We had our daughters wedding at Kelton House in August and it was simply lovely...a beautiful garden wedding. Sarah at Kelton House was over the top helpful covering our every need and her expertise as a wedding planner covered several of our oversights. 5 Star recommendation for sure.

Such a rich history. Had a very abnormal experience in the dining room. I felt a sudden burst of tears and started bawling my eyes out during the tour. Not sure what happened but I felt fine as soon as I left the room. Beautiful gardens and wonderful staff. If your nearby its worth the stop.

A wonderful tour by the director, Sara. 80% of the furnishings are original to house and the Kelton family history is fascinating.

My wife loves this place. Not my thing, but I go here with her every now and then.

We really enjoyed our visit. The costumed guide was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the local history. Unlike many similar places, we were allowed to walk in the rooms and see the historical items up close. We visited on a Sunday afternoon...probably the best time to go.

Beautiful home full of history and intrigue, great stop during our visit to Columbus. The staff was polite and helpful, and gave us a quick layout of the house, we chose the self-guided tour with audio guide. I highly recomend the audio guide for two reasons, without it, it is highly possible to breeze through the house because it isnt that large. And second, it gives a large amount of information about each room, and the artifacts inside.

Went here years ago with my daughter for field trip & loved it ..wanting to go again soon

We were able to go mid-morning on a weekday and were the only people touring the building. The house is stunning and the single employee was very knowledgeable/ helpful in getting us started on the self-guided audio tour. As it was the holidays, there were local antique Christmas decorations throughout the house. With many rooms to explore and comprehensive information on the audio guide tracks, it was informative and overall a fun experience. It was too cold to tour the gardens and had there been a larger group our solo employee may have been overwhelmed, but if looking for history in Columbus this is a can’t miss!

Lovely place to visit. Really liked the decor of the house. Went for the self-guided audio tour; it helped to have my wired earphones with me.

It is absolutely beautiful. Everything in the house is original to the kelton family, me and my boyfriend went there to see some history and also ghost hunt a bit, this place is said to be haunted. And fortunately its true! I actually captured a EVP ( electronic voice phenomenon) of a female telling me go in as I was looking into one of the rooms upstairs. It was a peaceful voice so dont worry, no mean spirits there. For only 6 dollars a person its a great place to visit.

This is an interesting historic site, if you are a history fan, especially the civil war, you will definitely love this place. The guide here is very helpful and friendly. Also the ticket is really cheap, if you have student Id, its only 4$. And they offer an electronic self guide system. So you can know everything about the house while enjoying the view.

It was closed when I came by, they were doing some construction.

Beautiful historical and educational

Very cool part of history nestled in Columbus

Historical site. The home belonged to the kelton family, who were abolitionist, and was used as a stop on the underground railroad. The house has been restored and contains many of the original furnishings & artifacts with newer wallpaper, carpeting, etc. A tour or headset guide is the best way to see this place otherwise you will be looking at a bunch of antiques and not appreciate their significance. The garden is small, but cute. Nominal fee for entry, discount for seniors & students. Open on weekends too. If you love history, you will love this place. TIP: Call before you come to make sure they are open & docent available. Doors are always locked & you will need to push buzzer for entry.

Loved seeing the authentic furniture in the home and hearing the story of the family taking in the sick little girl slave who had traveled from VA. The bsmt display where the slave would stay was great too!

What a special spirit you feel here in the home of Ohios early abolishonists. A must-see and do! Go to Topiary Park right next to it as well. Very cool and interesting museum and great for even the young ones.

Really beautiful house and gardens. Very fascinating history with the underground railroad all in an audio tour so you can go on your pace.

Tour guide was VERY knowledgeable. Many original pieces of furniture. Lovely house ( although dusty by today standards)

Loved the history behind the family and the house. A must see if your in Columbus.

I cannot speak highly enough of how good our visit was

The building is absolutely lovely, and their staff are incredibly friendly. I stopped over during the Holiday Trolley Hop with Discover Columbus, and I had an incredible time there. Its really like taking a step back in time. They have self-guided tours on certain days of the week, too.

House and audio tour were nice. Parking and entry was confusing. Does not accept credit card.

Awesome tour guide

Gardens are great. Friends live next door

I lived in Columbus most of my life (40+ years), but had no idea this place existed until I was visiting with my kids and they wanted to take a tour. WOW, what a cool place! Its a historical home that was part of the underground railroad. So very interesting and well worth the admission price. We paid $20 for the 4 of us to get in and have an audio tour. In addition to the audio tour we spoke at length with one of the curators and learned even more. I am so glad they found the Kelton House and took us there, what a great afternoon!

I was here today at around 1:00pm give or take 5 minutes. I knocked hard for about 10 minutes and nobody came to the door. The place was supposed to be open. The date today is Thursday, 09/06/2018. I wont give this place a 1 star, because people really like it and the pictures look amazing. However, I think its relevant to give this review because its a 35 minute drive to here and another 35 minutes home for me :( I always attach pictures, so here are two pictures of the door.

Such a house with history. Fantastic!

So much history to learn! great!

We stopped to read the plaque outside while out on a walk. They were already closed for the day but we will definitely be back.We did go back and the tour was interesting. I highly recommend it.

This truly is a little hidden gem of columbus. Its a historical house perfectly preserved with an absolutely beautiful garden. Theres a self guided tour you can take, or you can have a docent show you around. As a wedding venue, this place is absolutely divine and affordable for a small ceremony and modest reception. Picturesque garden located in the back, charming covered area located inside. All around wonderful.

