Destinations · Ohio
Akron
OH · 41.0750, -81.5170
Ohio & Erie Canalway, Heritage Corridors of Bath and Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Akron, Ohio.
Understand
Akron is called the City of Invention but used to be known as the Rubber Capital of the World, and before that, as the original home of Quaker Oats, and before that, as a pottery works. It was built right on the southern edge of the Connecticut Western Reserve.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
4 scenic drives near Akron
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Akron. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
- 01
- 02
Amish Country Byway
National Scenic Byway · 30 mi out
- 03
- 04
Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
State scenic byway · 19 mi out
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Akron are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Ohio & Erie Canalway · 1 mi · national
- Heritage Corridors of Bath · 8 mi
- Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway · 19 mi
- Amish Country Byway · 30 mi · national
National parks
Lookouts
- Waters Park Overlook · 1 mi
- Missing Link Vista · 3 mi
- Prather Vista · 4 mi
- Overlook · 16 mi
Named places
- Old Stone School · 0 mi
- Charles M. Knight · 0 mi
- Double Bond · 0 mi
- Rock Candy · 0 mi
- Zippy · 0 mi
- Class of 1969 · 0 mi
- Boa Mistura STEM Plaza · 0 mi
- John R. Buchtel · 0 mi
A day out of Akron, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Take the scenic way to Akron.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.