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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Category: Museums - Canton Attractions & Activities
Address: 104 6th St SW, Canton, OH 44702
Get ready for the ride of your life! The numerous classic vehicles exhibited in this popular museum will transport you to a time when the TV show "Happy Days" depicted modern times. Cars on display will take you back as early as 1904 and as recent as 1981. A 1907 Renault limousine, a 1922 Holmes coupe (one of only 500 ever made), a 1963 Amphicar...
Category: Museums - Canton Attractions & Activities
Address: 1001 Market Ave N, Canton, OH 44702
Featuring numerous temporary and traveling exhibits, educational programs and special events, this establishment has become the art center for the entire Stark County. Two exhibits that remain unchanging are a display of watercolors from the 19th and 20th century and a demonstration of modern day ceramics. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead for...
Greater Canton Amateur Sports Hall of Fame
Category: Museums - Canton Attractions & Activities
Address: 1414 Market Ave N, Canton, OH 44714
Housed in the Renkert-Belden home, a structure that is included on the National Register of Historic Places, this museum honors the great talents of local amateur athletes – many of whom went on to establish national and international recognition. There are thirteen different sports groups featured here, including baseball, bowling, wrestling and...
Category: Museums - Canton Attractions & Activities
Address: 1875 Easton St NW, North Canton, OH 44720-3331
Housed in a Victorian farmhouse that was once the dwelling of the founder of the Hoover Company, this one-of -a-kind museum is dedicated to the advancements of the vacuum cleaner, the man behind this household masterpiece and numerous other inventions from the same industrious man. Exhibits included in this establishment feature items that Hoover...
Category: Museums - Canton Attractions & Activities
Address: 800 McKinley Monument Dr NW, Mckinley Museum, Canton, OH 44708
Visit this pleasant 65-seat auditorium and learn a number of facts about the solar system. Fascinating and educational programs such as "Voyager 2 At Uranus," "More Than Meets The Eye" and "HUBBLE: Report From Orbit" are presented throughout the year. Admission to the planetarium is included in the price for visiting the museum. Children under 5...
Category: Museums - Canton Attractions & Activities
Address: 2260 International Pkwy, Canton, OH 44720
This is the place for aircraft fanatics. Appropriately situated near the Akron / Canton Regional Airport, this air museum is the place where numerous types of aircraft are repaired. Inside, the museum contains planes and plane parts such as a half-frame model of the Wright Brother's plane, a MIG-17 plane with ejection seat, a T-28 Hangar and a...
Category: Museums - Canton Attractions & Activities
Address: 121 Lincoln Way E, Massillon, OH 44646
Housed in the former Stark Dry Goods building, this museum contains a number of interesting displays. Numerous temporary exhibits, such as works by artist Patricia Zinsmeister Parker, are often presented here. The permanent exhibits feature different aspects of history, including unique styles of chairs, historical mechanical devices, antique...
McKinley Presidential Library & Museum
Category: Museums - Canton Attractions & Activities
Address: 800 McKinley Monument Dr, Canton, OH 44708
There are so many things to see and do in this exciting place. Interactive exhibits and displays explore many different aspects of history, energy and space. Among the numerous attractions are the Hoover-Price Planetarium, Ecology Island and Natural History Island. These exhibits include real-life antique cars, a robotic Allosaurus dinosaur, an...
Category: Museums - Canton Attractions & Activities
Address: 2121 George Halas Dr NW, Canton, OH 44708
Many times one of the first questions asked by visitors to the Pro Football Hall of Fame is, "Why Canton?" The answer is this: in 1920, the National Football League (as the American Professional Football Association) was founded in the city of Canton, Ohio. In September of 1963, the Hall of Fame for professional football players was launched....
The National First Ladies' Library
Category: Museums - Canton Attractions & Activities
Address: 331 Market Ave S, Canton, OH 44702
In the news, in history books and in everyday conversation, the actions and contributions of past presidents are frequently discussed. First ladies, however, seem to get lost in the shuffle, but this beautiful museum recognizes each one for their numerous positive attributes. Housed in the historical and meticulously restored Ida Saxton-McKinley...
