List of museums in Ohio


This list of museums in Ohio is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace or on the Internet are not included. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries.
NameTown/cityCountyRegionTypeSummary
103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry MuseumSheffield LakeLorainNortheastCivil WarOpen by appointment
1810 HousePortsmouthSciotoSouthwestHistoric houseOperated by the Scioto County Historical Society
A.B. Graham Memorial CenterConoverMiamiSouthwestBiographicalHonors 4-H founder A.B. Graham
Adena MansionChillicotheRossSouthwestHistoric houseEarly 19th-century mansion on
AHA! A Hands-On AdventureLancasterFairfieldCentralChildren's
Akron Art MuseumAkronSummitNortheastArtCollection focus is art produced since 1850
Alexandria MuseumAlexandriaLickingCentralLocal history
Algonquin Mill ComplexCarrolltonCarrollNortheastOpen airOperated by the Carroll County Historical Society, includes mill, farm museum, schoolhouse, several log cabins, farmhouse and barns
Allen County MuseumLimaAllenNorthwestMultipleIncludes main local history museum, log house, Victorian mansion, locomotive display, military/transportation building and children's museum
Allen Memorial Art MuseumOberlinLorainNortheastArtPart of Oberlin College
Alpine Hills MuseumSugarcreekTuscarawasNortheastLocal historyEarly days of Swiss and Amish heritage
Alverta Green MuseumMasonWarrenSouthwestHistoric houseOperated by the Mason Historical Society, Victorian house with period room displays
American Civil War Museum of OhioTiffinSenecaNortheastCivil War
America's Packard MuseumDaytonMontgomerySouthwestAutomotiveClassic Packards and historic Packard memorabilia
Amish & Mennonite Heritage CenterBerlinHolmesNortheastReligiousFeatures the Behalt Cyclorama, a mural-in-the-round depicting Amish/Mennonite history
Anti-Saloon League MuseumWestervilleFranklinCentralHistoryHistory of the Anti-Saloon League
Arms Family MuseumYoungstownMahoningNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Mahoning Valley Historical Society, Arts and Crafts "Greystone" house with original period rooms
Armstrong Air and Space MuseumWapakonetaAuglaizeNorthwestAerospaceOhio's contributions to the history of space flight, life of astronaut Neil Armstrong
ArtSpace LimaLimaAllenNorthwestArtChanging exhibits
Asahel Wright House MuseumCentervilleMontgomerySouthwestLocal historyOperated by the Centerville-Washington Township Historical Society, replica one-room schoolhouse
Ashland County Historical Society MuseumAshlandAshlandNortheastMultipleIncludes 3 houses with exhibits of decorative arts, natural history and insect collection, household items, local industries, carriages
Ashtabula Maritime MuseumAshtabulaAshtabulaNortheastMaritimeHoused in the former residence of the lighthouse keepers and the Coast Guard Chief
Ashton House MuseumCarrolltonCarrollNortheastLocal history
Auman Museum of Radio & TelevisionDoverTuscarawasNortheastTechnologyHistoric television sets, radios and related memorabilia, open by appointment
Aurora Historical Society MuseumAuroraPortageNortheastLocal history
Austintown Log HouseAustintownMahoningNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Austintown Historical Society
Baker Family MuseumCaldwellNobleSoutheastDecorative artsIncludes local glass and porcelain, antiques, lamps, grandfather clocks, music boxes and other historical items
Baltic Area Historical Society MuseumBalticTuscarawasNortheastLocal history
Baltimore Community MuseumBaltimoreFairfieldCentralLocal history
Bear's MillGreenvilleDarkeSouthwestMillMid-19th-century water-powered grist mill
Beaver Creek State Park Pioneer VillageEast LiverpoolColumbianaNortheastOpen airTen structures that represent Ohio history from its early pioneer days to the Victorian period including Gaston's Mill
Bedford Historical SocietyBedfordCuyahogaNortheastLocal historyExhibits about Ohio history, Bedford Township, Civil War and Western Reserve, 1832 Hezekiah Dunham House reflecting three periods of ownership
Belmont County Victorian Mansion MuseumBarnesvilleBelmontSoutheastHistoric houseLate 19th-century period Victorian mansion
Benninghofen HouseHamiltonButlerSouthwestHistoric houseOperated by the Butler County Historical Society, mid-19th-century house reflecting owners through the 20th century
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity MuseumOxfordButlerSouthwestHistoryHistory of Beta Theta Pi fraternity
Bible WalkMansfieldRichlandNortheastReligiousWax museum of Biblical figures
Bicycle Museum of AmericaNew BremenAuglaizeNorthwestTransportationBicycles and memorabilia
Blakeslee Log CabinAshtabulaAshtabulaNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Ashtabula Historical Society, 1810 log cabin
Bob Evans Homestead MuseumBidwellGalliaSoutheastMultipleHistorical farm, company museum, open-air village
Boonshoft Museum of DiscoveryDaytonMontgomerySouthwestScienceChildren's museum of science, includes Apollo Observatory
Bowling Green State University Fine Art GalleriesBowling GreenWoodNorthwestArtIncludes Dorothy Uber Bryan, Willard Wankelman and Hiroko Nakamoto Galleries
Bradford Ohio Railroad MuseumBradfordDarkeSouthwestRailroad
British Transportation MuseumDaytonMontgomerySouthwestAutomobileOpen by appointment, historic British-made cars
Brookville Railroad DepotBrookvilleMontgomerySouthwestRailroadOperated by the Brookville Historical Society
Brooklyn Historical Society MuseumBrooklynCuyahogaNortheastLocal history
Brownella CottageGalionCrawfordNorthwestHistoric houseOperated by the Galion Historical Society, 1887 house with original furnishings
Buckeye FurnaceMilton TownshipJacksonSoutheastIndustryOperated by the Ohio History Connection, reconstructed charcoal-fired iron blast furnace
Buckeye Telephone MuseumMarionMarionSouthwestTelephoneOpen by appointment, history of the telephone industry with memorabilia dating back to the 1800s
Burchfield HomesteadSalemColumbianaNortheastHistoric houseBoyhood home of artist Charles E. Burchfield, features his art
Butler Institute of American ArtYoungstownMahoningNortheastArtAmerican art
Butts MuseumFowlerTrumbullNortheastLocal history
Byesville Scenic RailwayByesvilleGuernseySoutheastRailroad/MiningHeritage railroad and mining museum display
Caesar's Creek Pioneer VillageWaynesvilleWarrenSouthwestOpen airLocated in Caesar Creek State Park, over 15 log cabins and other buildings
Campus Martius MuseumMariettaWashingtonSoutheastHistorySettlement of Ohio, operated by the Ohio History Connection
Canton Classic Car MuseumCantonStarkNortheastAutomotiveHistoric cars and memorabilia
Canton Museum of ArtCantonStarkNortheastArt
Carillon Historical ParkDaytonMontgomerySouthwestMultipleHistoric buildings and exhibits concerning the history of technology and the history of Dayton, includes Newcom Tavern
Carl's Gas Station & 50's MemoriesBucyrusCrawfordNorthwestAgricultureWorking garage with 1950s collectibles including Elvis memorabilia and jukeboxes, tours by appointment
Carriage Hill MetroPark Historical FarmDaytonMontgomerySouthwestFarmOperated by Five Rivers MetroParks, 19th-century period working farm
Carroll County Arts CenterCarrolltonCarrollNortheastArt
The CastleMariettaWashingtonSoutheastHistoric houseVictorian period Gothic Revival style house
Castle NoelMedinaMedinaNortheastChristmas museum
Central Insurance Companies Fire MuseumVan WertVan WertNorthwestFirefightingOpen from 1 - 3 PM on the third Friday of each month or by appointment
Century Village MuseumBurtonGeaugaNortheastOpen airAlso known as the Geauga County Historical Society & Museum, historic buildings spanning over 100 years
Champaign Aviation MuseumUrbanaChampaignSouthwestAerospaceLocated at Grimes Field
Champaign County Historical MuseumUrbanaChampaignSouthwestLocal history
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National MonumentWilberforceGreeneSouthwestBiographicalLife of Charles Young, the third African American graduate of West Point, the first black U.S. national park superintendent, the first African American military attaché, and the highest ranking black officer in the United States Army until his death in 1922.
