The countryside around Canton makes for easy day trips. The Cuyahoga Valley National Park is about 30 miles north — a protected river valley of waterfalls, towpaths, and forest that feels surprisingly wild given its proximity to Cleveland and Akron. Holmes County, about 40 miles southwest, is the heart of Ohio's Amish Country, with rolling farmland, farm stands, cheese producers, and furniture workshops that make for a genuinely interesting afternoon regardless of your views on handmade quilts.
Destinations
Day Trips from Canton
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Cleveland
Lake Erie city of music museums, serious cultural institutions, and neighborhood food scenes from Ohio City to Little Italy.
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Akron
Ohio rubber-era city by Cuyahoga Valley, reinvented around downtown arts, university life, and parks
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Cuyahoga Valley
Urban Ohio national park following a river valley of towpath trails, waterfalls, forests, and canal history.
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Ohio's Amish Country
Northeastern Ohio farming region centred on Holmes County, home to the world's largest Amish settlement.