Rubber City BnB's Book of Great Local Ideas
Food and Drinks
Akronym Brewing
58 E Market StLocal microbrewery right in downtown Akron. Has won some accolades.
This is a great local brewery and I know the owners. Great place to check out while visiting Akron
Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. Tap House
587 Grant StThis is a great local brewery and I know the owners. Great place to check out while visiting Akron
This restaurant is right in the heart of Akron and has amazing grilled cheese sandwiches in an incredible amount of different varieties for everyone. The locals love it.
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The Lockview
207 S Main StThis restaurant is right in the heart of Akron and has amazing grilled cheese sandwiches in an incredible amount of different varieties for everyone. The locals love it.
Close by in the hip Highland Square area of town. Lots of beer selections. Bar food with unusual names.
BARMACY Bar & Grill
804 W Market StClose by in the hip Highland Square area of town. Lots of beer selections. Bar food with unusual names.
Local coffee shop owned by a parent at my son's school. Great coffee and service. Nice to shop local!!
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Nervous Dog Coffee Bar, Akron
1530 W Market StLocal coffee shop owned by a parent at my son's school. Great coffee and service. Nice to shop local!!
Old time ice cream shop in the hip Highland Square area. They have Italian food and great homemade ice cream as well as chocolates and Akron souvenirs.
Trecaso's™ Mary Coyle® Fine Italian Cuisine & Ice Cream
780 W Market StOld time ice cream shop in the hip Highland Square area. They have Italian food and great homemade ice cream as well as chocolates and Akron souvenirs.
Delicious subs and sandwiches made the old fashioned way. They give you a crazy amount of food for the price and they have beer too. The place looks a bit rough from the outside.
Primo's Deli
1707 Vernon Odom BlvdDelicious subs and sandwiches made the old fashioned way. They give you a crazy amount of food for the price and they have beer too. The place looks a bit rough from the outside.
Not too far away, this place serves up HUGE subs for a good price. They have drinks, snacks and ice cream too. The area looks a bit rough, but its safe and the food is plentiful.
Hanini Subs
1318 Copley RdNot too far away, this place serves up HUGE subs for a good price. They have drinks, snacks and ice cream too. The area looks a bit rough, but its safe and the food is plentiful.
My favorite restaurant in town. They make a great Pad Thai and the mango coconut sticky rice is a yummy desert. I suppose the other things they make are good too, but I always seem to order the same thing, lol.
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Cilantro Thai & Sushi Restaurant
326 S Main StMy favorite restaurant in town. They make a great Pad Thai and the mango coconut sticky rice is a yummy desert. I suppose the other things they make are good too, but I always seem to order the same thing, lol.
Eye Opener
1688 W Market StGreat place for breakfast. It's super busy on weekends so go early.
Pavona's Pizza Joint
32 Sand Run RdWonderful made to order unique pizzas. And they have outside seating.
Ms. Julie's Kitchen
2027 S Main StHomemade Vegan Food
Luigi’s Restaurant
105 N Main StLocal Pizza Joint. Akron famous.
Welcome the new kid on the block, Quarter-Up Bar & Arcade. Since opening in 2017, we are a modernization of the classic arcade experience – tossed with a full service bar with delicious crafts and awesome mixed drinks. You can also enjoy a scratch-made sandwich or creative selection from our lengthy, interesting list of hot dogs. Dine inside or out, and always save time for games!
Quarter Up Bar Arcade
1452 North Portage PathWelcome the new kid on the block, Quarter-Up Bar & Arcade. Since opening in 2017, we are a modernization of the classic arcade experience – tossed with a full service bar with delicious crafts and awesome mixed drinks. You can also enjoy a scratch-made sandwich or creative selection from our lengthy, interesting list of hot dogs. Dine inside or out, and always save time for games!
Chill Ice Cream Co. founded by three Northeast Ohio Brothers that have a passion for ice cream. Yummy homemade ice cream. Vegan options.
