# List of museums in Ohio

This list of museums in Ohio is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace or on the Internet (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries.
* See also List of museums in Cincinnati.
* See also List of museums in Cleveland.
* See also List of museums in Columbus, Ohio.

## Museums

| Name | Town/city | County | Region | Type | Summary |
| 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Museum | Sheffield Lake | Lorain | Northeast | Civil War | Open by appointment |
| 1810 House | Portsmouth | Scioto | Southwest | Historic house | Operated by the Scioto County Historical Society |
| A.B. Graham Memorial Center | Conover | Miami | Southwest | Biographical | Honors 4-H founder A.B. Graham |
| Adena Mansion | Chillicothe | Ross | Southwest | Historic house | Early 19th-century mansion on 300 acres (1.2 km$^2$) |
| AHA! A Hands-On Adventure | Lancaster | Fairfield | Central | Children's | |
| Akron Art Museum | Akron | Summit | Northeast | Art | Collection focus is art produced since 1850 |
| Alexandria Museum | Alexandria | Licking | Central | Local history | |
| Algonquin Mill Complex | Carrollton | Carroll | Northeast | Open air | Operated by the Carroll County Historical Society, includes mill, farm museum, schoolhouse, several log cabins, farmhouse and barns |
| Allen County Museum | Lima | Allen | Northwest | Multiple | Includes main local history museum, log house, Victorian mansion, locomotive display, military/transportation building and children's museum |
| Allen Memorial Art Museum | Oberlin | Lorain | Northeast | Art | Part of Oberlin College |
| Alpine Hills Museum | Sugarcreek | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Local history | Early days of Swiss and Amish heritage |
| Alverta Green Museum | Mason | Warren | Southwest | Historic house | Operated by the Mason Historical Society, Victorian house with period room displays |
| American Civil War Museum of Ohio | Tiffin | Seneca | Northeast | Civil War | |
| American Sign Museum | Cincinnati | Hamilton | Southwest | Commercial signage | |
| America's Packard Museum | Dayton | Montgomery | Southwest | Automotive | Classic Packards and historic Packard memorabilia |
| Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center | Berlin | Holmes | Northeast | Religious | Features the Behalt Cyclorama, a mural-in-the-round depicting Amish/Mennonite history |
| Anti-Saloon League Museum | Westerville | Franklin | Central | History | History of the Anti-Saloon League |
| Arms Family Museum | Youngstown | Mahoning | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Mahoning Valley Historical Society, Arts and Crafts "Greystone" house with original period rooms |
| Armstrong Air and Space Museum | Wapakoneta | Auglaize | Northwest | Aerospace | Ohio's contributions to the history of space flight, life of astronaut Neil Armstrong |
| ArtSpace Lima | Lima | Allen | Northwest | Art | Changing exhibits |
| Asahel Wright House Museum | Centerville | Montgomery | Southwest | Local history | Operated by the Centerville-Washington Township Historical Society, replica one-room schoolhouse |
| Ashland County Historical Society Museum | Ashland | Ashland | Northeast | Multiple | Includes 3 houses with exhibits of decorative arts, natural history and insect collection, household items, local industries, carriages |
| Ashtabula Maritime Museum | Ashtabula | Ashtabula | Northeast | Maritime | Housed in the former residence of the lighthouse keepers and the Coast Guard Chief |
| Ashton House Museum | Carrollton | Carroll | Northeast | Local history | |
| Auman Museum of Radio & Television | Dover | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Technology | Historic television sets, radios and related memorabilia, open by appointment |
| Aurora Historical Society Museum | Aurora | Portage | Northeast | Local history | |
| Austintown Log House | Austintown | Mahoning | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Austintown Historical Society |
| Baker Family Museum | Caldwell | Noble | Southeast | Decorative arts | Includes local glass and porcelain, antiques, lamps, grandfather clocks, music boxes and other historical items |
| Baltic Area Historical Society Museum | Baltic | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Local history | |
| Baltimore Community Museum | Baltimore | Fairfield | Central | Local history | |
| Bear's Mill | Greenville | Darke | Southwest | Mill | Mid-19th-century water-powered grist mill |
| Beaver Creek State Park Pioneer Village | East Liverpool | Columbiana | Northeast | Open air | Ten structures that represent Ohio history from its early pioneer days to the Victorian period including Gaston's Mill |
| Bedford Historical Society | Bedford | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Local history | Exhibits about Ohio history, Bedford Township, Civil War and Western Reserve, 1832 Hezekiah Dunham House reflecting three periods of ownership |
| Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum | Barnesville | Belmont | Southeast | Historic house | Late 19th-century period Victorian mansion |
| Benninghofen House | Hamilton | Butler | Southwest | Historic house | Operated by the Butler County Historical Society, mid-19th-century house reflecting owners through the 20th century |
| Beta Theta Pi Fraternity Museum | Oxford | Butler | Southwest | History | History of Beta Theta Pi fraternity |
| Bible Walk | Mansfield | Richland | Northeast | Religious | Wax museum of Biblical figures |
| Bicycle Museum of America | New Bremen | Auglaize | Northwest | Transportation | Bicycles and memorabilia |
| Blakeslee Log Cabin | Ashtabula | Ashtabula | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Ashtabula Historical Society, 1810 log cabin |
| Bob Evans Homestead Museum | Bidwell | Gallia | Southeast | Multiple | Historical farm, company museum, open-air village |
| Boonshoft Museum of Discovery | Dayton | Montgomery | Southwest | Science | Children's museum of science, includes Apollo Observatory |
| Bowling Green State University Fine Art Galleries | Bowling Green | Wood | Northwest | Art | Includes Dorothy Uber Bryan, Willard Wankelman and Hiroko Nakamoto Galleries |
| Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum | Bradford | Darke | Southwest | Railroad | |
| British Transportation Museum | Dayton | Montgomery | Southwest | Automobile | Open by appointment, historic British-made cars |
| Brookville Railroad Depot | Brookville | Montgomery | Southwest | Railroad | Operated by the Brookville Historical Society |
| Brooklyn Historical Society Museum | Brooklyn | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Local history | |
| Brownella Cottage | Galion | Crawford | Northwest | Historic house | Operated by the Galion Historical Society, 1887 house with original furnishings |
| Buckeye Furnace | Milton Township | Jackson | Southeast | Industry | Operated by the Ohio History Connection, reconstructed charcoal-fired iron blast furnace |
| Buckeye Telephone Museum | Marion | Marion | Southwest | Telephone | Open by appointment, history of the telephone industry with memorabilia dating back to the 1800s |
| Burchfield Homestead | Salem | Columbiana | Northeast | Historic house | Boyhood home of artist Charles E. Burchfield, features his art |
| Butler Institute of American Art | Youngstown | Mahoning | Northeast | Art | American art |
| Butts Museum | Fowler | Trumbull | Northeast | Local history | |
| Byesville Scenic Railway | Byesville | Guernsey | Southeast | Railroad/Mining | Heritage railroad and mining museum display |
| Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village | Waynesville | Warren | Southwest | Open air | Located in Caesar Creek State Park, over 15 log cabins and other buildings |
| Campus Martius Museum | Marietta | Washington | Southeast | History | Settlement of Ohio, operated by the Ohio History Connection |
| Canton Classic Car Museum | Canton | Stark | Northeast | Automotive | Historic cars and memorabilia |
| Canton Museum of Art | Canton | Stark | Northeast | Art | |
| Carillon Historical Park | Dayton | Montgomery | Southwest | Multiple | Historic buildings and exhibits concerning the history of technology and the history of Dayton, includes Newcom Tavern |
| Carl's Gas Station & 50's Memories | Bucyrus | Crawford | Northwest | Agriculture | Working garage with 1950s collectibles including Elvis memorabilia and jukeboxes, tours by appointment |
| Carriage Hill MetroPark Historical Farm | Dayton | Montgomery | Southwest | Farm | Operated by Five Rivers MetroParks, 19th-century period working farm |
| Carroll County Arts Center | Carrollton | Carroll | Northeast | Art | |
| The Castle | Marietta | Washington | Southeast | Historic house | Victorian period Gothic Revival style house |
| Castle Noel | Medina | Medina | Northeast | Christmas museum | |
| Central Insurance Companies Fire Museum | Van Wert | Van Wert | Northwest | Firefighting | Open from 1 - 3 PM on the third Friday of each month or by appointment |
