MUSEUMS Area attractions



Arms Family Museum of Local History -- 648 Wick Ave., Youngstown, (330) 743-2589: "Far From Home: Stories From Immigrant Children to the Mahoning Valley" on display. Hours are 1-4 Tuesdays-Fridays and 1:30-5 Saturdays and Sundays. Guided tours available by appointment. Archival library open 9-4 Tuesdays-Fridays and 1:30-5 Saturdays.
Austin Log Cabin -- 3797 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown, (330) 792-1129: Open house, 1-4 p.m. first Sunday of each month.
Burchfield Museum -- 867 E. Fourth St., Salem, (330) 332-8601: Open 1-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Canfield Historical Society Bond House -- 44 W. Main St., Canfield, (330) 533-3458: Tours by appointment.
Canfield Historical Society Mahoning Dispatch Museum -- 19 S. Broad St., Canfield, (330) 533-3458: Tours by appointment.
Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts -- 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa., (412) 652-2882: Hours are 9-4 Tuesdays-Saturdays.
Jefferson Depot -- 147 E. Jefferson St., Jefferson, (216) 293-5532 or (216) 576-1282: Group tours by appointment.
John Stark Edwards House -- 303 Monroe St., Warren, (330) 394-4653: Open 1-4 p.m. third Saturday and Sunday of each month. Group tours by appointment.
Log House Museum -- On the Square, Columbiana, (330) 482-2983: Tours by appointment.
Loghurst Farm Museum -- 3967 Boardman-Canfield Road, Canfield, (330) 533-4330: Open weekends through Oct. 31.
McKinley Memorial -- 40 N. Main St., Niles, (330) 652-1704: Hours are 9-8 Mondays through Thursdays, 9-5:30 Fridays and Saturdays and 1-5 Sundays. Group tours by appointment.
Museum of Ceramics -- 400 E. Fifth St., East Liverpool, (330) 386-6001 or (800) 600-7180: Hours are 9:30-5 Wednesdays through Saturdays and noon-5 Sundays and holidays.
National Packard Museum -- 1899 Mahoning Ave., Warren, (330) 394-1899: Open noon-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays.
Old Stone Tavern/Erie Station Museum -- 119 E. Washington St., Lisbon, (330) 424-9000: Tours by appointment.
Salem Historical Society Museum -- 208 S. Broadway, Salem, (330) 337-8514: Open 1-4 p.m. Sundays.
Springfield Township Historical Museum-- 14176 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road, Petersburg: Tours by appointment. Open 3-5 p.m. Oct. 14.
Strock Stone House -- 7171 Mahoning Ave., Austintown, (330) 792-1129: Open house, 1-4 p.m. first Sunday of each month.
Struthers Historical Society Museum -- 50 Terrace St., Struthers, (330) 750-1766: Tours by appointment.
Sutliff Museum -- Warren Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. N.W., second floor, Warren, (330) 399-8807: Hours are 2-4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays.
Victorian Perambulator Museum of Jefferson -- 26 E. Cedar St., Jefferson, (216) 576-9588: Wicker baby carriages and other children's toys on display. Open 11-5 Saturdays and by appointment.
Viets Museum -- 224 N. High St., Cortland, (330) 638-8606: Morning at the Museum fall series presents "Music of Your Lifetime" by Audrey Schinkel, 10 a.m. Tuesday. Hours are 1-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays or by appointment.
Vocal Group Hall of Fame & amp; Museum -- 98 E. State St., Sharon, Pa., (412) 983-2025: Hours are 10-6 Mondays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays.
War Vet Museum -- 23 E. Main St., Canfield, (330) 533-6311: Open 9-4 every day. Group tours and alternative times available by appointment.
Ward-Thomas Museum -- 503 Brown St., Niles, (330) 544-2143: Open house, 2-5 p.m. first Sunday of each month. Group tours by appointment.
Wellsville River Museum -- 1003 Riverside Ave., Wellsville, (330) 532-3048: Open by appointment.
World War II Vehicle Museum -- 5959 W. Liberty St., Hubbard, (330) 534-8125: Open 9-noon and 1-5 p.m. weekdays, weekends by appointment.
Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & amp; Labor -- 151 W. Wood St., (330) 743-5934: Hours: 9-5 Wednesdays-Saturdays; noon-5 Sundays and holidays.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History -- University Circle, Cleveland, (216) 231-4600: Hours are noon-5 Sundays, 10-10 Wednesdays and 10-5 other days.
Great Lakes Marine and U.S. Coast Guard Memorial Museum -- 1071 Walnut Blvd., Ashtabula, (440) 964-6847 or 224-0972: Open noon-5 weekends through October.
Great Lakes Science Center -- 601 Erieside Ave. (North Coast Harbor), Cleveland, (216) 694-2000: "The Robot Zoo," Sept. 28-Jan. 6. In Cleveland Clinic OMNIMAX Theater: "Journey Into Amazing Caves"; "Ring of Fire." Call for OMNIMAX times. Hours are 9:30-5:30 daily.
