Museums in Columbus & Central Ohio

1810 House

Portsmouth

Sundays 1:00-3:00pm

Oct 17 · Party Room Reserved - Museum Open to the Public

AHA! A Hands-On Adventure A Children's Museum

Lancaster

McDonald's Receipt Discount

AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum

Pickerington

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Anderson Hancock Planetarium

Marietta

9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Bexley Historical Society

Bexley

First Sunday 1 PM to 3 PM

Bucyrus Historical Society (Scroggs House)

Bucyrus

Fridays 1–4pm (April through early December--closed holidays)

Nov 6 · Discovering History: Music of the Women of the Civil War

Campus Martius Museum

Marietta

Monday - Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Oct 23 · Haunted History Tours Night 1

Canal Winchester History Center

Canal Winchester

Thurs–Sat | 11 AM–4 PM

Center of Science and Industry (COSI)

Columbus

Senior Discount

Central Ohio Fire Museum

Columbus

Museums for All - SNAP EBT Card Discount

Central Ohio Military Museum

Harrisburg

Mon: Closed; Tue–Sat: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Columbus Museum of African-American History & Culture

Columbus

Columbus Museum of Art

Columbus

Oct 18 · Creation Station – Moon Cycle Banners

Crawford County Art Center

Bucyrus

Sunday 2pm–6pm, Tuesday 1pm–6pm, Monday 6pm–9pm (Open Studio), Wednesday-Saturday during classes and events, Second Saturday 12pm–4pm

Decorative Arts Center of Ohio

Lancaster

Wednesday-Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Closed Monday-Tuesday

Fairfield County Heritage Association

Lancaster

Wednesday through Saturday, Noon, 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.

Flint Ridge State Memorial

Heath

Georgian Museum

Lancaster

Wednesday through Saturday, Noon, 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.

Grant-Sawyer Home

Grove City

Tuesdays thru Thursdays, May to October (guided tours by reservation); daily dawn to dusk (exteriors only)

Oct 28 · Community Picnic and Moonrise at the Octagon Earthworks

Great Circle Earthworks and Museum, a Unesco World Heritage Site

Heath

Museum and visitor center: Wednesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Groveport Heritage Museum

Groveport

Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Harvey One Room School

Bucyrus

Oct 15 – 17 · Percy and Vivian Moore Weekend

Heisey Glass Museum

Newark

Wednesday–Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Oct 16 – 17 · Haunted Village

Hilliard Ohio Historical Society

Hilliard

Monday, Wednesday & Thursday from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Historical Aircraft Squadron

Carroll

Wednesday and Saturday, 9am – 4pm

Oct 9 – 30 · Story Time with Mrs. Rachel

Hocking Hills Children’s Museum

Logan

Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Wednesday 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., Sunday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Jack Nicklaus Museum

Columbus

Mon: Closed; Tue–Sat: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sun: Closed

John & Annie Glenn Museum

New Concord

Knox County Historical Society

Mount Vernon

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 2:00 to 4:00 pm

Licking County Historical Society

Newark

Mon–Fri: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sat–Sun: Closed

Lustron - Whitehall Historical Society

Columbus

Mac Worthington Studio, Gallery & Sculpture Park

Ostrander

Mon–Sat: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Sun: 2:00 – 5:00 PM

Mighty Children's Museum

Chillicothe

Wednesday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Sunday 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m., closed Monday–Tuesday

Motts Military Museum

Groveport

Nash House Museum

Delaware

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 1:00 – 5:00 PM; Thu–Sat: Closed; Sun: 2:00 – 5:00 PM

National Road-Zane Grey Museum

Norwich

Aug 8 – Dec 31 · Portraits of Courage: A Commander In Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors

National Veterans Memorial and Museum

Columbus

Museums for All Columbus - SNAP Benefits

Oct 15 · Felted Fall Monsters

Ohio Craft Museum

Columbus

Monday-Friday: 10AM-5PM, Saturday: 11AM-4PM, Sunday: CLOSED

Ohio Glass Museum

Lancaster

Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 4 pm

Ohio Valley Museum Of Discovery

Athens

Mon: Closed; Tue: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Wed: 2:00 – 6:00 PM; Thu: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Fri: 2:00 – 6:00 PM; Sat: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Ohio's Small Town Museum

Ashville

Mon: Closed; Tue: 5:00 – 8:00 PM; Wed–Fri: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM; Sat–Sun: Closed

Powell Liberty Historical Society

Powell

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Thu–Sun: Closed

Pump House Center For the Arts

Chillicothe

Tues-Wed 11am-4pm, Thurs-Fri 11am-6pm, Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 1pm-4pm, Mon Closed

Railroad Museum

Chillicothe

Wednesday-Sunday 12-4 p.m.

Reynoldsburg Truro Historical

Reynoldsburg

Third Saturday of every month from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Richard M. Ross Art Museum

Delaware

Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday–Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Nov 11 · America 250: Saluting Our Veterans: A First Look at Our Military Trees

Robbins Hunter Museum

Granville

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed: 1:00 – 4:00 PM; Thu: Closed; Fri: 1:00 – 4:30 PM; Sat: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Ross County Historical Society

Chillicothe

Mon: Closed; Tue–Sat: 1:00 – 5:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Sherman House Museum

Lancaster

April 15 through December 6, 2026, Wednesday through Saturday. Tours start at noon, 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.

Southeast Ohio History Center

Athens

Southern Ohio Museum

Portsmouth

SPI Spot

Mount Vernon

Museums for All Accessibility Program

Stone Academy Historic Site and Museum

Zanesville

May 1 through September 30th Wednesday - Saturday 1 - 4pm

The Ag Museum

Mount Vernon

Oct 16 · Ghost Tours

The Castle Historic House Museum

Marietta

Military Family Half Price

The Ohio Railway Museum

Worthington

Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Ted Lewis Museum

Circleville

Saturdays 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

The Works

Newark

The Dawes Arboretum Reciprocal Discount

Warren G. Harding Presidential Sites

Marion

Watch House & Circle Mound

Dublin

Tue-Fri 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Second Saturdays: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

West Licking Historical Society

Pataskala

Westerville History Museum

Westerville

Monday-Saturday: 9am-6pm (Closed 1-2pm Saturday, Closed Sunday)

Wexner Center for the Arts

Columbus

Oct 16 · Third Friday Tours at the Octagon Earthwork with Brad Lepper

Wright Earthworks

Newark

Weds.-Sun. 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Wyandot Popcorn Museum

Marion

Wed-Sun 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. (May-October), Sat-Sun 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. (November)

Yan Sun Art Museum & Gallery

Zanesville

First Friday of every month 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Zanesville Museum of Art

Zanesville

Wednesday 10 am-5 pm, Thursday 10 am-7:30 pm, Friday 10 am-5 pm, Saturday 12 pm-5 pm