Chester CourthouseLong BottomMeigsSoutheastLocal historyOperated by the Chester-Shade Historical Association, displays of local history
Chilo Lock 34 ParkChiloClermontSouthwestTransportationMuseum and visitor center with exhibits about the history of the Ohio River, canals, locks and dams, located in the former operations building of the old Lock and Dam #34
Chrisholm Historic FarmsteadTrentonButlerSouthwestHistoric houseLate 19th-century farmhouse open for special events, also known as Samuel Augspurger Farm
Clague House MuseumWestlakeCuyahogaNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Westlake Historical Society
Clark County Heritage CenterSpringfieldClarkSouthwestLocal historyOperated by the Clark County Historical Society
Clark Gable Birthplace and MuseumCadizHarrisonNortheastBiographicalReconstructed birthplace home and childhood life of actor Clark Gable
Cleo Redd Fisher MuseumLoudonvilleAshlandNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Mohican Historical Society
Clifton MillCliftonGreeneSouthwestMill19th-century water-powered grist mill and restaurant, includes adjacent 1940s Gas Station Museum and seasonal Santa Claus Museum
Collectors Decanters & Steins MuseumSugarcreekTuscarawasNortheastCommodityStore and museum of decanters
Conneaut Historical Railroad MuseumConneautAshtabulaNortheastRailroadLocated in a historic depot
Cooke-Dorn HouseSanduskyErieNortheastHistoric house1950s period house
Cowan Pottery MuseumRocky RiverCuyahogaNortheastArt - PotteryCollection of Cowan Pottery, located in the Rocky River Public Library
Crawford Museum of AgricultureBucyrusCrawfordNorthwestAgricultureAlso known as Crawford Antique Farm Museum, includes farm machinery, tractors and household items from yesteryear, open by appointment
Crestline Historical MuseumCrestlineCrawfordNorthwestLocal HistoryOpen 1st and 3rd full weekends Saturday and Sunday from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and by appointment
Creek Bend FarmLindseySanduskyNortheastFarm1930's-1950's era farm park
Custer Monument & MuseumNew RumleyHarrisonNortheastBiographicalOpen by appointment and for events, life of General George Custer
Cuyahoga Valley Historical MuseumPeninsulaSummitNortheastLocal historyBranch of the Peninsula Library
Dairy Barn Arts CenterAthensAthensSoutheastArtRegional and national contemporary art exhibits
Daniel Gebhart Tavern MuseumMiamisburgMontgomerySouthwestHistoric buildingRestored 1811 log tavern administered by the Miamisburg Historical Society
Daniel McCook HouseCarrolltonCarrollNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Carroll County Historical Society and the Ohio History Connection
Daniel Mooney MuseumSt. MarysAuglaizeNorthwestHistoric houseOperated by the Auglaize County Historical Society
David Nickens Heritage CenterChillicotheRossSouthwestAfrican AmericanOperated by the First Baptist Church Chillicothe, exhibits about local and national African American culture, open by appointment
David Warther Carvings MuseumSugarcreekTuscarawasNortheastCommodityStore and ship carvings museum
Dayton Art InstituteDaytonMontgomerySouthwestArtMuseum and school
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical ParkDaytonMontgomerySouthwestMultipleFour sites about the Wright Brothers, local aviation heritage and local history
Dayton International Peace MuseumDaytonMontgomerySouthwestPeace
Dayton Visual Arts CenterDaytonMontgomerySouthwestArtGallery with changing exhibits
Decorative Arts Center of OhioLancasterFairfieldCentralArt - Decorative artsLocated in the Reese-Peters House
Delhi Historical Society Farmhouse MuseumDelhi TownshipHamiltonSouthwestLocal history
Delphos Canal Commission MuseumDelphosAllenNorthwestLocal historyOperated by the Delphos Canal Commission
Delphos Museum of Postal HistoryDelphosAllenNorthwestPostalPostal history, stamps, letters, artifacts and the Holocaust
Denison MuseumGranvilleLickingCentralArtPart of Denison University, works in many media from Asia, Europe, and North and Central America
Dennison Railroad Depot MuseumDennisonTuscarawasNortheastRailroadHoused in an 1873 Pennsylvania Railroad depot, also features model train layout
DeWitt Log HomesteadOxfordButlerSouthwestHistoric houseOperated by the Oxford Museum Association, early 19th-century log homestead
Dickens Victorian VillageCambridgeGuernseySoutheastLivingSeasonal display of over 90 scenes of lifelike figures representing classic scenes from Victorian society
Dr. Bob's HomeAkronSummitNortheastHistoric houseBirthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous
Dr. Increase Mathews HouseZanesvilleMuskingumSoutheastHistoric houseOperated by the Pioneer and Historical Society of Muskingum County
Doll Museum at the Old RectoryWorthingtonFranklinCentralToyOperated by the Worthington Historical Society, 19th- and 20th-century dolls
Doty HomesteadOxfordButlerSouthwestHistoric houseOperated by the Oxford Museum Association, mid-19th-century brick house, located in Hueston Woods State Park
Drake Planetarium and Science CenterNorwoodHamiltonSouthwestScienceLocated on the fourth floor of Norwood High School
Early HousePlainFranklinCentralTechnologyOperated by the New Albany Plain Township Historical Society, open by appointment,
Early Television MuseumHilliardFranklinCentralTechnologyEarly television receiver sets and accessories
East Palestine Historical Society Log HouseEast PalestineColumbianaNortheastHistoric house1840 period log home
Edison Birthplace MuseumMilanErieNortheastHistoric houseBirthplace of inventor Thomas Alva Edison
Elizabeth Township Historical MuseumTroyMiamiSouthwestLocal historyOperated by the Elizabeth Township Historical Society
Elizabeth's Dollhouse MuseumBolivarTuscarawasNortheastToyFeatures collection of dollhouses
EnterTRAINment JunctionWest ChesterButlerSouthwestRailroadMiniature railroad family center that includes American Railroading Museum, model railroad expo center, children's play area
Erb's Coleman MuseumSugarcreekTuscarawasNortheastCommodityFeatures over 3,000 Coleman Company items, including lanterns, gas cooking stoves, ice chests, irons, advertising
Ernie Hall Aviation MuseumWarrenTrumbullNortheastAviationReplica hangar and aviation school once operated by local aviator Ernie Hall, includes collectibles, displays, pictures, models and small aircraft
Evelyn True Button HouseMcConnelsvilleMorganSoutheastHistoric houseOperated by the Morgan County Historical Society, 19th-century period home, includes the Doll House next door, a collection of dolls, and a carriage house and blacksmith shop
Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and LighthouseFairport HarborLakeNortheastMaritimeMaritime museum and lighthouse
Famous Endings MuseumDoverTuscarawasNortheastMediaOperated by Toland-Herzig Funeral Home, autographs and photos of famous celebrities
Farmers’ Castle Museum Education CenterBelpreWashingtonSoutheastLocal historyOperated by the Belpre Historical Society
Fawick Art GalleryBereaCuyahogaNortheastArtPart of the Kleist Center for Art & Drama at Baldwin Wallace University
Finnish Heritage MuseumFairport HarborLakeNortheastEthnic - Finnish AmericanFinnish heritage and culture
Firelands MuseumNorwalkHuronNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Firelands Historical Society