Chill Artisan Ice Cream
209 S Main StChill Ice Cream Co. founded by three Northeast Ohio Brothers that have a passion for ice cream. Yummy homemade ice cream. Vegan options.
Delish and often unique breakfasts. They have a chef who makes the menus. Very busy on weekends.
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The Blue Door Café & Bakery
1970 State RdDelish and often unique breakfasts. They have a chef who makes the menus. Very busy on weekends.
Valley Café Restaurant - Akron
1212 Weathervane LnAkron local breakfast joint with outdoor patio. Try the Amish Toast!!
Great Mexican food right around the corner from the homes in Goodyear Heights area. The birras tacos are amazing!!
Taqueria La Loma
459 Darrow RoadGreat Mexican food right around the corner from the homes in Goodyear Heights area. The birras tacos are amazing!!
This place is locally owned by one of my neighbors and is right along the river in the Falls. Very good food and a great place to hang out on a warm evening, or if you are heading to Blossom for a concert.
"The marriage of Latin fare with globally inspired tacos. Dishes range from the Caribbean to Central and South America. Emphasis on cocktails largely focused on rum and tequila-based drinks."
Crave Cantina
2097 Front StreetThis place is locally owned by one of my neighbors and is right along the river in the Falls. Very good food and a great place to hang out on a warm evening, or if you are heading to Blossom for a concert.
"The marriage of Latin fare with globally inspired tacos. Dishes range from the Caribbean to Central and South America. Emphasis on cocktails largely focused on rum and tequila-based drinks."
Great place to eat on the patio along the river in Cuyahoga Falls in the summer. Good food.
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Leo's Italian Social
2251 Front StGreat place to eat on the patio along the river in Cuyahoga Falls in the summer. Good food.
Malley's Chocolates
3899 Medina RoadLocal Ohio Chocolate makers (from Cleveland). Delicious variety of chocolates.
Northside Speakeasy
31 Furnace StSpeakeasy with secret entrance. Specialty drinks.
Small local tiny gourmet restaurant in West Akron. The menu items change weekly. Give it a try if you're in the area. Please check online for hours. https://www.ordersquarescullery.com/
The Square Scullery
778 North Main StreetSmall local tiny gourmet restaurant in West Akron. The menu items change weekly. Give it a try if you're in the area. Please check online for hours. https://www.ordersquarescullery.com/
Hole in the wall restaurant with real Mexican food where all the local Latino folks eat.
Bajaa Fresh -
1444 Copley RoadHole in the wall restaurant with real Mexican food where all the local Latino folks eat.
Sightseeing
Beautiful grounds and interesting house tour with history of the family that created our famous Goodyear.
From the website:
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is a notable country estate, with gardens. It is one of the largest homes in the United States. A National Historic Landmark, it is nationally significant as the home of F. A. Seiberling, co-founder of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
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Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
714 N Portage PathBeautiful grounds and interesting house tour with history of the family that created our famous Goodyear.
From the website:
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is a notable country estate, with gardens. It is one of the largest homes in the United States. A National Historic Landmark, it is nationally significant as the home of F. A. Seiberling, co-founder of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
Smaller art museum with rotating artists. Thursdays are free. Great way to spend a rainy day.
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Akron Art Museum
1 S High StSmaller art museum with rotating artists. Thursdays are free. Great way to spend a rainy day.
The Goodyear Airdock was built in 1929 by Detroit architect Albert Kahn. Completed at a cost of $2.2 million, it was the largest building in the world without an interior support structure. The Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation commissioned the building for development and construction of lighter-than-air dirigibles. The first two airships to be constructed at the site were the USS Akron in 1931, and its sister ship, USS Macon in 1933. When World War II broke out, the building was used for airship production and storage. After the Navy’s ZPG-3W was constructed in 1960, marking the last airship to be built in the Airdock, the space was used as the photographic division of Goodyear Aerospace Corporation.
