Downtown Akron Travel Guide
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Popular places to visit
Akron Civic Theater
You can enjoy a show at Akron Civic Theater during your trip to Akron. Experience the area's great live music or attend a sporting event.
Lock 3 Park
Learn about the local history of Akron when you take a trip to Lock 3 Park. You can enjoy the restaurants while in the area.
Lock 4 Park
Find out about the history of Akron with a stop at Lock 4 Park. You can enjoy the restaurants while in the area.
Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens
You can spend an afternoon exploring the galleries in Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens during your travels in Akron. Experience the area's acclaimed theatre scene and great live music.
Summit Mall
You can find the perfect gifts to bring home at Summit Mall during your visit to Fairlawn. Visit the shops in this family-friendly area or simply enjoy its restaurants.
Cuyahoga River
Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Cuyahoga River during your travels in Merriman Valley.
Top hotels in Downtown Akron
BLU-Tique, Akron, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
The rooms were spacious and luxurious, the staff was outstanding, and the breakfast was excellent. Convenient, reasonably priced parking made the experience even better. I highly recommend this stay.
Reviewed on 17 Apr 2026
Comfort Inn & Suites Cuyahoga Falls - Akron
Our stay at the Comfort Inn Cuyahoga Falls was average. All of the staff and people at the front desk were very pleasant and helpful. The lady working in the breakfast area in the morning was doing an outstanding job keeping up. The hotel itself and the rooms are not new and showing some age. Our ...
Reviewed on 27 Apr 2026
Quality Inn & Suites Medina - Akron West
Great place live the staff
Reviewed on 19 Apr 2026
Hyatt Place Canton
Great hotel stay breakfast was exceptional addition
Reviewed on 25 Apr 2026
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Cleveland Macedonia
First and foremost the property looks nothing like the pictures. The beds were worn out and extremely uncomfortable to the point we ended up not staying the last night. The beds were so bad that one bed was hard as a rock and the other was so worn out it had a giant dip in the middle that me and ...
Reviewed on 26 Apr 2026
Comfort Inn Hall of Fame
We were disappointed the bed was supposed to be a queen ended up with a full the exhaust fan didn't work door to the bathroom came off the hinges the one sink leaked both cold and hot and when it was fixed it was put on backwards
Reviewed on 27 Apr 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Downtown Akron
South Akron
While South Akron isn't home to many top sights, Firestone Stadium and EJ Thomas Hall are some notable places to visit nearby.
West Hill
While visiting West Hill, you might make a stop by sights like Cuyahoga Valley National Park and The Glendale Steps.
Summit Lake
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Summit Lake and surrounding area, you can visit Firestone Stadium and Akron Zoo.
Elizabeth Park Valley
Though Elizabeth Park Valley may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Akron Art Museum and Akron-Summit County Public Library.
Sherbondy Hill
If you're spending some time in Sherbondy Hill, Akron Zoo and Perkins Park are top sights worth seeing.
Middlebury
When in Middlebury, you can plan a visit to EJ Thomas Hall and Akron Art Museum, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
