The Bob Ross Experience — Attraction in Muncie

It was much different than we expected. The Bob Ross experience has 3 rooms downstairs about Bob Ross and filmings. There were some Bob Ross paintings on the wall on the upstairs hall with a room for painting classes people can take now. Tidy, clean, and very pleasent learned staff mostly about the Ball family. Better wear good walking shoes. Because there is a lot of walking involved to see the rest - education about the Ball family, gift shop, other building with history, excreta. Some of the property grounds were not manicured very well. The total Bob Ross experience was somewhat disappointing. Maybe there should be more about Bob Ross? More beautification and less overgrown weeds along the walk trail, to the cabin, and the fairy garden areas? But the main entrance building and most of that area was well manicured. I know the Ball family was all about Bob Ross. But it is disappointing when you go to see Bob Ross and there is very little about him and more told about the Ball family. Thank goodness the young girl at the door finely remembered to give us a map! Then we at least got fresh air with our walk after the disappointing self tour at the "Bob Ross...

Since the "Bob Ross experience" is just a small building you go in, and really the review should cover all of Minnestrista - I'm reviewing that instead. I LOVE Minnetrista as a place to walk, see nature, and get exercise, and the outsides of most of the buildings are beautiful! The farmers market can be nice. As far as visiting the insides goes- and their events...WAY OVERPRICED. What you pay $20 to see (and this is what the price was a few years ago, not sure if its worse now), is worth maybe paying maybe $2-5 each at most. Recommendation? Want the Bob Ross experience- watch his old "joy of painting" shows. Spending $20+ to see 2 rooms (?) won't give you any experience, and honestly I think they are just capitalizing on the fact that it was filmed there. Watch his old shows, and take a walk around the grounds - which is free!!! Decent parking to walk there, lots of pretty flowers, love the sidewalks w colored tiles making pictures in them! Love the old bricks in other sidewalk parts. Love the old statues you'll find here and there. Love about everything about the grounds, but I don't love the organization that runs it.

My reviews are for the grounds only. I'll ad pix...

We really enjoyed this museum. It is a small house but it is also exactly where Bob Ross loved to work, and painted and filmed many seasons of his show right there. Staff were helpful and knowledgeable too. We were happy to see his paintings, which are only displayed in a few places in the country. We also visited in the summer, so my kids loved the outdoor area of the property and the koi pond, feeding all those fish! My kids (ages 5 & 9) liked seeing all of the paintings, and we took advantage of the Ball Museum/home next door, as well as the main Minnetrista building on campus. My kids loved most the areas available especially for them upstairs at the main building--most specifically Shape ‘Scape and The Robot Zoo! Overall, this was a nice afternoon and money well spent on the tickets--considering we took advantage of all areas that...