friend once lived, so it was nostalgic to see that building. I hadn't realized it would be right next door. I believe that family was on the Titanic if my memory serves me correctly. Anyhow- do try to come during Christmastime to visit the Arns Museum. It's a great piece of local history.

NEWTON FALLS COVERED BRIDGE is currently closed for repairs after being damaged by a car in…read moreFebruary of 2022. An article in the Trumbull County Tribune Chronicle stated 'work is expected to begin in a couple of months' and should take approx 90 days to complete once started. The article also highlights the difficulties in getting the project underway, particularly due to the magnitude of the cost which is estimated in the winning bid of around $762,000. ----- Newton Falls Covered Bridge is the second oldest surviving covered bridge in the state of Ohio. The oldest is Roberts Bridge, built just two years earlier in 1829 and has the added distinction of being one of only 6 double-barrel, truss-designed bridges surviving in the United States. We visited the bridge early July (2023) and although it was closed to vehicle traffic, the covered pedestrian section was still actively being used by walkers and cyclists. The inscription on the land marker reads: "The Newton Falls covered bridge was built over the east branch of the Mahoning River around 1831. A crosswalk was added in 1921 for children crossing the bridge on their way to the school on Center Street. The Newton Falls bridge is considered the second oldest existing covered bridge in Ohio, the oldest covered bridge in use on its original site, the only covered bridge in the state with a covered crosswalk, and the last surviving covered bridge in Trumbull County. Built on the Town Lattice truss plan, the bridge is 123 feet long and twenty-four feet wide. It has a clear span of 101 1/2 feet and a sixteen foot-wide roadway. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, the structure is maintained by Trumbull County." ----- Unfortunately there is a slight error on the marker that needs correction! We ironically discovered the existence of Newton Falls covered bridge after conversation with a random stranger at another Ohio historic landmark - Lanterman's Mill. He learned of my love of covered bridges and told us of this drivable covered bridge that also happened to be on our way to another Ohio treasure - Chagrin Falls. So we detoured here. I couldn't help but smirk when I read it is "the only covered bridge in the state with a covered crosswalk" since I had just come from Lanterman's Mill covered bridge... another covered bridge IN THE STATE with a covered crosswalk. The marker was erected in 1999 and the Mill bridge was constructed in 1989. So technically the marker has been incorrect since it was first placed. FINAL THOUGHTS Hopefully the construction schedule will go as planned and maybe they will even have this beauty up and running by Christmas of 2023! Bet it would look fabulous draped in garland & icicle lights, and a mistletoe :-) 2023 / 16

Everything was great until me and my 3 friends went into the concession to get food before the…read moresecond movie started. The older lady staff are miserable and so rude. The lady embarrassed me because our food was pricier than expected so we had to pay cash and card, again she was so rude and nasty. They gave me my fries but forgot my pretzel and nachos so my friends had to go back in and ask for them and when they did the guy ignored them like 3 times before actually giving them our food. So a heads up the older staff are mean and nasty.

Everything was great except the concession stand. Line moved so slowly as people blocked the line…read moreby having to wait for items not ready. After 70 years they should figure out how to get the line moving by allowing people to go around people waiting for Items to be available.