3169 West 11th Street Cleveland, OH , 44109-1803 Phone: (216) 298-4919 Website A Christmas Story House is an attraction and museum in Cleveland, Ohio's Tremont neighborhood. The 19th-century Victorian, which was used in the exterior and some interior scenes of Ralphie Parker's house in the 1983 film A Christmas Story, was purchased by a private developer in 2004 and has been restored and renovated to appear as it did both inside and outside in the film. The museum is part of a complex of four buildings devoted to the film and is open to the public year-round.
Hours of operation: Monday through Sunday. Seasonal, check the website. As short as 10:00 am to 3:00 pm and as long as 10:00 am to 9:00 pm. Closed New Year’s Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. In addition, they are closed the last 2 full weeks in February for yearly maintenance.
Two free parking lots. The first parking lot is located directly to the left of the House. The second parking lot is located to right of the Gift Shop.
Admission: You do not have to pay admission to visit the gift shop. General $20, Children under 5 Free. A Christmas Story Penny book for $3.99 plus tax and Pennybandz for $4.99 plus tax are for sale in the gift shop.
Machine 4
1) (V) Bumpus House
2) (V) House From A Christmas Story,
3) (V) Leg Lamp,
4) (V) How The Piggys Eat
Retired Machines
Retired 1: 1. (H) The Christmas story house, 2. (V) Flick's tongue stuck to the flagpole, 3. (V) The leg lamp, 4. (V) Ralphie in the bunny suit.
Retired 2: 1. (V) Randy in a snowsuit with 'A Christmas Story House Cleveland, OH', 2. (V) A bar of soap in Ralphie's mouth with 'A Christmas Story House Cleveland, OH', 3. (V) Leg lamp and a crate marked fragile with 'A Christmas Story House Cleveland, OH', 4. (V) Three running hound dogs with 'Bumpus House'.
Retired 3: 1) (V) Leg lamp with ', OH', 2) (H) Sunglasses in front of bunny ears, 3) (H) Christmas holly with ', OH', 4) (H) Red Ryder holding an air gun with 'Red Ryder , OH'.
G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: N41° 28' 7" Longitude: W81° 41' 16"
Google Maps coordinates:F896+9V Cleveland, Ohio
6/5/2025: The attraction acquired a new owner in 2024, and the name has been altered slightly to "House from A Christmas Story."
New dies were created for the gift shop's animated machine with Ralphie in a bunny suit. It dispenses a mixture of circulated zinc pennies so you may get an occasional copper penny.
New penny books were also introduced in 2024 with the new name on the exclusive coin encased in the cover. Cost: $7.99. Generic books also available. jnm
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