Akron History Center
Category Arts & Culture
Address
172 S Main St
Akron, OH 44308
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The leading edge of Akron’s 2025 Bicentennial celebration is an enduring, long-lasting, free museum-quality exhibit that welcomes visitors and inspires residents. For the first time ever, there is one place where the stories of Akron’s 200-year history are illuminated by relics and artifacts of Akron’s past and interpreted through modern digital technology.
Located in The Bowery on King James Way on the Towpath of the Ohio & Erie Canal at Lock 4, THE AKRON HISTORY CENTER celebrates Akron’s prowess in industry – cereal, clay products, farm machinery, rubber and polymer products, trucking, metalworking and health care.
Exhibits honor Akron’s leadership in public education, the abolition of slavery, the fight to establish organized labor, and the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous and Victim Assistance.
The center presents an honest portrayal of the city’s untold stories of Indigenous People, African-born freedom-seekers, and the immigrants who tripled Akron’s population, 1910-1920.
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Nearby Eat & Drink
- Crave156 S Main St (113 feet NE)
- Ilić Café161 S Main St (147 feet NE)
- 159 Events on Main159 S Main St (214 feet E)
- Eddies Famous Cheesesteaks and Grille147 S Main St (270 feet NE)
Nearby Entertainment
- Akron Civic Theatre182 S Main St (103 feet SW)
- Crave156 S Main St (113 feet NE)
- Akron Soul Train191 S Main St (240 feet S)
- Akron Children's Museum216 S Main St (299 feet SW)
Nearby Arts & Culture
- Akron Civic Theatre182 S Main St (103 feet SW)
- Lock 4200 S Main St (199 feet W)
- Akron Soul Train191 S Main St (240 feet S)
- Akron Children's Museum216 S Main St (299 feet SW)
Nearby Parking
- Summit County Parking Deck200 S High St (430 feet SE)
- CitiCenter Parking Deck132 S High St (661 feet NE)
- Cascade Parking Deck10 W Mill St (667 feet N)
- Akron Centre Parking Deck11 W Mill St (771 feet NE)