Best things to do in Berlin

The Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center is located at 5798 County Road 77 near Bunker Hill in Berlin, Holmes County, Ohio. It houses the Behalt cyclorama, one of a handful of remaining cycloramas worldwide and the only one painted by a single artist. The cyclorama presents the history of Anabaptism.

The center also houses the Ohio Amish Library and the Zollikon Institute.

Turn of the century Dover, Ohio was like most small towns of the day. Residents worked hard, believed in progress, took pride in their community and sat down together to enjoy the evening meal.

Such was the case for one of Dover’s most famous residents, Ernest “Mooney” Warther. Born in 1885 to Swiss immigrants, Mooney, as he was known to all, would leave a mark in the community that is still visible to this day.

Mooney found his way out of the steel mills where he worked and into his workshop where he began making knives in order to make carvings of ebony, ivory, and walnut, a hobby that would later make him a recognizable figure across the nation.

With only a second grade education, Mooney would become a master carver that can only be explained through his genius. Noted professors from Case Western Reserve explained the degree of skill in the creation of the pliers tree, one of Mooney’s more unique carvings, would require an advanced degree in mathematics. His talent lives on in members of his family and his story is told in a family-friendly museum that celebrates the life of this remarkable man.

Warther Museum is like no other museum in the world. Situated on eight acres in the tree-lined residential neighborhood where Mooney once lived, the Swiss chalet-styled Warther Museum gives visitors a glimpse into the life of Mooney, his wife Frieda and their family.

Still operated by the third and fourth generation of the Warther family, Warther Museum features Mooney’s home, restored to appear as it would when he and Frieda started their life together. Mooney’s original workshop, built in 1912, features his tools, an extensive collection of Native American arrowheads and the fireplace where he would forge the steel he used in the kitchen knives. In the museum are the priceless collection of 64 ebony, ivory, and walnut trains carved by Mooney at different stages of his life. Each carving is painstakingly accurate with moving parts that are remarkably to scale.

The truly unique button house is home to Frieda Warther’s collection of more than 73,000 buttons displayed on the walls and ceiling of the quaint structure located just outside the original Warther home on the edge of the garden.

Throughout every season of each year, the Swiss styled garden is meticulously maintained. It remains a dear reminder to the Warther family of their proud Swiss heritage.

The Original Holmes County Flea Market is a fantastic shopping experience. From the moment you step in the door, we are committed to providing you with an unparalleled variety of high-quality products, all under one roof. Our vendors go through an application process during which we see if they are compatible with the atmosphere that we want to create at the original Holmes County Flea Market. We like to have a good variety, including food, handmade crafts, and other items which prove popular and of good quality.

Visit our 55,000 square foot fresh food market featuring meats & cheese, bakery, produce, bulk foods, and cannery, as well as our 12,00 square foot butterchurn gift shop featuring kitchenwares and décor!. Once you’re done shopping, grab some lunch and dessert upstairs at Mudd Valley Café and Creamery featuring meat and cheese sandwiches, stacks, fresh burgers and homemade custard. At Walnut Creek Cheese, the main course is food- but with a second helping of fun!

Have a question? Feel free to send us a message or call customer service at (330) 852-2888.

Welcome to The Farm at Walnut Creek where you will find both a unique and educational experience for people of all ages. While visiting The Farm you will have the opportunity to view and feed over 500 animals from six different continents such as buffalo, llamas, giraffes, deer,elk and many more that call The Farm home.

You can enjoy hand feeding these animals from the comfort of your own car or call to reserve a leisurely horse drawn wagon ride. Also experience a working farm in action during your visit. Depending on the season; plowing, thrashing, sowing seeds, growing produce, canning, milking, quilting, and baking may all be taking place on any given day.

Be sure to take a stroll through our non-electric farm houses, the produce stand for all of your fresh produce needs, and don’t forget your camera to capture the memories. Make plans to spend the day with us, The Animals Will Be Waiting!

MONDAY – SATURDAY

8:30 a.m. until 1 hour before sunset. The last wagon ride departs at 5:00pm