Adult Groups

Civic groups, clubs, social organizations, come, learn about a legend.
The Museum is open Tuesdays-Fridays 10:00 AM-4:00 PM.

With advance notice the Museum can be opened on weekends or Mondays. To make such arrangements, please contact Director, Mikaela Prescott, director@johnnyappleseedmuseum.org or (937) 206-0915.

Click here for the Museum’s 2026 Calendar of Events.

Adult Group Guidelines

The Johnny Appleseed Educational Center and Museum is on the first floor of a relatively small building of approximately 1500 square feet. The building’s floor space and the number of museum staff members required to conduct tours create limits for sizes of groups. The larger the group the more advanced notice is required. This helps ensure a good tour.

About The Museum

  • Water bottles with water are allowed inside the museum.

  • Photography is allowed and encouraged inside the museum.

  • Bathrooms are available for public use. There are two single-stall restrooms available, and large groups may find a wait for a bathroom.  One bathroom is wheelchair accessible, as is the main building.

General Guidelines

The museum can accommodate groups of up to 35 to have a meal, or reserve a space inside the museum.  Reservations, which include use of the museum space require at least one-months’ notice.

Regretfully, the museum and staff may not be able to provide meal accommodations to groups not meeting the Meals at the Museum Guidelines.

Meals at the Museum

  • Groups less than 15, no advance notice is required.

  • Groups of 16 and less than 40, the museum requests at least two-weeks’ notice.

  • For groups of more than 40, the museum requests at least one month’s notice.

  • For groups of more than 60, the museum requests at least one month’s notice, and a $100 donation to The Johnny Appleseed Foundation. This donation helps cover part of the cost of extra museum staff required for a large group.

Large Group Information

Your donation of $100 can be made by check, or by clicking on the Donate button and following the prompts.

Please make your check payable to The Johnny Appleseed Foundation and mail to:

The Johnny Appleseed Foundation
P.O. Box 799
Urbana, OH 43078

Please know, to experience a more enjoyable tour, groups larger than 30 may be divided into two or more groups.

The museum director must be informed at least 48-hours before the scheduled tour about additional people being added to a tour.

To book a tour for your group of 16 or more, use the Larger Group Reservation Form.

Large Group Form