Places to See at No Cost
Brandywine Falls — a very scenic and accessible waterfall. It is one of the highlights of Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the most impressive waterfall in the Lake Erie Watershed.
http://gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/brandywine.shtml
Cuyahoga Valley Towpath — offers a variety of activities, from rugged backcountry hiking trails to the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, a graded, 20-mile biking and hiking trail with crushed limestone along portions of it. It is a former stretch of the 308-mile (496-km) canal.
http://www.canalwayohio.com/maps/maplist.htm
Lock 39 Trail — follows the historic route of the Ohio & Erie Canal on the same path that mules walked to tow canal boats loaded with goods and passengers.
http://www.nps.gov/cuva/planyourvisit/upload/Towpath5Web-2.pdf
Canal Visitor Center — operating lock demonstrations. http://events.ohio.com/cleveland-oh/venues/show/278992-cuyahoga-valley-national-park-canal-visitor-center
Thornburg Station — set between the Cuyahoga River and the Ohio & Erie Canal; a mixed-use complex with fine and casual dining, retail and offices.
http://web.mit.edu/cre/news-archive/ncspaulding02x.html
Sandy and Beaver Canal Lock 38, Twelve Mile Lock and Redlock Trailhead
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5RGM
Lock 37 14-Mile Lock and Alexander’s Mill
Frazee House — depicts early settlement in the Western Reserve.
http://www.nps.gov/history/NR/travel/ohioeriecanal/fra.htm
Lock 36 Pinery Lock — Pinery Dam and Feeder
Brecksville Station — Station Road Bridge
Lock 35 Whiskey Lock
Lock 34 Red Lock
Boston Store and Visitor Center — Museum devoted to the history of canal boat building.
http://events.ohio.com/peninsula-oh/venues/show/41297-boston-store-visitor-center
Lock 31 Lonesome Lock
http://cuyahogavalleyparanormal.com/lonesome_lock.htm
Deep Lock Quarry — Within Deep Lock Quarry lies Lock 28, which at 17 feet was the deepest lock on the Ohio & Erie Canal, and an old quarry from which blocks of Berea sandstone were cut for the canal locks and other local structures.
http://www.summitmetroparks.org/ParksAndTrails/DeepLockQuarry.aspx
Lock 30 Woodlands Campground
http://www.ohiorvcamp.com/
Lock 29 Trailhead — see pieces of a canal lock.
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2B8B
Lock 28 Deep Lock and Quarry
http://cuyahogavalleyparanormal.com/deep_lock_&_quarry.htm
Lock 27 Johnny Cake Lock
http://www.pbase.com/bearpaw/image/81844284
Hunt Farm Visitor Center — Exhibits about Cuyahoga agricultural past.
http://events.ohio.com/cuyahoga-falls-oh/venues/show/41313-hunt-farm-visitor-information-center
Indigo Lake Station
http://www.placenames.com/us/p1891116/
Beaver Marsh
https://www.terragalleria.com/pictures-subjects/aquatic-plants/picture.aquatic-plants.cuva20320.html
Hocking Canal Lock 26 Pancake Lock
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4CMW
Ira Trailhead
Lock 25 Mudcatcher Lock
http://explorer.altopix.com/map/xvzws9/1/208/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Canal_Lock_25_and_Lock_House.htm?order=
Lock 24 Niles Lock
Botzum Trailhead
http://events.ohio.com/akron-oh/venues/show/995935-botzum-trailhead
F. A. Seiberling Naturealm
http://hikingohioparks.com/f.-a.-seiberling-naturealm-hiking-ohio-parks.html
Laurens State Memorial, Bolivar — built in 1778 in an ill-fated campaign to attack the British at Detroit. Supplying this wilderness outpost was its downfall, as its starving garrison survived on boiled moccasins and withstood a month-long siege by British-led Indians. The fort was abandoned in 1779.
http://www.stateparks.com/fort_laurens.html
Lock 4 Park
http://www.deadohio.com/lockfour.htm
Mill Creek Falls — 45-foot waterfall spawned early lumber and grain mills, vibrant during the Canal Era. http://www.gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/millcreek.shtml
Mustill Store — CVNP’s showcase pieces. Located in their original site at Lock 15, these canal-era buildings are believed to have been built in the 1850s, although the exact date is unknown.
http://www.cascadelocks.org/mustill.htm
Visitor Centers
Boston Store Visitor Center
1548 Boston Mills Road, east of Riverview Road, Peninsula. The exhibits tell the story of canal-boat building in the valley.
http://events.ohio.com/peninsula-oh/venues/show/41297-boston-store-visitor-center http://events.ohio.com/peninsula-oh/venues/show/41297-boston-store-visitor-center
Canal Visitor Center
7104 Canal Road, intersection of Canal and Hillside Roads, Valley View. Information focuses on life along the canal and human history in the valley.
http://events.ohio.com/cleveland-oh/venues/show/278992-cuyahoga-valley-national-park-canal-visitor-center
Frazee House
7733 Canal Road, 4 miles south of Rockside Road, Valley View. This house features exhibits relating to architectural styles, construction techniques, and the Frazee family.
http://www.nps.gov/history/NR/travel/ohioeriecanal/fra.htm
Hunt Farm Visitor Information Center
2054 Bolanz Road, between Riverview and Akron Peninsula Roads. The exhibits highlight agricultural history and recreational opportunities in the valley.
http://events.ohio.com/cuyahoga-falls-oh/venues/show/41313-hunt-farm-visitor-information-center
Peninsula Depot Visitor Center
1630 Mill Street, off Akron Peninsula Road, north of SR 303, Peninsula. This is an information and orientation facility developed to help visitors explore CVNP, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, the Village of Peninsula and the Ohio & Erie Canalway.
http://events.ohio.com/peninsula-oh/venues/show/459055-cuyahoga-valley-scenic-railroad-peninsula-depot-visitor-center
Kendall Lake Winter Sports Center
1000 Truxell Road, 2 miles west of Akron Cleveland Road, Peninsula. This facility offers the rental of winter equipment, as well as ski and snowshoe instruction. The center is open on the following dates when there is at least 4 inches of snow. It may be open additional days during heavy snowfall.
http://events.ohio.com/peninsula-oh/venues/show/876520-kendall-lake-winter-sports-center
Places to See at a Cost
Blossom Music Center — summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra, rock concerts, all other kinds of music located on 800 acres, with reserved pavilion seating of 5,000 and a lawn seating capacity of 13,500.
http://events.ohio.com/cuyahoga-falls-oh/venues/show/928810-blossom-music-center
Boston Mills Ski Slopes — enjoy the Annual Boston Mills Art Festival in the summer.
http://www.bmbw.com/
Brecksville Nature Center
http://www.clemetparks.com/
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad — Vintage engines and coaches built in the 1940s and 1950s. Northern terminal near Thornburg Station at 8111 Rockside Road, Valley View. Stops at Village of Peninsula, Hale Farm & Village, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Akron Zoo.
http://www.cvsr.com/
Hale Farm and Village — Western Reserve township, circa 1848, with artisans providing demonstrations of glass blowing, candlemaking, pottery and blacksmithinh.
http://www.wrhs.org/index.php/hale
Perkins Mansion Museum and John Brown House — Greek Revival Mansion Museum, built in 1837, was home of the famous abolitionist John Brown and includes displays that trace Brown’s life utilizing photographs, firearms from the period and a reconstruction of a canal boat captain’s quarters.
http://events.ohio.com/akron-oh/venues/show/372264-john-brown-house#
Porthouse Theatre — the premier summer outdoor theater in the area.
http://dept.kent.edu/theatre/porthouse/About.htm
Village of Peninsula — located in the heart of the Cuyahoga Valley, this historic canal village and artists community contains several galleries, shops, restaurants, a bike shop with rentals, and outstanding examples of 19th century architecture. A featured attraction is the 1886 Stick Style Boston Township Hall. Originally the community’s high school, today this historic landmark houses the Cuyahoga Valley Museum. It is operated by the Peninsula Library and Historical Society. Open weekends, noon to 5 p.m. The hall is also available for rentals.
http://www.explorepeninsula.com/page.aspx?ID=101