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Frank Lloyd Wright's Westcott House

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Jenn G.

Cecil was a wonderfully informative tour guide. So many fun facts! I wish I could recall them all. He helped put our minds in the period of Westcott House construction. REALLY appreciate the restoration of this historic building. Always amazed by Frank Lloyd Wright's astounding attention to detail. Tour begins with a short film and then an indoor/outdoor walking tour. Plan 1.5 - 2 hrs. Not sure this is kid appropriate unless they are patient & good listeners.

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Aubrie H.

This has been on our list for quite a while and we finally made it. You can schedule a tour online or you may be lucky enough to join when you arrive. The tour starts in the gift shop and the with a short video. You then take a 90 minute walking tour of the house and property. Our guide was so informative and we loved seeing the house restored to its original beauty. Highly recommend if you've never been.

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Chun M.

Our journey through Pennsylvania and Ohio brought us to Springfield and another Frank Lloyd Wright marvel of architecture. We had just visited Fallingwater a few days before and the Westcott House was a good complement to our tour. It is an earlier example of Wright's work from the turn of the century in a more suburban setting in stark contrast to Fallingwater 30 years later in a rural setting. Burton J. Westcott, an industrialist from Indiana, settling in Springfield and starting the Westcott Motor Car Company, selected Wright to design a new home for his family at the suggestion of his wife Orpha. The family fell on hard times a few decades later after the passing of Orpha in 1923 and Burton in 1926. The children having moved away and the house in disrepair, it was repossessed by the bank and later passed through several owners and finally bought by the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy. In 2001, the Westcott House Foundation was formed by a group of local preservationists and purchased the house from the Conservancy with plans for a full renovation. Raising $5.8M, they completed the renovation in 5 years, with the help of hundreds of architects, engineers and volunteers. Today, the house is gorgeous again and open to visitors. You can pre-plan your visit by reserving tickets on-line. Upon arrival, we entered through the garage, with double duty as reception area and gift shop. After watching a short background film, our guide, John led us up into the house. John is a fount of knowledge and related many stories about the Westcotts and the ins and outs of every room. Many features of Wright's houses can be seen, including custom designed furniture, built-in cabinets, light fixtures and even the tall birdhouse attached to the roof (even though it was a reproduction from his drawings). We were the last tour of the day and an exclusive group of 2, so John was able to explain just about every piece of furniture, window, closet and cabinet. Some parts were even original pieces that were recovered via auctions or reproduced from original drawings during the renovation. If you are anywhere in the area between Columbus and Dayton, I highly recommend making a stop to visit the Westcott House. Even if you are not an architectural, history or art aficionado, the sheer genius and beauty of Frank Lloyd Wright's designs will impress just about anybody.

Steven B.

Having done a number of Frank Lloyd Wright tours I figured I would do the Westcott House tour on the way to Columbus, IN. Easy enough to find using Google maps and setting up the tour online was simple enough. Parking is on the street on the side of the house, you check in at the old garage/stables which is now a very nice gift shop. The tour starts with a video of the history of the house and the incredibly impressive restoration; what a great job the foundation has done to preserve an important piece of architectural history. The tour itself was great, plenty of time and the ability to take pictures throughout the house. The docent was knowledgeable and entertaining. The FLW design is interesting, and the pieces that they have are very interesting. Due to the state of the house before the restoration, there are portions of the house that feel a bit sparse, there is not a lot of decorations and you only get a vague feeling of what the house must have been like when the Westcott family was living there. The Westcott House is a great example of FLW coming into his own; much of the design seems to be later incorporated into the Martin House in Buffalo, which is a bigger and more elaborate design. The furniture pieces that they have, especially the dining room table are great and hopefully they can continue to acquire more pieces. If you are a Frank Lloyd Wright fan or want to see a piece of architectural history then the Westcott House is well worth a visit. A great way to spend a couple of hours.

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Rebecca W.

