October 10, 2026
Historic Walking Tour
Athens
Join George Eberts, long time employee and local expert on the Athens Asylum, for an outdoor tour of this storied building’s grounds. Eberts has many insights on patient treatment, as well as stories, personal anecdotes and hidden locations around the property. Visitors to the program will learn about Kirkbride asylums and the evolution of mental health treatment over the institution’s 150-year existence. Participants can meet at the Kennedy Museum of Art to gather before the two-hour tour.
Kennedy Museum of Art
100 Ridges Cir., Athens, Ohio 45701 www.southeastohiohistory.org
Admission: Visit website for prices.
Hours: 2–4 p.m.