Couldn’t get enough of the colorful Marietta characters detailed in David McCullough’s latest #1 New York Times bestseller, The Pioneers? Join The Castle staff at Marietta’s historic Mound Cemetery as we recreate the private tours given to Mr. McCullough and his family. In additional to hearing additional stories regarding two of the book’s main characters,... Read More

Washington County’s history has been heavily influence by German-Americans. One major aspect of German influence throughout this community has been through food culture. The history of Marietta’s downtown is rich with German owned restaurants, saloons, markets, bakeries, and butcheries. Enjoy our take on Marietta German culinary history and learn about this area’s German history. Cost... Read More

Dr. Matt Young has started a long-term local history project called Digital Marietta, which combines the power of digital mapping with traditional historical research in primary source materials. Digital Marietta will be an online resource of interest to genealogists and historians alike, in that it will join historic maps of Marietta with census and other... Read More

Take a guided lantern tour of The Castle to hear, and maybe even experience, the ghostly apparitions, sounds, and strange occurrences that are recorded to have impacted the staff, volunteers, and guests of The Castle in the past. Tours begin every 15 minutes and last approximately 45 minutes. Limit of 12 per group. (Recommended ages... Read More

Take a guided lantern tour of The Castle to hear, and maybe even experience, the ghostly apparitions, sounds, and strange occurrences that are recorded to have impacted the staff, volunteers, and guests of The Castle in the past. Tours begin every 15 minutes and last approximately 45 minutes. Limit of 12 per group. (Recommended ages... Read More

Come celebrate the holiday season with gingerbread house making at The Castle! In this workshop, adults and kids (ages 8 and up) will be aided in making a Gingerbread House of their own. Materials and instruction booklets provided. Seating is limited. Reservations required by November 9th.

Come celebrate Christmas at The Castle. Enjoy Victorian Christmas sweets and tea with friends and family. A tour of The Castle decked out in all of its Christmas finery is included. Seating is limited. Reservations required.

Come celebrate Christmas at The Castle. Enjoy Victorian Christmas sweets and tea with friends and family. A tour of The Castle decked out in all of its Christmas finery is included. Seating is limited. Reservations required.

One function of the large earthwork complexes, such as the one found at Marietta, was to track the passage of seasons through astronomical observations. Aligned along the parallel walls of “Sacra Via” is the winter solstice sunset. On December 21st at 4pm we will hold a solstice sunset watch at Sacra Via Park (between Third... Read More

MARIETTA, Ohio - The Castle museum, (418 Fourth Street), will host "Coming Alive" at Mound Cemetery on Saturday, August 31. The tour is scheduled for 10 a.m. This year’s “Coming Alive” cemetery tour features a return to Mound Cemetery, but new characters! Each year our “coming alive” tour brings to life several interesting individuals buried... Read More