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Massillon[dead link] is a city in Stark County, Ohio.
Understand
[edit]In Massillon football is so huge it was the subject of the 2001 movie Go Tigers!. Paul Brown, who coached at Massillon High School, founded the NFL franchises of Cleveland Browns and later the Cincinnati Bengals. The home of William Thomas, famed Arctic explorer.
Get in
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Map of Massillon
By bus
[edit]- 1 Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA). Take one of the SARTA bus routes from the Canton area
By plane
[edit]- 2 Akron-Canton Airport (CAK IATA). Fly into the area on Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines:
By car
[edit]Massillon is connected by US30 and SR21.
By bike
[edit]The Sippo Valley Trail connects Massillon with Dalton.
Get around
[edit]Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA): regional bus transportation.
See
[edit]- 1 Massillon Museum, 121 Lincoln Way E, ☏ +1 330-833-4061. Free.
- Lions Lincoln Theater, 156 Lincoln Way E, ☏ +1 330-833-2413.
- Reservoir Park, 905 Sippo Blvd NE, ☏ +1 330-830-1700. Under construction as of 2017
- 2 St. Mary's Catholic Church, 206 Cherry Rd. Constructed in 1876 for a congregation composed largely of European immigrants, this historic site is one of the most important churches in the city. Built primarily of sandstone, St. Mary's is a high Gothic Revival structure. In addition to its usual functions as a parish church, St. Mary's houses a shrine to St. Dymphna, a mediaeval Irish virgin martyr.
- 3 First Methodist Episcopal Church, 301 Lincoln Way East. A large historic church, built as a stone and sandstone construction with a copper roof in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The building was dedicated in June 1895.
Do
[edit]- Canoe & Kayak on the Tuscarawas River.
- Bike the Towpath Trail.
- 1 Massillon Recreation Center Aquatics Center. Swim & lazy river
- Utopian Bizarre, 4 Cherry Rd NE, ☏ +1 330-575-4017. Offers art courses
- 2 The Legends of Massillon golf course.
- Massillon Farmer's Market.
- 3 Paul Brown Tiger Stadium. Catch a Massillon Tigers football game
Buy
[edit]- 1 Amherst Park Shopping Center.
- Ernie's Bike Shop, 135 NW Lake Ave, ☏ +1-330-832-5111, toll-free: +1-800-291-0099.
Eat
[edit]- Smiley's Ristorante & Pizzeria, 27 Lincoln Way E, ☏ +1 330-832-3388.
- Cameo Grill:, 809 Erie St S, ☏ +1-330-837-1919.
- El Campesino Restaurante Mexicano, 4048 Lincoln Way E, ☏ +1 330-477-8731.
- 1 Top of the Viaduct restaurant, 607 Lincoln Way W, ☏ +1 330-832-8292.
- 2 Rockne's Restaurant, 155 Lincoln Way W, ☏ +1 330-833-8800.
- 3 Kozmo's Grille.
Drink
[edit]- Perennial Vineyards, 11877 Poorman St SW, ☏ +1 330 832-3677. Tu-W 2PM-9PM, Th-F 2PM-10PM, Sa 2PM-11PM.
- Benders Restaurant, 50 Lincoln Way E, ☏ +1 330-832-8525. A bar
- 1 T.J. Dillon's Pub.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Hampton Inn Massillon, 44 1st St SW, ☏ +1-330-834-1144.
- Baylor Beach Park Campground, 8777 Manchester Ave SW Navarre.
Connect
[edit]- 1 West Side Branch Massillon Public Library.
- 2 Massillon Public Library, ☏ +1-330-832-9831.
Go next
[edit]| Routes through Massillon |
| Mansfield ← Dalton ← | W  E |
→ Canton → Pittsburgh |
| Columbus ← Navarre ← | W  E |
→ Canton → Youngstown |