House from A Christmas Story

Few film locations have become as beloved as this modest wooden house on West 11th Street in Tremont. It played the Parker family home in A Christmas Story, the 1983 holiday comedy about Ralphie, his longing for a Red Ryder BB gun and his father's prized leg lamp, and it was later restored inside to match the movie's sets. Guided tours walk you through the living room with the famous lamp in the window, the kitchen where Randy ate like a piggy and the bathroom of the soap-in-the-mouth scene, with stories about the filming along the way. Your ticket also covers the museum across the street, which holds original props, costumes and behind-the-scenes photographs. There is a gift shop selling every possible leg lamp, and you can even rent a pink bunny suit for photographs. It is open every day of the year apart from a handful of holidays, and in November and December it becomes one of the busiest sights in Ohio.

Hours for November 2026: the house is open daily from 10am to 5pm, with the last regular tour starting at 4:15pm. From 23 to 25 November it opens until 7pm, it is closed on Thanksgiving, 26 November, opens until 9pm on 27 and 28 November, and until 7pm on 29 and 30 November, with extended hours continuing through December. It also closes on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, closes early on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, and shuts for the last two full weeks of February for maintenance.

Tickets: tours start at around twenty dollars, tickets are digital and timed, and the house warns that tours often sell out, so buy ahead online or at the gift shop. Arrive ten minutes early, because late arrivals cannot join a tour already in progress. On self-guided November and December days, your chosen time only holds your place in the line. Tours last about 45 to 50 minutes. Parking is on the surrounding public streets, with accessible parking in the lot between the house and the Bumpus house.

Getting the most from it: weekday mornings are calmest, especially in the holiday season. Large-print materials and a tour binder for deaf or hard-of-hearing guests are available at the gift shop on request. The house sits in Tremont, so combine it with the Tremont food tour from Lincoln Park or with dinner in the neighborhood. Fans can even book an overnight stay in the house itself through the official site.