The staff and volunteers at this house and the houses they own next to it for the gift shop could not be any more friendlier. And the tour was worth it many times over. Dr. Bob was such an alcoholic that he hid bottles from his family inside the bricks of the building. You can see them on the tour. You can also see the living room and the typewriter where it all began. After the tour be sure to visit Dr. Bobs grave. The cemetery is just down the road and there are signs inside the cemetery directing you to his grave. The only thing I will add is to be careful driving on the roads. Im glad theyre still the original bricked roads but they are extremely rough to drive on. You will tear your vehicle up if you drive a normal speed. Outside of that its a great experience. Thank you for the great hospitality!

Amazing experience!!!! We do recover

Awesome! Birthplace of AA. Visiting the home, I got a real since of humility. Its not this huge extravagant experience. Humble beginnings for a humble program.

We were Blessed to meet other Friends of Bills and Bobs- From Michigan! Amid the Covid 19- enjoying a virtual meeting on the porch. Great Fellowshipping!

Its amazing place to visit for people who cuit drinking, how everything started

You can feel the magic as soon as you walk in. The guided tour was amazing

Powerful place! Visiting the room where the original 3rd Step Prayers were said was deeply moving. Meditating quietly on the front porch was a Blessing. The neighborhood is still healthy and beautiful too. So happy this home is open the public and not a private residence!

Awesome! Especially if you are one of the Bill W. community! A must see house with memories for a life time!

The history of what was accomplished there is truly amazing.

Volunteer s were so friendly and shared many stories you will only hear from the locals who know know the history well.

Enjoyed presentation...thankful.#miz_pound_cake

A must see place for anyone in recovery, folks who are history buffs, and those who have a deep and abiding love for what Bill and Dr. Bob gave the world.

Great place to get to know a brother of mine.

Always an amazing experience.

A very spiritual place. This is a simple home and well worth the time to experience this home. A must see mecca for AA.

Ed was a tremendous guide and a great help filling out the visuals with in-depth historical information. He was friendly too.

What a wonderful gift to get to see where it all started. Awesome experience and thank you to all the volunteers that make it happen.

Great visit. Very informative with nice helpful volunteers

I had a really great time! The volunteers were very kind and made the experience worth while

If you are in the program , this is like walking onhallowed ground . Every room has a part in the birth of A.A.

Should be a National Shrine, and so should the Mayflower Hotel in downtown Akron where the first call was made. AA has saved millions all over the world.

I absolutely appreciated the opportunity of being welcomed inside Dr Bobs home. The warmth feeling of knowing how many peoples lives that have been saved due to the AA program because of Dr. Bob and Bill W. had me speechless. I was completely in aww being there!!! Thank you!!!

An amazing experience! I would highly recommend to anyone who wants to learn some of the history of AA.

Welcome Home! Beginning of Alcoholics Anonymous!

Super!! All the history is there. Friendly guides, nice people.

A great piece of history, and even better place to pray.

Very knowledgeable guides. Homey atmosphere.

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This is an important historical place. Because of this man, and anothers ideas, many, many of people around the world have learned a new way to live. Without these simple ideas put forth by these men, many would have followed this disease to the gates of insanity, or death. Thank you Dr. Bob.

Was very awesome learned alot of history. Your guides were amazing.

Tour guide was terrific. Very interesting and informative. House very pretty.

Great experience! Walking through Dr Bobs house, the tour is awesome. Tour guide very informed regarding the history of AA. Really pleased! Thank you Wayne.

It was like being at Elviss house. There was a star struck feeling about it. The folks there were as welcoming as if I was at a out of town meeting. Very friendly not to mention knowledgeable. A must go-to is ever in Akron

An absolute must see for anyone interested in AA history

Great place very knowledgeable, kind volunteers! Thank you!

A must see if you have any interest in the history of alcoholics anonymous. There are 12 steps leading to the front door representing the 12 step program. Informative volunteers to explain the history.

Awesome experience. Just bring in the birthplace of AA!!

It was very well kept,& very educational, a great example of history..

Very moving experience. The volunteers were very welcoming. The liquor bottle in the sock was corny though :)

Anyone interested in AA or AA history should go if I the Akron area. Even if only to stand where history happened. People who talk about AA history, often mention Bill and Lois home Stepping Stones. They mention the home of T. Henry and Clarace Williams and other couples. Maybe Anne Smith didnt live there because everyone seems to leave out Anne who, in her obit was called the mother of AA and without her and so many other women, AA might never have happened. I vote for the house at 855 Ardmores name be changed to the home of Dr. Bob AND Anne instead of only Dr. Bobs house. Its time after almost 80 years, to recognize the mother of AA and not just her husband - sounds kind of sexist to me.

It would have been better if he was there.

Recomend all aa members to visit the historical house!

The place is wonderful. Its a museum. The person working there told me all kinds of info about Dr Bob. The gift shop nextdoor has all kinds of things for anyone who is a friend of Dr Bob.