| Century Village Museum | Burton | Geauga | Northeast | Open air | Also known as the Geauga County Historical Society & Museum, historic buildings spanning over 100 years |
| Champaign Aviation Museum | Urbana | Champaign | Southwest | Aerospace | Located at Grimes Field |
| Champaign County Historical Museum | Urbana | Champaign | Southwest | Local history | |
| Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument | Wilberforce | Greene | Southwest | Biographical | Life of Charles Young, the third African American graduate of West Point, the first black U.S. national park superintendent, the first African American military attaché, and the highest ranking black officer in the United States Army until his death in 1922. |
| Chester Courthouse | Long Bottom | Meigs | Southeast | Local history | Operated by the Chester-Shade Historical Association, displays of local history |
| Chilo Lock 34 Park | Chilo | Clermont | Southwest | Transportation | Museum and visitor center with exhibits about the history of the Ohio River, canals, locks and dams, located in the former operations building of the old Lock and Dam #34 |
| Chrisholm Historic Farmstead | Trenton | Butler | Southwest | Historic house | Late 19th-century farmhouse open for special events, also known as Samuel Augspurger Farm |
| Clague House Museum | Westlake | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Westlake Historical Society |
| Clark County Heritage Center | Springfield | Clark | Southwest | Local history | Operated by the Clark County Historical Society |
| Clark Gable Birthplace and Museum | Cadiz | Harrison | Northeast | Biographical | Reconstructed birthplace home and childhood life of actor Clark Gable |
| Cleo Redd Fisher Museum | Loudonville | Ashland | Northeast | Local history | Operated by the Mohican Historical Society |
| Clifton Mill | Clifton | Greene | Southwest | Mill | 19th-century water-powered grist mill and restaurant, includes adjacent 1940s Gas Station Museum and seasonal Santa Claus Museum |
| Collectors Decanters & Steins Museum | Sugarcreek | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Commodity | Store and museum of decanters |
| Conneaut Historical Railroad Museum | Conneaut | Ashtabula | Northeast | Railroad | Located in a historic depot |
| Cooke-Dorn House | Sandusky | Erie | Northeast | Historic house | 1950s period house |
| Cowan Pottery Museum | Rocky River | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Art - Pottery | Collection of Cowan Pottery, located in the Rocky River Public Library |
| Crawford Museum of Agriculture | Bucyrus | Crawford | Northwest | Agriculture | Also known as Crawford Antique Farm Museum, includes farm machinery, tractors and household items from yesteryear, open by appointment |
| Crestline Historical Museum | Crestline | Crawford | Northwest | Local History | Open 1st and 3rd full weekends Saturday and Sunday from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and by appointment |
| Creek Bend Farm | Lindsey | Sandusky | Northeast | Farm | 1930's-1950's era farm park |
| Custer Monument & Museum | New Rumley | Harrison | Northeast | Biographical | Open by appointment and for events, life of General George Custer |
| Cuyahoga Valley Historical Museum | Peninsula | Summit | Northeast | Local history | Branch of the Peninsula Library |
| Dairy Barn Arts Center | Athens | Athens | Southeast | Art | Regional and national contemporary art exhibits |
| Daniel Gebhart Tavern Museum | Miamisburg | Montgomery | Southwest | Historic building | Restored 1811 log tavern administered by the Miamisburg Historical Society |
| Daniel McCook House | Carrollton | Carroll | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Carroll County Historical Society and the Ohio History Connection |
| Daniel Mooney Museum | St. Marys | Auglaize | Northwest | Historic house | Operated by the Auglaize County Historical Society |
| David Nickens Heritage Center | Chillicothe | Ross | Southwest | African American | Operated by the First Baptist Church Chillicothe, exhibits about local and national African American culture, open by appointment |
| David Warther Carvings Museum | Sugarcreek | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Commodity | Store and ship carvings museum |
| Dayton Art Institute | Dayton | Montgomery | Southwest | Art | Museum and school |
| Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park | Dayton | Montgomery | Southwest | Multiple | Four sites about the Wright Brothers, local aviation heritage and local history |
| Dayton International Peace Museum | Dayton | Montgomery | Southwest | Peace | |
| Dayton Visual Arts Center | Dayton | Montgomery | Southwest | Art | Gallery with changing exhibits |
| Decorative Arts Center of Ohio | Lancaster | Fairfield | Central | Art - Decorative arts | Located in the Reese-Peters House |
| Delhi Historical Society Farmhouse Museum | Delhi Township | Hamilton | Southwest | Local history | |
| Delphos Canal Commission Museum | Delphos | Allen | Northwest | Local history | Operated by the Delphos Canal Commission |
| Delphos Museum of Postal History | Delphos | Allen | Northwest | Postal | Postal history, stamps, letters, artifacts and the Holocaust |
| Denison Museum | Granville | Licking | Central | Art | Part of Denison University, works in many media from Asia, Europe, and North and Central America |
| Dennison Railroad Depot Museum | Dennison | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Railroad | Housed in an 1873 Pennsylvania Railroad depot, also features model train layout |
| DeWitt Log Homestead | Oxford | Butler | Southwest | Historic house | Operated by the Oxford Museum Association, early 19th-century log homestead |
| Dickens Victorian Village | Cambridge | Guernsey | Southeast | Living | Seasonal display of over 90 scenes of lifelike figures representing classic scenes from Victorian society |
| Dittrick Medical History Center | Cleveland | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Medical | Located at the Allen Memorial Medical Library on the campus of Case Western Reserve University |
| Dr. Bob's Home | Akron | Summit | Northeast | Historic house | Birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous |
| Dr. Increase Mathews House | Zanesville | Muskingum | Southeast | Historic house | Operated by the Pioneer and Historical Society of Muskingum County |
| Doll Museum at the Old Rectory | Worthington | Franklin | Central | Toy | Operated by the Worthington Historical Society, 19th- and 20th-century dolls |
| Doty Homestead | Oxford | Butler | Southwest | Historic house | Operated by the Oxford Museum Association, mid-19th-century brick house, located in Hueston Woods State Park |
| Drake Planetarium and Science Center | Norwood | Hamilton | Southwest | Science | Located on the fourth floor of Norwood High School |
| Dunham Tavern Museum | Cleveland | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Historic building | Oldest building in Cleveland |
| Early House | Plain | Franklin | Central | Technology | Operated by the New Albany Plain Township Historical Society, open by appointment, |
| Early Television Museum | Hilliard | Franklin | Central | Technology | Early television receiver sets and accessories |
| East Palestine Historical Society Log House | East Palestine | Columbiana | Northeast | Historic house | 1840 period log home |
| Edison Birthplace Museum | Milan | Erie | Northeast | Historic house | Birthplace of inventor Thomas Alva Edison |
| Elizabeth Township Historical Museum | Troy | Miami | Southwest | Local history | Operated by the Elizabeth Township Historical Society |
| Elizabeth's Dollhouse Museum | Bolivar | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Toy | Features collection of dollhouses |
| EnterTRAINment Junction | West Chester | Butler | Southwest | Railroad | Miniature railroad family center that includes American Railroading Museum, model railroad expo center, children's play area |
| Erb's Coleman Museum | Sugarcreek | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Commodity | Features over 3,000 Coleman Company items, including lanterns, gas cooking stoves, ice chests, irons, advertising |
| Ernie Hall Aviation Museum | Warren | Trumbull | Northeast | Aviation | Replica hangar and aviation school once operated by local aviator Ernie Hall, includes collectibles, displays, pictures, models and small aircraft |
| Euclid Historical Society & Museum | Euclid | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Local history | History of the Cleveland suburb of Euclid |
| Evelyn True Button House | McConnelsville | Morgan | Southeast | Historic house | Operated by the Morgan County Historical Society, 19th-century period home, includes the Doll House next door, a collection of dolls, and a carriage house and blacksmith shop |
| Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse | Fairport Harbor | Lake | Northeast | Maritime | Maritime museum and lighthouse |