Hale Farm and Village -- 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath, (330) 666-3711 or (800) 589-9703: Open daily.
Health Museum of Cleveland -- 8911 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, (216) 231-5010: "Come to Your Senses" and "It's A-MAZE-ing," through fall. Hours: 9-5 weekdays, 10-5 Saturdays and noon-5 Sundays.
Hubbard House Museum -- Walnut Boulevard and Lake Avenue, Ashtabula, (440) 964-8168: Open 1-5 p.m. Fridays through Sundays.
Kent State University Museum -- Rockwell Hall, South Lincoln and East Main streets, Kent, (330) 672-3450: "Centuries of Childhood" clothing display, through Sept. 30; "Charles Kleibacker: Master of the Bias," through April 28; "Scassi: An American Icon," through May 19. Hours are 10-4:45 Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10-8:45 Thursdays and noon-4:45 Sundays.
Military Aviation Preservation Society Air Museum -- 5359 Massillon Road, North Canton, (440) 896-6332: Hours are 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays and 8-4 Mondays and Saturdays.
Massillon Museum & amp; National Memorial -- 121 Lincoln Way East, Massillon, (330) 833-4061: Hours are 9:30-5 Tuesdays through Saturdays and 2-5 p.m. Sundays.
McKinley Museum -- 800 McKinley Monument Drive N.W., Canton, (330) 455-7043: "The Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci" on display. Hours: 9-5 Mondays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays.
Museum of Transportation -- Routes 19 and 108, Harlansburg, Pa., (724) 652-9002: September and October hours are 10-5 Saturdays and noon-5 Sundays, closed Mondays.
NASA Glenn Research Center -- 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, (216) 433-2901: Hours: 9-4 weekdays, 10-3 Saturdays and 1-5 Sundays.
Pro Football Hall of Fame -- 2121 George Halas Drive N.W. (off Interstate 77), Canton, (330) 456-8207: Hours are 9-8 daily.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum -- 1 Key Plaza, Cleveland, (888) 764-ROCK: "Lennon: His Life and Work" and Jimi Hendrix exhibits on display through Dec. 31; "Shake, Rattle & amp; Roll: The Founders of Rock & amp; Roll," through Nov. 30; "From the Other Side of the Glass" photographs by Eddie Kramer, opening Oct. 4. Hours are 10-9 Wednesdays, 10-5:30 other days. Advance tickets are available by calling (800) 493-ROLL.
Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens -- 714 N. Portage Path, Akron, (330) 836-5533: "At Your Service: Work and Leisure at Stan Hywet Hall" on display; "Nooks and Crannies Tour," Oct. 13-14 and 16 and Nov. 20 (reservations required); "Reflections on Glass: The Photography of Willard Penfield Seiberling," through March 31; Wonderful World of Ohio Mart, 10-5 Oct. 4-7. Open 10-4:30 daily.
Western Reserve Historical Society -- 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, (216) 721-5722: "The Crawford's New Cars," through December; "Altered States: Alcohol and Other Drugs in America," Sept. 29-Jan. 6; "Fiendish Fashions: Costumes from Famous Horror Films," Oct. 6-Feb. 24. Hours: Noon-5 Sundays, 10-5 other days.
Carnegie Science Center -- 1 Allegheny Ave., Pittsburgh: "Zap! Surgery Beyond the Cutting Edge," through Dec. 31; "UPMC SportsWorks," now open; "Yinzburgh: An Exhibition of Photographic Images from Melting Pot Pittsburgh," Fall; "Science Carnival," Jan. 18-May 18; "Busytown," May 18, 2002-Sept. 8, 2002. Showing in OMNIMAX theater: "Pittsburgh's Big Picture," ongoing; "Journey into Amazing Caves," through Oct. 12; "Island of the Sharks," through Feb. 1; "Africa's Elephant Kingdom,"
Dec. 15-June 21, 2001; "Solarmax," March 30-Dec. 13, 2002. Museum hours: 10-9 Saturdays, 10-5 other days. Call (412) 237-3400 for OMNIMAX times, TicketMaster for tickets.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History -- 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, (412) 622-3131: Fall Colors Across North America, Sept. 29 to Jan. 6. Hours: 10-9 Thursdays, 10-5 Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays.
Meadowcroft Museums of Rural Life -- Meadowcroft Road, Avella, Pa., (724) 587-3412: "First on the Land" family event, Oct. 6; Maize Days, noon-5 Oct. 20-21. Tours by appointment.
Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center Gallery -- 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, (412) 454-6000. "The Gift of Sympathy: The Art of Maxo Vanka" through Jan. 20, 2002; Hidden Pittsburgh A to Z, Oct. 27, 2001 through October 2002. Hours are 10-5 daily.