Special holiday tours of the Hayes Home feature White House traditions

Celebrate the magic of the holiday season in the Victorian mansion of 19^th president and first lady, while enjoying the White House traditions of several presidents throughout a special evening tour offered two nights only. 

Hayes Home Holidays: A White House Christmas at Spiegel Grove will take participants through the beautifully preserved home of President Rutherford and First Lady Lucy Hayes and share traditions they and other first families created in the White House. 

Enjoy the warmth of the Hayes Home at night, a time when it is not often open to visitors. Before tours, guests can enjoy the “Hayes Train Special” model train display in the museum auditorium. 

Tours are Friday, Dec. 18, and Saturday, Dec. 19. They are offered every half hour starting at 5 p.m. with the last tour beginning at 8 p.m.

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 below. Members will need to log in to receive their discount.

Member tickets

Non-member tickets

They will be available online until one hour before each tour begins. They will also be available at the museum front desk the days of the events, pending availability. 

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

Hayes Home Holidays is a part of A Presidential Christmas, a series of holiday events at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums. Partial funding for A Presidential Christmas is by Wright Leather Works.

For information on A Presidential Christmas events, visit https://www.rbhayes.org/news/2026/10/21/general/a-presidential-christmas-make-holiday-magic-with-a-season-of-events-at-hayes-presidential/.

Hayes Presidential is America’s first presidential library and the forerunner of the federal presidential library system. It is partially funded by the state of Ohio and affiliated with the Ohio History Connection. Hayes Presidential is located at Spiegel Grove on Buckland Avenue.

For information, call 419-332-2081, or visit rbhayes.org. Like Hayes Presidential on Facebook and follow on Instagram at rbhayespres and on Bluesky at rbhayespres.bsky.social.