| Famous Endings Museum | Dover | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Media | Operated by Toland-Herzig Funeral Home, autographs and photos of famous celebrities |
| Farmers’ Castle Museum Education Center | Belpre | Washington | Southeast | Local history | Operated by the Belpre Historical Society |
| Fawick Art Gallery | Berea | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Art | Part of the Kleist Center for Art & Drama at Baldwin Wallace University |
| Finnish Heritage Museum | Fairport Harbor | Lake | Northeast | Ethnic - Finnish American | Finnish heritage and culture |
| Firelands Museum | Norwalk | Huron | Northeast | Local history | Operated by the Firelands Historical Society |
| First Ladies National Historic Site | Canton | Stark | Northeast | History | Includes the historic home of Ida Saxton McKinley and exhibits about the First Ladies |
| Fitton Center for Creative Arts | Hamilton | Butler | Southwest | Art | Includes several free exhibition galleries |
| Flint Ridge State Memorial | Hopewell Township | Licking | Central | Native American | Restored prehistoric quarry pit and museum about the digging and shaping of flint |
| Follett House Museum | Sandusky | Erie | Northeast | Local history | Branch of the Sandusky Library, exhibits of local history |
| Fort Ancient | Lebanon | Warren | Southwest | Native American | Ancient Native American mounds and museum |
| Fort Firelands | Marblehead | Ottawa | Northwest | Fort | Recreated fort and Museum of Flint and Stone in an RV park |
| Fort Hill Earthworks & Nature Preserve | Oregonia | Highland | Southwest | Native American | Hopewell Culture earthworks and museum, 1,200-acre nature preserve |
| Fort Laurens | Bolivar | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Military | Museum and partial recreation of an American Revolutionary War fort |
| Fort Meigs | Perrysburg | Wood | Northwest | Military | Reconstructed early 19th-century fort and museum |
| Fort Recovery | Fort Recovery | Mercer | Northwest | Military | Museum about the American Revolutionary War fort |
| Fort Rowdy Museum | Covington | Miami | Southwest | Local history | Operated by the Covington-Newberry Historical Society, open by appointment and for special events |
| Fort Steuben | Steubenville | Jefferson | Northeast | Military | Reconstructed 1780s period fort |
| Fostoria Glass Heritage Gallery | Fostoria | Seneca | Northwest | Glass | Glassware produced by the over 10 glass companies in Fostoria from 1887–1920 |
| Fowler Town Hall Museum | Fowler | Trumbull | Northeast | Local history | |
| Franklin Museum | New Athens | Harrison | Northeast | Local history | |
| Frank Museum of Art | Westerville | Franklin | Central | Art | Part of Otterbein University, art from Africa, Japan, and New Guinea; the University also includes the Miller and Fisher Galleries |
| Fredericktown Historical Museum | Fredericktown | Knox | Northeast | Local history | Operated by the Fredericktown Historical Society |
| Frostville Museum | North Olmsted | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Open air | Operated by the Olmsted Historical Society, includes 4 houses, a general store, two barns and a church |
| Fulton County Museum | Wauseon | Fulton | Northwest | Local history | Operated by the Fulton County Historical Society |
| Gahanna Historical Society Museums | Gahanna | Franklin | Central | Historic house | Includes the John Clark House and the Log House |
| Garst Museum | Greenville | Darke | Southwest | Local history | Includes exhibits on Annie Oakley and Lowell Thomas; operated by the Darke County Historical Society |
| Georgian Museum | Lancaster | Fairfield | Central | Historic house | 1830s period mansion, operated by the Fairfield County Heritage Association, 1830s Federal mansion |
| Glendower Mansion | Lebanon | Warren | Southwest | Historic house | Operated by the Warren County Historical Society |
| Gnadenhutten Historical Park and Museum | Gnadenhutten | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Open air | History of the Gnadenhutten massacre in 1782 |
| Gorman Heritage Farm | Evendale | Hamilton | Southwest | Farm | Heritage farm and outdoor education center |
| Goshen Historical Society Museum | Goshen | Clermont | Southwest | Local history | |
| Governor Bebb MetroPark & Pioneer Village | Okeana | Butler | Southwest | Open air | Historic log cabins, located in Governor Bebb MetroPark |
| Grant Birthplace | Point Pleasant | Clermont | Southwest | Historic house | Birthplace of President Ulysses S. Grant, operated by the Ohio History Connection |
| Grant Boyhood Home | Georgetown | Brown | Southwest | Historic house | Family home of President Ulysses S. Grant, operated by the Ohio History Connection |
| Grant Schoolhouse | Georgetown | Brown | Southwest | School | Early 19th-century school of President Ulysses S. Grant, operated by the Ohio History Connection |
| Granville Historical Society Museum | Granville | Licking | Central | Local history | |
| Great Western Schoolhouse | St. Clairsville | Belmont | Southeast | Education | Open by appointment, late 19th-century schoolhouse |
| Greater Buckeye Lake Historical Society Museum | Buckeye Lake | Licking | Central | Local history | Features Buckeye Lake Park memorabilia |
| Greater Cleveland Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame and Museum | Euclid | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Sports | |
| Greater Loveland Historical Society Museum | Loveland | Hamilton | Southwest | Historic house | |
| Greene County Ohio Historical Society Museum | Xenia | Greene | Southwest | Multiple | Complex includes Galloway Log House, Brantley Carriage House Museum and Victorian Town House |
| Guernsey County Historical Museum | Cambridge | Guernsey | Southeast | Local history | Late 19th-century McCracken-McFarland House containing antique furnishings, products and personal items from Guernsey County and its people |
| Hale Farm & Village | Bath Township | Summit | Northeast | Living | Operated by the Western Reserve Historical Society, 1860s village |
| Hancock Historical Museum | Findlay | Hancock | Northwest | Local history | Located in the Hull-Flater House |
| Hardin County Historical Museums | Kenton | Hardin | Northwest | Local history | Includes Sullivan-Johnson Museum, and the Hardin Historic Village and Farm, which is open by appointment seasonally |
| Harding Museum | Franklin | Warren | Southwest | Local history | Operated by the Franklin Area Historical Society, also operates the Franklin Post Office |
| Harmony Hill Historical Museum | Williamsburg | Clermont | Southwest | Historic house | Operated by the Clermont County Historical Society, open by appointment or events |
| Harris Dental Museum | Bainbridge | Ross | Southwest | Medical | Early 19th-century home, medical office, dental office, and dental school |
| Harrison Coal and Reclamation Historical Park | Cadiz | Harrison | Northeast | Mining | Outdoor display of surface mining vehicles and equipment |
| Harrison County History of Coal Museum | Cadiz | Harrison | Northeast | Mining | Located on the lower level of the Puskarich Public Library |
| Hawthorn Hill | Oakwood | Montgomery | Southwest | Historic house | Early 20th mansion of Wilbur and Orville Wright |
| Hefner Museum of Natural History | Oxford | Butler | Southwest | Natural history | Part of Miami University |
| Henry Barnhisel House | Girard | Trumbull | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Girard Historical Society |
| Henry Fearing House Museum | Marietta | Washington | Southeast | Historic house | Operated by the Washington County Historical Society, Victorian home |
| Heritage Hall Museum | Hamilton | Butler | Southwest | Local history | Includes Robert McCloskey exhibit |
| Hezekiah Dunham House | Bedford | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Historic house | 1832 Georgian mansion operated by the Bedford Historical Society, furnishings reflect three periods of occupancy: 1840s, 1900 and 1950 |
| Heritage Farm Museum | Brunswick | Medina | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Brunswick Area Historical Society, 1860s homestead |
| Heritage Hall | Marion | Marion | Northwest | Local history | Operated by the Marion County Historical Society |
| Heritage Village Museum | Sharonville | Hamilton | Southwest | Living | 19th-century village, includes Kemper Log House |
| Hickories Museum | Elyria | Lorain | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Lorain County Historical Society, 1895 mansion interprets the lifestyle of a wealthy Lorain County family in the early 1900s |
| Hiestand Galleries | Oxford | Butler | Southwest | Art | Part of Miami University |
| Highland House Museum | Hillsboro | Highland | Southwest | Local history | Operated by the Highland County Historical Society |
| Hilliard Ohio Historical Society Museum | Hilliard | Franklin | Central | Multiple | Local history museum and open air historical village |
| Highlands Nature Sanctuary | Bainbridge | Highland | Southwest | Natural history | Private nature preserve, includes the Appalachian Forest Museum |