First Ladies National Historic SiteCantonStarkNortheastHistoryIncludes the historic home of Ida Saxton McKinley and exhibits about the First Ladies
Fitton Center for Creative ArtsHamiltonButlerSouthwestArtIncludes several free exhibition galleries
Flint Ridge State MemorialHopewell TownshipLickingCentralNative AmericanRestored prehistoric quarry pit and museum about the digging and shaping of flint
Follett House MuseumSanduskyErieNortheastLocal historyBranch of the Sandusky Library, exhibits of local history
Fort AncientLebanonWarrenSouthwestNative AmericanAncient Native American mounds and museum
Fort FirelandsMarbleheadOttawaNorthwestFortRecreated fort and Museum of Flint and Stone in an RV park
Fort Hill Earthworks & Nature PreserveOregoniaHighlandSouthwestNative AmericanHopewell Culture earthworks and museum, 1,200-acre nature preserve
Fort LaurensBolivarTuscarawasNortheastMilitaryMuseum and partial recreation of an American Revolutionary War fort
Fort MeigsPerrysburgWoodNorthwestMilitaryReconstructed early 19th-century fort and museum
Fort RecoveryFort RecoveryMercerNorthwestMilitaryMuseum about the American Revolutionary War fort
Fort Rowdy MuseumCovingtonMiamiSouthwestLocal historyOperated by the Covington-Newberry Historical Society, open by appointment and for special events
Fort SteubenSteubenvilleJeffersonNortheastMilitaryReconstructed 1780s period fort
Fostoria Glass Heritage GalleryFostoriaSenecaNorthwestGlassGlassware produced by the over 10 glass companies in Fostoria from 1887–1920
Fowler Town Hall MuseumFowlerTrumbullNortheastLocal history
Franklin MuseumNew AthensHarrisonNortheastLocal history
Frank Museum of ArtWestervilleFranklinCentralArtPart of Otterbein University, art from Africa, Japan, and New Guinea; the University also includes the Miller and Fisher Galleries
Fredericktown Historical MuseumFredericktownKnoxNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Fredericktown Historical Society
Frostville MuseumNorth OlmstedCuyahogaNortheastOpen airOperated by the Olmsted Historical Society, includes 4 houses, a general store, two barns and a church
Fulton County MuseumWauseonFultonNorthwestLocal historyOperated by the Fulton County Historical Society
Gahanna Historical Society MuseumsGahannaFranklinCentralHistoric houseIncludes the John Clark House and the Log House
Garst MuseumGreenvilleDarkeSouthwestLocal historyIncludes exhibits on Annie Oakley and Lowell Thomas; operated by the Darke County Historical Society
Georgian MuseumLancasterFairfieldCentralHistoric house1830s period mansion, operated by the Fairfield County Heritage Association, 1830s Federal mansion
Glendower MansionLebanonWarrenSouthwestHistoric houseOperated by the Warren County Historical Society
Gnadenhutten Historical Park and MuseumGnadenhuttenTuscarawasNortheastOpen airHistory of the Gnadenhutten massacre in 1782
Gorman Heritage FarmEvendaleHamiltonSouthwestFarmHeritage farm and outdoor education center
Goshen Historical Society MuseumGoshenClermontSouthwestLocal history
Governor Bebb MetroPark & Pioneer VillageOkeanaButlerSouthwestOpen airHistoric log cabins, located in Governor Bebb MetroPark
Grant BirthplacePoint PleasantClermontSouthwestHistoric houseBirthplace of President Ulysses S. Grant, operated by the Ohio History Connection
Grant Boyhood HomeGeorgetownBrownSouthwestHistoric houseFamily home of President Ulysses S. Grant, operated by the Ohio History Connection
Grant SchoolhouseGeorgetownBrownSouthwestSchoolEarly 19th-century school of President Ulysses S. Grant, operated by the Ohio History Connection
Granville Historical Society MuseumGranvilleLickingCentralLocal history
Great Western SchoolhouseSt. ClairsvilleBelmontSoutheastEducationOpen by appointment, late 19th-century schoolhouse
Greater Buckeye Lake Historical Society MuseumBuckeye LakeLickingCentralLocal historyFeatures Buckeye Lake Park memorabilia
Greater Cleveland Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame and MuseumEuclidCuyahogaNortheastSports
Greater Loveland Historical Society MuseumLovelandHamiltonSouthwestHistoric house
Greene County Ohio Historical Society MuseumXeniaGreeneSouthwestMultipleComplex includes Galloway Log House, Brantley Carriage House Museum and Victorian Town House
Guernsey County Historical MuseumCambridgeGuernseySoutheastLocal historyLate 19th-century McCracken-McFarland House containing antique furnishings, products and personal items from Guernsey County and its people
Hale Farm & VillageBath TownshipSummitNortheastLivingOperated by the Western Reserve Historical Society, 1860s village
Hancock Historical MuseumFindlayHancockNorthwestLocal historyLocated in the Hull-Flater House
Hardin County Historical MuseumsKentonHardinNorthwestLocal historyIncludes Sullivan-Johnson Museum, and the Hardin Historic Village and Farm, which is open by appointment seasonally
Harding MuseumFranklinWarrenSouthwestLocal historyOperated by the Franklin Area Historical Society, also operates the Franklin Post Office
Harmony Hill Historical MuseumWilliamsburgClermontSouthwestHistoric houseOperated by the Clermont County Historical Society, open by appointment or events
Harris Dental MuseumBainbridgeRossSouthwestMedicalEarly 19th-century home, medical office, dental office, and dental school
Harrison Coal and Reclamation Historical ParkCadizHarrisonNortheastMiningOutdoor display of surface mining vehicles and equipment
Harrison County History of Coal MuseumCadizHarrisonNortheastMiningLocated on the lower level of the Puskarich Public Library
Hawthorn HillOakwoodMontgomerySouthwestHistoric houseEarly 20th mansion of Wilbur and Orville Wright
Hefner Museum of Natural HistoryOxfordButlerSouthwestNatural historyPart of Miami University
Henry Barnhisel HouseGirardTrumbullNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Girard Historical Society
Henry Fearing House MuseumMariettaWashingtonSoutheastHistoric houseOperated by the Washington County Historical Society, Victorian home
Heritage Hall MuseumHamiltonButlerSouthwestLocal historyIncludes Robert McCloskey exhibit
Hezekiah Dunham HouseBedfordCuyahogaNortheastHistoric house1832 Georgian mansion operated by the Bedford Historical Society, furnishings reflect three periods of occupancy: 1840s, 1900 and 1950
Heritage Farm MuseumBrunswickMedinaNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Brunswick Area Historical Society, 1860s homestead
Heritage HallMarionMarionNorthwestLocal historyOperated by the Marion County Historical Society
Heritage Village MuseumSharonvilleHamiltonSouthwestLiving19th-century village, includes Kemper Log House
Hickories MuseumElyriaLorainNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Lorain County Historical Society, 1895 mansion interprets the lifestyle of a wealthy Lorain County family in the early 1900s
Hiestand GalleriesOxfordButlerSouthwestArtPart of Miami University
Highland House MuseumHillsboroHighlandSouthwestLocal historyOperated by the Highland County Historical Society
Hilliard Ohio Historical Society MuseumHilliardFranklinCentralMultipleLocal history museum and open air historical village
Highlands Nature SanctuaryBainbridgeHighlandSouthwestNatural historyPrivate nature preserve, includes the Appalachian Forest Museum
Historic Kirtland VillageKirtlandLakeNortheastOpen airHistoric buildings and sites important to the early Latter Day Saint movement
