Alliance (Ohio)

Tourist office

• Canton/Stark County Convention Visitors Bureau

  address: 222 Market Ave. N. (inside the Millennium Centre)

By car

• US 62 begins in El Paso, Texas and ends in Niagara Falls, New York. US 62 runs East and West through southern Alliance. US 62 intersects I-77 near Canton.
• State Route 173 begins North of Louisville and ends in Salem. SR 173 intersects and becomes US 62 in southwestern Alliance.
• State Route 183 begins in East Sparta and ends near Edinburg. SR 183 runs north and south through downtown Alliance.
• State Route 619 begins in Barberton and ends in Northern Alliance. SR 619 intersects I-77 in Green.

By plane

• Akron-Canton Regional Airport, CAK. It is on the north end of Stark County about a 30-minute drive from Alliance.
• Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, CLE. A hub for United Airlines, the Cleveland Airport, combined with an approximately 90-minute drive is a convenient means to visit Alliance.

By train

Amtrak offer a stop on its once-daily Capitol Limited train, running between Chicago and Washington D.C. via Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Timings are not great, with trains in both directions arriving in the middle of night.

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The best way to travel in Alliance is by driving yourself. The cab companies in Canton will probably take you back to Alliance, but trying to find a cab to pick you up is pretty much impossible. Expect to pay at least $50 for a taxi ride. Or, take a SARTA bus (Route 139) from Alliance to Canton for $1.15.

• Stark County Regional Transit Authority (SARTA), tel: +1 330-47-SARTA (+1 330-477-2782). $1.15 regular fare, $.50 reduced fare (seniors, disabled), children under 6 ride free. SARTA provides reliable public bus service throughout Stark County. Transfer Centers are located in: Alliance, Massillon, and Canton. There is a bus to the Akron/Canton Airport (Route 115) and an express bus between Canton and Downtown Akron (Route 81). Buses on main routes generally depart each stop every hour. SARTA buses run 365 days per year. On Holidays, buses run the Sunday schedule.
• Lakefront Lines, a private bus company, operates an office in SARTA's Canton Transfer Center. Lakefront Lines goes through Canton on its route between Cleveland and Charleston, SC.

• Beech Creek Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve

  address: 11929 Beech St. NE

• Glamorgan Castle

  address: 200 Glamorgan Street
  Group tours of 10 or more can be arranged on weekdays by calling the number above. The castle was built as a home between 1901 and 1905. It is owned by Alliance City Schools and houses their administrative offices. Also check out the "Echo Chamber," about 15 yards in front of the castle by the semi-circular steps. If you stand in the center and speak towards the castle your voice will echo.

• Haines House Underground Railroad Museum

  phone: +1 330 829-4668
  address: 186 West Market St
  Open the first weekend of the month: Sa 10AM-noon; Su 1PM-3PM. The Haines House was a stop on the Underground Railroad.

• Mable Hartzell Historical Home

  address: 840 North Park Street
  Victorian home built in 1867.

• First Methodist Episcopal Church

• Caddy Shack

  address: 12175 State St NE
  Has a mini-golf course, go-carts, and batting cages.

• Canton Air Sports

  address: 14008 Union Ave NE
  Skydiving all year.

• Firehouse Theater

  address: 450 E Market St
  Non-profit theater that holds shows about two weekends a month.

• Greater Alliance Carnation FestivalThe festival includes 10 days of more than 25-30 events from Fireworks to a Rib-Burnoff and Ice Cream Socials for Nursing Homes. Visit the website to learn all about the Greater Alliance Carnation Festival in Alliance, Ohio.

• Silver Park

  address: 2930 S. Union Ave
  This 53-acre park has tennis courts, basketball courts, ballfields, a walking path, great sled riding hills, and a fishing pond.

• University of Mount Union

  address: 1972 Clark Ave
  Mount Union is a private, liberal arts college.

• Carnation Mall

  phone: +1 330 821-4447
  address: 2500 West State St
  Major stores in the mall include JC Penney, Elder-Beerman, and Goody's. Also in the mall is a Cinemark Theater.

• Green Farms

  address: 12495 State St
  Open year round. Sells fresh produce, some bulk foods, and has a mini-nursery.

• Anthony's Italian Restaurant

  address: 253 E Main St
  Good restaurant downtown, very reasonable prices.

• Doug's Classic 57 Drive In

  address: 2031 S Rockhill Ave
  1950s themed restaurant, good for sandwiches and shakes.

• College Inn Eatery

  address: 715 W State St
  Small deli next to Mount Union College.

• Don Pancho's Tex Mex Cafe

  address: 2105 W State St

• Shaffer's Diner

  address: 40 N Park Ave
  This supposedly haunted restaurant downtown is the place to have breakfast. They also have great pies for dessert.

• Country Boy Saloon

  address: 62 West Vine Street

• Crystal Lounge

  address: 321 East Main Street

• Reggie's Place

  address: 251 Hester Avenue

• Grinders

• Comfort Inn

  address: 2500 W State St
  Comfort Inn is attached to Carnation Mall.

• Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites

  address: 2341 West State St

• Super 8

  address: 2330 W. State St

• Rodman Public Library

  address: 215 E Broadway St

• Amish Country centered in Holmes County to the southwest of Stark County.
• Cuyahoga Valley National Park is primarily north of Canton. This park follows the course of the Cuyahoga River and the historic Ohio & Erie Canal between Cleveland, Akron and Canton. A number of older buildings are preserved here. The Cuyahoga Scenic Railroad, with train cars from the 1940s and 1950s also runs through the park from Cleveland to Akron and Canton. The Canal Byway extends from Lake Erie in Downtown Cleveland through the southern suburbs past Akron, Canton, New Philadelphia and into rural Bolivar and Historic Zoar.
• Hartville. About 15 minutes to the west, Hartville offers two flea markets, antique stores and a handful of restaurants.