| Historic Kirtland Village | Kirtland | Lake | Northeast | Open air | Historic buildings and sites important to the early Latter Day Saint movement |
| Historic Lyme Village | Bellevue | Huron | Northeast | Open air | Includes John Wright Mansion, carriage house, schoolhouse, church, general store, log houses, barns, National Postmark Museum and more |
| Historical Society of Germantown Museum | Germantown | Montgomery | Southwest | Local history | Located in a former Carnegie library |
| Hoover Historical Center | North Canton | Stark | Northeast | Historic house | Part of Walsh University, history of The Hoover Company and its vacuum cleaners told in period settings |
| Hopewell Culture National Historical Park | Chillicothe | Ross | Southwest | Archaeology | Ancient Native American mounds and museum |
| Hower House | Akron | Summit | Northeast | Historic house | Part of University of Akron, Victorian mansion |
| Hubbard House Underground Railroad Museum | Ashtabula | Ashtabula | Northeast | Historic house | 1841 period house with exhibits on the Underground Railroad and American Civil War |
| Huber Machinery Museum | Marion | Marion | Northwest | Agriculture | Located on the Marion County Fairgrounds, includes steam and gasoline tractors, threshers and road-building equipment |
| Huffman Prairie Flying Field | Fairborn | Greene | Southwest | Aviation | Part of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, place where the Wright brothers worked to create a dependable, fully controllable airplane and trained themselves to be pilots |
| Iams Homestead Museum | Trotwood | Montgomery | Southwest | Historic house | Operated by the Trotwood-Madison Historical Society |
| Imagination Station | Toledo | Lucas | Northwest | Science | Over 300 hands-on science exhibits |
| Indian Museum of Lake County, Ohio | Mentor | Lake | Northeast | Native American | Features archaeological artifacts from last group of Indians, the Whittlesey people, to live in the area before the arrival of the Europeans |
| J. E. Reeves Victorian Home & Carriage House Museum | Dover | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Dover Historical Society, 17 room Victorian mansion and adjacent museum with carriages and other vehicles |
| James A. Garfield National Historic Site | Mentor | Lake | Northeast | Biographical | Home of President James Garfield |
| Jefferson County Historical Association & Museum | Steubenville | Jefferson | Northeast | Local history | |
| Jefferson Depot Village | Jefferson | Ashtabula | Northeast | Open air | Includes railroad depot, pharmacy, post office, general store and Victorian house |
| Jennie Munger Gregory Memorial Museum | Geneva on the Lake | Ashtabula | Northeast | Local history | Operated by the Ashtabula County Historical Society |
| John & Annie Glenn Historic Site | New Concord | Muskingum | Southeast | Living | Astronaut John Glenn's boyhood home recreated for the Depression and home front during World War II |
| John Scott Garbry Museum | Piqua | Miami | Southwest | Open air | Student center for Upper Valley JVS students majoring in the Environmental Occupations Program, includes classrooms, land laboratories and a replica of a town square featuring recreations of 19th-century shops, open by appointment |
| John P. Parker House | Ripley | Brown | Southwest | Historic house | Mid-19th-century home that was a stop on the Underground Railroad |
| John Rankin House | Ripley | Brown | Southwest | Historic house | Operated by the Ohio History Connection, home to abolitionist John Rankin and stop on the Underground Railroad |
| John Smart House | Medina | Medina | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Medina County Historical Society, Victorian house |
| John Stark Edwards House and Trumbull County Museum | Warren | Trumbull | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Trumbull County Historical Society, home of John Stark Edwards, depicts the lives of its residents from pioneer days to the late nineteenth century |
| John's Sweeper Service | Dover | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Commodity | Features collection of historic vacuum cleaners |
| Johnny Appleseed Educational Center & Museum | Urbana | Champaign | Southwest | Biographical | Part of Urbana University, memorabilia and written information about the life of Johnny Appleseed |
| Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum | Coshocton | Coshocton | Northeast | Multiple | Local history, Native American art and artifacts, American & European decorative arts, changing art exhibits |
| Johnson's Island Museum | Marblehead | Ottawa | Northwest | Civil War | History of Johnson's Island, POW camp during the Civil War |
| Johnston Farm and Indian Agency | Piqua | Miami | Southwest | Multiple | Includes John Johnston Farm, a museum of local & canal history, and canal rides |
| Joshua Reed Giddings Law Office | Jefferson | Ashtabula | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Ashtabula County Historical Society, early 19th-century law office of abolitionist Joshua Reeds Giddings |
| Karl Limper Geology Museum | Oxford | Butler | Southwest | Geology | Part of Miami University, ore minerals and meteorites |
| Keeper's House | Marblehead | Ottawa | Northwest | Historic house | Operated by the Ottawa County Historical Society, home of the first three lighthouse keepers for the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the Great Lakes |
| Kennedy Museum of Art | Athens | Athens | Southeast | Art | Part of Ohio University, collections include southwest Native American textiles, jewelry and contemporary collection of prints |
| Kennedy Stone House | Cambridge | Guernsey | Southeast | Historic house | Located in Salt Fork State Park |
| Kent State School of Art Galleries | Kent | Portage | Northeast | Art | Part of Kent State University School of Art, CVA, Downtown, Michener, Eells, and Student galleries |
| Kent State University Museum | Kent | Portage | Northeast | Multiple | Fashion and decorative arts |
| Kelso House Museum | Brimfield | Portage | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Brimfield Memorial House Association |
| Killbuck Valley Museum | Killbuck | Holmes | Northeast | Natural history | Animal skeletons, archaeological artifacts, geology specimens, local history |
| Kingwood Center | Mansfield | Richland | Northeast | Historic house | Botanical garden and mansion |
| Kirtland Temple | Kirtland | Lake | Northeast | Religious | Historic Mormon temple with museum |
| Knox County Historical Society Museum | Mount Vernon | Knox | Northeast | Local history | |
| Lake County History Center | Painesville Township | Lake | Northeast | Local history | |
| Lake Erie Islands Historical Society Museum | Put-in-Bay | Ottawa | Northwest | Local history | Operated by the Lake Erie Islands Historical Society |
| Lake Erie Islands Nature and Wildlife Center | Put-in-Bay | Ottawa | Northwest | Natural history | Formerly the Alaskan Wildlife Museum, collection of North American wildlife, fish and bird mounts |
| Lake Erie Nature & Science Center | Bay Village | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Nature center | Features live animals, natural history and science exhibits |
| Lake Metroparks Farmpark | Kirtland | Lake | Northeast | Farm | Working farm center, family oriented science and cultural center devoted to agriculture, farming, and country life |
| Lane-Hooven House | Hamilton | Butler | Southwest | Historic house | Octagon Gothic house |
| Langsdon Mineral Collection | Celina | Mercer | Northwest | Natural history | Rare minerals, located in the Mercer County Library, over 900 minerals from all over the world in 21 display cases |
| LeFevre Gallery | Newark | Licking | Central | Art | Part of Ohio State University, Newark Campus |
| Lenox Rural Museum | Jefferson | Ashtabula | Northeast | Local history | Includes general store and gas station, agriculture equipment |
| Liberty Aviation Museum | Port Clinton | Ottawa | Northwest | Aviation | Located at the Erie-Ottawa Regional Airport, also military and local history |
| Lillian E. Jones Museum | Jackson | Jackson | Southeast | Local history | |
| Lisbon Historical Society Museum | Lisbon | Columbiana | Northeast | Local history | |
| Little Red Schoolhouse | Bowling Green | Wood | Northwest | School | One room schoolhouse |
| Logan County History Center | Bellefontaine | Logan | Northwest | Multiple | Includes the Logan County Museum, Logan County Transportation Museum, and the Orr Mansion, operated by the Logan County Historical Society |
| Loghurst | Canfield | Mahoning | Northeast | Historic house | Early 19th-century log house, operated by appointment the Canfield Heritage Foundation |
| Lorain County History Center | Elyria | Lorain | Northeast | Local history | Operated by the Lorain County Historical Society in the Horace Starr House |
| Loveland Castle & Museum | Loveland | Hamilton | Southwest | Historic house | Also known as Chateau Laroche, folly of a historical European castle |
