Sunwatch Indian Village

Jeremiah Burgess

Informative indian village with reconstructed buildings that show how the Fort Ancient native Americans lived. There is a small museum that describes life in the village as well a display describing how archeologists excavated the site. I took my elementary age children. They liked the dioramas and being in the reconstructed houses where they were shocked that a family of 10 lived, ate and slept in such a small room. There is a neat gift shop with a variety of books, toys and native American art. It was a good visit, although we got through the museum and the grounds in a little over an hour, admission was a little pricey for the amount of time we were there. (There is a second floor with a small exhibit of local art and some placards talking about other native Americans in the US). Overall it was a good adventure, although not sure we got our money's worth for the admission.

Dan Hauser

Sunwatch Indian Village Summer Festival was pretty weak. I was expecting a cultural experience but found maybe a dozen booths an1 food truck. The food truck had smoked meat but no brisket. They did have people to show you the property but I was expecting more of an interactive cultural experience with native dancers, native food experiences, etc.

Jason&Elisha Marshall

What a great way to spend a weekend or even a week day if you're lucky enough. The kids enjoyed it and we all left with more knowledge of the great Ohio and it's past.

Danielle Lesch

Nice place to learn about American Indians in OH. Due to COVID restrictions they are not giving guided tours at the moment so everything is self guided. They have a video (~12min long) you can watch in the gift shop area which describes how the site was found and reconstructed. Reading all the signs tells you some, I think it would be better with a guided tour. The indoor museum and gift shop is small. We visited on a Saturday morning and were the only group there until we were getting ready to leave then another small group came. The one staff member we met was friendly, attentive, and attempted to answer our questions about the site. They have picnic/pavilion areas outside the front entrance. Good place for school/scout field trips.