Netflix may be done with “Stranger Things,” but Williamstown is not.
Cue in Stranger Things on the Boulevard, a free, immersive walk-through experience created by a local family with the help of their friends and love for the five-season series.
The tour, which is in the DiMauro family’s front and back yards, is located at 1010 Herbert Boulevard. There also is a parking area on their property that can hold nearly 40 cars, as well as additional nearby parking, for visitors.
The tour begins at the side of the yard, and wraps all the way around the property, covering the events and themes of the show in chronological order, starting with the first main scenes of season one and ending with the last scene of the series (there even is a TV with the ending credit sequence from the finale).
If you do not spend time oohing and aahing over every display, it will take about 10 to 15 minutes to complete the entire tour. However, there is no rush, as it is self-paced once you get in.
Anthony and Jackie DiMauro, along with their children, have been fans of the series since season one, which debuted in 2016. From the first time Anthony and Jackie watched it themselves, then again with their children, they have been completely mesmerized by the world found within Hawkins, Indiana and the Upside Down, where the show takes place. Above all, it has been a family affair connected to memory-making.
“When season two was released, we watched the entire season in one day. Because it was released during the daytime, and we all agreed that the best way to experience ‘Stranger Things’ was in the dark, we went around the house using blankets and contractor trash bags to block out the light in the section where we were watching. We wanted it to feel like nighttime,” Anthony said. “That was the beginning of a family tradition. Every time a new season was released, we watched the entire thing that same day, in the dark like a movie theater.”
After the fourth season came out in 2022, one of their daughters’ wanted a “Stranger Things”-themed birthday party, and they went all out.
“Our friend had previously hosted a party for her son and was kind enough to give us some of her props. I custom-built a life-size Vecna and hung it from some trees in our backyard, then added a red spotlight and a strobe. It looked pretty cool at night, and I jokingly said to my wife, ‘We should decorate our house for Halloween for the final season and make it ‘Stranger Things’-themed,'” Anthony said. “Little did we know that joke would eventually turn into the full-blown walkthrough experience we have today.”
The family decided to decorate their front yard “Stranger Things”-themed last Halloween, right before the Thanksgiving debut of the show’s final season. With hyper-realistic props and decorations (Anthony said he even drove two hours with a U-Haul trailer to buy props from another woman who previously had her own display), and with the additional hype around the show’s final season, the house received attention.
Then, after the first installment of the final season and additional decorating, the DiMauros opened their property to public as a free walk-through experience in December. Despite rough weather conditions, nearly 5,000 people visited the home between December 2025 and January 2026, when the show wrapped. On its busiest day, Anthony said they hosted 852 visitors.
“The response was beyond anything we expected. We were even mentioned on B101 Philly, [when] Cara Buono, who plays Karen Wheeler on ‘Stranger Things,’ mentioned my name on the air. That was an unforgettable moment for us,” Anthony said.
Going into this year, the family was set to create an even stranger experience. They added more props and scenes to the backyard. They upped their audio, graphics, lighting and visuals.
The tour opened in October, and the family expects it to remain open through November.
“While the original vision may have been mine, I absolutely could not have done this without the support of my family and friends. My wife and kids have helped me build and create many of the things throughout the display. My dad has been there to help with the heavy lifting and assembly, and he even helps manage parking on the nights we are open. My brother-in-law flew in from South Carolina and spent a week helping me take the display to the next level this year,” Anthony said.
He said they also have received support from Grey Squirrel Digital in Berlin who printed multiple of the signs in the display and helped create the Surfer Boy Pizza van from season four.
What else makes up the tour? Attending at night, and, of course, the love and nostalgia for the TV show and the people you watched it with.
“We spent nearly a decade watching ‘Stranger Things’ together as a family, and even now, we still go back and rewatch it. The show has given us countless memories, but this display has created an entirely new chapter for our family,” Anthony said. “Being able to share something we love with so many other fans has been an incredible experience, and we are grateful to everyone who has come out to visit and be a part of it.”
Stranger Things on the Boulevard is currently open 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and by reservation only on Monday through Thursday. For more information, go to www.strangerthingsotb.com.
Shots of Stranger Things on the Boulevard, located at 1010 Herbert Boulevard.