Historic Lyme VillageBellevueHuronNortheastOpen airIncludes John Wright Mansion, carriage house, schoolhouse, church, general store, log houses, barns, National Postmark Museum and more
Historical Society of Germantown MuseumGermantownMontgomerySouthwestLocal historyLocated in a former Carnegie library
Hoover Historical CenterNorth CantonStarkNortheastHistoric housePart of Walsh University, history of The Hoover Company and its vacuum cleaners told in period settings
Hopewell Culture National Historical ParkChillicotheRossSouthwestArchaeologyAncient Native American mounds and museum
Hower HouseAkronSummitNortheastHistoric housePart of University of Akron, Victorian mansion
Hubbard House Underground Railroad MuseumAshtabulaAshtabulaNortheastHistoric house1841 period house with exhibits on the Underground Railroad and American Civil War
Huber Machinery MuseumMarionMarionNorthwestAgricultureLocated on the Marion County Fairgrounds, includes steam and gasoline tractors, threshers and road-building equipment
Huffman Prairie Flying FieldFairbornGreeneSouthwestAviationPart of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, place where the Wright brothers worked to create a dependable, fully controllable airplane and trained themselves to be pilots
Iams Homestead MuseumTrotwoodMontgomerySouthwestHistoric houseOperated by the Trotwood-Madison Historical Society
Imagination StationToledoLucasNorthwestScienceOver 300 hands-on science exhibits
Indian Museum of Lake County, OhioMentorLakeNortheastNative AmericanFeatures archaeological artifacts from last group of Indians, the Whittlesey people, to live in the area before the arrival of the Europeans
J. E. Reeves Victorian Home & Carriage House MuseumDoverTuscarawasNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Dover Historical Society, 17 room Victorian mansion and adjacent museum with carriages and other vehicles
James A. Garfield National Historic SiteMentorLakeNortheastBiographicalHome of President James Garfield
Jefferson County Historical Association & MuseumSteubenvilleJeffersonNortheastLocal history
Jefferson Depot VillageJeffersonAshtabulaNortheastOpen airIncludes railroad depot, pharmacy, post office, general store and Victorian house
Jennie Munger Gregory Memorial MuseumGeneva on the LakeAshtabulaNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Ashtabula County Historical Society
John & Annie Glenn Historic SiteNew ConcordMuskingumSoutheastLivingAstronaut John Glenn's boyhood home recreated for the Depression and home front during World War II
John Scott Garbry MuseumPiquaMiamiSouthwestOpen airStudent center for Upper Valley JVS students majoring in the Environmental Occupations Program, includes classrooms, land laboratories and a replica of a town square featuring recreations of 19th-century shops, open by appointment
John P. Parker HouseRipleyBrownSouthwestHistoric houseMid-19th-century home that was a stop on the Underground Railroad
John Rankin HouseRipleyBrownSouthwestHistoric houseOperated by the Ohio History Connection, home to abolitionist John Rankin and stop on the Underground Railroad
John Smart HouseMedinaMedinaNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Medina County Historical Society, Victorian house
John Stark Edwards House and Trumbull County MuseumWarrenTrumbullNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Trumbull County Historical Society, home of John Stark Edwards, depicts the lives of its residents from pioneer days to the late nineteenth century
John's Sweeper ServiceDoverTuscarawasNortheastCommodityFeatures collection of historic vacuum cleaners
Johnny Appleseed Educational Center & MuseumUrbanaChampaignSouthwestBiographicalPart of Urbana University, memorabilia and written information about the life of Johnny Appleseed
Johnson-Humrickhouse MuseumCoshoctonCoshoctonNortheastMultipleLocal history, Native American art and artifacts, American & European decorative arts, changing art exhibits
Johnson's Island MuseumMarbleheadOttawaNorthwestCivil WarHistory of Johnson's Island, POW camp during the Civil War
Johnston Farm and Indian AgencyPiquaMiamiSouthwestMultipleIncludes John Johnston Farm, a museum of local & canal history, and canal rides
Joshua Reed Giddings Law OfficeJeffersonAshtabulaNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Ashtabula County Historical Society, early 19th-century law office of abolitionist Joshua Reeds Giddings
Karl Limper Geology MuseumOxfordButlerSouthwestGeologyPart of Miami University, ore minerals and meteorites
Keeper's HouseMarbleheadOttawaNorthwestHistoric houseOperated by the Ottawa County Historical Society, home of the first three lighthouse keepers for the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the Great Lakes
Kennedy Museum of ArtAthensAthensSoutheastArtPart of Ohio University, collections include southwest Native American textiles, jewelry and contemporary collection of prints
Kennedy Stone HouseCambridgeGuernseySoutheastHistoric houseLocated in Salt Fork State Park
Kent State School of Art GalleriesKentPortageNortheastArtPart of Kent State University School of Art, CVA, Downtown, Michener, Eells, and Student galleries
Kent State University MuseumKentPortageNortheastMultipleFashion and decorative arts
Kelso House MuseumBrimfieldPortageNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Brimfield Memorial House Association
Killbuck Valley MuseumKillbuckHolmesNortheastNatural historyAnimal skeletons, archaeological artifacts, geology specimens, local history
Kingwood CenterMansfieldRichlandNortheastHistoric houseBotanical garden and mansion
Kirtland TempleKirtlandLakeNortheastReligiousHistoric Mormon temple with museum
Knox County Historical Society MuseumMount VernonKnoxNortheastLocal history
Lake County History CenterPainesville TownshipLakeNortheastLocal history
Lake Erie Islands Historical Society MuseumPut-in-BayOttawaNorthwestLocal historyOperated by the Lake Erie Islands Historical Society
Lake Erie Islands Nature and Wildlife CenterPut-in-BayOttawaNorthwestNatural historyFormerly the Alaskan Wildlife Museum, collection of North American wildlife, fish and bird mounts
Lake Erie Nature & Science CenterBay VillageCuyahogaNortheastNature centerFeatures live animals, natural history and science exhibits
Lake Metroparks FarmparkKirtlandLakeNortheastFarmWorking farm center, family oriented science and cultural center devoted to agriculture, farming, and country life
Lane-Hooven HouseHamiltonButlerSouthwestHistoric houseOctagon Gothic house
Langsdon Mineral CollectionCelinaMercerNorthwestNatural historyRare minerals, located in the Mercer County Library, over 900 minerals from all over the world in 21 display cases
LeFevre GalleryNewarkLickingCentralArtPart of Ohio State University, Newark Campus
Lenox Rural MuseumJeffersonAshtabulaNortheastLocal historyIncludes general store and gas station, agriculture equipment
Liberty Aviation MuseumPort ClintonOttawaNorthwestAviationLocated at the Erie-Ottawa Regional Airport, also military and local history
Lillian E. Jones MuseumJacksonJacksonSoutheastLocal history
Lisbon Historical Society MuseumLisbonColumbianaNortheastLocal history
Little Red SchoolhouseBowling GreenWoodNorthwestSchoolOne room schoolhouse
