Save on a Weekend of Family Fun with the Family Discount Deal

When it comes to traveling with your kids, we know you need to make the most out of your time and your budget. With kid-pleasing eats and family-friendly hotels, your family will love a weekend away in Richland County. Now you can stretch your vacation budget even further and save over 25% on admission to four family attractions. From May to September, you can purchase the Family Discount Deal: a weekend’s worth of fun for only $49....

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Special Holiday Hours for Featured Attractions

It’s that time of year where everything gets a little more chaotic, but it’s also the time to slow down and spend some quality time with family and friends. If you’re planning on visiting some of these popular attractions, please make note of their limited holiday hours and plan accordingly....

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September Happenings

Make the most of summer’s end! The Destination Mansfield – Richland County calendar is filling up with great activities to fill those final warm days and those cool September nights including favorites like the Prairie Peddler Festival and new events like Shawshank 100 dirt track race....

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Mansfield Adventures Deliver Heart-Pounding Thrills

As the summer continues to heat up, there are still plenty of opportunities to make 2018 an unforgettable summer packed with adventure. Mansfield and Richland County, Ohio offer an array of activities for thrill-seekers to catch an adrenaline rush, nature-lovers to connect with the great outdoors and families to create lasting memories. Tucked in the…

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Mansfield is the Summer Getaway Your Kids are Gonna Love

For families seeking an unexpected summer destination, Mansfield offers an array of unforgettable family-friendly activities that can help break through any cabin fever. From learning about quirky inventions to dreaming up some of their own, kids will love the hands-on and out-of-the-ordinary offerings in Mansfield....

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Explore RichHistory

Richland County contains historic buildings and sites ripe for discovery. From a pristine gothic architecture house to a mansion with acres of sprawling gardens, there is plenty to explore and learn. The county also hosts many local museums featuring interesting exhibits on subjects like one of the first bicycle companies, Elektro: the first robot, and…

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New Ghost Hunter classes help travelers immerse themselves in Mansfield’s creepiest haunted venues

Known as the Haunted Capital, Mansfield, Ohio offers a range of frightful experiences that let visitors immerse themselves into some of the creepiest spots in the Midwest, including the Ohio State Reformatory. Featuring sites that have been featured on Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures,” SyFy’s “Ghost Hunters” and Biography’s “My Ghost Story,” tens of thousands of…

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Digging Up Your Roots

The Ohio Genealogical Society is a non-profit library with over 60,000 volumes of family histories, Bible records, cemetery listings and much more. Guests and members use the facilities for family research, to learn where their ancestors came from and to learn about themselves with advice from library volunteers. OGS is a great resource for anyone curious about their family history and it’s not just Richland County or even Ohio. The Ohio Genealogical Society has documents from many states (especially the Midwest and East Coast) and even some countries. Trace your family back across the years and miles till they reach you. It’s not like what you see on popular tv shows, genealogy takes research and determination. Come prepared with a few names and dates and get digging for your roots....

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