Airdock
The Goodyear Airdock was built in 1929 by Detroit architect Albert Kahn. Completed at a cost of $2.2 million, it was the largest building in the world without an interior support structure. The Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation commissioned the building for development and construction of lighter-than-air dirigibles. The first two airships to be constructed at the site were the USS Akron in 1931, and its sister ship, USS Macon in 1933. When World War II broke out, the building was used for airship production and storage. After the Navy’s ZPG-3W was constructed in 1960, marking the last airship to be built in the Airdock, the space was used as the photographic division of Goodyear Aerospace Corporation.
Pro Football Hall of Fame
2121 George Halas Dr NWOnly about 25 minutes away.
搖滾名人堂
1100 E 9th StGreat place to visit. About45 minutes away.
Outdoor
Wonderful local zoo. Up close and personal is their tag line. They have a nice variety of the typical animals along with some of the more unusual. It's a great way to spend a few hours, and very nice for the kids. Lots of activities.
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阿克倫動物園
500 Edgewood AveWonderful local zoo. Up close and personal is their tag line. They have a nice variety of the typical animals along with some of the more unusual. It's a great way to spend a few hours, and very nice for the kids. Lots of activities.
Take a train around the area. Or, ride your bike up our bike trail and then take the train back! Train passes through beautiful scenery.
From the website:
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad is a Class III railroad operating diesel-electric and steam-powered excursion trips through Peninsula
Cuyahoga Scenic Railroad
27 Ridge StTake a train around the area. Or, ride your bike up our bike trail and then take the train back! Train passes through beautiful scenery.
From the website:
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad is a Class III railroad operating diesel-electric and steam-powered excursion trips through Peninsula
If you are an outdoorsy type of person, you'll love the metro park system. Lots of hiking and biking. Great place to take the dogs! They have a great beaver dam and hiking area at the Ira Trail Head.
From the website.
Summit Metro Parks is a Metroparks system serving the citizens of Summit County, Ohio by managing 14,100 acres in 16 developed parks, six conservation areas and more than 125 miles of trails, with 22.4 miles of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail
Metro Parks Serving Summit
1828 Smith RdIf you are an outdoorsy type of person, you'll love the metro park system. Lots of hiking and biking. Great place to take the dogs! They have a great beaver dam and hiking area at the Ira Trail Head.
From the website.
Summit Metro Parks is a Metroparks system serving the citizens of Summit County, Ohio by managing 14,100 acres in 16 developed parks, six conservation areas and more than 125 miles of trails, with 22.4 miles of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail
Like to Kayak? Beginner or advanced there are places on the river to suit your skill level. Kayak the Cuyahoga and learn the history!
Cuyahoga River
Like to Kayak? Beginner or advanced there are places on the river to suit your skill level. Kayak the Cuyahoga and learn the history!
Get some exercise while learning about our history on the towpath! Take a long hike or a short one. Great way to see Akron. Towpath runs from Cleveland right through downtown Akron.
Travel along the path where, from 1827 to 1913, mules pulled canal boats laden with passengers and goods up and down the historic Ohio & Erie Canal. Today’s trail follows the historic towpath as closely as possible, the exact route determined by historic maps and remnants of the trail itself. In some places, the trail leaves the historic route where time has erased the old path.
The Towpath Trail
More than 2.5 million Americans find their way to the iconic 87-mile Towpath Trail annually, which runs through the heart of the Ohio & Erie Canalway.
From the website...
The Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a multi-use trail that follows part of the former route of the Ohio & Erie Canal in Northeast Ohio. The trail runs from north to south through Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark, and Tuscarawas Counties
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath TrailGet some exercise while learning about our history on the towpath! Take a long hike or a short one. Great way to see Akron. Towpath runs from Cleveland right through downtown Akron.
Travel along the path where, from 1827 to 1913, mules pulled canal boats laden with passengers and goods up and down the historic Ohio & Erie Canal. Today’s trail follows the historic towpath as closely as possible, the exact route determined by historic maps and remnants of the trail itself. In some places, the trail leaves the historic route where time has erased the old path.
