SEASONAL TOURS

Ohio Travel Treasures Seasonal Tours offer the cream of the special interest tours of each season. These proven tours offer travellers a solid, guaranteed delight which you can book time and time again with confidence. Tours on this page are from the entire state.

FALL TOURS

Mums the Word - Northeast Ohio Late September thru Mid October

Visit the second largest developer of Mums in the world. Tour a magnificent Tudor Mansion with an English Garden. Enjoy a pig roast on a farm. Take a train ride through the country and enjoy a stunning waterfall on a hayride.

 

Not So Dearly Departed - Southwest Ohio October

Start with a guided city tour, including the Mirror Lake Gazebo's Specter, (hear about the spirit of Imogene Remus and her gangster husband) Point Overlook and ride by the Reuben Resort House.
Relax on a fall foliage float trip and enjoy a meal, the songs and the stories at the "Bonfire of the Vanishings".
Guided tour of Music Hall —Built on a paupers field, workers unearthed masses of skeletons and caskets. These spirits still haunt Music Hall today. Enjoy a seasonal, hot lunch and tour of the General Harding Home . To this day guests and docents have experienced General Harding at the top of the stairs.

 

Orchard Tour — Learn about the apple growing process and take a hayride to the pumpkin patch.

 

Ghostly Walking tour and tales —a fun and ghostly walking tour of Waynesville—the most haunted village in Ohio!
Meal at the historic Golden Lamb , Ohio's oldest Inn—view guest rooms that have hosted famous figures of the 19th century. Hear stories about the most unusual "guests" that have stayed here.

 

Experience a guided tour of American Indian heritage at the prehistoric Indian hilltop enclosure at Ft. Ancient .
Visit the Shaker Museum in Lebanon where guests will journey back in time...there are many unusual items on display and one of the largest Shaker furniture and artifacts displays in the country.
Tour the invisible road to freedom at the Historical Society Museum with "Sadie" as your guide (a run-away slave re-enactor) and Null Cabin with a peek at some of the documented hiding spots.

Haunted Happenings - Northeast Ohio October

 

Visit haunted sites, participate in a “spooktacular ” dinner, and take a twilight wagon ride. Visit an old state penitentiary used in many movies and dine in an 1820's stage coach stop.

Hauntings and Mystery! - Wooster, Ohio area End of September through October / one night/two days

Tour guide will share with guests the various “hauntings ” that occur or have occurred...is it truth or fiction???

Check into host hotel and meet tour guide. Visit Ramseyer Farm — this family owned farm features an 8 acre maze that offers over 250 signs with Ohio facts and trivia. Enjoy a hayride and decorate a scarecrow to take home!!

Dinner at Smithville Inn —A landmark since 1818, opened as a hotel and hosted Presidents McKinley and Franklin Roosevelt. Noted for their baked chicken dinners, homemade biscuits and apple butter plus bowl after bowl of mashed potatoes, coleslaw, celery stuffing and rich noodles PLUS a seasonal dessert!

Return to hotel for cider, popcorn and entertainment by a professional storyteller with stories of hauntings!!! Watch out...you never know what stories the INN itself has to offer!!

After breakfast depart with guide (not literally!)

A tour of the Cat's Meow Village . More than 150 people help produce the Cat's Meow miniature hand-crafted buildings and accessories. See how a local artist became a phenomenon virtually overnight. Tour the Mewseum , try your hand at screen printing your own image that has a black cat on it!

TRICK OR TREAT ...guests will receive bags so that the area merchants can give out special gifts ... guests will be getting more treats than they deserve!!!

Visit the haunted Millersburg Hotel (the oldest and largest building, dating back over 150 years) — for lunch . The lobby still emits a mysterious hotel aura where strangers seem to wear the cloaks of secret spies, regardless of the fact that they are from this day-and-age. A special visitor is in store at this location!

Victorian House Tour in Millersburg , guided tour of this 28 room Queen Anne style home will give guests a haunting memory. Learn about the resident ghost and the encounters that have been experienced by guests and workers .

Behind the Screams - Northeast Ohio End of September thru October

Go “Behind the Screams” and learn about the resident ghost at a Victorian Home recently appearing an HGTV production that leaves guests haunted. Take a haunted stroll on a wagon ride through “Spooky Hollow” with costumed guides. Visit a family farm featuring an 8 acre maze, decorate your own scare crow, and dine at a haunted inn. So much more to make this your top pick for your October tour. Makes a great Mystery Tour as well!

 

Christmas Holiday Tours

Ohio Travel Treasures Christmas Tours offer the cream of the available Christmas Holiday tours. These proven tours offer your travellers a solid, guaranteed delight which you can book time and time again with confidence. Tours on this page are from the entire state. Several are new this year. And, yes, those reindeer at the bottom of the page are real reindeer, not sheepdogs with faux antlers!

