“Notice the small things. The rewards are inversely proportional.” – Liz Vassey

“The way you do small things is the way you do all things” ― Jens Wolff

“The Lord likes small things best, especially those done with love.” ― Mother Teresa

“The small things of life were often so much bigger than the great things.” – Barbara Pym

“Big things are often just small things that are noticed. – Ed Kennedy”― Markus Zusak

“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” –Napolean Hill

“The smallest things can make you feel good about being alive.” ― Marty Rubin

“While it may seem small, the ripple effects of small things is extraordinary.” – Matt Bevin

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault

“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in our heart.” – Winnie The Pooh

“Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.” – Frank A. Clark

“It’s the small things we do that make us who we are and define what kind of people we want to be.” – Steve Maraboli

Tiny Door Trail

Find the doors. Discover the magic.

The Ostrandoors Tiny Door Trail is a whimsical art and exploration experience featuring a series of miniature doors hidden throughout the village of Ostrander, Ohio.

Each tiny door is thoughtfully designed to reflect its location. Some are charming mini replicas of the building’s real entrance, while others take a more imaginative approach—drawing inspiration from the history, purpose, or personality of their surroundings. Together, they create a playful blend of art, storytelling, and exploration.

The doors are located outdoors and are free to visit year-round, with one special door tucked inside the Ostrander Library. Printed trail guides are available at the library, and an interactive Google Map makes it easy to find each location. For maps, photos, and the latest updates, tiny door explorers can also follow along on the Ostrandoors Facebook page.

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Google Map

The ultimate guide for finding the doors!

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Tiny Doors

Photos and Information

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Printable Guide

Your guide to adventure!

How To Find the Tiny Doors

🗺️ Use the map as a guide.
The Google Map will lead you to the general area of each door, but observant eyes discover the tiny details. The map points the way—the magic is in the noticing.

👀 Look closely & search gently.
All doors are placed near sidewalks, streets, or other public spaces. Tiny doors are hidden in plain sight, camouflaged only by their size. No digging, pulling, or poking—if it doesn’t appear through careful looking, it’s not meant to be found that way.

🔐 Most doors stay closed.
Only tiny residents can open most doors, so please don’t tug on knobs or windows. A few special doors along the trail have been unlocked for giants to peek inside—consider it a rare honor.

🎁 Take memories, leave gifts.
Snap photos to remember your adventure, and if you like, leave a small, weather-friendly trinket for the tiny residents. Keep it tiny, safe, and magical—no food or anything that could harm the surroundings.

🛠️ The Tiny Maintenance Crew needs your help!
If you find a tiny door in disarray or in need of a little care, let us know! Send a message on Facebook or through our website contact page so the tiny residents can keep their homes neat and magical.

📱 Share the magic!
Post your pictures on social media or leave a review—we love hearing about your tiny door adventures!

Big Fans of Tiny Doors

    
 
 
         
   julie pack 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Four of us middle- aged women just came back from doing this treasure hunt. We had a great time! We walked about 2.5 miles around around town and only found 21 of the doors. Some of them were hard to find, some of them caught our eyes rather easily when we realize where to start looking. A couple of them the map said that we were at the right spots but we could not find them anywhere. And then there were some that you would have to drive to that we didn't go to. Seeing the pictures of doors that have been posted on facebook, I want to go back and find the other 20! This was just a great time, on a warm afternoon, for a fun adventure. We did stop at the library first to get a map and to check out the two that were there, and the Librarians were very helpful and friendly! That is also where we left our car parked.
  
 
        
   Ann33 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. It is a real fun activity especially with children. There are 40 little cute doors around the town and it was really exciting to find them! I got the map that shows where the doors are from the library and I could also use google map to find doors. It’s fun to find doors in random places and also nice to look around the town! I didnt have enough time so I couldn’t find all the doors but it was such a wonderful experience for me and my child. I would love to try again if I have a chance. Highly recommended!!
  
 
        
   Pat Bruce 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Fun activity
  
 
        
   Susan Hall 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. This was a fun activity! We used the App to make it successful.
  
 
        
   S.L. SELL 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. If you want something to do over the weekend, this is the adventure for you!! Pick up a Little Door Map at  the Ostrander, Ohio library and start looking everywhere in the community for little doors. All you have to go on is a photo of the door and its name- its challenging and I thought at times impossible, but we found every single door by the end of the day. It was really a fun day- just something different!!
  
 
        
   M Bauman 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Strange but so cool... The "town" was very quiet. The library staff was so sweet and patient explaining to us what to do. I didn't have my kids along, but they would have enjoyed it. So cool to see a town pull together to do something fun for even others outside of the community. What a great idea and family activity! Wish more little towns would do this!
  
 
  
 
  
 
   Google rating score: 5.0 of 5, based on 12 reviews 
 
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