Streetsboro, Ohio travel guide: things to do, food & where to stay

Overview

Streetsboro is a city of 17,000 people (2020) in Portage County. Streetsboro was a stop on the Underground Railroad, and primarily a farming community until 1970. The city has become a retail hub for Portage County with the arrival of many national big-box retailers including Wal-Mart Supercenter, Target, Lowe's, The Home Depot and Staples.

1 sights · 2 things to do · 2 places to eat · 1 bars & cafés · 7 places to stay

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Best things about Streetsboro

Liberty Park, Tinkers Creek Area

356 acres of fishing, hiking trails, and more.

Singletary House Museum

A house that was used in the Underground Railroad to hide escaped slaves.

Herrick Fen Nature Preserve

A nature reserve with a number of rare plants and a small trail cutting through it.

Plan your trip

Best time to visit & weather

Most comfortable: May–Oct. Summer highs reach about 84°F; winter lows dip to about 20°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Jul and May. (climate data from nearby Kent)

Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).

Getting there

From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
CAK Akron Canton Regional Airport, Akron — 23 mi away. Directions
CLE Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Cleveland — 28 mi away (major hub). Directions

Streetsboro is located at the intersection of SR 14, SR 43, and SR 303 and is just south of I-80/The Ohio Turnpike.

Full “Get in” guide ↓

Budget & where to stay

No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.

Sample 1-day itinerary

Day 1

Morning Singletary House Museum, Liberty Park, Tinkers Creek Area
Lunch New Peking Express
Afternoon Herrick Fen Nature Preserve
Dinner Jim's Open Kitchen Too
Evening Rockne's Pub

Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.

Food for you

As a stop on the Ohio Turnpike, there are many national and local chains in downtown Streetsboro.

Cuisine (tap to filter)

What to ask about, for your diet

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Map

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Understand

History

Long before settlers moved into the Connecticut Western Reserve, Seneca Indians traversed the area now called Streetsboro. They used Old Portage Trail, which crosses the southwest corner of the city, to go from Lake Erie to the Ohio River basin.

The founder of Streetsboro Township was Titus Street from Connecticut, who purchased the land in 1798. The land was surveyed by Streets' agents Ralph Cowles and Lemuel Punderson in the summer of 1822 and divided into lots of 100 acres (0.40 km2).

In 1827, a turnpike from Cleveland to Wellsville, Ohio was completed. It followed much of the route of the present Ohio State Route 14. Major growth occurred in Streetsboro with the opening of a new Ohio Turnpike in 1955, as the Exit is Streetsboro was the only interchange in Portage County. By 1957, with the growth of the automobile industry, Streetsboro experienced a population explosion. Proximity to the Akron and Cleveland areas, along with direct access to Interstate 80 (Ohio Turnpike), Interstate 480 and State Routes 303, 43 and 14, have greatly contributed to the rapid growth of manufacturing, distribution, commercial and residential development in the since 1970.