Explore City Tours Presents: Akron Afternoon Canalway Food Tour
Category: Event Calendar
Dates and Times
- Thursday, Jul 4, 2024 1pm
- Friday, Jul 5, 2024 1pm
- Thursday, Jul 11, 2024 1pm
- Friday, Jul 12, 2024 1pm
- Thursday, Jul 18, 2024 1pm
- Friday, Jul 19, 2024 1pm
- Thursday, Jul 25, 2024 1pm
- Friday, Jul 26, 2024 1pm
- Thursday, Aug 1, 2024 1pm
- Friday, Aug 2, 2024 1pm
Details
Tour Duration: 3 Hours
Adult Price (Ages 17+): $79
Tour Style: Walking Tour with 3 - 4 Food Stops
A seemingly inconspicuous intersection is our start, but you’ll soon discover it’s significance. We follow the canal for a bit then stroll down Main street before (deep breath, you can do it!) trek uphill to see some of our best monuments and architecture.
- Richard Howe House
- Locks 1 and 2
- The Rubber Ducks Stadium
- Shops and galleries
- The Akron History Museum
- Lock 3 updates
- The Civic Theatre
- Courthouse block
Engage in lively conversation with your tour guide, business owners, and other attendees! You’ll learn more about…
- General Akron history
- Canalway history
- Go Zips
- LeBron James
- Site of a now famous phone call
- Public art & architecture
- Rubber history
- Department stores & clay
- Lions (not the zoo ones)
Small plates and samplers from an average of four of the following restaurants:
- The Daily Pressed
- Evelyn’s Cafe
- Cilantro
- Diamond Deli
- Crave
- The Peanut Shoppe
- The Lockview
- Eddie’s Famous Cheesesteak
- Chill Ice Cream