A treasure indeed, Frank Lloyd Wright's Westcott House has been restored to its original wonder. The $5.2 million dollar renovation really took every detail into account. Our docent was knowledgeable and had many facts to share, not just about the Westcott House but about the history of some of the neighboring homes and the city as a whole. There is definitely more to this home than what meets the eye from the curbside. Book a tour and take a walk back in time to see FLW's vision for the Westcott family home. Your contribution of the price of your tour ticket greatly helps restoration efforts of these priceless, educational, and treasured structures.

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Keith B.

Gorgeous house! I am always marveled at Frank Lloyd's architecture. It is nice to have one of his homes so close to where I live. The tour guide is informative and was able to explain the restoration process and how they were able to make the house look like it originally did. I am glad I finally got to make it to the house as I have visited Frank Lloyd Wright houses in other cities but have yet to visit the one right here in Ohio. I recommend anyone who is a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright and architecture to visit the home. The tour showed all parts of the house except the basement and was 90 minutes. Check it out!

Rhonda W.

this was my first Frank Lloyd wright house .. I've always been a fan of his work and was surprised any was in Ohio ... this house was in ruins .. badly in need of renovation. the tour is 15 dollars and you watch a movie about the history and all that was spent. Then a guided tour ... I personally would have rather spent 10 minutes looking around and skip all the movie and the history .. but glad they allow photography.

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Wonderful programs and staff - a very special place! And, they sometimes offer online events, which are not to be missed.

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We missed the tour hours. Darnit. But lovely property. We really wanted the tour, but our travel schedule did not allow for it. Darnit!

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Treasures of the Queen City Tour

Treasures of the Queen City Tour

5.0(1 review)
69.1 miDowntown

Heritage Programs presents an amazing tour of the Geier Center, which stores all of the artifacts…read morenot on display at Cincinnati Museum Center. The Geier Center is home to 350,000 Cincinnati history objects, and a total of over one million history and natural history items. The four hour tour costs $35.00 and includes a show-and-tell with the Geier Center curator as well as a walking tour to view all the shelves in the depository. Here's a small list of what I saw: - A trowel from 1928 which was used to lay the first cornerstone at Union Terminal. - A leather baby shoe from Mary Ludlow, the first infant born in Cincinnati in 1788. - Colonel James Findlay's dress cutlass, circa 1825. He was the founder of Findlay Market. - A pocket-sized tin to save chewed gum, invented in Cincinnati. - A firefighter's top hat, worn in parades in 1853. - A miniature milling machine used as a sales model which helped found Cincinnati Milling Machine Company (Milicron.) - A Crosely-brand car, drove by none other than Powel Crosley himself. The roof was only 5-feet tall and its maximum speed was 70 mph. - Boxes from Ivory Soap, the first floating soap, which was invented after too much oil was added to the mixture. - Ulysses S. Grant's baby crib. - An extensive collection of Civil War General William Lytle's belongings are in the depository, including his Union battle coat, writing desk, liquor chest, and war medal. A well-respected General, Lytle's soldiers fashioned the award by melting their wedding rings for gold. The medal also features a large emerald and several diamonds. - The hangman's hood from the execution of Alonzo Walling and Scott Jackson, who murdered Pearl Bryan after learning of her pregnancy. (Also known as Bobby Mackey's haunting.) The hood still has a mouth print on it. - A wooden, coffin-like "pen" for mental patients. Doctors would lock the patients in them when they went to bed. - Early dental tools, which resembled a nail on a metal stick and a hand-crank drill. People were terrified of dentists, as tooth extractions would often break of at the root leading to a painful infection. - Medical quackery devices, such as a Bleeder. Bleeding someone was thought to reduce the pressures in the body and keep fluids in balance. The bleeder was a sophisticated, "modern" device that had been invented to "reduce the humors". Bloodletting was used to treat a variety of illnesses and injuries and was a common practice for many centuries. - A wine cask that symbolized a pact between a group of men during a cholera outbreak. Every year on October 6, the men would meet and one bring the cask. The men vowed to never open the wine. Once all the members in the group died, the last man living would drink the wine. Most died in their 30s and 40s, but the oldest lived into his 80s and drank the wine. Inside the cask is the empty bottle as well as papers with details of each member, birth and death date. - A campaign poster from William Henry Harrison, one of the first Presidential candidates to create propaganda for themselves. During the Presidential election of 1840, Harrison was portrayed as an out-of-touch hard cider drinker who lived in a log cabin. To combat this stereotype, Harrison distributed large linen campaign posters embroidered with log cabins and cider jugs. He also passed out small jugs that were shaped like glass cabins and filled with cider. The liquor was distilled by the E.C. Booz company, which led to the origin of the word "booze." --- During this same election, Martin Van Buren was nicknamed "Old Kinderhook" after his birthplace in Kinderhook, NY. His supporters formed the "O.K. Club" and the phrase "He's O.K.!" This later developed of the word "okay." --- Harrison's campaign also consisted of a huge wooden ball that had slogans on it. The ball was rolled from town to town. It was a lot of work to "keep the ball rolling", and originated this figure of speech. All of these are a drop in the bucket compared to vast collection you will see on this tour. The variety of artifacts is amazing, and each has a vivid story. Whether you like the Civil War or dark history, Treasures of the Queen City has something for everyone.