| Lowrie-Beatty Museum | Ravenna | Portage | Northeast | Local history | Operated by the Portage County Historical Society |
| Lucy Hayes Heritage Center | Chillicothe | Ross | Southwest | Historic house | Restored home of Lucy Webb Hayes, wife of President Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum | Bellevue | Huron | Northeast | Railroad | Railroad cars, equipment, tools, lanterns, uniforms, timetables, torches, buttons, badges, locks, silverware, china and linens and more |
| Mahler Museum & History Center | Berea | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Berea Historical Society in the Buehl House |
| Malabar Farm State Park | Lucas | Richland | Northeast | Multiple | Historic house and farm museum |
| Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage | Beachwood | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Ethnic - Jewish | |
| Mansfield Art Center | Mansfield | Richland | Northeast | Art | |
| Mansfield Fire Museum | Mansfield | Richland | Northeast | Firefighting | |
| Mansfield Memorial Museum | Mansfield | Richland | Northeast | Local history | |
| MAPS Air Museum | Green | Summit | Northeast | Aviation | Located at the Akron-Canton Regional Airport |
| Marblehead Lighthouse Museum | Marblehead | Ottawa | Northwest | Maritime | Housed in the former residence of the lighthouse keepers in Marblehead Lighthouse State Park |
| Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics | Fort Recovery | Mercer | Northwest | Religious | Collection of religious relics and Maria Stein Heritage Museum with pioneer life exhibits |
| Marion Union Station | Marion | Marion | Northwest | Railroad | Restored depot with collection of railroad memorabilia and the AC Tower, which was once the main switching facility for the Erie Railroad, Marion Division |
| Maritime Museum of Sandusky | Sandusky | Erie | Northeast | Maritime | History of boating, commercial fishing, and shipping on Lake Erie |
| Martin-Perry Homestead | Powell | Delaware | Central | Historic house | Operated by the Powell Liberty Historical Society, 1889 house with Victorian furnishings, artifacts and local memorabilia |
| Massillon Museum | Massillon | Stark | Northeast | Local history, art | Exhibits include miniature circus, Native American artifacts, period displays, changing art exhibits |
| Matamoras Area Historical Society Museum | Matamoras | Washington | Southeast | Local history | |
| Mayfield Township Historical Society Museum | Mayfield Township | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Historic house | Housed in the Bennett VanCuren Historical Home |
| Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture Books | Findlay | Hancock | Northwest | Art | Part of the University of Findlay, literacy and the art of children's picture books |
| McDonough Museum of Art | Youngstown | Mahoning | Northeast | Art | Part of Youngstown State University, contemporary art |
| McKinley Memorial Library, Museum & Birthplace Home | Niles | Trumbull | Northeast | Biographical | Memorial, museum and historic house museum of President William McKinley |
| Meeker Homestead Museum | Delaware | Delaware | Central | Historic house | Operated by the Delaware County Historical Society, early settlement period house |
| Melnick Medical Museum | Youngstown | Mahoning | Northeast | Science | Part of Youngstown State University, history of medicine (including dentistry, nursing, and pharmacy), especially as it relates to Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley from the 18th century to the present |
| Mercer County Historical Museum | Celina | Mercer | Northwest | Local history | |
| Merry-Go-Round Museum | Sandusky | Erie | Northeast | Amusement | Carousel horses and animals |
| Meigs County Museum | Pomeroy | Meigs | Southeast | Local history | Operated by the Meigs County Historical Society |
| Mentor Safety Village | Mentor | Lake | Northeast | Firefighting | Includes Mentor Fire Museum, Children's Safety House |
| Mercer-Smith Log House | Fairborn | Greene | Southwest | Historic house | Pioneer log cabin, open for events |
| Miakonda Museum | Toledo | Lucas | Northwest | Scouting | Located at Camp Miakonda, emphasis on Scouting history in the Erie Shores Council and its present and past camps |
| Miami University Art Museum | Oxford | Butler | Southwest | Art | Features 5 galleries of changing exhibitions, collections include paintings, sculpture and prints, Leica cameras and a sculpture park |
| Miami Valley Military History Museum | Dayton | Montgomery | Southwest | Military | Located in the former Putnam Library in the Historic District of the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Displays begin with the Revolutionary War, and include the history of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (the "Soldiers Home", now the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center), and continue through the Spanish–American War, both World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War, Operations DESERT STORM, ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM and Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW) such as Lebanon, Grenada, and Panama. |
| Miami Valley Veterans Museum | Troy | Miami | Southwest | Military | Supported by local veterans and community organizations, area veterans and military history |
| Middletown Canal Museum | Middletown | Butler | Southwest | Local history | Operated seasonally by the Middletown Historical Society |
| Mid-Ohio Historical Museum | Canal Winchester | Franklin | Central | Toy | Also known as Doll and Toy Museum, dolls, antique to modern, toys including Disney, trains, and circus collections |
| Milan Historical Museum | Milan | Erie | Northeast | Multiple | Six buildings include decorative arts, dolls & toys, tools, carriages, farm equipment, glass, local history, period rooms, 19th-century general store |
| Millersburg Glass Museum | Millersburg | Holmes | Northeast | Glass | Local glass, located on the campus of the Holmes County Cultural Center Campus |
| Minster Museum | Minster | Auglaize | Northwest | Local history | Operated by the Minster Historical Society |
| Monroe Historical Society Museum | Monroe | Butler | Southwest | Local history | |
| Monument Cabin | Hamilton | Butler | Southwest | Historic house | 1804 log cabin in Monument Park |
| Moore House Museum | Lorain | Lorain | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Lorain Historical Society, 1920s period house |
| Morgan County Historical Society Museum | McConnelsville | Morgan | Southeast | Local history | Operated by the Morgan County Historical Society, also a doll museum |
| Motorcycle Hall of Fame | Pickerington | Fairfield | Central | Transportation - Motorcycle | Motorcycles, riding gear, memorabilia, important figures |
| Motts Military Museum | Groveport | Franklin | Central | Military | |
| Museum at the Friends Home | Waynesville | Warren | Southwest | Local history | Also known as the Waynesville Area Heritage & Cultural Center |
| Museum of American Porcelain Art | South Euclid | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Ceramics | |
| Museum of Biological Diversity | Columbus | Franklin | Central | Natural history (zoology and botany) | Located on the west campus of The Ohio State University |
| Museum of Ceramics | East Liverpool | Columbiana | Northeast | Art | Ceramic wares produced in and around East Liverpool |
| Museum of Divine Statues | Lakewood | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Religious | Ecclesiastical statues and other sacred artifacts |
| Museum of Spiritual Art | Franklin | Warren | Southwest | Religious Art | Private collection of religious art showcasing world religions |
| Museum of Troy History | Troy | Miami | Southwest | Local history | |
| Myers Inn Museum | Sunbury | Delaware | Central | Historic house | Operated by the Big Walnut Area Historical Society, early 19th-century inn and house |
| Myers School of Art Galleries | Akron | Summit | Northeast | Art | Part of University of Akron, Emily Davis Gallery and the Projects and Atrium galleries in Folk Hall |
| Nash House Museum | Delaware | Delaware | Central | Historic house | Operated by the Delaware County Historical Society, Victorian period house |
| National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center | Wilberforce | Greene | Southwest | African American | Adjacent to Central State University, experiences of African Americans from their African origins to the present |
| National Aviation Hall of Fame | Riverside | Montgomery | Southwest | Hall of fame - Aviation - Military | Hosted within the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB |
| National Barber Museum and Hall of Fame | Canal Winchester | Franklin | Central | Industry | Barber profession artifacts, open by appointment, formerly the Ed Jeffers Barber Museum, operated by the Canal Winchester Area Historical Society |
| National Center for Nature Photography | Berkey | Lucas | Northwest | Art | Located in Secor Metropark, nature photography |