The Towpath Trail
More than 2.5 million Americans find their way to the iconic 87-mile Towpath Trail annually, which runs through the heart of the Ohio & Erie Canalway.
From the website...
The Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a multi-use trail that follows part of the former route of the Ohio & Erie Canal in Northeast Ohio. The trail runs from north to south through Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark, and Tuscarawas Counties
Visiting Akron on a Friday in the summer? Come out to one of the free concerts at this lovely downtown event. Visiting in the winter? They have ice skating and sledding too!
From the website...
From May through September, Lock 3 features weekend concerts under the open skies, Akron's biggest festivals, a large number of community events and hosts the City of Akron's official 4th of July fireworks display.
Winter is a blast at Lock 3, with a host of attractions including Ohio's largest seasonal outdoor ice skating rink, Reindeer Run sledding hill, holiday shopping, Breakfast's with Santa, Polar Putt-Putt and more. Winter at Lock 3 kicks off every year with the Downtown Holiday Lighting Ceremony exploding the night sky with fireworks.
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Lock 3 Park
200 S Main StVisiting Akron on a Friday in the summer? Come out to one of the free concerts at this lovely downtown event. Visiting in the winter? They have ice skating and sledding too!
From the website...
From May through September, Lock 3 features weekend concerts under the open skies, Akron's biggest festivals, a large number of community events and hosts the City of Akron's official 4th of July fireworks display.
Winter is a blast at Lock 3, with a host of attractions including Ohio's largest seasonal outdoor ice skating rink, Reindeer Run sledding hill, holiday shopping, Breakfast's with Santa, Polar Putt-Putt and more. Winter at Lock 3 kicks off every year with the Downtown Holiday Lighting Ceremony exploding the night sky with fireworks.
Lock 4 is a downtown event area with live music often being played during the weeknights. Check website for more info.
Lock 4
200 S Main StLock 4 is a downtown event area with live music often being played during the weeknights. Check website for more info.
F.A. Seiberling 自然境界
1828 Smith RdNice trails and nature center
Metro Parks Serving Summit
1828 Smith RdGreat hiking and biking
The 411-acre Portage Lakes State Park offers visitors a variety of outdoor recreational experiences. Boating options include sailing, jet skiing, and water skiing. Swimming and fishing are popular on eight surrounding lakes. Portage Lake's wetlands attract waterfowl and shorebirds providing visitors enjoyment whether hunting or observing wildlife.
Portage Lakes
The 411-acre Portage Lakes State Park offers visitors a variety of outdoor recreational experiences. Boating options include sailing, jet skiing, and water skiing. Swimming and fishing are popular on eight surrounding lakes. Portage Lake's wetlands attract waterfowl and shorebirds providing visitors enjoyment whether hunting or observing wildlife.
Minor league baseball team. Great way to enjoya game close up and inexpensive.
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Akron RubberDucks
300 South Main StreetMinor league baseball team. Great way to enjoya game close up and inexpensive.
The towpath goes all through Akron. You can take it up to Cleveland, or south. Great bike riding. In Akron it goes through downtown and past all of the locks.
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trailhead
The towpath goes all through Akron. You can take it up to Cleveland, or south. Great bike riding. In Akron it goes through downtown and past all of the locks.
Great place to visit. Ride bikes. Hike. Ride the train.
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Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Rockside Station
7900 Old Rockside RdGreat place to visit. Ride bikes. Hike. Ride the train.
Spend a couple of hours on a lazy summer day floating down the Cuyahoga Falls River!
Float The River (FTR) is an ecotourism company providing a full-service floating experience on the Cuyahoga River, in Cuyahoga Falls, OH.
FTR’s mission is to create a vibrant and sustainable recreational experience on the Cuyahoga River. It is a company-wide goal to change perceptions about this beautiful river and to show what caring enough about something can truly accomplish. In this process, they hope to promote sustainability in their customer’s everyday lives.