Logan County History CenterBellefontaineLoganNorthwestMultipleIncludes the Logan County Museum, Logan County Transportation Museum, and the Orr Mansion, operated by the Logan County Historical Society
LoghurstCanfieldMahoningNortheastHistoric houseEarly 19th-century log house, operated by appointment the Canfield Heritage Foundation
Lorain County History CenterElyriaLorainNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Lorain County Historical Society in the Horace Starr House
Loveland Castle & MuseumLovelandHamiltonSouthwestHistoric houseAlso known as Chateau Laroche, folly of a historical European castle
Lowrie-Beatty MuseumRavennaPortageNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Portage County Historical Society
Lucy Hayes Heritage CenterChillicotheRossSouthwestHistoric houseRestored home of Lucy Webb Hayes, wife of President Rutherford B. Hayes
Mad River & NKP Railroad MuseumBellevueHuronNortheastRailroadRailroad cars, equipment, tools, lanterns, uniforms, timetables, torches, buttons, badges, locks, silverware, china and linens and more
Mahler Museum & History CenterBereaCuyahogaNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Berea Historical Society in the Buehl House
Malabar Farm State ParkLucasRichlandNortheastMultipleHistoric house and farm museum
Maltz Museum of Jewish HeritageBeachwoodCuyahogaNortheastEthnic - Jewish
Mansfield Art CenterMansfieldRichlandNortheastArt
Mansfield Fire MuseumMansfieldRichlandNortheastFirefighting
Mansfield Memorial MuseumMansfieldRichlandNortheastLocal history
MAPS Air MuseumGreenSummitNortheastAviationLocated at the Akron-Canton Regional Airport
Marblehead Lighthouse MuseumMarbleheadOttawaNorthwestMaritimeHoused in the former residence of the lighthouse keepers in Marblehead Lighthouse State Park
Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy RelicsFort RecoveryMercerNorthwestReligiousCollection of religious relics and Maria Stein Heritage Museum with pioneer life exhibits
Marion Union StationMarionMarionNorthwestRailroadRestored depot with collection of railroad memorabilia and the AC Tower, which was once the main switching facility for the Erie Railroad, Marion Division
Maritime Museum of SanduskySanduskyErieNortheastMaritimeHistory of boating, commercial fishing, and shipping on Lake Erie
Martin-Perry HomesteadPowellDelawareCentralHistoric houseOperated by the Powell Liberty Historical Society, 1889 house with Victorian furnishings, artifacts and local memorabilia
Massillon MuseumMassillonStarkNortheastLocal history, artExhibits include miniature circus, Native American artifacts, period displays, changing art exhibits
Matamoras Area Historical Society MuseumMatamorasWashingtonSoutheastLocal history
Mayfield Township Historical Society MuseumMayfield TownshipCuyahogaNortheastHistoric houseHoused in the Bennett VanCuren Historical Home
Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture BooksFindlayHancockNorthwestArtPart of the University of Findlay, literacy and the art of children's picture books
McDonough Museum of ArtYoungstownMahoningNortheastArtPart of Youngstown State University, contemporary art
McKinley Memorial Library, Museum & Birthplace HomeNilesTrumbullNortheastBiographicalMemorial, museum and historic house museum of President William McKinley
Meeker Homestead MuseumDelawareDelawareCentralHistoric houseOperated by the Delaware County Historical Society, early settlement period house
Melnick Medical MuseumYoungstownMahoningNortheastSciencePart of Youngstown State University, history of medicine, especially as it relates to Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley from the 18th century to the present
Mercer County Historical MuseumCelinaMercerNorthwestLocal history
Merry-Go-Round MuseumSanduskyErieNortheastAmusementCarousel horses and animals
Meigs County MuseumPomeroyMeigsSoutheastLocal historyOperated by the Meigs County Historical Society
Mentor Safety VillageMentorLakeNortheastFirefightingIncludes Mentor Fire Museum, Children's Safety House
Mercer-Smith Log HouseFairbornGreeneSouthwestHistoric housePioneer log cabin, open for events
Miakonda MuseumToledoLucasNorthwestScoutingLocated at Camp Miakonda, emphasis on Scouting history in the Erie Shores Council and its present and past camps
Miami University Art MuseumOxfordButlerSouthwestArtFeatures 5 galleries of changing exhibitions, collections include paintings, sculpture and prints, Leica cameras and a sculpture park
Miami Valley Military History MuseumDaytonMontgomerySouthwestMilitaryLocated in the former Putnam Library in the Historic District of the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Displays begin with the Revolutionary War, and include the history of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and continue through the Spanish–American War, both World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War, Operations DESERT STORM, ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM and Military Operations Other Than War such as Lebanon, Grenada, and Panama.
Miami Valley Veterans MuseumTroyMiamiSouthwestMilitarySupported by local veterans and community organizations, area veterans and military history
Middletown Canal MuseumMiddletownButlerSouthwestLocal historyOperated seasonally by the Middletown Historical Society
Mid-Ohio Historical MuseumCanal WinchesterFranklinCentralToyAlso known as Doll and Toy Museum, dolls, antique to modern, toys including Disney, trains, and circus collections
Milan Historical MuseumMilanErieNortheastMultipleSix buildings include decorative arts, dolls & toys, tools, carriages, farm equipment, glass, local history, period rooms, 19th-century general store
Millersburg Glass MuseumMillersburgHolmesNortheastGlassLocal glass, located on the campus of the Holmes County Cultural Center Campus
Minster MuseumMinsterAuglaizeNorthwestLocal historyOperated by the Minster Historical Society
Monroe Historical Society MuseumMonroeButlerSouthwestLocal history
Monument CabinHamiltonButlerSouthwestHistoric house1804 log cabin in Monument Park
Moore House MuseumLorainLorainNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Lorain Historical Society, 1920s period house
Morgan County Historical Society MuseumMcConnelsvilleMorganSoutheastLocal historyOperated by the Morgan County Historical Society, also a doll museum
Motorcycle Hall of FamePickeringtonFairfieldCentralTransportation - MotorcycleMotorcycles, riding gear, memorabilia, important figures
Motts Military MuseumGroveportFranklinCentralMilitary
Museum at the Friends HomeWaynesvilleWarrenSouthwestLocal historyAlso known as the Waynesville Area Heritage & Cultural Center
Museum of CeramicsEast LiverpoolColumbianaNortheastArtCeramic wares produced in and around East Liverpool
Museum of Divine StatuesLakewoodCuyahogaNortheastReligiousEcclesiastical statues and other sacred artifacts
Museum of Spiritual ArtFranklinWarrenSouthwestReligious ArtPrivate collection of religious art showcasing world religions
Museum of Troy HistoryTroyMiamiSouthwestLocal history
Myers Inn MuseumSunburyDelawareCentralHistoric houseOperated by the Big Walnut Area Historical Society, early 19th-century inn and house
Myers School of Art GalleriesAkronSummitNortheastArtPart of University of Akron, Emily Davis Gallery and the Projects and Atrium galleries in Folk Hall
Nash House MuseumDelawareDelawareCentralHistoric houseOperated by the Delaware County Historical Society, Victorian period house