| National Construction Equipment Museum | Bowling Green | Wood | Northwest | Technology | Construction vehicles of all kinds, operated by the Historical Construction Equipment Association |
| National Heisey Glass Museum | Newark | Licking | Central | Glass | Operated by the Heisey Collectors of America, Heisey Glass Company glassware |
| National Imperial Glass Museum | Bellaire | Belmont | Southeast | Glass | Glass produced by Imperial Glassware |
| National Museum of Cambridge Glass | Cambridge | Guernsey | Southeast | Glass | Cambridge Glass glassware |
| National Museum of the Great Lakes | Toledo | Lucas | Northwest | Maritime | Maritime history of the Great Lakes, includes the Col. James M. Schoonmaker freighter museum ship |
| National Museum of the United States Air Force | Riverside | Montgomery | Southwest | Aviation | Located at Wright-Patterson AFB outside Dayton |
| National Packard Museum | Warren | Trumbull | Northeast | Automotive | Exhibits on Packard family, Packard Electric Company, Packard Motor Car and local history |
| National Road/Zane Grey Museum | Norwich | Muskingum | Southeast | Multiple | Exhibits on the National Road, author Zane Grey and Ohio art pottery, operated by the John & Annie Glenn Historic Site |
| National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting | West Chester | Butler | Southwest | Media | Located in a former Voice of America facility, exhibits on radio and television |
| Nature Center at Shaker Lakes | Shaker Heights | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Natural history | |
| New Bremen Historical Museum | New Bremen | Auglaize | Northwest | Local history | Operated by the New Bremen Historic Association in the mid-19th-century William Luelleman House |
| New Indian Ridge Museum | Amherst | Lorain | Northeast | Archaeology | |
| New Knoxville Heritage Center | New Knoxville | Auglaize | Northwest | Historic house | Operated by the New Knoxville Historical Society, includes a late 19th-century house, doctor's office, log house and standalone kitchen building |
| North Canton Heritage Society Museum | North Canton | Stark | Northeast | Local history | |
| Northern Ohio Railway Museum | Chippewa Lake | Medina | Northeast | Railroad | Streetcars and other railroad equipment |
| Oak Hill Cottage Museum | Mansfield | Richland | Northeast | Historic house | Victorian home, operated by the Richland County Historical Society |
| Oberlin Heritage Center | Oberlin | Lorain | Northeast | Open air | Includes Monroe House, the Little Red Schoolhouse, and the Jewett House |
| OH WOW! | Youngstown | Mahoning | Northeast | Science | AKA Roger & Gloria Jones Children's Center for Science & Technology, hands-on science and technology exhibits for children |
| Ohio Glass Museum | Lancaster | Fairfield | Central | Glass | Pressed and blown glass objects from Ohio glass manufacturers |
| Ohio Governor's Mansion | Bexley | Franklin | Central | Historic house | 1920s mansion and garden, home to the Governor of Ohio since 1957 |
| Ohio Railway Museum | Worthington | Franklin | Central | Railroad | |
| Ohio River Museum | Marietta | Washington | Southeast | Maritime | Operated by the Ohio History Connection, transportation and natural history of the Ohio River |
| Ohio State Reformatory | Mansfield | Richland | Northeast | Prison | Late 19th-century prison in use until 1990 |
| Ohio Tobacco Museum | Ripley | Brown | Southwest | Industry | Tobacco farming and production |
| Ohio Valley River Museum | Clarington | Monroe | Southeast | Local History | |
| Ohio's Small Town Museum | Ashville | Pickaway | Central | Local history | Operated by the Ashville Area Heritage Society |
| Old Brick Museum | Orwell | Ashtabula | Northeast | Local history | Operated by the Old Brick Historical Society |
| Old Carnegie Library Museum | Pickerington | Fairfield | Central | Local history | Operated by the Pickerington-Violet Township Historical Society |
| Old Main Street Museum | Newcomerstown | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Local history | Operated by the Newcomerstown Historical Society, replica of an early 1900s village holds twenty-three storefronts |
| Old Town Jail Museum | Ashville | Pickaway | Central | Local history | Operated by the Village of Ashville. |
| Oldest Stone House Museum | Lakewood | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Lakewood Historical Society, 1834 house |
| Olin's Museum of Covered Bridges | Ashtabula | Ashtabula | Northeast | Commodity - Covered bridges | History, photos, art, and artifacts about covered bridges |
| Oliver Tucker Museum | Beverly | Washington | Southeast | Historic house | Operated by the Lower Muskingum Historical Society, 1850s log house |
| Orange Johnson House | Worthington | Franklin | Central | Historic house | Operated by the Worthington Historical Society, 19th-century period home |
| Orton Geological Museum | Columbus | Franklin | Central | Natural history (geology and paleontology) | Located in Orton Hall on the campus of The Ohio State University; the oldest natural history museum in Ohio, maintains a large collection of minerals, rocks, and fossils |
| Our House Tavern | Gallipolis | Gallia | Southeast | Historic house | Operated by the Ohio History Connection, 1819 tavern |
| Ourant's School | Deersville | Harrison | Northeast | School | 1873 one-room schoolhouse, open for events and programs |
| Overfield Tavern Museum | Troy | Miami | Southwest | Historic site | Furnished in mid-19th-century Ohio antiques |
| Painesville Railroad Museum | Painesville | Lake | Northeast | Railroad | Operated by the Western Reserve Railroad Association, open for events |
| Parry Park Museum | Woodsfield | Monroe | Southeast | Local history | Open by appointment with the Monroe County Historical Society, includes the Hollister-Parry House Museum, Oak Ridge-Byers One Room School House, and the Yaussey-Winkler Cooperative Dairy |
| Patterson Homestead | Dayton | Montgomery | Southwest | Historic house | 19th-century house |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar House | Dayton | Montgomery | Southwest | Biographical | Part of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park |
| Pencil Sharpener Museum | Logan | Hocking | Southwest | Collection | Largest collection of pencil sharpeners in the United States. |
| Pennsylvania House Museum | Springfield | Clark | Southwest | Historic house | Early 19th-century house and tavern, operated by the Lagonda Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution |
| Peoples Mortuary Museum | Marietta | Washington | Southeast | Automotive | Historic automobiles and hearses, operated by Cawley & People's Funeral Homes |
| Perkins Stone Mansion | Akron | Summit | Northeast | Historic house | Mid-19th-century mansion, operated by The Summit County Historical Society of Akron, Ohio |
| Perry County Historical Society | Somerset | Perry | Southeast | Local history | 1840 house with exhibits on American Civil War, Native Americans, Perry County art pottery |
| Perry Historical Museum | Perry | Lake | Northeast | Local history | Operated by the Perry Historical Society of Lake County |
| Philip Moore Jr. Stone House | West Portsmouth | Scioto | Southwest | Historic house | Early 19th-century house, open on select days |
| Piatt Castles | West Liberty | Logan | Northwest | Historic house | Two mid-19th-century chateaux open for tours |
| Pickwick Building Museum | Middletown | Butler | Southwest | Local history | Operated by the Middletown Historical Society |
| Pike Heritage Museum | Waverly | Pike | Southwest | Local history | |
| Piqua Historical Museum | Piqua | Miami | Southwest | Local history | |
| Plain City Historical Society Museum | Plain City | Madison | Southwest | Local history | |
| Polka Hall of Fame | Euclid | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Hall of fame - Dance - Polka | History of the Cleveland-style polk |
| Presidential Museum | Williamsfield | Ashtabula | Northeast | History | Exhibits on every U.S. President |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame | Canton | Stark | Northeast | Hall of fame - Sports - Football | |
| Promont House Museum | Milford | Clermont | Southwest | Historic house | Operated by the Greater Milford Area Historical Society, 3-story Victorian Italianate mansion |
| Prospect Place | Trinway | Muskingum | Southeast | Historic house | Mid-19th-century mansion |
| Putnam County Historical Society Museum | Kalida | Putnam | Northwest | Local history | |
| Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum | Hamilton | Butler | Southwest | Art | 265-acre (1.07 km$^2$) sculpture park and outdoor museum |
| Quaker Heritage Center | Wilmington | Clinton | Southwest | Religious | Part of Wilmington College |
| Quaker Yearly Meeting House | Mount Pleasant | Jefferson | Northeast | Religious | 1814 meeting house |
| Quigley Museum | Amherst | Lorain | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Amherst Historical Society, 1832 house |
| Radnor Historic Museum | Radnor | Delaware | Central | Local history | Operated by the Radnor Heritage Society |
