Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Canton Ohio

Top Tourist Attractions and Beautiful Places in Canton

Football Hall of Fame

If the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio is on your vacation to-do list, do yourself a favor and reserve a guest room or suite at the Best Western North Canton Inn & Suites. Our entirely non-smoking hotel is just four miles from this shrine to the heroes of the National Football League.

Akron-Canton Airport

We’ve worked hard to make Akron-Canton Airport ‘a better way to go’. And we’ll continue working hard to keep it that way. Enjoy Ohio’s lowest average fare and more relaxing airport experience.

Westfield Shopping Mall

The Westfield Group is the world’s largest listed retail property group by equity market capitalization. The Group has interests in and operates a global portfolio of 119 high-quality regional shopping centers in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, valued at more than $59 billion. Westfield works with over 23,700 retailers across more than 10 million square meters of retail space.

Diebold Corporation

Today, businesses want to increase profits. Consumers are looking for better, more efficient services. And Diebold is the company that makes it happen. For 150 years, Diebold has brought together a combination of innovation, expertise and quality service to become a global leader in providing integrated self-service, security systems, and services.

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad

Take a train ride through time, by hopping aboard the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad for an unforgettable excursion through Cuyahoga Valley National Park-33,000 acres of picturesque meadowlands, marshes, and rivers. This trip of a lifetime is easy to take advantage of via our North Canton, Ohio Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Package. The package features one night’s accommodation, tickets for the train tour and round-trip train station transportation.

Golf Package

If you’re coming to North Canton, Ohio to play golf, you’ve come to the right hotel. Not only is the Best Western North Canton within close proximity of some of the area’s finest public golf courses, but we offer a guest-friendly golf package. Our North Canton, Ohio Golf Package features two nights in a spacious guest room with two double beds or two queen beds plus round-trip golf course transportation.

Canton Classic Car Museum

Race into the Canton Classic Car Museum and get an up-close-and-personal look at 45 rare, classic and special interest automobiles that are on display. Enjoy vintage toys, steam engines, and historical memorabilia and photography.

Canton Ballet

The 2007-2008 season at the Canton Ballet features two classics, Les Sylphides and Swan Lake. Enjoy these inspirational performances from the company that is recognized around the world for producing excellent work. The top training ground for classical ballet in Northeastern Ohio, the Canton Ballet also boasts a highly-respected School of Ballet

AKRON ZOO

In 1900, George and Ann Perkins, heirs of the city’s founder, Simon Perkins, donated what is now Perkins Woods Park to the City of Akron. They stipulated that the 79 acres be used for “…the sole purpose of devoting the same to the uses of a public park, especially as a place for recreation for children.

Clay Park Resort

Countless man-hours were spent on crafting this wondrous vision and on Memorial Day, 1948, Clay’s Park officially opened its gates to hordes of eager and curious visitors. People came from miles around to take in the natural beauty and excitement generated by this new man-made wonder.
First Ladies National Library

As the first and only facility of its kind, the National First Ladies’ Library serves as a unique national resource for patrons from school children to serious scholars. As a national archive devoted to educating people about the contributions of First Ladies and other notable women in history, the Library’s holdings fill an informational

Harry London Chocolate Factory

At the turn of the century, fine confections were associated with the delicate hand-craftsmanship of the Swiss, or the rich, smooth cream and butter used by the Belgians. In Canton, Ohio, unknown to the existing masters of chocolate, Gilbert London was teaching his son Harry the fine art of confections by using recipes and techniques from the family’s strong European traditions.
Hartsville Marketplace

From its 1939 beginning as a livestock auction started by Howard’s father, Sol Miller, to the present-day group of companies that include the Hartville MarketPlace and Flea Market, Hartville Kitchen, Hartville Hardware, Hartville Collectibles, Hartville Kitchen Salad Dressing, Top Advantage Surfaces and Hartville Tool, HRM Enterprises has always been a family-owned and oriented business.

Hoover Historical Society

Members of the Hoover Historical Society are dedicated to promoting an increased knowledge of the conditions, lifestyles and people who founded the city. Its most ambitious – and highly successful – educational project to date has been the relocation, restoration, and furnishing of the Stinson Ole Place, an authentic 1840’s log home on the campus of Bluff Park Elementary School.
Inventors Hall of Fame

Articles about the Camp Invention program have appeared in many publications of leading educational organizations. These include the National PTA, Council for Elementary Science International, International Technology Education Association, National Association for Gifted Children, National Science Teachers Association, School Science and Mathematics Association, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, CNN.com, National Catholic Educators Association, Principal, and The Journal of Creative Behavior.

MAPS Air Museum

The Military Aviation Preservation Society is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to educating people about the history of military aviation. It accomplishes its mission by acquiring, restoring, preserving, studying and exhibiting military aircraft and related artifacts at the MAPS Air Museum.MAPS Air Museum is an internationally known museum of aviation and serves as a center of aviation history for Northeast Ohio. The museum features exciting educational displays of its collection of acquired artifacts.

Aultman Hospital

In January 1890, Mrs. Elizabeth Harter, daughter of the manufacturer and banker Cornelius Aultman, purchased 4.5 acres of land in the southwest end of Canton, Ohio. Elizabeth Harter and stepmother Katherine Barron Aultman deeded this land in 1891 to the Aultman Hospital Association.

Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens

One of the must-see attractions in the North Canton, Ohio area is Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron. Enjoy easy access to this magnificent mansion when you’re a guest at the conveniently located Best Western North Canton Inn & Suites.

Kent State University-Stark Campus

In many ways, the story of Kent State University at Stark began in 1912, when John McGilvery, the new president of the Kent Normal School, decided to take teacher education directly into the communities of Northeastern Ohio. From that point on, Kent State’s regional campuses have set a high standard for locally based college and university education.

Malone College

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Mercey Medical Center

Mercy Medical Center is a 476-bed hospital serving Stark, Carroll, Wayne, Holmes and Tuscarawas Counties and parts of Southeastern Ohio. It has 550 physicians on its Medical Staff and employs 2,500 people. Mercy operates eight outpatient health centers in North Canton, Carrollton, Jackson Township, Lake Township, Louisville, Plain Township, and Tuscarawas County.

Stark State College

Since 1960 Stark State College has grown from a technical school to a well-respected institution of higher learning; educating leaders who are on the cutting edge of technology in their respective fields of study. Whether it be in business, health care, engineering technologies, information technologies or public service, just look around you, because you’ll find Stark State College graduates everywhere! Employers seek our graduates.

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