Celebrate the holidays by riding through the wooded estate of President Rutherford B. Hayes in a horse-drawn sleigh or trolley during the week after Christmas.
Sleigh and trolley rides by South Creek Clydesdales will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26; Saturday Dec. 27; Sunday, Dec. 28; Monday, Dec. 29; Tuesday, Dec. 30; and Wednesday, Dec. 31.
The sleigh can fit 4 people, and the trolley can fit 16 to 18 people.
Sleigh rides are $7 per person ages 3 and older and free for ages 2 and younger. Trolley rides are $6 per person ages 3 and older and free for ages 2 and younger.
Tickets are coming soon and will be available at rbhayes.org.
In-person trolley and sleigh ticket sales end at 3:45 p.m. each day the rides are offered.
Rides will take place whether or not there is snow. However, if the wind chill is below 15 degrees or there are thunderstorms, rides will be canceled. For updates, visit rbhayes.org or Hayes Presidential’s social media pages.
If Hayes Presidential cancels the rides, refunds for the tickets will be issued. Otherwise, there are no refunds.
Sleigh and trolley rides are sponsored by GEM Rudolph Libbe Group.
The rides are a nostalgic trip through the beautiful, wooded estate, past the historic Victorian Hayes Home and down Lover’s Lane, a favorite pine-tree lined spot on the grounds.
President Hayes loved riding in sleighs and often wrote in his diary throughout his life about excursions in sleighs at Spiegel Grove and other places he lived.
Sleigh and trolley rides are a part of A Presidential Christmas, a series of holiday events at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums. Partial funding for A Presidential Christmas is by Wright Leather Works.
For information on A Presidential Christmas events, visit
https://www.rbhayes.org/news/2025/10/30/general/a-presidential-christmas-all-the-holiday-info-you-need-here/.
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