Just went to the Highland Theatre for the first time. I had a great time watching LILO and Stitch…read moretoday with my daughter and my mom. Clean theatre, affordable prices and comfortable seats

Akron is a diverse place and this old theatre in Highland Square adds to the city's unique feel…read more It's an amazing value - $5 for a first run movie. It's cool because it has a marquis that lights up, and it's surprisingly large (600 seats!), and the bar at the back has comfy stools and even an area with tables where you can sit with friends and watch a movie while having adult beverages. It's dark inside and probably not to every moviegoer's taste, and I haven't tried the popcorn, but I love supporting this local neighborhood business, especially when they're showing something other than comic book and action movies.

Came here for Mothers Day. Worth the visit to see the house and gardens…read more We were told when you come around Christmas there are not as many rooms open for the house tour. But on Mother's Day we got to see a lot of the rooms we never saw. And got to ask more questions and take our time a bit more. All around good experience. You want to see as many of the rooms as possible. Pro tip. If you are doing a house and garden tour leave the house thru the front door. This way you don't have to back track the gardens. Out the front door take a right to head along the back of the house and the gardens. Don't miss the greenhouse. The Japanese garden and the really all the gardens are beautiful. It's a nice walk. You can definitely get your steps in. It's a nice afternoon. We spent about 2.5 hours. Could have spent longer. But we were hungry. This was a good experience overall and fun afternoon.

Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens is such a beautiful place to visit all year round. I remember going…read morehere several times as a child for field trips and I have always been fascinated with this home. Several years ago I found out that they have special tours at Christmas time where you can tour the house and each room has a different theme and you can also tour the grounds where they have Christmas light displays. I believe the tickets this past Christmas or $28 each which goes towards keeping up the estate and grounds. I feel like that's a fair price. There is so much to see in the estate and out on the grounds and I suggest coming here during the year as well for a regular tour. The Christmas decor is so beautiful each room in the estate is typically sponsored by a local business. It's so interesting to see some of the old furniture, dishes, light fixtures, truly whatever you can think of it's all so beautiful. They even have a greenhouse on the property where you can go to purchase plants, especially poinsettias for the Christmas season. They have a little concession stand where they sell things like hot chocolate, coffee, wine and beer, cookies, chili, soft pretzels, etc. Santa even stops by during certain hours where you can visit him. Overall, this is one of my favorite places to visit during the Christmas season and as a child I loved coming here during the year.

We had a blast! Great place to visit! Took the family and parents to get out and didn't expect to…read moresee so many cool things!

The square itself is somewhat boring until you toss in Rockin' on the River or one of their many…read morefestivals. Then you get the best people watching in NE Ohio!!! I enjoy it way, way too much. But what do they expect when you can get 6 beers for $20?? I do enjoy coming down here to hang out with friends, drink some beers, and enjoy some live music after a long week!!

Hower House is a historical home in downtown Akron that is stunning and unique both inside and out…read more It's quite surprising inside with spacious rooms on three levels and gorgeous woodwork and chandeliers. The rooms are lavishly furnished and decorated. The Christmas tour is especially good this year (2025). I highly recommend a visit if you haven't seen this lovely house. There is a small free parking lot in the back (enter from S. Forge St.) and then you walk around the house to enter at the front door. The gift shop on the lower level has some very nice merchandise and is fun to visit after touring the house.

This Second Empire style mansion is quite lovely. I had visited here once before during undergrad,…read morebut that has been well over 20 years ago. The volunteer docents are very friendly. The home has lots of beautiful decor and they had recently decorated for the holidays (a little early, but I wasn't disappointed to see how lovely of a job they had done). No photos are allowed inside. I found this to be disappointing. The gift shop was closed the day I visited because the employee didn't show up. The carriage house was also closed, because something was needing to be fixed. So I can't comment on either of those two things. Apparently most days they offer coffee and tea, but not the day I was there. The house had a delicious aroma of coffee brewing, though. The Hower family was very well-traveled. I enjoyed seeing items they had brought back from the many countries they had visited to adorn the beautiful home. I couldn't figure out if the tour was supposed to be guided or not. The docents kind of followed me around and told me facts about certain things, but I could have sworn they said it was self-guided when I walked in. It was fine, and certainly a nice gesture, but sometimes I like kind of wandering at my own pace. The docents are also reluctant to talk about the ghost stories. There have been a variety of things published about this house being haunted, and I remember a couple grad students lived at the house as care-takers when I was in school. They had heard and seen some interesting things at night. When I asked a couple of the volunteers about the things that go bump in the night I got a very quick "This house is not haunted" reply. Hmmm......

Simply said a beautiful resting place for those who have servedread more

My grandfather, James R. Blackburn is buried here. This is such a peaceful place to go and to visit…read morehis grave, as well as pay respects to all who've served our country. I have great admiration for those who've served, and stood up for our freedoms; many being family members. I've come here a few times on gravesite location searches for a local genealogy agency, and I was pleased to know that there was a gravesite locator at the main office, which prints off a map for the grave of the person you search, with a site number, and section number. This is especially handy for those looking for members of their family tree, and a nice added touch.

Maybe you're not familiar with the story of Sojourner Truth, which would be a shame. Born in 1797…read moreas Isabella Baumfree, she was an abolitionist and activist for black civil rights, women's rights and alcohol temperance. Born a slave in New York, she escaped to freedom in 1826. She gave the speech "Ain't I A Woman?" in 1851 which became widely known during the Civil War. She went on to recruit black troops to fight for the Union Army and continued to fight for women's rights and civil rights until her death. That famous speech was given at the Ohio Women's Right's Convention here in Akron and to honor that, the United Way of Summit County and Akron has named this space for her in 2023, placed a statue and quotes. It's next to where the Convention was held. It's a pretty space, landscaped and completely handicapped accessible. Check it out. [Review 1353 of 2024 - 272 in Ohio - 22376 overall]

Akron, if you didn't know it, is the Rubber Capital of the World. It remains the home of the…read moreGoodyear Tire Company and Goodrich and others. As a tribute to the people who helped make it what it is, this statue was unveiled in 2021 by mayor and others. It was sculpted by Zanesville artist Alan Cottrill and modeled after the 1920s tire worker on the cover of "Wheels of Fortune," a book by former Beacon Journal writers David Giffels and Steve Love. It stands at a roundabout at the intersection of Mill Street and Main Street. The plaque reads, "This commemorative statue pays tribute to the lives of Akron rubber workers and their families, and the essential part they played in establishing our city's identity as the Rubber Capital of the World." I didn't spot it at the time, but the main base is in the shape of Summit County and the taller portion is in the shape of the Akron city limits. You'll need to climb to a higher floor in the library to look down and spot it. [Review 1348 of 2024 - 267 in Ohio - 22371 overall]

I heard they have beavers and otters but unfortunately didn't see any that day. But very much…read moreenjoyed by stroll here and wish I had more time Lots of waterlilies and birds, Nice paved path the walk and a few places to sit and rest or take in nature. Excellent birding here. I assume this is part of the Cuyahoga valley national park

Beaver Marsh is the southernmost part of Cuyahoga Valley National Park, a casual flat trail for an…read moreeasy hike or brisk walk. Part of the trail is a boardwalk over marshland, with viewing spots for wildlife - mostly birds, but allegedly the big draw is beavers (hence the name) and otters. The recommendation is to go at dusk or dawn, the best times to maximize your odds of a beaver sighting. Be warned though, it's also the best time for mosquitoes: it's a marsh, after all. Not a ton of parking at the trailhead, which can be annoying given how remote this part of the park is.