EXPLORE GREATER AKRON

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A Special Message: Due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, please check with each attraction, venue and business for their current hours of operation and event schedules.

How can visitors (and residents) create lasting memories while experiencing our diverse sights and sounds?

ILENE SHAPIRO: While in Summit County, you can visit the Cuyahoga Falls riverfront for festivals and beautiful scenery. You can take a stroll around Barberton’s Lake Anna and head to the Arts and Entertainment District to see local artists on display. In the winter months, you can hit the slopes for skiing and family fun at Boston Mills Brandywine.

DANIEL M. HORRIGAN: So much about this city is “uniquely Akron.” For those visiting or living here, we hope that our combination of friendly faces, access to local and national parks, sense of entrepreneurship, love of arts and entertainment, and pride in our rich history, coupled with our current infrastructure revitalization efforts, makes a lasting impression.

How would you describe Akron’s special brand of hospitality to someone who has never visited our community?

ILENE SHAPIRO: Summit County is an innovative community, committed to engaging all of its diverse residents and visitors in cultivating an engaging and distinctive place to live, work and play. We hope your visit is filled with scenic beauty, beautiful music, delicious meals and loads of fun. You are always welcome in Summit County, and when you are here, you are always home.

Cover Photos: Brandywine Falls: Laura Watilo Blake, Weathervane Playhouse: Weathervane Playhouse, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens: Akron Stock, Portage Lakes: Akron/Summit CVB, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad: C. Sanders, Akron Pride: Tim Fitzwater, Twins Days Festival: Nature Conservancy, Boston Mills/Brandywine Ski Resort: Boston Mills/Brandywine/Vail Resorts

© 2023 Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau 77 E. Mill St., Akron 44308 330.374.7560 // 800.245.4254 visitakron-summit.org, akron.travel

The Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau has made every effort to ensure accurate listings, but assumes no liability for the information, representation and/or delivery of services contained herein. Users of this document are encouraged to verify amenities, features, service quality and all other important details. The Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau is not responsible for the privacy practices of the websites listed in this publication. Please forward corrections to: sberry@visitakron-summit.org.

DANIEL M. HORRIGAN: One of the most amazing things about Akron is its people. We are a very welcoming community because we love Akron so much; we make it our goal to make everyone else love it too. We want everyone who comes here to see what we see and then stay!

Which five words best capture the “character” of Akron?

ILENE SHAPIRO: Diverse, innovative, scenic, engaging and distinct.

DANIEL M. HORRIGAN: Proud, motivated, welcoming, quirky and transforming.

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