Location: Akron
Top Things to do in Akron
What to do and see in Akron, Ohio (OH): The Best Things to do Good for Kids
Rising from the rolling hills of the Western Reserve along the Ohio & Erie Canal, Akron is a vital heartland city and an ideal meeting point at the center of multiple major transportation routes. Surrounded by lush greenery and adjacent to Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Akron is a playground for active travelers. The downtown hosts a vibrant arts scene and world class shopping. Summer brings excitement with the World Golf Championship Bridgestone Invitational and the All-American Soap Box Derby.
Restaurants in Akron
1. F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 199 reviews
Reviewed By loriar - Harrow, Canada
Beautiful park with well laid out hiking trails. We were very impressed on how clean everything was, both in the Visitor's center and on the trails. Great interactive activities for children and friendly staff on hand to answer questions. We loved that all the trees where identified.
2. The Peanut Shoppe
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 72 reviews
Reviewed By Maps190537 - Akron, United States
A major jewel in Downtown Akron, I've been coming here off and on for over 30 years and I've never been disappointed. The prices are reasonable and all of the nuts are fresh.
3. Portage Lakes Cruises
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 47 reviews
Pontoon boat tours, customized daily to suit your group or join in public tours on M-W-F. Clean and comfortable 24'boats with friendly and safe captains who share information about the history, wildlife, and local events. Scenic beauty on a chain of seven lakes with refreshments included. Additional breakfast, lunch and dinner options available or stop at lakeside eateries. Season May 1 thru September 30. The Portage Princess, a large tour boat carrying up to 45 people is available for Private tours and parties. Adding in 2018 is Live on the Lakes, with live acoustic music and Karaoke designed for adults - every Thursday departing from The Upper Deck at 6pm.
4. Akron Zoo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 810 reviews
Reviewed By AnitaS398 - Chesterland, United States
The Akron Zoo started out as a children's zoo years ago...it was a start, not very good, and was closed during the winter months. Then...something changed. A new zoo director came to Akron and the zoo started getting better. Then...a woman zoo director took over and things really got much better and is still getting better yet. This zoo has only just so much space in which to expand, but the way the land has been redone and new exhibits have been added and are still being added as I write this review...it is amazing how a dinky zoo has stepped up to being a top notch zoo with natural habitat exhibits and naturalistic exhibits that are good for the animals and the people on the other side of the enclosures. The only exhibit that is not so good is the bird enclosure for native birds to our region...there are two ways to see this...from the outside which you are looking through mesh or through a walk through platform in the top of the trees....and there are very few birds to see besides one turkey. As for the grizzly bear exhibit, this is wonderful. Giant picture windows get you up close to see the two bears (brother and sister) and the exhibit is rather large with grasses growing wild as they should be. A new exhibit that opened up this summer, 2019, is a large natural (will be much more natural in a year or two when the natural grasses grow) is for African lions. There are two "prides" (not really prides, since one pride is only two lions) that rotate in the exhibit since you can't put two males together who are strangers. The original lions (a bonded pair, male and female) are exhibited one day, then there will be three new lions (a male and two females) exhibited on another day. In the exhibit next to the lion exhibit is a large enclosure that has white storks, Speke's gazelles, and a smaller bird or two. There are goats for the people to feed, there is a wonderful garden with beautiful plants and flowers, there is an aquarium of a sort, a carousel, penguin exhibit, lemur exhibit, snow leopards, etc.... enough animals to see to keep you busy for a few hours. They also have a few eagles, a few owls, a jaguar, a capybara,, bats, snakes, a few Andean condors, etc.... What is being built now is a whole new asian area exhibit that will include tigers, red pandas, and I don't know exactly what else....but it should be interesting and better than what it is replacing. Parking is $3.00, and if you must throw coins into a body of water, you can do so outside of the entrance to the zoo in a naturalistic fountain on the right side of the entry doors. If you are handicapped, you can rent a scooter for a charge. The paths around the zoo are paved and handicapped accessible. As for zoo hours....the zoo is open at 10AM and closes at 5PM in the summer months. The zoo is open in the winter....but you must dress for the weather. I don't know what you would see in the winter, but I will say that this is more of an outdoor zoo, even if there is an indoor place with exhibits and a food concession and eating area. And....right now as construction for the Asian exhibits progress, in order to see the rest of the zoo, there is an uphill climb to get to these exhibits, so wear good walking shoes. Oh, by the way, they do have zoo "shows" in a building behind the zoo garden that are geared to keep children interested.
5. Akron Civic Theatre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 260 reviews
Reviewed By mee532
I love the Akron Civic Theatre! It is has great entertainment of many venues and always delivers quality! It is full of history and simply beautiful throughout! The theatre is modeled after a castle with many carvings all around. It was originally built in 1929 and is one of only 5 theaters in the United States with a ceiling that has twinkling stars and moving clouds overhead - truly a unique experience!
6. Akron-Summit County Public Library
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 55 reviews
Reviewed By 562henryi - Stow, United States
We visit this place fairly regularly. I’m usually doing research in the microfilm section and my wife is checking out the latest videos. This is a well-run place that has a lot of children’s activities. It is highly recommended!
7. Indian Signal Tree
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By Soulcatcher5157 - Tiffin, United States
I love Ohio and have started exploring our state and discover so much history. This tree was formed by the Indians to mark the most Northeast point of what is called Portage Path. It is the path the Indians used to carry their canoes, for 8 miles, from the Cuyahoga River to Summit Lake. Google It :) VERY accessible. Nice paved parking lot and you walk past the bathrooms and you can see it. There is a 2.5 mile trail to continue if you are a hiker I recommend you Google it and see where it is tucked away ...The road on the maps is called PECK, but when you get to it, it is a township road I believe...but I found it pretty easily.
8. Canal Park
9. Lock 3
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 99 reviews
Reviewed By GlobeTrotting624445
This is a lovely outdoor space to run around with childern there is museum of toys also check out calender for free concerts of all genres of music. JUST FOR YOURSELF you can clear your mind to get your steps in or a first date, date night your choice
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