Self guided tour. Nice tour. Takes about one hour

A fascinating place to visit (underground railroad). Also great for meetings and small receptions. Beautiful outdoor garden is great for weddings.

GO FOR THE $6 TOUR BUT BEWARE IF YOURE PLANNING A WEDDING - My wife, step daughter and I visited the Kelton House last year per a recommendation from a school teacher. The self-guided tour was great. In fact we liked the Kelton house so much that we decided to have our wedding there the following year (July of 2018). Im not going go into details about the slow motion train wreck that ensued during the planning of our simple wedding but it was very a very traumatic experience. They are grossly underprepared and understaffed to properly coordinate even the simplest of weddings (of which ours was). We had about 90 guests and adhered to all of their suggestions but there were still consistent problems and a general lack of communication throughout the entire process. To their credit they refunded us 100% of the money we spent to rent the space on our wedding day. I think its extremely unfortunately that this facility isnt better managed. It has SO much potential to be a wedding destination hot spot in a growing and thriving city with limited wedding venues. I hope they make some major changes so future couples dont have the awful experience that we had.

It was nice to learn some of the local history.

Not only is the house gorgeous, the tour guide was full off information and fascinating to listen to. Mark brought ALL the passion and fire talking about the Oberlin-Wellington rescue. Best historic house tour for me, personally.

This place is nice to take your family!

We recently had our wedding at Kelton House, and we couldnt have asked for a better place. The garden is beautiful, and the carriage house and downstairs rooms felt intimate and cozy. My guests also tell me the tour was great! My only suggestion for brides to be is to tell you wedding party to wear bug spray. Mosquitoes like shady gardens, too. Not Kelton Houses fault, of course!

Love this place. Has a great history and makes for a wonderful place to get married, as I did here!!

Really neat place. Little more proper than we were expecting but it was a great experience learning about that time period. We got a little confused during our self guided tour but eventually got back on track.

Pretty cool place, was very interesting.

Wonderful self paced history tour

We visited on a weekday and did the self guided tour. I would suggest bringing headphones so you dont have to hold the tiny speaker to your ear the whole time. The place isnt very big and you can do the whole tour in just under an hour and a half. The house is well taken care of and they do a decent job explaining why things were done the way they were back then. The garden is small and pretty, but the house is what you are there for. Very little information aside from what is online audio tour. All the information about the underground railroad is packed into a small room, they could do a better job spreading that out more. Not for fidgety people with short attention spans, but these things never are.

Highly recommended. Please go when tour guides are there. Period costumes and extremely knowledgeable. I cant say enough great things about this place!

Beautiful house and gardens/grounds that is preserved well. Great historical info provided on self guided tours.

Beautifully maintained Victorian style home... worth a visit and little history lesson about a family home that was a stop on the Underground Railroad.

The best historical site!

Great place. So much history. Great for parties & receptions. Love it.

Really nice audio tour of a Victorian era house that was part of the Underground Railroad. Learn tons about life as a Victorian and the Underground Railroad at your own pace. HIGHLY recommend this for tourists.

The audio tour allows you to go at your own pace. Definitely worth stopping in.

Very elegant.

Was looking at this place as as possible wedding venue. wouldve worked if we stuck with the small wedding plan. house was really cool though especially the basement area which they had recently held an invent there.

Very interesting, great audio guide. Street parking is not easy, could hardly find a space

Wonderful walking tour inside

Interesting history on Underground Railroad.

This place offered a quaint, self guided audio tour. The audio tour was very informative and narrated by several different people so it wasnt monotonous. We learned many new facts about living in an older time period, and the Underground Railroad.

So much history it was a wonderful experience.

Definitely recommend it. Great history lesson, and lots of interesting artifacts to look at

Very nice. Self guided tour and you could take your time, no rush. Wonderful

This place boasts a ton of history and an absolutely beautiful back yard garden. Perfect for smaller weddings and historical enthusiasts.

My students were very impressed!

Very knowledgeable docent. The actress in the reenactment was very talented. A beautiful place.

The docent was not knowledge about the musical instruments in the house but pretended to be, and obviously avoided questions about which he did not know.

I am so glad this wonderful place has been saved for us to enjoy!

Kelton House was beautiful and very educational. I highly recommend you visit when in Columbus, Ohio.

Beaitiful place but parking sucks

Intriguing place but I feel the tour couldve been better and the storytelling in the basement couldve been more. I left with more questions.

Amazing. Loved the tour.

While the information was good the entire experience seemed self aggrandizing.

Very beautiful place to visit. Not crowded.

Beautiful!

This museum was a really nice Definitely a good place to visit

Nice place to spend the day.

Mark gave a great tour and learned things about the Victorian Era that I didnt know. Many original furnishings in this historical home.

A bit creepy. The ghost stories are great.

Great for the out of towner looking for a little insight on the local past.

The place is absolutely beautiful.

A beautifully maintained Victorian home with ties to the Underground Railroad

Love the atmosphere covers any occasion

Like stepping back in tim

Great place to sit and smoke a joint during the work week

Beautiful space and great tour. Plenty to look at!

Historic & beautiful

Great meeting venue!

Great place with a lot of history.....

Very cool

Interesting local history

Wonderful part of history.

Interesting, not outstanding

EXTREMELY ENJOYABLE!

Watch out for the ghost that a beautiful place for a wedding

The Kelton House Museum & Garden is a true Columbus gem!

Misquotes

Boring, no architectural interest

Wonderful

Excellent tour.

It is antiqueful

Historical site

A historical place to visit.

Amazing history teachings