Visitors
Center - From I-76/77 take exit 21C and drive northbound on the
OH-59 freeway to the Exchange Street exit (3rd exit). Turn right on
Exchange Street and drive to High Street. Turn left and drive to Mill
Street. Turn right and the Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau
is at 77 East Mill Street.
For more information phone 1-800-245-4254 (toll free). Their web
site is AkronCVB. Akron Art Museum - Displays of regional, national, and international artworks ranging from mid-nineteenth century to the present. Featuring works from Helen
Frankenthaler, Frank Stella and Andy Warhol, plus photographers Margaret Bourke-White, Harry Callahan and Robert Frank. Many large-scale sculptures are permanently displayed in an outdoor gallery.
For more information phone 1-330-376-9185 or visit their web site: AkronArtMuseum.
Open Tuesday through Friday between the hours of 9a and 5p.
Admission is FREE.
From the Visitors'
Center, go
back to High Street, turn right and drive up to Market Street (1 long
block). Turn right and the museum is at
70 E. Market Street. Akron Police Museum - The Akron Police Museum features historical photos, police uniforms and an assortment of weapons. The museum is located in the Harold K. Stubbs Justice
Center, room 201, at 217 S. High Street.
Open Mondays through Friday between the hours of 8a and 3:30p.
Closed major holidays. Admission is FREE.
For more information phone 1-330-375-2390 or visit their web site: AkronPolice.
From the Visitors'
Center, go
back to High Street, turn left and the museum is at 217 S. High Street.
There is a (pay) parking deck across the street.
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Akron Zoological Park - More than 400 animals from around the world plus exotic animals such as red pandas, barking deer. Pony and 'train' rides for the kids. The regular season runs from mid-April through October.
Open May through October 10a to 5p daily. Summer admission $7.50
(kids 2-14, $5) plus $1.50 parking fee. Remaining months hours are 11a to
4p. Winter admission $4 plus $1 parking fee. Closed major holidays. If you're driving through in December, drop in and view the Holiday Lights display.
For more information phone 1-330-375-2550 or visit their web site: AkronZoo.
From I-77 take exit 131 and drive east on OH-162 (Copley Road) to
Edgewood Avenue. Turn right and the zoo - and parking area - is in the
park on your right. Quaker Square - This is the original home of the Ferdinand Schumacher Milling Company - better known by their later name, the Quaker Oats Company. The Quaker Oats silos, which once housed the Quaker food products, are now part of a 173-room
'Crowne Plaza' complex. The mills have been converted into a shopping, restaurant and entertainment complex. Quaker Square is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Admission is FREE. The site is handicap accessible.
Depot Diner - also located in Quaker Square between the shopping complex and the Crowne Plaza,
stands a small string of Pullman cars. Visitors may dine in - and next to
- the Pullman cars or just view the surrounding displays historic artifacts from the era of the mighty steam locomotive. The site also includes
a variety of railroad crossing signs, crossing beacons, telegraph keys and station
signage. One very popular attraction: visitors are allowed to operate the LGB model trains. Handicap-accessible.
For more information phone 1-330-253-5970 or visit QuakerSquare.
From the Visitors'
Center,
continue east on Mill Street to the second street on your right (Broadway)
and turn right. The complex is a half block south at 135 S. Broadway.
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