Cuyahoga Falls Travel Guide

Located just to the north of Akron and just south of Cleveland is the beautiful city of Cuyahoga Falls. On the cusp of the Cuyahoga river valley and entwined in the Cuyahoga river this city is a great place to visit. Cuyahoga Falls was founded in 1812, and was originally called Manchester. The Cuyahoga River runs both south and north through the City and the Cuyahoga "Falls", which extend for about 2 miles, fall farther than Niagara Falls. Due to the rough water, Native Americans who used the river to travel from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi left the river at the Falls and used what is now Portage Trail to continue their journey south. The river was an early source of power for mills and manufacturing, and by 1840 Cuyahoga Falls had a wider variety of manufacturing than any other Ohio settlement. The river now is a source of beauty, recreation and contemplation. In the place of the old Vaughn Machinery plant now stands the Cuyahoga Falls Sheraton Suites Hotel, with its Riverfront restaurant offering an unparalleled view of the Cuyahoga "Falls". Waterworks Park, home of the City's Family Aquatics Center, offers hiking, picnicking and biking along the River, and the 6,000 acres in the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area provide year-round outdoor opportunities for the people of Cuyahoga Falls and Northeast Ohio. Cuyahoga Falls is also home to Blossom Music Center. An outdoor ampitheater, this impressive structure is the summer home to the world renown Cleveland orchestra, and boasts some of the best outdoor concerts in the country.