We took the trip down the Ohio turnpike and went to visit this house and museum of which of course is in the famous movie that which is played for 24 hours on TBS every Christmas Eve.
We arrived today at 12:15 PM and the first tour starts at 12:30. We walked around the outside of the house after we purchased our tickets at the gift shop across the street. The gift shop itself is quaint but offers all of the Christmas story memorabilia you could want. We shopped but didn't purchase as the prices are a bit high. Nice to walk around and look at the different items you could buy though.
Now the tour. Our guide walk us into the house and gave an approx. 15 minute talk on the history of the house and how most of the movie (80%) was actually shot in Canada on a sound stage. This kind of took away from the experience but nevertheless it was neat. We took photos of the inside and outside. Of course we got a shot of the infamous "Leg Lamp" along with the other nostalgic items that were in the house. The down side of the visit was the time constraints. After the fifteen minute speech, we were allowed to walk around the house but for only fifteen minutes as the next tour began. With the amount of people taking photos, us included, 15 minutes was not enough time. We hurried but still got the photos we wanted.
We completed our visit by walking across the street to the museum. It too is small but contains actual props that were used in the movie. You could take pictures but without flash and no recordings either. It was a pleasant visit overall and the kids enjoyed it too. Although, they did become antsy listening to the tour guide talk but otherwise they had fun.