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Local Attractions
The Youngstown-Warren area offers a vibrant array
of recreational and cultural activities. They include:
Mill
Creek MetroParks is one of
the nation's largest and most prestigious municipal parks systems. Covering more
than 2,530 acres, it includes:
D. D. & Velma
Davis Education and Visitors Center, which received the Outstanding Facility Award
from the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association.
- Lanterman's Mill - a working
mill which operates today as it did in the 1800's by grinding corn, buckwheat
and oats.
- Mill Creek Park Championship Golf Course which was ranked 26th
Best Municipal Public Golf Course in the country by Golfweek Magazine.
45
miles of scenic biking, hiking and running trails can be found at the
Western Reserve Greenway, Metropark Bikeway, Little Beaver Creek Greenway and
Stavich Trail. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/bike
Plus, 3
state parks, 8 state wildlife/forest preserves and a national scenic river.
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/map.htm 
The Chevrolet Centre,
home to the Youngstown Steelhounds ice hockey and the Mahoning Valley Thunder
arena football teams, opened Fall 2005. The new entertainment venue hosts hockey
and indoor football games and other sports competitions, concerts, motocross,
circuses, ice shows, consumer and trade shows and other special events.
http://www.chevroletcentre.com
"America's Museum",
the Butler Institute for American Art houses one of the world's
finest collections of American art. http://www.butlerart.com
The
DeYor Performing Arts Center is home to the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra
and includes the Edward W. Powers Auditorium, Ford Family Recital Hall at the
Eleanor Beecher Flad Pavilion, Adler Art Academy and Overture Restaurant. This
opulent facility was commissioned by the motion-picture-famed Warner Brothers
and heralded as the finest theater ever built. http://www.youngstownsymphony.com/home.htm
More than 40
museums, historic sites, art galleries, ballet/opera companies, live theater and
performing arts centers are located in Youngstown-Warren, Ohio. Selected highlights
include:
| Arms Family Museum of
Local History | |
| Center of Industry and Labor | |
| National Packard Museum | |
| Oakland Center for the Arts | |
| Packard Music Hall | |
| President William McKinley Memorial | | | Stambaugh
Auditorium | |
| Warren Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Youngstown Playhouse | |
Football
- Youngstown State University features one of the nation's best collegiate football
programs. As NCAA Division 1-AA National Football Champions in 1991, 1993, 1994
and 1997, the Penguins play to sellout crowds at the 20,000-seat Stambaugh Stadium.
http://www.ysu.edu/ The
area's only professional arena football team, the Mahoning
Valley Thunder, began its inaugural season in 2007 with games played at
the Chevrolet Center.
Baseball –
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers play exciting minor league baseball locally.
The Class-A Cleveland Indians affiliate hosts teams at Eastwood Field.
http://www.mvscrappers.com/
Hockey –
The valley is proud to have two area hockey teams. The Youngstown
Steelhounds began their inaugural season at the newly completed Chevrolet
Centre in the fall of 2005. The team competes in the Central Hockey League
(CHL). The Mahoning Valley
Phantoms, affiliated with the North American Hockey League (NAHL), compete
at the Ice Zone in Boardman
Golf
– Golf Digest ranked the Youngstown-Warren area fourth on its list of Best
Places to Play (2005). Golfers can tee up at 46 public and 8 private courses,
plus an indoor practice facility. http://www.northeast.ohiogolfguide.com/
Auto –
Exciting auto racing events are held at the Sharon Speedway. http://www.sharonspeedway.com/
Also, the annual Packard Vintage Car Show http://www.packardmuseum.org/
draw thousands of visitors to the area every year.
A
host of outstanding indoor and outdoor venues
provide enthusiasts with locations to participate in baseball, football, hockey,
ice skating, rock climbing, skateboarding, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis
and many more activities.
For
additional attraction and event information, contact the following visitor and
convention bureaus:
Mahoning County Convention & Visitors
Bureau - 800-447-8201
Trumbull
County Visitors Bureau - 866-360-1552
Economic Development Home The
Regional Chamber
NE Ohio's Source for Economic Development Information
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197 West Market Street · Warren,
OH 44481-1024
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