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Akron

Located just a short hop from Ashland is Akron, once the rubber capital of the world and now a leading center of the international polymer industry. Ohio’s fifth-largest city boasts a comfortable, accessible lifestyle as well as big-city amenities. Among the leading attractions anchoring the community’s lifestyle are the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the Akron Aeros Double-A baseball team, which plays at their attractive downtown field, Canal Park.

Other attractions include:

Nearby Blossom Music Center, an outdoor amphitheater that attracts leading musical acts and also serves as the summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, an outdoor-recreation lover’s delight
West Point Market, a nationally known upscale food emporium
Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, once the family estate of Goodyear co-founder F.A. Seiberling, and now a stunning 65-room museum set on 70 acres of lush greenery
The Akron Art Museum, which specializes in modern art
The Carousel Dinner Theatre
Pro Football Hall of Fame

For further information, you can visit the Akron-Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Downtown Akron Partnership.