| Ragersville Historical Society | Ragersville | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Local history | Museum and one room schoolhouse |
| Reynoldsburg-Truro Historical Society Museum | Reynoldsburg | Franklin | Central | Local history | |
| Richard Ross Museum of Art | Delaware | Delaware | Central | Art museum | Part of Ohio Wesleyan University |
| Richland County Museum | Lexington | Richland | Northeast | Local history | |
| Ripley Museum | Ripley | Brown | Southwest | Local history | 1850s home featuring 10 rooms with collectibles dating from the late 18th century up to the mid-20th century |
| River Museum | Wellsville | Columbiana | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Wellsville Historical Society |
| Robbins Crossing | Nelsonville | Athens | Southeast | Living | Operated by Hocking College, 19th-century village |
| Robbins Hunter Museum | Granville | Licking | Central | Historic house | Greek Revival Avery Downer House with 14 rooms furnished with 18th- and 19th-century decorative arts, operated by the Licking County Historical Society |
| Rombach Place Museum | Wilmington | Clinton | Southwest | Local history | Home of General James W. Denver, features Victorian furnishings, local history and art; operated by the Clinton County Historical Society |
| Roscoe Village | Coshocton | Coshocton | Northeast | Living | Restored 19th-century canal village, also features the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum |
| Rose Hill Museum | Bay Village | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Bay Village Historical Society, furnishings from the Colonial and Victorian periods |
| Ross County Heritage Center | Chillicothe | Ross | Southwest | Local history | Operated by the Ross County Historical Society, site includes the 1820s Knoles Log House and the Franklin House with exhibits of local women's history |
| Ross Historical Center | Sidney | Shelby | Northwest | Local history | Operated by the Shelby County Historical Society |
| Ross-Gowdy House | New Richmond | Clermont | Southwest | Historic house | Operated by the New Richmond Historical Society, 1853 house |
| Rossville Museum | Piqua | Miami | Southwest | African American | 1869 house built by former slave, open by appointment |
| Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center | Fremont | Sandusky | Northeast | Biographical | Includes Presidential library, Hayes Museum and Spiegel Grove |
| Salem Historical Museum | Salem | Columbiana | Northeast | Local history | Operated by the Salem Historical Society |
| Samuel Spitler House Community Museum | Brookville | Montgomery | Southwest | Historic house | Operated by the Brookville Historical Society |
| Sandstone Museum Center | Amherst | Lorain | Northeast | Open air | Operated by the Amherst Historical Society |
| Sandusky County Historical Society Museum | Fremont | Sandusky | Northeast | Historic house | |
| Sauder Village | Archbold | Fulton | Northwest | Living | Turn-of-the-20th-century rural village with craftsmen, historic houses, farm and more |
| Sayler-Swartsel House | Eaton | Preble | Southwest | Local history | Operated by the Preble County Historical Society |
| Schoenbrunn Village | New Philadelphia | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Open air | Operated by the Ohio History Connection, reconstructed village with seventeen buildings |
| Schumacher Gallery | Bexley | Franklin | Central | Art | Part of Capital University, located on the fourth floor of The Blackmore Library |
| Scio Historical Museum | Scio | Harrison | Northeast | Local history | |
| Sedgwick House Museum | Martins Ferry | Belmont | Southeast | Local history | Operated by the Martins Ferry Area Historical Society |
| Serpent Mound | Peebles | Adams | Southwest | Archaeology | Prehistoric effigy mound, museum and park |
| Shaker Heights Historical Society Museum | Shaker Heights | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Religious | |
| Shandy Hall | Geneva | Ashtabula | Northeast | Historic house | Early 19th-century house, operated by appointment with the Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Shanes Crossing Historical Museum | Rockford | Mercer | Northwest | Local history | |
| Sherman House Museum | Lancaster | Fairfield | Central | Historic house | 19th-century home of U.S. senator John Sherman and General William Tecumseh Sherman, operated by the Fairfield Heritage Association |
| Sherwood-Davidson House Museum | Newark | Licking | Central | Historic house | Operated by the Licking County Historical Society |
| Shunk Museum | Crestline | Crawford | Northwest | Local history | Operated by the Crestline Historical Association. New Crestline Historical Museum opened in 2019. |
| Snook's Dream Cars | Bowling Green | Wood | Northwest | Automotive | Historic cars in recreated settings including a 1940s Texaco gas station, 1930s general store and 1960s race track |
| Southeast Ohio History Center | Athens | Athens | Southeast | Local history | Settlement of Ohio, operated by the Athens County Historical Society |
| Southern Ohio Museum | Portsmouth | Scioto | Southwest | Art | Focus on Ohio and regional art, Clarence Holbrook Carter and over 10,000 prehistoric Native American objects |
| Spiegel Grove | Fremont | Sandusky | Northeast | Historic house | Also known as Rutherford B. Hayes Home, part of Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center |
| Spirit of 76 Museum | Wellington | Lorain | Northeast | Local history | Operated by the Southern Lorain County Historical Society |
| Springboro Museum Center | Springboro | Warren | Southwest | Local history | Former stop on the Underground Railroad |
| Springfield Museum of Art | Springfield | Clark | Southwest | Art | |
| Spring Hill | Massillon | Stark | Northeast | Historic house | 1820s rural home once a stop on the Underground Railroad |
| Squire Rich Museum | Brecksville | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Local history | Operated by the Brecksville Historical Association, 1840s house |
| Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens | Akron | Summit | Northeast | Historic house | Notable country estate with gardens |
| Stearns Homestead | Parma | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Open air | Operated by the Parma Area Historical Society, includes 1855 Stearns House, 1920 Gibbs House, country store and farm |
| Stein Galleries | Fairborn | Greene | Southwest | Art | Part of Wright State University |
| Stengel True Museum | Marion | Marion | Northwest | Local history | Civil War-era mansion with local history collection. As of 11-2021, no regular hours of operation. |
| Stone Academy | Zanesville | Muskingum | Southeast | Local history | Operated by The Pioneer and Historical Society of Muskingum County |
| Strock Stone House | Austintown | Mahoning | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Austintown Historical Society |
| Strongsville Historical Village | Strongsville | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Open air | Operated by the Strongsville Historical Society, recreated 19th-century village |
| SunWatch Indian Village | Dayton | Montgomery | Southwest | Native American | Recreated 13th-century Native American village |
| Susie's Museum of Childhood | Carrollton | Carroll | Northeast | Toy | Includes dolls, teddy bears and toys, located in Bluebird Farm Park |
| Sutliff Museum | Warren | Trumbull | Northeast | Local history | Victorian furnished room on the second floor of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library |
| Ted Lewis Museum | Circleville | Pickaway | Central | Biographical | Musician Ted Lewis |
| Temperance Tavern | Newcomerstown | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Local history | Operated by the Newcomerstown Historical Society, 1841 tavern, features dress collection, Woody Hayes and Cy Young memorabilia, military artifacts |
| Terhune Art Gallery | Perrysburg | Wood | Northwest | Art | Part of Owens Community College in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts |
| Tiffin Glass Museum | Tiffin | Seneca | Northwest | Glass | Features Tiffin Glass Company glassware |
| Tippecanoe Historical Society Museum | Tipp City | Miami | Southwest | Local history | |
| Toledo Firefighters Museum | Toledo | Lucas | Northwest | Firefighting | |
| Toledo Museum of Art | Toledo | Lucas | Northwest | Art | Features large glass collection, plus extensive collection of European and American painting |
| Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway Museum | Grand Rapids | Wood | Northwest | Railway | Heritage railroad and museum |
| Town Hall Museum | Bedford | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Local history | Main museum of the Bedford Historical Society |
| Toy and Doll Museum of Marietta | Marietta | Washington | Southeast | Toy | |
| Toy and Plastic Brick Museum | Bellaire | Belmont | Southeast | Toy | Features Lego projects |
| Tri-State Warbird Museum | Batavia | Clermont | Southwest | Aviation | Restored World War II aircraft |