Christmas Sensations, Temptations and Celebration - Northeast Ohio

The Christmas Music Spectacular— features over 200 singers, dancers, marching toy soldiers, thousands of lights and professional orchestra. Available December 7, 8, 9, 2007.

 

Tour of Bethlehem Cave and Nativity Museum. This church was designed to reflect the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The Bethlehem Cave is a replica of the cave where Jesus was born.

 

Donzell's Flower and Garden Center features more than 100 permanent trees on display, including beautiful themed trees done in original settings with mechanical and animated characters.
Buffet at GreyStone Hall —a majestic 20th century Greek Revival building that was originally a Masonic Temple.
Meal and Irving Berlin's “ White Christmas” promises to be a merry and bright theatrical experience.

 

Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens transforms into a true winter wonderland with over 200,000 twinkling lights.
Tour the Hower House— 28 room Victorian mansion with its unique octagonal rooms, parquet floors and furnishings.
Harry London's Candy —See the working elves and animated figures at this candy land delight.

 

Christmas in Amish Country - Northeast Ohio

Enjoy a unique shopping trip for all of your holiday needs. Take an old-fashioned buggy ride and enjoy baking cookies with an Amish family. Dine in an Amish home and take in the twinkling of thousands of lights. Enjoy wine tasting and a holiday show!

Holiday Allure - Northeast Ohio

Experience the spirit of the holidays at the Festival of Lights. Visit Creegans Animation Factory where Disney characters are created. See historical churches and Victorian mansions in Holiday Décor. Enjoy a fabulous Holiday Show!

Christmas Past & Presents - Northwest Ohio

Tour an elegant Victorian mansion with handmade decorations. Enjoy Christmas goodies and a treasure hunt. Be entertained by Civil War Soldiers and a grand Victorian feast at an old mansion. Enjoy a performance by the Top Hats as they take you down memory lane.

Winterfest and Holiday Festivities - Southwest Ohio Santa has lost his reindeer and hi-jacked your coach as he guides this magical mystical holiday tour .

Big Tree Plantation — Enjoy a wagon ride and a visit with the reindeer. Winterfest offers millions of twinkling lights, train ride, outdoor light show, spectacular entertainment, and more. A visit to Fabulous Furs —Model these fabulous faux fur coats. Tour the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption —featuring the world's largest stained glass window! Enjoy a stop at the world's largest train display . Covering over 25,000 sq ft!! Meal and a holiday musical revue . Shop at the unique country store for crafts, Amish baked goods and cheeses. Visit the beautiful poinsettia display and live nativity.
Stop at the Christmas Shop for Christmas trees, ornaments, and lights galore. Driving tour of one of the largest drive through light displays in Ohio.

Holidays on the Prairie - Indianapolis

Warm yourself by the hearths of Prairetown's residents. Share the holiday preparations of December 24, 1836. Experience a unique Christmas tour. Take a guided tour of an 1875 Italianate Victorian home. Let the Beef and Boards family entertain you with a spectacular show. Join Santa and Mrs. Claus for festive dancing, fabulous costumes, and Yuletide carols. Shopping in a European styled mall and a city tour will make your guests go Ho, Ho, Ho!

Festive Sights, Holiday Lights - Southwest Ohio

Enjoy a wonderful holiday horse parade, candlelit tours, and a Victorian mansion. Create your own Christmas arrangement. See a holiday show at La Comedia Dinner Theatre and find special gifts at Jungle Jim's International Marketplace.

Cozy Country Christmas - Northeast Ohio

Visit the Living Bible Museum and tour a Victorian home decorated for the season. See one of Ohio's finest drive-through light displays. Enjoy the sounds of the season at The Renaissance Theatre and an evening holiday revue.

Caroling with the Rich and Famous - Northeast Ohio

Relive the days when the rich and famous entertained in “Grand Style.” Visit beautiful Stan Hwyet Hall and tour the 19th century Hower House. Have dinner at a Sultan's Palace. Enjoy a holiday show with an Opryland star and rest your head in the former Quaker Oats silos!!

Seasonal Delight - Northeast Ohio

Guided tour through the beautiful countryside full of history, heritage and covered bridges. Lunch and entertainment at Overlook Restaurant — enjoy a holiday performance with singing and group interaction! Visit a Victorian home overflowing with Christmas trees, collectibles and gift items. Stop at Geneva-on-the Lake Winery for wine tasting and a shoreline drive along Lake Erie.

Gifts of the Holiday Season - Peoria, Illinois

Experience the spectacular Festival of Lights. See real reindeer at the Reindeer Ranch! Test your luck at the Par-a-Dice Casino. Tour a mid-Victorian home exquisitely decorated for the holidays. Enjoy a Holiday Dinner Performance.

Victorian Country Christmas - Ohio's Amish Country

Tour a Victorian Home and Mansion decked in Victorian splendor. Enjoy cookie decorating at an Amish family home and a walk through a Christmas wonderland. Entertainment is included with the Maranatha family singers. Sip wine at a unique tea

 

 

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