Relive Christmas Year Round

A Christmas Story House, now restored to its movie splendor, is open year round to the public for tours and overnight stays.

A Christmas Story House Living Room (2016-06-09) by Steven IntermillA Christmas Story House

A Major Award

Jean Shepherd’s concept for the  “major award” leg lamp was based on a real lamp: an illuminated Nehi logo.  The style of the leg lamp for A Christmas Story was created by production designer Reuben Freed who had never before seen or heard of a leg lamp.  

A Christmas Story House Living Room (2016-06-09) by Steven IntermillA Christmas Story House

Immerse yourself inside of your favorite Christmas classic in our fully interactive tour. 

Recreate your favorite scenes by placing the Old Man's bowling ball in your lap or holding up the Major Award!

Major Award (2020-04-01) by Steven IntermillA Christmas Story House

Visitors can see the Old Mans Major Award sitting in the front window of A Christmas Story house.

Oh Fudge (2020-04-01) by A Christmas Story HouseA Christmas Story House

Sit in the Bathroom and try and decode the secret message or we triple dg dare you to try the soap!

Kitchen Sink (2020-04-01) by Steven InternillA Christmas Story House

Live Ralphie's Life

  When you step into the house, you step into the Parker family home from the 1940s, The house is completely interactive. We want them to feel they are in Ralphie’s world. You can climb under the sink, grab the BB gun from behind the desk and put the Lifebuoy soap in your mouth

Christmas Presents under the tree in A Christmas Story House. (2020-04-01) by Timothy AdkinsA Christmas Story House

Triple Dog Dare

The accompanying museum has behind-the-scenes photos, costumes and other memorabilia from “A Christmas Story,” including toys from the Higbee Co. display windows, the chalkboard from Mrs. Shields’ classroom and the Parker family car

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Walk through the House

Brian Jones, owner of the House, restored it back to its original movie splendor. At the time, it was totally updated with blue vinyl siding and new windows, He purchased it for $150,000 then spent $250,000 to renovate it back to the way it looked in the movie.

The house holds a special place in Cleveland history and the hearts of many people around the world because they get to relive Christmas form the 1940's.

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