Enjoy a special evening tour of the Hayes Home during Hayes Home Holidays, offered two nights in December. Guests will be treated to festive stories and, throughout the tour, guests will be able to interact with costumed characters. Guests can also enjoy a comforting cup of wassail, a hot spiced cider that was a popular holiday drink during the Victorian era.

Tours are Friday, Dec. 20, and Saturday, Dec. 21. Tours begin at 5 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. with the final tour departing at 8 p.m.

The home will be lightly decorated for the holidays in a historically accurate manner. Before and after tours, guests can enjoy the “Hayes Train Special” model train display in the museum auditorium.

Tickets for non-members are $18 for adults ages 19 and older, $10 for kids 6-18 and free for kids 5 and younger. Tickets for Hayes Presidential members are $15 for adults 19 and older, $8 for ages 6 -18 and free for kids 5 and younger. Tickets are available at rbhayes.org.

For those needing special accommodations for mobility or vision or hearing impairment, Hayes Presidential requests a notice of 72 hours. Please contact Linda Lopez-Fouts, visitor services manager, at 419-332-2081, ext. 225, or [email protected]. Requests received with fewer than 72 hours of notice will be handled to the best of Hayes Presidential’s ability.

Hayes Home Holidays is part of A Presidential Christmas, Hayes Presidential’s series of holiday events. Partial funding for A Presidential Christmas is by Wright Leather Works.