The medium sized city of Mansfield was founded in 1808 and named after Jared Mansfield, the US surveyor general at the time. The city has some famous residents at one time including Louis Bromfield and John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. Mansfield has some interesting 19th century architecture and all the amenities a visitor would expect to find in a city with just over 50,000 residents.
Mansfield's Living Bible Museum, or Biblewalk as it is now called, recreates scenes from the Old and New Testaments with dioramas and life size wax figures. In all there are more than 70 scenes with over three hundred life size figures. Scenes are enhanced with narration and music. The Living Bible Museum is one of the most unique attractions in Mansfield.
Address: Living Bible Museum, 500 Tingley Avenue, Mansfield, OH 44905, United States
Phone: 1 (419) 524-0139, Fax: 1 (419) 524-2002
Hours:
10am-5pm; Sun:3pm-7pm
Tips: Prices are for all four tours. Single tours which include some of the scenes are offered at reduced rates.
Located in the Historic Carrousel District of Mansfield is the Richland Carrousel Park. This is an indoor facility containing a modern hand-carved carrousel with 30 horses and 22 menagerie figures, accompanied by a Stinson Band Organ. It is the first hand-carved carrousel to be created since the 1930s is done in the style of G.A. Dentzel, a master of the craft from the early 1900s.
The Richland Carrousel Park can be rented for birthdays or private functions.
Address: Richland Carrousel Park, 75 North Main Street, Mansfield, OH 44905, United States
Phone: 1 (419) 522-4223, Fax: 1 (419) 522-4227
Hours:
May 1 to September 5: 10am-5pm; Sun:11am-5pm; Fri:10am-8pm
September 6 to April 30: 11am-5pm
Always closed on: American Independance Day (July 4), Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Easter - Christian
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