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural CenterWilberforceGreeneSouthwestAfrican AmericanAdjacent to Central State University, experiences of African Americans from their African origins to the present
National Aviation Hall of FameRiversideMontgomerySouthwestHall of fame - Aviation - MilitaryHosted within the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB
National Barber Museum and Hall of FameWinchesterAdamsSouthwestIndustryBarber profession artifacts, open by appointment, formerly the Ed Jeffers Barber Museum, operated by the Canal Winchester Area Historical Society
National Center for Nature PhotographyBerkeyLucasNorthwestArtLocated in Secor Metropark, nature photography
National Construction Equipment MuseumBowling GreenWoodNorthwestTechnologyConstruction vehicles of all kinds, operated by the Historical Construction Equipment Association
National Heisey Glass MuseumNewarkLickingCentralGlassOperated by the Heisey Collectors of America, Heisey Glass Company glassware
National Imperial Glass MuseumBellaireBelmontSoutheastGlassGlass produced by Imperial Glassware
National Museum of Cambridge GlassCambridgeGuernseySoutheastGlassCambridge Glass glassware
National Museum of the Great LakesToledoLucasNorthwestMaritimeMaritime history of the Great Lakes, includes the Col. James M. Schoonmaker freighter museum ship
National Museum of the United States Air ForceRiversideMontgomerySouthwestAviationLocated at Wright-Patterson AFB outside Dayton
National Packard MuseumWarrenTrumbullNortheastAutomotiveExhibits on Packard family, Packard Electric Company, Packard Motor Car and local history
National Road/Zane Grey MuseumNorwichMuskingumSoutheastMultipleExhibits on the National Road, author Zane Grey and Ohio art pottery, operated by the John & Annie Glenn Historic Site
National Voice of America Museum of BroadcastingWest ChesterButlerSouthwestMediaLocated in a former Voice of America facility, exhibits on radio and television
Nature Center at Shaker LakesShaker HeightsCuyahogaNortheastNatural history
New Bremen Historical MuseumNew BremenAuglaizeNorthwestLocal historyOperated by the New Bremen Historic Association in the mid-19th-century William Luelleman House
New Indian Ridge MuseumAmherstLorainNortheastArchaeology
New Knoxville Heritage CenterNew KnoxvilleAuglaizeNorthwestHistoric houseOperated by the New Knoxville Historical Society, includes a late 19th-century house, doctor's office, log house and standalone kitchen building
North Canton Heritage Society MuseumNorth CantonStarkNortheastLocal history
Northern Ohio Railway MuseumChippewa LakeMedinaNortheastRailroadStreetcars and other railroad equipment
Oak Hill Cottage MuseumMansfieldRichlandNortheastHistoric houseVictorian home, operated by the Richland County Historical Society
Oberlin Heritage CenterOberlinLorainNortheastOpen airIncludes Monroe House, the Little Red Schoolhouse, and the Jewett House
OH WOW!YoungstownMahoningNortheastScienceAKA Roger & Gloria Jones Children's Center for Science & Technology, hands-on science and technology exhibits for children
Ohio Glass MuseumLancasterFairfieldCentralGlassPressed and blown glass objects from Ohio glass manufacturers
Ohio Governor's MansionBexleyFranklinCentralHistoric house1920s mansion and garden, home to the Governor of Ohio since 1957
Ohio Railway MuseumWorthingtonFranklinCentralRailroad
Ohio River MuseumMariettaWashingtonSoutheastMaritimeOperated by the Ohio History Connection, transportation and natural history of the Ohio River
Ohio State ReformatoryMansfieldRichlandNortheastPrisonLate 19th-century prison in use until 1990
Ohio Tobacco MuseumRipleyBrownSouthwestIndustryTobacco farming and production
Ohio Valley River MuseumClaringtonMonroeSoutheastLocal History
Ohio's Small Town MuseumAshvillePickawayCentralLocal historyOperated by the Ashville Area Heritage Society
Old Brick MuseumOrwellAshtabulaNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Old Brick Historical Society
Old Carnegie Library MuseumPickeringtonFairfieldCentralLocal historyOperated by the Pickerington-Violet Township Historical Society
Old Main Street MuseumNewcomerstownTuscarawasNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Newcomerstown Historical Society, replica of an early 1900s village holds twenty-three storefronts
Oldest Stone House MuseumLakewoodCuyahogaNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Lakewood Historical Society, 1834 house
Olin's Museum of Covered BridgesAshtabulaAshtabulaNortheastCommodity - Covered bridgesHistory, photos, art, and artifacts about covered bridges
Oliver Tucker MuseumBeverlyWashingtonSoutheastHistoric houseOperated by the Lower Muskingum Historical Society, 1850s log house
Orange Johnson HouseWorthingtonFranklinCentralHistoric houseOperated by the Worthington Historical Society, 19th-century period home
Our House TavernGallipolisGalliaSoutheastHistoric houseOperated by the Ohio History Connection, 1819 tavern
Ourant's SchoolDeersvilleHarrisonNortheastSchool1873 one-room schoolhouse, open for events and programs
Overfield Tavern MuseumTroyMiamiSouthwestHistoric siteFurnished in mid-19th-century Ohio antiques
Painesville Railroad MuseumPainesvilleLakeNortheastRailroadOperated by the Western Reserve Railroad Association, open for events
Parry Park MuseumWoodsfieldMonroeSoutheastLocal historyOpen by appointment with the Monroe County Historical Society, includes the Hollister-Parry House Museum, Oak Ridge-Byers One Room School House, and the Yaussey-Winkler Cooperative Dairy
Patterson HomesteadDaytonMontgomerySouthwestHistoric house19th-century house
Paul Laurence Dunbar HouseDaytonMontgomerySouthwestBiographicalPart of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
Pennsylvania House MuseumSpringfieldClarkSouthwestHistoric houseEarly 19th-century house and tavern, operated by the Lagonda Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Peoples Mortuary MuseumMariettaWashingtonSoutheastAutomotiveHistoric automobiles and hearses, operated by Cawley & People's Funeral Homes
Perkins Stone MansionAkronSummitNortheastHistoric houseMid-19th-century mansion, operated by The Summit County Historical Society of Akron, Ohio
Perry County Historical SocietySomersetPerrySoutheastLocal history1840 house with exhibits on American Civil War, Native Americans, Perry County art pottery
Perry Historical MuseumPerryLakeNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Perry Historical Society of Lake County
Philip Moore Jr. Stone HouseWest PortsmouthSciotoSouthwestHistoric houseEarly 19th-century house, open on select days
Piatt CastlesWest LibertyLoganNorthwestHistoric houseTwo mid-19th-century chateaux open for tours
Pickwick Building MuseumMiddletownButlerSouthwestLocal historyOperated by the Middletown Historical Society
Pike Heritage MuseumWaverlyPikeSouthwestLocal history
Piqua Historical MuseumPiquaMiamiSouthwestLocal history
Plain City Historical Society MuseumPlain CityMadisonSouthwestLocal history
Polka Hall of FameEuclidCuyahogaNortheastHall of fame - Dance - PolkaHistory of the Cleveland-style polk
Presidential MuseumWilliamsfieldAshtabulaNortheastHistoryExhibits on every U.S. President
Pro Football Hall of FameCantonStarkNortheastHall of fame - Sports - Football
