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Join us For World Heritage Week 2026!
Join us for a eight days of commemorating the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, Ohio’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site!
Saturday, April 11
Great Circle Earthworks
455 Hebron Road, Heath, OH 43056
11 a.m.: Guided tour with Site Staff. $10/Adult, $7/Senior, $5/Students & Free/Ohio History Connection members
6123 State Route 350, Oregonia, OH 45054
1–4 p.m.: Turtle Shell Rattle Workshop. Kits are $55 a piece. No site admission with purchase of kit
Octagon Earthworks
125 N 33rd Street, Newark, OH 43055
2 p.m.: Guided tour with Site Staff. $10/Adult, $7/Senior, $5/Students & Free/Ohio History Connection members
Sunday, April 12
Great Circle Earthworks
455 Hebron Road, Heath, Ohio 43056
11 a.m.: Guided tour with Site Staff. $10/Adult, $7/Senior, $5/Students & Free/Ohio History Connection members
Octagon Earthworks
125 N 33rd Street, Newark, OH 43055
2 p.m.: Guided tour with Site Staff. $10/Adult, $7/Senior, $5/Students & Free/Ohio History Connection members
Monday, April 13 and Tuesday, April 14
No activities scheduled. Visit Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in Chillicothe or the Great Circle or Octagon at the Newark Earthworks!
Wednesday, April 15
Ohio History Center
800 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, OH 43211
Watch the WOSU Series, Hopewell Earthworks: Stories Written on the Land in Auditorium. Free, but registration is required.
Great Circle Earthworks
455 Hebron Road, Heath, Ohio 43056
11 a.m.: Guided tour with Site Staff. $10/Adult, $7/Senior, $5/Students & Free/Ohio History Connection members
Octagon Earthworks
125 N 33rd Street, Newark, OH 43055
2 p.m.: Guided tour with Site Staff. $10/Adult, $7/Senior, $5/Students & Free/Ohio History Connection members
Thursday, April 16
Seip Earthworks
7058 US HWY 50, Bainbridge, OH 45612
10 a.m: Free guided tour led by a Ranger. This massive complex includes burial mounds and a collection of circular structures.
Fort Ancient Earthworks
6123 State Route 350, Oregonia, OH 45054
1 p.m.: Archaeological tour with site staff. Site admission required: $7/Adults, $6/Seniors & children (ages 6-17) and free/Ohio History Connection members and children under 6.
Octagon Earthworks
125 N 33rd Street, Newark, OH 43055
6 p.m.: Reception for “Monuments of the Ohio valley” Exhibit by Jake Boswell of The Ohio State University’s Knowlton School of Architecture and Justin Parcher of the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. Reception is free.
7–8 p.m.: Newark Earthworks Lecture Series program featuring Boswell, Parscher and Beth Blostein of the Ohio State University’s Knowlton School of Architecture. $10/Adult, Free/Ohio History Connection members and students with proof of student ID. No registration required.
Friday, April 17
Mound City Group
16062 State Route 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601
10 a.m: Free guided tour led by a Ranger.
Fort Ancient Earthworks
6123 State Route 350, Oregonia, OH 45054
1 p.m.: Archaeological tour with site staff. Site admission required: $7/Adults, $6/Seniors & children (ages 6-17) and free/Ohio History Connection members and children under 6.
Octagon Earthworks
125 N 33rd Street, Newark, OH 43055
2 p.m.: Guided tour with Archaeologist, Brad Lepper. Tour is free, no registration required.
Saturday, April 18
Great Circle Earthworks
455 Hebron Road, Heath, Ohio 43056
10 a.m. –5 p.m.: Join us for a World Heritage Day Open House! This event is free. and features drop-in activities all day, with guided tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and community partner tables.
Octagon Earthworks
125 N 33rd Street, Newark, OH 43055
10 a.m. –5 p.m.: Join us for a World Heritage Day Open House! This event is free. and features drop-in activities all day, with guided tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and community partner tables.
High Bank Works
Discovery Event
10 a.m. –1 p.m.: Join Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Rangers for this rare opportunity to discover the lunar and solar alignments of High Bank Works, which is open to the public only for special events. This event is free, but registration is required. To register, call Hopewell Culture National Historical Park at 740.774.1126. For ages 12 and up. Parking is limited, walking on uneven terrain is required, and no restroom facilities will be available
Fort Ancient Earthworks
6123 State Route 350, Oregonia, OH 45054
1 p.m.: Archaeological tour with site staff. Site admission required: $7/Adults, $6/Seniors & children (ages 6-17) and free/Ohio History Connection members and children under 6.