Nov. 3-5 2023 Parents Weekend Tour Offerings

Special Offerings for Oberlin College's 2023 Parents Weekend:

*Open to the Public and Visitors of Oberlin College*

November 3-5 (Friday-Sunday)

The Oberlin Heritage Center offers a number of options for guided and self-guided tours during this special weekend. Tour fees range from $3-$6 for adults; OHC members and children under 18 enjoy ALL tours free.

Drop-in visitors are welcome for the self-guided Oberlin Origins tour of the Monroe House or to reserve an outdoor tablet tour, while all other tours and history walks require advance registration. Please click on a history walk below for more information and to make an online reservation.

In case of rain at start time, the tour/history walk will be cancelled, and fees refunded. 

Friday, November 3, 2023

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM  –  Oberlin Origins Self-Guided Tour of the Monroe House (no reservation required; last entry at 2:30 PM; $3/adult)

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM  –  Self-Guided Tablet Tours: Picture the Past: Downtown Oberlin or Freedom's Friends: Abolition & the Underground Railroad (tablets rented at the Monroe House at 73 1/2 S. Professor St.; no reservation required but recommended; last rental at 2:00 PM; $5/tablet/hour or $20/tablet/day)

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM - Guided Tour of the Jewett House at 73 Professor Street (space is limited; advance registration required; $4/adult, free for college students and children)

Saturday, November 4

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM  –  Oberlin Origins Self-Guided Tour of the Monroe House (no reservation required; last entry at 2:30 PM; $3/adult)

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM  –  Self-Guided Tablet Tours: Picture the Past: Downtown Oberlin or Freedom's Friends: Abolition & the Underground Railroad (tablets rented at the Monroe House at 73 1/2 S. Professor St.; no reservation required but recommended; last rental at 2:00 PM; $5/tablet/hour or $20/tablet/day)

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Freedom's Friends: Abolition & the Underground Railroad History Walk (this walk begins in front of First Church in Oberlin at 106 N. Main St.; $6/adult, $5/college student, free for children) 

*Space is limited to 20 participants

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM - Architecture History Walk (this walk begins at the Flagpoles in the SE corner of Tappan Square - corner of Main & College Sts.; $6/adult, $5/college student, free for children)

*Space is limited to 20 participants

Sunday, November 5

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM -  Architecture History Walk (this walk begins at the Flagpoles in the SE corner of Tappan Square - corner of Main & College Sts.; $6/adult, $5/college student, free for children)

*Space is limited to 20 participants

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Civil War to Civil Rights History Walk (this walk begins on the front steps of First Church in Oberlin at 106 N. Main St.; $6/adult, $5/college student, free for children) 

*Space is limited to 20 participants

Questions can be directed to the Museum Education and Tour Manager or Executive Director