| Trotwood Depot Museum | Trotwood | Montgomery | Southwest | Railroad | Operated by the Trotwood-Madison Historical Society |
| Troy-Hayner Cultural Center | Troy | Miami | Southwest | Art | Changing art exhibits, permanent exhibit about the Hayner Distillery Company |
| TV Dinner Club Museum | Akron | Summit | Northeast | Media | Art and artifacts of mid-20th-century American TV |
| Twinsburg Historical Society Museum | Twinsburg | Summit | Northeast | Local history | |
| Tyler History Center | Youngstown | Mahoning | Northeast | Local history | Operated by the Mahoning Valley Historical Society |
| Uhrichsville Clay Museum | Uhrichsville | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Decorative art | Folk art created by clay workers in their spare time and other ceramic items |
| Underground Railroad Museum | Flushing | Belmont | Southeast | History | Slavery and the Underground Railroad in Ohio |
| Union Township Heritage Association | West Milton | Miami | Southwest | Local history | Located in a Quaker meeting house, includes area Quaker history |
| Upton House | Warren | Trumbull | Northeast | Historic house | 19th-century home of suffragette Harriet Taylor Upton |
| Uniopolis Historical Museum | Uniopolis | Auglaize | Northwest | Local history | Operated by the Uniopolis Historical Society |
| Van Wert County Historical Society | Van Wert | Van Wert | Northwest | Open air | Includes the Clark Mansion, barn with agriculture exhibits, one room schoolhouse, log house |
| Versailles Area Museum | Versailles | Darke | Southwest | History | Operated by the Versailles Area Historical Society, local history |
| Veterans Memorial Museum | Germantown | Montgomery | Southwest | Military | WWII artifacts, uniforms, medals, photos, weapons |
| Victorian House Museum | Millersburg | Holmes | Northeast | Local history | Victoriana and Holmes County history, in the Brightman House |
| Victorian Perambulator Museum | Jefferson | Ashtabula | Northeast | Commodity | More than 200 antique baby carriages |
| Ving Tsun Museum | Dayton | Montgomery | Southwest | Sports | History of Ving Tsun kung fu |
| WACO Aircraft Museum | Troy | Miami | Southwest | Aviation | Operated by the WACO Historical Society, focus on Waco Aircraft Company airplanes |
| Walton House Museum | Centerville | Montgomery | Southwest | Local history | Operated by the Centerville-Washington Township Historical Society |
| Wapakoneta Museum | Wapakoneta | Auglaize | Northwest | Local history | Operated by the Auglaize County Historical Society |
| Ward-Thomas Museum | Niles | Trumbull | Northeast | Historic house | Operated by the Niles Historical Society, includes mannequins wearing life-size replicas of the First Ladies’ gowns |
| Warren County History Center | Lebanon | Warren | Southwest | Local history | More than 30 exhibits on three floor levels, operated by the Warren County Historical Society in Harmon Hall |
| Warren G. Harding House | Marion | Marion | Northwest | Biographical | Operated by the Ohio History Connection, also known as Harding Home and Museum |
| Warther Museum | Dover | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Decorative art | Wood and ivory carvings, particularly steam trains, created by Ernest “Mooney” Warther, a button collection, Swiss gardens, family home and original workshop, and arrowhead collection |
| War Vet Museum | Canfield | Mahoning | Northeast | Military | Also features model railroad |
| W. C. Moorhead Museum | Dover | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Scouting | Located at Camp Tuscazoar, history of Camp Tuscazoar and area scouting |
| Webb House Museum | Newark | Licking | Central | Historic house | Operated by the Licking County Historical Society |
| Welsh-American Heritage Museum | Oak Hill | Jackson | Southeast | Ethnic | Area Welsh heritage and culture, operated by the University of Rio Grande, open by appointment |
| Weltzheimer/Johnson House | Oberlin | Lorain | Northeast | Historic house | Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Westcott House | Springfield | Clark | Southwest | Historic house | Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Wheeling & Lake Erie Depot | Bedford | Cuyahoga | Northeast | Railroad | 1920s passenger station with railroad artifacts and displays, operated by the Bedford Historical Society |
| Whitehouse Historical Society Museum | Whitehouse | Lucas | Northwest | Local history | |
| Wilderness Trail Museum | Fort Loramie | Shelby | Northwest | Local history | Operated by the Fort Loramie Historical Association |
| Wildwood Manor House | Toledo | Lucas | Northwest | Historic house | Georgian Colonial mansion, also Oak Grove Schoolhouse |
| William H. McGuffey House | Oxford | Butler | Southwest | Historic house | Part of Miami University, also exhibits about William Holmes McGuffey |
| William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum | Canton | Stark | Northeast | Multiple | Includes McKinley National Memorial, Presidential memorabilia, period room displays, local businesses, street of shops, Discover World science center, planetarium, robotic dinosaur and model railroad; operated by the Stark County Historical Society |
| William Rainey Harper Log House | New Concord | Muskingum | Southeast | Historic house | 1834 log house |
| Windsor Historical Society Museum | Windsor | Ashtabula | Northeast | Local history | Located in a former Episcopal church |
| Wolcott House Museum Complex | Maumee | Lucas | Northwest | Open air | Includes the 19th-century Wolcott House, an 1841 saltbox farmhouse, an 1850 log house, an 1880 railroad station with box car and caboose, and a 1901 Gothic style country church; operated by the Maumee Valley Historical Society |
| Wolf Creek Grist Mill | Loudonville | Ashland | Northeast | Mill | Historic grist mill |
| Wood County Museum | Bowling Green | Wood | Northwest | Local history | |
| The Works | Newark | Licking | Central | Multiple | Science, glass art and history |
| Wright B Flyer Hangar | Miamisburg | Montgomery | Southwest | Aviation | Replica of the original Wright Brother's Huffman Prairie hangar and their aircraft |
| Wyandot Popcorn Museum | Marion | Marion | Northwest | Food | Operated by the Marion County Historical Society, popcorn poppers and peanut roasters |
| Xenia Station | Xenia | Greene | Southwest | Local history | |
| Yoder's Amish Home | Millersburg | Holmes | Northeast | Farm | Historic Amish farm |
| Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor | Youngstown | Mahoning | Northeast | Industry | History of the steel industry |
| Youngstown State University Mineral Museum | Youngstown | Mahoning | Northeast | Science | Located in Moser Hall, includes fossils, dinosaur eggs, minerals and crystals |
| Zane Shawnee Caverns | Jefferson Township | Logan | Northwest | Native American | Cave and Shawnee Woodland Native American Museum |
| Zanesville Museum of Art | Zanesville | Muskingum | Southeast | Art | |
| Zoar Village | Zoar | Tuscarawas | Northeast | Open air | Operated by the Ohio History Connection |

## Defunct museums

* American Gas Pump Heaven, Dover, closed in 2016
* America's Ice Cream & Dairy Museum, Medina, closed in 2010
* Cleveland Health Museum, AKA HealthSpace Cleveland, merged in 2007 with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
* Degenhart Paperweight and Glass Museum, Cambridge, closed in 2011, portion of the collection relocated to the Museum of American Glass located in Weston, WV
* Ely Chapman Foundation West African Museum, Marietta
* Hauck House Museum, Cincinnati, no longer open as a museum
* Hopalong Cassidy Museum, Cambridge, destroyed by fire in 2016
* Inland Seas Maritime Museum, Vermilion, closed in 2012 in as the Great Lakes Historical Society prepares to open the National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio in 2013
* Kern-Harrington Museum, Plain Township, formerly operated by the New Albany-Plain Township Historical Society
* Lake Shore Electric Railway
* Little Italy Heritage Museum, closed in 2007
* Marietta Soda Fountain & Museum, Marietta
* National Cartoon Museum - This was not originally in Ohio, but, once it failed, its collection was merged with the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at The Ohio State University
* National Inventors Hall of Fame, Akron, moved to Alexandria, Virginia
* Sara Rose Museum, Sabina
* Trapshooting Hall of Fame & Museum, Vandalia, moved to Sparta, Illinois,
* USS Radford National Naval Museum, Newcomerstown, closed in 2011, contents now at the USS Orlect Naval Museum in Lake Charles, Louisiana
* Viets House Museum, Cortland, formerly operated by the Cortland-Bazetta Historical Society, closed in 2011
* Western Reserve Model Railroad Museum, Mentor, closed in 2011

## Regions

The regional column in the table features designations used by the Ohio Museum Association:
* Central—including Columbus
* Northeast—including Cleveland
* Northwest—including Toledo
* Southeast
* Southwest—including Cincinnati & Dayton