5 Things You Must Do in Youngstown
Located halfway between Cleveland, Ohio, and Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Youngstown offers visitors a blend of historic, cultural and entertainment activities. Here are five things you must do in Youngstown:
1. Catch up on local history at the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor.
This museum and historical center focuses on the iron and steel industry as it has existed in the area for more than a century. Explore artifacts and view reconstructed scenes of the history of this industry in Ohio. For more information on the Center click on the link.
2. Buy an art reproduction at the Butler Institute.
This is considered the first US museum dedicated to American Art; it was dedicated in 1919. The museum boasts a total of 20,000 pieces of art. Visit the numerous galleries in the institute.
3. Explore local Youngstown history at the Arms Family Museum.
This museum was originally a mansion called Greystone that is now restored to the way it existed a century ago. Enjoy the family’s love of medieval architecture. For more information on the Museum click on the link.
4. Read a genuine period diary at the Mahoning Valley Historical Society’s Archives.
Look back in time through the many diaries, manuscripts and published works housed at the Historical Society’s Archives. Study area history through the actual documents that existed a hundred years ago.
5. Take in a symphony production at the Powers Auditorium.
This former Warner Brothers movie palace is now the home of the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra. Dress up and spend an evening with the local elite at the “symphony”.
