Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Akron

Amazing mansion, grounds, gardens and greenhouse. A gem for the city and the state. The staff and tour guide were incredibly helpful, insightful and knowledgeable. You should visit this site often. This will satisfy the fans of architecture and the history buff. This place is literally a time capsule, with over 90% of the contents from the original family. We will visit again. This has our highest recommendation. We would recommend studying the various tour options because you could easily spend all day at the estate. We spent two hours with a tour guide and saw less than half of the rooms! We will also return in the warmer months so we can get more appreciation of the numerous gardens. Keep strolling to find former tennis courts, ponds and a view of the valley below.

Wonderful holiday light display at Deck the Halls. They had overflow parking and a shuttle. Light display on grounds amazing. The trees inside the manor house were like you entered a fairy tale. Busy but crowds flowed really well. Great job staff & volunteers!!

This is a beautiful mansion/castle. I did the self-guided tour. If you want to go up the tower you have to do the Crannies and Cook tour. It took me 2 hours to tour the entire place. The museum is kid friendly. My kids completed a scavenger hunt during the tour and received a free prize at the end (it’s free). You can’t carry in a backpack even it is a purse. There are a lot of antiques so they’ll make you leave your bag somewhere I’m not sure.

This was our first time at the mansions and gardens. Everyone was very knowledgeable and friendly. We did the self guided tour and it had a nice flow to it. There were plenty of volunteers to interact with and ask questions. We learned a lot and also enjoyed the beauty of the estate and grounds. The butterfly house was a nice surprise towards the end of our tour. They stop selling tickets at 4pm, but don’t close until 5pm. We were there for about 2.5 hours, but could have longer.

It was absolutely stunning. It was a birthday trip for my daughter and I. It is worth every cent. It's affordable a wonderful history lesson. Definitely recommend the guided tour. Our tour guide Carol was like family. Not a question she didn't know. She was very detailed and generous. The gardens.The butterfly hut was a suprise. I can't say enough. It's a must see. Everything is original too.