Ohio Statehouse - Tuesday, 12.30.25; Ohio Statehouse - 1 Capitol Square Columbus, OH 43215

Ohio Statehouse

4.4(63 reviews)
42.0 miDowntown

This is a very impressive old statehouse, or capitol, and it is well worth visiting. If you can,…read moretry and take one of the free guided tours. It's only one hour long and, if you have the right guide, it is very much worth it. Our guide was outstanding. There is a lot of history here, and trivia and entertainment, too. But you won't feel like you're taking a history class unless you just come and stare at the exhibits. Well worth a visit but especially if you can take the tour.

Construction began on the flat domed Ohio State house in 1839, and was completed at the opening of…read morethe American Civil War. In some states upon returning from the war soldiers pushed to have rounded domes placed on top of their state houses. It was not the case in Ohio, and the original Greek revival architecture remains. The building is a showpiece and focal point at the center of the capital city. It has been restored to its original grandeur and is carefully maintained to ensure historical accuracy. The grounds are well manicured and contain a variety of historic themed statues. There is an active and thriving bee apairy located on the north side of the grounds. Beneath Capitol Square, and the statehouse there is a multilevel parking facility. Be aware that the maximum height of your vehicle may be too tall for this garage. There are warning indicators at the entrances, but pay attention to the height nonetheless. Security is of Paramount concern, as this is a working capital for the statewide officeholders, including the governor, and both houses of the general assembly, Senate and House of Representatives. It is not just a museum, or a ceremonial building. This is the actual working seat of government for the state of Ohio. it is necessary for all visitors to be screened by security prior to entrance. And an active and robust security presence is maintained by the Ohio Highway Patrol. Throughout the halls can be found portraits of governors and legislative leaders, statutory representing the history of Ohio as well as large paintings of historic events in the rotunda. Of important historic note, after his assassination, the Ohio Statehouse was a location where President Lincoln lay in state and for days tens of thousands of Ohio's paid their respects. Lincoln spoke here on occasion, and actually received official word that he had been elected president, while visiting here. A brass marker is placed at the location where he spoke to the public in the atrium between the main Statehouse building and the Senate building. The Ststehouse Atrium has not always been here, but some years earlier was an open outdoor area. As is their habit, pigeons had taken up residence at the upper regions of the building and it was necessary sometimes to run between the Statehouse and the Senate building so as not to be "christened" by pigeon waste. The area became known as "pigeon run." If you look above the door/entry entryway to the Senate building in the atrium, you will see a historic reminder of those days in the form of a taxidermy pigeon. Those days are of course, long gone, and the atrium is now home to a variety of public and private events. Many select the statehouse and grounds as a location for wedding photo shoots, and actual weddings. Schedules of House and Senate sessions, and committee sessions are available online and open to the public. In the basement of the atrium and Senate building there are a variety of historic interpretational displays. Also found there is a small café, and a gift shop.

