Entertainment and top Attractions around Mercer County, PA
Entertainment, Attractions and Sites
The Sharon PA area offers a variety of activities and attractions for visitors to enjoy. Shopping, historical landmarks, museums, performing arts venues, and more are waiting.
Performing Arts
Within a short drive of Buhl Mansion, discover local theater productions or some of the biggest names in music and entertainment. We suggest visiting:
- ACTS Center for Performing Arts, a regional performing arts theater offering dozens of musicals, theater shows, and traveling acts.
- Stambaugh Auditorium, opened in 1926, this stunning music venue is home to the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra and is a popular spot for both local and touring acts, making it a central cultural hub in the region.
- DeYor Performing Arts Center and Powers Auditorium, a grand theater known for excellent acoustics and beautiful architecture that showcases large-scale performances and concert events.
- Covelli Centre, a multi-purpose arena that hosts concerts, family shows, and sporting events as well as national touring artists, trade shows, and conventions with a seating capacity of over 5,000.
- Robins Theatre, a historic, fully-restored 1923 theater that hosts concerts, comedy shows, and theater productions.
Award-Winning Museums
Located nearby are several museums that collect, display, and preserve objects of historical, artistic, and cultural significance. From fine arts and regional history to science and technology, these museums are the perfect places to experience history and creativity nearby:
- Tyler Mahoning Valley History Center, a museum featuring exhibits that showcase the region’s industrial heritage, including its steel industry, as well as its cultural and social development over the years.
- Arms Family Museum, known for its Arts and Crafts period rooms and original, antique furnishings, this 1905 mansion showcases the history of the Arms family and the Mahoning Valley.
- Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor, also called the Steel Museum, this engaging and emotional museum highlights the region’s significant role in America’s industrial past, particularly in steel production.
- National Packard Museum, a museum dedicated to preserving the history of the Packard Motor Car Company, which was a major American automobile manufacturer, started in Warren, Ohio.
- Butler Institute of American Art, one of the oldest and most prestigious museums dedicated to American art by renowned American artists, such as Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt, and Norman Rockwell, as well as works by modern and contemporary artists.
- Medici Museum of Art, a contemporary art museum that showcases a diverse collection of artworks, focusing on regional, national, and international artists.
Historical Sites
Visit historic sites that hold significant cultural, historical, or architectural value. These sites are preserved to educate the public about important events, people, and eras that shaped our regional and national history. We suggest:
- Gibson House, a historic home that serves as a local landmark, showcasing Civil War era architectural styles and the home’s ties to the Underground Railroad. This site has a highly recommended Underground Railroad tour.
- Avenue of 444 Flags & War On Terror Veterans Memorial, attached to the page of American history by the Iranian hostage crisis, view one of the largest displays of American flags flying anywhere in the world day or night plus a memorial to those who fought to end the war on terror.
- Kidd’s Mill Covered Bridge, Mercer County’s only remaining covered bridge, was constructed in 1868 by the Smith Bridge Company of Tippecanoe City, Ohio. It’s the only one of Smith’s patented bridges still standing east of Ohio.
- Dr. Frederick Raisch Log Cabin, operated by the Mercer County Historical Society, this historic one-room pioneer era (1790-1810) log cabin has been preserved in a park along the Shenango River near the Erie Extension Canal Lock No. 10 as a museum.
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