Promont House MuseumMilfordClermontSouthwestHistoric houseOperated by the Greater Milford Area Historical Society, 3-story Victorian Italianate mansion
Prospect PlaceTrinwayMuskingumSoutheastHistoric houseMid-19th-century mansion
Putnam County Historical Society MuseumKalidaPutnamNorthwestLocal history
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & MuseumHamiltonButlerSouthwestArt sculpture park and outdoor museum
Quaker Heritage CenterWilmingtonClintonSouthwestReligiousPart of Wilmington College
Quaker Yearly Meeting HouseMount PleasantJeffersonNortheastReligious1814 meeting house
Quigley MuseumAmherstLorainNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Amherst Historical Society, 1832 house
Radnor Historic MuseumRadnorDelawareCentralLocal historyOperated by the Radnor Heritage Society
Ragersville Historical SocietyRagersvilleTuscarawasNortheastLocal historyMuseum and one room schoolhouse
Reynoldsburg-Truro Historical Society MuseumReynoldsburgFranklinCentralLocal history
Richard Ross Museum of ArtDelawareDelawareCentralArt museumPart of Ohio Wesleyan University
Richland County MuseumLexingtonRichlandNortheastLocal history
Ripley MuseumRipleyBrownSouthwestLocal history1850s home featuring 10 rooms with collectibles dating from the late 18th century up to the mid-20th century
River MuseumWellsvilleColumbianaNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Wellsville Historical Society
Robbins CrossingNelsonvilleAthensSoutheastLivingOperated by Hocking College, 19th-century village
Robbins Hunter MuseumGranvilleLickingCentralHistoric houseGreek Revival Avery Downer House with 14 rooms furnished with 18th- and 19th-century decorative arts, operated by the Licking County Historical Society
Rombach Place MuseumWilmingtonClintonSouthwestLocal historyHome of General James W. Denver, features Victorian furnishings, local history and art; operated by the Clinton County Historical Society
Roscoe VillageCoshoctonCoshoctonNortheastLivingRestored 19th-century canal village, also features the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum
Rose Hill MuseumBay VillageCuyahogaNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Bay Village Historical Society, furnishings from the Colonial and Victorian periods
Ross County Heritage CenterChillicotheRossSouthwestLocal historyOperated by the Ross County Historical Society, site includes the 1820s Knoles Log House and the Franklin House with exhibits of local women's history
Ross Historical CenterSidneyShelbyNorthwestLocal historyOperated by the Shelby County Historical Society
Ross-Gowdy HouseNew RichmondClermontSouthwestHistoric houseOperated by the New Richmond Historical Society, 1853 house
Rossville MuseumPiquaMiamiSouthwestAfrican American1869 house built by former slave, open by appointment
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential CenterFremontSanduskyNortheastBiographicalIncludes Presidential library, Hayes Museum and Spiegel Grove
Salem Historical MuseumSalemColumbianaNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Salem Historical Society
Samuel Spitler House Community MuseumBrookvilleMontgomerySouthwestHistoric houseOperated by the Brookville Historical Society
Sandstone Museum CenterAmherstLorainNortheastOpen airOperated by the Amherst Historical Society
Sandusky County Historical Society MuseumFremontSanduskyNortheastHistoric house
Sauder VillageArchboldFultonNorthwestLivingTurn-of-the-20th-century rural village with craftsmen, historic houses, farm and more
Sayler-Swartsel HouseEatonPrebleSouthwestLocal historyOperated by the Preble County Historical Society
Schoenbrunn VillageNew PhiladelphiaTuscarawasNortheastOpen airOperated by the Ohio History Connection, reconstructed village with seventeen buildings
Schumacher GalleryBexleyFranklinCentralArtPart of Capital University, located on the fourth floor of The Blackmore Library
Scio Historical MuseumScioHarrisonNortheastLocal history
Sedgwick House MuseumMartins FerryBelmontSoutheastLocal historyOperated by the Martins Ferry Area Historical Society
Serpent MoundPeeblesAdamsSouthwestArchaeologyPrehistoric effigy mound, museum and park
Shaker Heights Historical Society MuseumShaker HeightsCuyahogaNortheastReligious
Shandy HallGenevaAshtabulaNortheastHistoric houseEarly 19th-century house, operated by appointment with the Western Reserve Historical Society
Shanes Crossing Historical MuseumRockfordMercerNorthwestLocal history
Sherman House MuseumLancasterFairfieldCentralHistoric house19th-century home of U.S. senator John Sherman and General William Tecumseh Sherman, operated by the Fairfield Heritage Association
Sherwood-Davidson House MuseumNewarkLickingCentralHistoric houseOperated by the Licking County Historical Society
Shunk MuseumCrestlineCrawfordNorthwestLocal historyOperated by the Crestline Historical Association. New Crestline Historical Museum opened in 2019.
Snook's Dream CarsBowling GreenWoodNorthwestAutomotiveHistoric cars in recreated settings including a 1940s Texaco gas station, 1930s general store and 1960s race track
Southeast Ohio History CenterAthensAthensSoutheastLocal historySettlement of Ohio, operated by the Athens County Historical Society
Southern Ohio MuseumPortsmouthSciotoSouthwestArtFocus on Ohio and regional art, Clarence Holbrook Carter and over 10,000 prehistoric Native American objects
Spiegel GroveFremontSanduskyNortheastHistoric houseAlso known as Rutherford B. Hayes Home, part of Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
Spirit of 76 MuseumWellingtonLorainNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Southern Lorain County Historical Society
Springboro Museum CenterSpringboroWarrenSouthwestLocal historyFormer stop on the Underground Railroad
Springfield Museum of ArtSpringfieldClarkSouthwestArt
Spring HillMassillonStarkNortheastHistoric house1820s rural home once a stop on the Underground Railroad
Squire Rich MuseumBrecksvilleCuyahogaNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Brecksville Historical Association, 1840s house
Stan Hywet Hall and GardensAkronSummitNortheastHistoric houseNotable country estate with gardens
Stearns HomesteadParmaCuyahogaNortheastOpen airOperated by the Parma Area Historical Society, includes 1855 Stearns House, 1920 Gibbs House, country store and farm
Stein GalleriesFairbornGreeneSouthwestArtPart of Wright State University
Stengel True MuseumMarionMarionNorthwestLocal historyVictorian period mansion with local history displays, open by appointment
Stone AcademyZanesvilleMuskingumSoutheastLocal historyOperated by The Pioneer and Historical Society of Muskingum County
Strock Stone HouseAustintownMahoningNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Austintown Historical Society
Strongsville Historical VillageStrongsvilleCuyahogaNortheastOpen airOperated by the Strongsville Historical Society, recreated 19th-century village
SunWatch Indian VillageDaytonMontgomerySouthwestNative AmericanRecreated 13th-century Native American village
Susie's Museum of ChildhoodCarrolltonCarrollNortheastToyIncludes dolls, teddy bears and toys, located in Bluebird Farm Park
Sutliff MuseumWarrenTrumbullNortheastLocal historyVictorian furnished room on the second floor of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library
Ted Lewis MuseumCirclevillePickawayCentralBiographicalMusician Ted Lewis
Temperance TavernNewcomerstownTuscarawasNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Newcomerstown Historical Society, 1841 tavern, features dress collection, Woody Hayes and Cy Young memorabilia, military artifacts
Terhune Art GalleryPerrysburgWoodNorthwestArtPart of Owens Community College in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts
Tiffin Glass MuseumTiffinSenecaNorthwestGlassFeatures Tiffin Glass Company glassware
Tippecanoe Historical Society MuseumTipp CityMiamiSouthwestLocal history
Toledo Firefighters MuseumToledoLucasNorthwestFirefighting
Toledo Museum of ArtToledoLucasNorthwestArtFeatures large glass collection, plus extensive collection of European and American painting
Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway MuseumGrand RapidsWoodNorthwestRailwayHeritage railroad and museum
Town Hall MuseumBedfordCuyahogaNortheastLocal historyMain museum of the Bedford Historical Society
Toy and Doll Museum of MariettaMariettaWashingtonSoutheastToy
Toy and Plastic Brick MuseumBellaireBelmontSoutheastToyFeatures Lego projects
Tri-State Warbird MuseumBataviaClermontSouthwestAviationRestored World War II aircraft
Trotwood Depot MuseumTrotwoodMontgomerySouthwestRailroadOperated by the Trotwood-Madison Historical Society
Troy-Hayner Cultural CenterTroyMiamiSouthwestArtChanging art exhibits, permanent exhibit about the Hayner Distillery Company
TV Dinner Club MuseumAkronSummitNortheastMediaArt and artifacts of mid-20th-century American TV
Twinsburg Historical Society MuseumTwinsburgSummitNortheastLocal history
Tyler History CenterYoungstownMahoningNortheastLocal historyOperated by the Mahoning Valley Historical Society
Uhrichsville Clay MuseumUhrichsvilleTuscarawasNortheastDecorative artFolk art created by clay workers in their spare time and other ceramic items
Underground Railroad MuseumFlushingBelmontSoutheastHistorySlavery and the Underground Railroad in Ohio
Union Township Heritage AssociationWest MiltonMiamiSouthwestLocal historyLocated in a Quaker meeting house, includes area Quaker history
Upton HouseWarrenTrumbullNortheastHistoric house19th-century home of suffragette Harriet Taylor Upton
Uniopolis Historical MuseumUniopolisAuglaizeNorthwestLocal historyOperated by the Uniopolis Historical Society
Van Wert County Historical SocietyVan WertVan WertNorthwestOpen airIncludes the Clark Mansion, barn with agriculture exhibits, one room schoolhouse, log house
Versailles Area MuseumVersaillesDarkeSouthwestHistoryOperated by the Versailles Area Historical Society, local history
Veterans Memorial MuseumGermantownMontgomerySouthwestMilitaryWWII artifacts, uniforms, medals, photos, weapons
Victorian House MuseumMillersburgHolmesNortheastLocal historyVictoriana and Holmes County history, in the Brightman House
Victorian Perambulator MuseumJeffersonAshtabulaNortheastCommodityMore than 200 antique baby carriages
Ving Tsun MuseumDaytonMontgomerySouthwestSportsHistory of Ving Tsun kung fu
WACO Aircraft MuseumTroyMiamiSouthwestAviationOperated by the WACO Historical Society, focus on Waco Aircraft Company airplanes
Walton House MuseumCentervilleMontgomerySouthwestLocal historyOperated by the Centerville-Washington Township Historical Society
Wapakoneta MuseumWapakonetaAuglaizeNorthwestLocal historyOperated by the Auglaize County Historical Society
Ward-Thomas MuseumNilesTrumbullNortheastHistoric houseOperated by the Niles Historical Society, includes mannequins wearing life-size replicas of the First Ladies’ gowns
Warren County History CenterLebanonWarrenSouthwestLocal historyMore than 30 exhibits on three floor levels, operated by the Warren County Historical Society in Harmon Hall
Warren G. Harding HouseMarionMarionNorthwestBiographicalOperated by the Ohio History Connection, also known as Harding Home and Museum
Warther MuseumDoverTuscarawasNortheastDecorative artWood and ivory carvings, particularly steam trains, created by Ernest “Mooney” Warther, a button collection, Swiss gardens, family home and original workshop, and arrowhead collection
War Vet MuseumCanfieldMahoningNortheastMilitaryAlso features model railroad
W. C. Moorhead MuseumDoverTuscarawasNortheastScoutingLocated at Camp Tuscazoar, history of Camp Tuscazoar and area scouting
Webb House MuseumNewarkLickingCentralHistoric houseOperated by the Licking County Historical Society
Welsh-American Heritage MuseumOak HillJacksonSoutheastEthnicArea Welsh heritage and culture, operated by the University of Rio Grande, open by appointment
Weltzheimer/Johnson HouseOberlinLorainNortheastHistoric houseDesigned by Frank Lloyd Wright
Westcott HouseSpringfieldClarkSouthwestHistoric houseDesigned by Frank Lloyd Wright
Wheeling & Lake Erie DepotBedfordCuyahogaNortheastRailroad1920s passenger station with railroad artifacts and displays, operated by the Bedford Historical Society
Whitehouse Historical Society MuseumWhitehouseLucasNorthwestLocal history
Wilderness Trail MuseumFort LoramieShelbyNorthwestLocal historyOperated by the Fort Loramie Historical Association
Wildwood Manor HouseToledoLucasNorthwestHistoric houseGeorgian Colonial mansion, also Oak Grove Schoolhouse
William H. McGuffey HouseOxfordButlerSouthwestHistoric housePart of Miami University, also exhibits about William Holmes McGuffey
William McKinley Presidential Library and MuseumCantonStarkNortheastMultipleIncludes McKinley National Memorial, Presidential memorabilia, period room displays, local businesses, street of shops, Discover World science center, planetarium, robotic dinosaur and model railroad; operated by the Stark County Historical Society
William Rainey Harper Log HouseNew ConcordMuskingumSoutheastHistoric house1834 log house
Windsor Historical Society MuseumWindsorAshtabulaNortheastLocal historyLocated in a former Episcopal church
Wolcott House Museum ComplexMaumeeLucasNorthwestOpen airIncludes the 19th-century Wolcott House, an 1841 saltbox farmhouse, an 1850 log house, an 1880 railroad station with box car and caboose, and a 1901 Gothic style country church; operated by the Maumee Valley Historical Society
Wolf Creek Grist MillLoudonvilleAshlandNortheastMillHistoric grist mill
Wood County Historical Center and MuseumBowling GreenWoodNorthwestLocal history
The WorksNewarkLickingCentralMultipleScience, glass art and history
Wright B Flyer HangarMiamisburgMontgomerySouthwestAviationReplica of the original Wright Brother's Huffman Prairie hangar and their aircraft
Wyandot Popcorn MuseumMarionMarionNorthwestFoodOperated by the Marion County Historical Society, popcorn poppers and peanut roasters
Xenia StationXeniaGreeneSouthwestLocal history
Yoder's Amish HomeMillersburgHolmesNortheastFarmHistoric Amish farm
Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and LaborYoungstownMahoningNortheastIndustryHistory of the steel industry
Youngstown State University Mineral MuseumYoungstownMahoningNortheastScienceLocated in Moser Hall, includes fossils, dinosaur eggs, minerals and crystals
Zane Shawnee CavernsJefferson TownshipLoganNorthwestNative AmericanCave and Shawnee Woodland Native American Museum
Zanesville Museum of ArtZanesvilleMuskingumSoutheastArt
Zoar VillageZoarTuscarawasNortheastOpen airOperated by the Ohio History Connection

Defunct museums

The regional column in the table features designations used by the Ohio Museum Association: