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Attractions near Akron

Nothing in Akron itself: Bryant–Denny Stadium is 25 mi away

Nothing on our list is inside Akron; the 6 places to visit are within 40 miles. The mix takes in 2 museums, a stadium & arena and an ancient site. Out of town, Cahaba is 54 mi away.

Attractions nearby
11
within 60 miles
The big one
11 mi
Moundville Archaeological Site
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Ancient site · 11 mi northeast

Moundville Archaeological Site

Archaeological site.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The places, mapped

Head to the northeast for most of the 6 on the list.

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Orange: Akron. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The list in full

You will find all 11 within 60 miles.

Cahaba

Ancient site · 54 mi southeast · read 14K times a year on Wikipedia

Former capital of the U.S. state of Alabama and seat of Dallas County.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Akron’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Bryant–Denny Stadium: Joel יוֹאֵל, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Moundville Archaeological Site: Altairisfar (Jeffrey Reed), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cahaba: Altairisfar (Jeffrey Reed), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alabama Museum of Natural History: Skusnr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tannehill Ironworks: Dystopos, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Voting Rights Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tuscaloosa Museum of Art: Kthurman83, CC BY-SA 3.0

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