Youngstown is a mid-sized city in Northeast Ohio and is the County Seat of Mahoning County.
Get in
By plane
- Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, YNG. The airport is conveniently located off Routes 11 and 82 in Vienna, OH. However, there are only occasional flights to Florida from this airport. It is an hour away from Akron-Canton and Pittsburgh; with Pittsburgh being the bigger airport, with regular flights to many USA & international destinations.
By car
Youngstown is served by the following interstate highways:
- I-76 serving Akron and Youngstown and connecting to beyond Pennsylvania to the east.
- I-80 is the Ohio Turnpike (a toll road) that runs across the northern part of the state, serving Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown (where I-80 and I-76 criss cross).
- I-680 provides access to downtown areas and outer suburbs.
Get around
WRTA provides the inner city and suburbs with bus transportation. There is also a taxi station next door to the Greyhound / WRTA station in West Federal Street. The nearest hotels & motels are in Niles , Boardman & Austintown .
See
- 1 Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave, ☏ +1 330 743-1107. Tu-Sa 11AM-4PM, Su noon-4PM. First museum of American Art. Free.
- 2 Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor, 151 W Wood St, ☏ +1 330 941-1314. W-F 10AM-4PM, Sa noon-4PM. Museum chronicling the rise and fall of steel in Youngstown. $7 adults, $6 seniors, $3 students, children under 6 free.
- Arms Family Museum of Local History, 648 Wick Avenue, ☏ +1 330 743-2589. $4.
- Stambaugh Auditorium. Former home of The Youngstown Symphony.
- Mill Creek Park. A very large, beautiful park with glacial lakes, rivers & streams, playgrounds, picnicking, golfing, biking, paddleboating.
Do
- Covelli Centre. Home of the Steelhounds and site of many major concerts
- Powers Auditorium. Built in 1931 by the Warner Brothers. Home to The Youngstown Symphony.
- Youngstown Playhouse. America's Oldest ongoing community theater
- Oakland Center for the Arts. Great local theater productions
Sports
- Baseball. Minor A League: Mahoning Valley Scrappers.
- Hockey. CHL: Youngstown Steelhounds.
USHL: Youngstown Phantoms.
- College. Division NCAA I-AA: Youngstown State University. (Gateway Football Conference).
Outdoors
- Mill Creek Metroparks. Located in the heart of Youngstown, OH. Mill Creek Park encompasses approximately 2,600 acres, 20 miles of drives, and 15 miles of foot trails, and a rare collection of gardens, streams, lakes, woodlands, meadows and wildlife for all to enjoy. Visitors will find a wide range of recreational opportunities such as hiking, biking, picnicking, boating, Par-3, or championship golf, tennis, sand volleyball and more. Many of the facilities can be found at the James L. Wick, Jr. Recreation Area. Universally accessible trails, fishing pier, playground and picnic areas are located throughout the Park. Cabins and pavilions for group events are available for rental year-round. Mill Creek Park is the largest metropolitan park in the country, more than three times larger than Central Park in New York City!
Buy
- Southern Park Mall. Boardman
- Eastwood Mall. Located in Niles www.eastwoodmall.com
Eat
- Anthony's On The River. Downtown
- Avalon Gardens. Best pizza in Youngstown!!
- Cafe Cimmento. Great Italian food. In the Downtown
- Rosetta Stone Cafe. Great new restaurant in the Downtown
- Handel's Ice Cream. Voted one of America's best ice cream parlors
- Fifth Season
- Springfield Grille
- Bean Counter Cafe in Downtown
- Scarsellas
- MVR
- Inner Circle Pizza
- Golden Dawn
- Oscars
- university pizza. great food, specials everday but sun, best beer selection in town
- The Lemon Grove Cafe, 122 Federal Plaza West, ☏ +1 330 744-7683. M-F 7am-4am S&S 11am-4am. Eclectic, Bohemian Cafe/Bar/Entertainment $5-$10.
Drink
- B & O Boxcar Lounge. Great beer selection. Located next to B & O Station
- Martini's Downtown. Located in City Centre One. Also has full kitchen menu.
- Downtown Draught House. Tons of beer selections. West Federal Plaza - Downtown
- The Cell. Nightclub near YSU
- Imbibe Martini Bar, in the Downtown.
- Irish Bob's, South Ave.
- Micky's, Market St. in the Uptown.
- Shenanigans, Market St. in the Uptown.
- University Pizzeria and Italian Eatery, Lincoln Ave. (Youngstown State University campus)
- Cedars Lounge, The best original music hangout in town (Downtown).
- The Rosetta Stone, Gourmet Food, Daily Menu, excellent Lunch Menu (Downtown).
- Rust Belt Brewery, 530 Mahoning Avenue Suite A, ☏ +1 330 423-3818. T-F 2pm-7pm Sat 12pm-5pm. Great little brewery with growler hours and very good beer. $$.
Sleep
- 1 Best Western Meander Inn, 870 N Canfield Niles Rd, ☏ +1 330 544-2378, fax: +1 330 544-7926.
- 2 Fairfield Inn & Suites Youngstown Austintown, 801 N Canfield Niles Rd, ☏ +1 330 505-2173, fax: +1 330 505-3629.
Go next
Golf
- The Youngstown Region was ranked #4 in the country for golf by Golf Digest.
- Mill Creek Golf Course - West Golf Drive - Youngstown
- Pine Lakes Golf Club - 6233 Liberty Street - Hubbard
- Reserve Run Golf Course - 625 E. Western Reserve Rd. - Youngstown
- Kennsington Golf Club - 4171 Westford Place - Youngstown
Routes through Youngstown |
Canton ← Salem ← | W E | → Jct Template:Rtarrow Jct Template:Rtarrow Franklin → Warren |
Cleveland ← Warren ← | W E | → Butler → Ebensburg |
END ← Conneaut ← | N S | → Columbiana → East Liverpool |