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Tuesday, 12.30.25; Ohio Statehouse - 1 Capitol Square Columbus, OH 43215

Ohio Statehouse - Tuesday, 12.30.25; Ohio Statehouse - 1 Capitol Square Columbus, OH 43215

Tuesday, 12.30.25; Ohio Statehouse - 1 Capitol Square Columbus, OH 43215

Ohio Statehouse - Tuesday, 12.30.25; Ohio Statehouse - 1 Capitol Square Columbus, OH 43215

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Queen City Underground - Inside the distillery

Queen City Underground

4.4(49 reviews)
68.1 miOver-the-Rhine

The tour gives a fascinating look at the history of the OTR neighborhood. We moved away from…read moreCincinnati in 2022 before the OTR revitalization effort started. Never would I have guess we would be going on such an interesting tour and having a wonderful meal after the tour in this area. So good to see this progress. Our tour guide was Laura and while she gave useful historical facts she definitely left us with less than a hospitable feeling and that it was a bit of a drag to be giving the same tour over and over. Maybe this is the norm or maybe she was having an off day but if you are busking for tips at the tour it is a good idea to pretend to enjoy your job. Still glad we did the tour and it left us wanting for even more information on the OTR area.

We took the Ultimate Underground Queen City tour, with Linda on the day the Keys went missing. We…read morehad a lovely walk, listening to the history of the bars and breweries of the Queen's City. I adore hearing the old stories about the cities I visit and this one, is one of the better tours I've been on. Linda clearly LOVES leading the tours, She knows what she's talking about and no question threw her. She had a great sense of humor and even let us know about other tours for later in the evening. I will take the other tours that you have in the future when I visit for longer times. These are great!

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Olentangy Indian Caverns - Caverns

Olentangy Indian Caverns

3.8(68 reviews)
42.7 mi

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.

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Spyglass Tours & Events - Oktoberfest at night :)

Spyglass Tours & Events

5.0(5 reviews)
24.9 mi

We loved this tour so much, we did it again! You're not going to get a better hotel or guide to…read moreOktoberfest then Spyglass Tours. There is absolutely no way, you could get as nice a hotel, a reservation at hofbräuhaus the night before, and a reservation at a Traditional Tent, trying to book this trip on your own. Trust me, I tried. You get everything from the traditional to the touristy if you want it, on this tour. We love the traditional tent reservation that is included in this tour, it is fun and festive. The hotel we stay in is modern, clean, and a great location to the fair grounds. Our Tour Guide Michael is the best part of this tour, he is so helpful and relaxed. He is there to make sure we have fun while staying safe in a foreign city.

The whole trip was Gemütlichkeit! We did the Oktoberfest, Amsterdam, and Prague tour in 2016. We…read morehad such a great time and have become friends with everyone on the tour and, to be honest, it was a little depressing the couple weeks that followed going home. We all had so much fun we keep talking about a reunion. I'm always the travel organizer between my husband and I. Sometimes it feels like another full time job. There are so many details and arrangements to be made. The main reason we booked this trip was to make sure we were able to have tent reservations to get the full festival experience. We were in a tent with traditional dancing which was outstanding and made for a very authentic experience. When we booked this trip with Michael and Ivy, all we had to do was get ourselves to Munich and back home. Everything else was taken care of and it made the trip that much more relaxed and fun. We rode in some of the nicest buses I've ever been on. We stayed in nice hotels with good breakfasts and in great locations relative to public transit and city centers. That is always a major concern for me when visiting a new city because you want to be able to get around with ease. Michael and Ivy are seasoned travelers so you will never be left wondering where to go or how to get somewhere. I really enjoyed the fact that there were meals and activities we did all together as a group, but we also had plenty of free time to explore on our own. We always ended up running into or meeting up with our travel mates though, like the night we all (for some strange reason) ended up at the hotel lobby bar the night before we left Prague. Michael and Ivy are fantastic hosts and tour guides. You can really tell they do this because they love to travel and they love what they do.

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This is our Awesome Tour Guide Michael!

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