April showers bring May flowers. But they also create long hours stuck inside the house. Never fear! We have plenty of indoor activities that are sure to keep you and your family entertained. You might even learn a thing or two!

With an Ohio History Connection membership, you’ll get free general admission for everyone covered under your membership level. Learn more about all the benefits of membership here.

We always advise that you call the site directly to verify opening days and hours before you head out on your road trip.

Armstrong Air & Space Museum, Wapakoneta: The Armstrong Air & Space Museum stands as a repository of Ohio’s aeronautical history and a monument to Ohio’s contribution to aviation and space exploration from the early pioneer days through the space shuttle era. See a moon rock, two full-sized aircraft flown by Neil Armstrong, the Gemini VIII space capsule, artifacts from the Apollo 11 mission and more. The museum gift shop offers a variety of items, including mission patches and a favorite – space ice cream! Average visit time: Allow 2+ hours.

For more information, check out our website or the Armstrong website. You can also call the site directly at 800.860.0142.

Want to make a day of it? Get more details about where to eat and other attractions in the area at the Greater Grand Lake Visitors Region website.

Campus Martius, Marietta: Explore the museum and learn about Campus Martius, a civilian stockade built in 1788 as the first organized American settlement in the Northwest Territory. See the Ohio Company Land Office, reportedly the oldest building in Ohio, and the Rufus Putnam House, once part of the Campus Martius stockade. Exhibits trace the early settlement of Ohio, as well as later migrations of rural Ohioans to cities and industrial centers. Average visit time: Allow 1+ hours.

For more information, check out our website, the Campus Martius website or this great article. You can also call the site directly at 800.860.0145.

Want to make a day of it? Get more details about where to eat and other attractions in the area at the Washington County Convention & Visitors Bureau website.

National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center, Wilberforce: The museum is the permanent home of one of the nation’s largest collections of Afro-American materials, with over 9,000 artifacts and artwork, 350 manuscript collections, and thousands of photographs. Items include Alex Haley’s typewriter and his final draft of Roots, a buffalo hide coat worn by a Buffalo Soldier, Gregory Hines’s tap shoes, collections representing the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s, and a vast collection of Black dolls, including the recently donated Lillian Bartok Collection. Average visit time: Allow 1+ hours.

For more information, check out our website. You can also call the site directly at 800.752.2603.

Want to make a day of it? Get more details about where to eat and other attractions in the area at the Greene County Ohio Convention and Visitors Bureau website.

Ohio History Center, Columbus: Visit Ohio’s state history museum and see exhibits featuring a variety of topics including the Civil War, natural history, WWI, the 1950s, Ohio sports and interactive children’s activities. Explore our newest exhibit, Indigenous Wonders of Our World. Average visit time: Allow 1+ hours.

For more information, check out our website or call the site directly at 800.686.6124.

Want to make a day of it? Get more details about where to eat and other attractions in the area at the Greater Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau website.

Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor, Youngstown: Learn about the steel industry that dominated Youngstown in the 20th century and check out the “last heats,” the final batches of steel produced at each of the mills before they closed.

The museum features hundreds of photographs representing labor, immigration and urban history. Objects on display range from workers’ tools and clothing to hundreds of photographs, some more than 30 feet long. Life-sized scenes—including a mill’s locker room, part of a company-built house, and a blooming mill, where steel ingots were shaped for further processing—help visitors understand steelmaking and the lives of steelworkers. Average visit time: Allow 1+ hours.

For more information, check out our website or the site’s website. You can also call the site directly at 330.941.1314.

Want to make a day of it? Get more details about where to eat and other attractions in the area at the Mahoning County Convention & Visitors Bureau website.