Float the River
Spend a couple of hours on a lazy summer day floating down the Cuyahoga Falls River!
Float The River (FTR) is an ecotourism company providing a full-service floating experience on the Cuyahoga River, in Cuyahoga Falls, OH.
FTR’s mission is to create a vibrant and sustainable recreational experience on the Cuyahoga River. It is a company-wide goal to change perceptions about this beautiful river and to show what caring enough about something can truly accomplish. In this process, they hope to promote sustainability in their customer’s everyday lives.
Shopping
Hartville Marketplace & Flea Market
1289 Edison St NWAmish flea market
Wonderful local artists work. Everyone in Akron knows about Don Drumm. Cool shop.
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Don Drumm Studios & Gallery
437 Crouse StWonderful local artists work. Everyone in Akron knows about Don Drumm. Cool shop.
Nearby great local natural food market in the hip Highland Square area with an upstairs dining area. Lots of wonderful food choices and wines for all diets (GF, Vegan, Vegetarian, Omnivore). They often have live music on the weekends.
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The Mustard Seed Market and Cafe
867 W Market StNearby great local natural food market in the hip Highland Square area with an upstairs dining area. Lots of wonderful food choices and wines for all diets (GF, Vegan, Vegetarian, Omnivore). They often have live music on the weekends.
Peninsula Depot
1630 Mill St WNice place to find local artist's work. Lovely setting in the valley
Locally owned florist shop with locally made jewelry and other unique items.
"Our assortment of curated items will add the perfect touch to your home or make a truly unique gift."
leaf
449 West Market StreetLocally owned florist shop with locally made jewelry and other unique items.
"Our assortment of curated items will add the perfect touch to your home or make a truly unique gift."
Very eclectic shop of interesting gift items. Metaphysical Supply Store in Akron. Conveniently located on West Market St and right next to another gift shop, Leaf.
Gypsy Grace & The Vintage Goat
451 West Market StreetVery eclectic shop of interesting gift items. Metaphysical Supply Store in Akron. Conveniently located on West Market St and right next to another gift shop, Leaf.
Great place to pick up some local art. A nice area for local artists to sell. There is also a bar and local food options.
The Northside Marketplace
21 Furnace StGreat place to pick up some local art. A nice area for local artists to sell. There is also a bar and local food options.
Rubber City Clothing
71 Furnace StGreat place to pick up some Akron Souvenirs
Another good local place for organic foods. This is a 365 store so it's small.
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Whole Foods Market
1745 W Market StAnother good local place for organic foods. This is a 365 store so it's small.
Giant Eagle Supermarket
230 Howe AveLocal Supermarket with a wide variety of pretty much everything.
Acme Fresh Market No. 1
1835 W Market StGrocery store with most everything you need.
Local Entertainment
Old fashion theater where movies are just $5/person. Great place in the hip Highland Square area to catch a movie. They also have tables and a bar and serve alcohol. It is a great place to visit as it's a classic and you get to support the local community.
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Highland Theater
826 W Market StOld fashion theater where movies are just $5/person. Great place in the hip Highland Square area to catch a movie. They also have tables and a bar and serve alcohol. It is a great place to visit as it's a classic and you get to support the local community.
Akron Civic Theatre
182 S Main StHistorical theater with cool events.
Blossom Music Center
1145 W Steels Corners RdOutdoor music venue. Go early, the traffic gets very backed up.
Akron Children's Museum
216 S Main StFun place to take the kids.
Try a yoga class while in town. Located in the Highland Square area of Akron.
"Known for our community and welcoming environment, our promise is that there is truly a class for everyone! Our classes cater to beginners, advanced yogis, and everyone in between. "
Yoga Squared
764 West Market StreetTry a yoga class while in town. Located in the Highland Square area of Akron.
"Known for our community and welcoming environment, our promise is that there is truly a class for everyone! Our classes cater to beginners, advanced yogis, and everyone in between. "