Cmon, Dr Bob house is a memorial to the co founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, the largest, longest running, most successful program of recovery from alcoholism and other addictions. As a destination, its intentionally modest and austere, reflecting the modest beginnings of the fellowship on the early and mid 20th century. Its a house that a family lived in and grew up in. Its filled with nostalgia and memorabilia. However, the location is also the designated center of origin for the largest non-religious spiritual movement in America and probably in the world. As such, this has become a place of reverence, where strangers - often from other parts of the world - meet and may share a connectedness with each other, if they or their loved ones are in the fellowship. A true gem. Very crowded on AA Founders Day which is the weekend closest to June 10, the day attributed as the sobriety date for Dr. Bob Smith.

Great museum! Friendly, welcoming volunteers greet you and tell you the history of the beginning of Alcoholics Anonymous.

For those interested in the history of AA, Dr. Bobs house was most definitely worth the trip out to Akron, technically Fairlawn. I loved how it is run by volunteers, all of them so eager to share the history of Alcoholics Anonymous. We were the only ones in the house the morning we visited. We had lots of time to tour, ask questions, take it all in. If I could give it more than five stars, I would.

A wonderful memorial.

Great place to visit for history puf how it all began. Gods grace dwells here

Truly amazing.... I am one of the lucky ones.... feeling so Blessed that my path has brought me to these rooms

The actions that took place in this house are of miracle proportions. We are in a debt of gratitude and service. Thank you.

Its always a blast when I see Dr Bobs house. This time we had people to moderate for us and explain to the new corners what their about to embark on.

It was incredible how happy my sister and her friends got to go see where AA started...

It was great to walk through history. Being in this house allowed Dr. Bobs story from the Big Book to come to life for me. It gets way to crowded on Saturday of Founders Day weekend but by Sunday you can take your time and enjoy the house without the crowds.

A pilgrimage for friends of Bill W, benn three times, and always a huge inspiration.

So much history here

Amazing history of Alcoholics Anonymous. Highly recommend to see.

The history of Alcoholics Anonymous, which was born in this little house. The story is very interesting.

Here for my first founders day.

Had to finally stop at Mecca on the way to my family. Its wonderful that this place exists at all, let alone is so wonderfully cared for and open to the public. Thank you.

Another home to me

Ive seen a lot of houses in my time and this is definitely one of them.

This is my second visit, a profound place of hope for those who are drowning in lifes storms. An anchor rooted in principles and bona fide promises. A place where you are not judged by the color of your skin...

Love it here! The history that happened in this sacred place is amazing to contemplate.

I just love visiting here

Amazing thank you Dr. Bob and the community for making it such a great experience!

Great place to visit if you are in the program

Warm reception. Loving attention to detail and sharing the story of AAs founding.

So, I got sober with the help of two men from Ohio, but I always Identified with Bill W., since he was a New Yorker. I recently visited Dr. Bobs home in Akron and it was truly moving. Peg greeted us and made me and my dad feel very welcomed. The movie in the gift shop next door was great and I loaded up on the Dr Bob tokens for my fellowship at home. It is a great place. Go.

The house is beautiful. The lady helping us was informative and very kind.

Awesome historical home. Well kept by volunteers and always met with a heartfelt Welcome Home.

The original home was great to see

This place was important to visit. Anyone who is in recovery needs to see this. I will never forget the experience and have to go back again.

Awed and grateful. A must.

So much history here. Awesome place to go.

Fascinating history and a fabulous guide -truly my honor

It was such a wonderful experience going here and the tour guides did such a great job. I cant wait to go again next year.

Excellent

The volunteers were AWESOME!

The best experience ever

If you are one of us dont miss the opportunity !!

Special Thanks to the volunteers who graciously give of themselves to inform the visitors of the details of dr.bobs family and aa life. Awesome experience and felt right at home. As the sign indicates upon entering. Loved sitting in the kitchen drinking a coffee and eating cookies. It was warm and inviting. Sense of peace and calmness.

A wonderful piece of history especially if you are in the program. Tour guide Ernie was extremely knowledgeable about the significance of the artifacts in the home. Also visited Dr Bobs gravesite and what is left of the Mayflower Hotel.

A good fried of mine lived here!

Very interesting, historic information.

Awesome to see and feel the history! A must see!

It was inspiring to see where it all started.

Amazing experience.

The birth of recovery what a great place to go.

This place is so amazing!

In May I will be sober four years.In celebration I am going to work hard at taking a trip to Akron and all I want to do is sit on the steps of his house and reflect with gratitude.The impact AA has had in my life is something I will always do my best to convey to another alcoholic.I am so GRATEFUL!!!

One of the truly greatest experiences of my life

Historical. The gift shop it next door.

Fantastic visit. When I went in I was greeted with Welcome Home. I knew right away what my journey was all about.

Incredible

Really cool Akron history!

I love visiting Dr Bobs home.

Finally got to visit this wonderful piece of AA history that saved my life.

I havent actually been inside, but the outside is nice.

What an AMAZING experience. Its strange that I live so close to where it all started and I havent visited until founders day when its packed full. I got goosebumps walking through this house, just thinking about all the things that happened in that house that helped AA continue to be the success it is today. The tour guides were very knowledgeable and professional. I got to do the third step prayer upstairs and it was such a spiritual experience. I will definitely be returning sometime in the near future to be able to take my time through the house. Theyve got a gift shop that you can get all sorts of neat things, my only recommendation would be for them to expand the gift shop to offer a wider variety of things. If you ever have the chance to check it out I HIGHLY recommend it.

My visit inspired me to stay the course!!!