Youngstown (Ohio)

Youngstown is a mid-sized city in Northeast Ohio and is the county seat of Mahoning County.

Not to be confused with Youngstown, a historic village in New York state.

Get in

🌍 Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG ^IATA) (off Routes 11 and 82 in Vienna, OH.), ☎ +1 330 856-1537. This airport is rather small and has had trouble attracting more than a handful of flights or giving any staying power to flights. There are charter flights to Atlantic City, too.

Youngstown is served by the following interstate highways:

I-76 serving Akron and Youngstown and connecting to beyond Pennsylvania to the east.
I-80 is the Ohio Turnpike (a toll road) that runs across the northern part of the state, serving Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown (where I-80 and I-76 criss cross).
I-680 provides access to downtown areas and outer suburbs.

🌍 Greyhound, 340 W Federal St, ☎ +1 330 743-4141. Stops at local transit station. (updated Mar 2019)

🌍 WRTA (Western Reserve Transit Authority). provides the inner city and suburbs with bus transportation. (updated Mar 2019)

There is also a taxi station next door to the Greyhound / WRTA station in West Federal Street.

The Butler Institute of American Art

An ornate iron bridge in Mill Creek Park

🌍 Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor, 151 W Wood St, ☎ +1 330 941-1314. W-F 10AM-4PM, Sa noon-4PM. Museum chronicling the rise and fall of steel in Youngstown. $7 adults, $6 seniors, $3 students, children under 6 free. (updated May 2016)
🌍 Arms Family Museum of Local History, 648 Wick Ave., ☎ +1 330 743-2589. $4.
🌍 Stambaugh Auditorium, ☎ +1 330 259-0555. Former home of The Youngstown Symphony, it now serves as a more general event venue.
🌍 Youngstown State University (YSU), ☎ +1 330 941-3000. A university that is known for it's musical talents, hosting one of the oldest non conservatory music schools in the US. Most of the students here are commuters. The campus is generally safer then the rest of the city, and is a good place to dip into if you feel unsafe. (updated Mar 2019)
- 🌍 Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave, ☎ +1 330 743-1107. Tu-Sa 11AM-4PM, Su noon-4PM. First museum of American Art. Free. (updated Mar 2019)
- 🌍 McDonough Museum of Art, 525 Wick Ave, ☎ +1 330 941-1400. Tu-Sa 11AM-4PM. Contemporary art museum for Youngstown State University, it features both student/faculty works and traveling shows. Free. (updated Mar 2019)

The Youngstown Skyline

🌍 Covelli Centre, 299 E. Front St., ☎ +1 330 746-5600. Home of the Steelhounds and site of many major concerts (updated Nov 2017)
🌍 Powers Auditorium, 260 W. Federal Plaza. Built in 1931 by the Warner Brothers. Home to The Youngstown Symphony.
🌍 Youngstown Playhouse, 600 Playhouse Lane, ☎ +1 330 788-8739. America's Oldest ongoing community theater
Oakland Center for the Arts. Great local theater productions

Stambaugh Stadium

🌍 Mahoning Valley Scrappers. Minor A League Baseball (updated Mar 2019)
🌍 Youngstown Steelhounds. CHL Hockey (updated Mar 2019)
🌍 Youngstown Phantoms. USHL (updated Mar 2019)
🌍 Youngstown State Penguins. College Division NCAA I-AA: Gateway Football Conference (updated Mar 2019)
Little Steel Derby Girls. (updated Mar 2019)

🌍 Mill Creek Metroparks. Located in the heart of Youngstown, OH. Mill Creek Park encompasses approximately 2,600 acres, 20 miles of drives, and 15 miles of foot trails, and a rare collection of gardens, streams, lakes, woodlands, meadows and wildlife for all to enjoy. Visitors will find a wide range of recreational opportunities such as hiking, biking, picnicking, boating, Par-3, or championship golf, tennis, sand volleyball and more. Many of the facilities can be found at the James L. Wick, Jr. Recreation Area. Universally accessible trails, fishing pier, playground and picnic areas are located throughout the Park. Cabins and pavilions for group events are available for rental year-round. Mill Creek Park is the largest metropolitan park in the country, more than three times larger than Central Park in New York City! (updated Dec 2018)
🌍 Broadman Township Park. Has an outdoor theater and trails. (updated Mar 2019)

🌍 Southern Park Mall. Boardman
🌍 Eastwood Mall, 5555 Youngstown-Warren Rd, Niles, ☎ +1 330 652-6980. (updated Dec 2017)

🌍 Avalon Downtown, 17 W Federal St, ☎ +1 330-740-0000. Downtown pizzeria
Handel's Ice Cream, 3931 Handel's Court, ☎ +1 330-788-0356. Ice cream chain based out of Youngstown
Springfield Grille, 7413 Tiffany S, Boardman, ☎ +1 330-726-0895. Steakhouse
Scarsella's Italian Restaurant, 4151 Market St, ☎ +1 330-788-0806.
Cassie's MVR, 410 N Walnut St, ☎ +1 330-746-7067. Mo-Sa 11AM-11PM.
🌍 Inner Circle Pizza.

B & O Boxcar Lounge, 534 Mahoning Ave, ☎ +1 330-707-4474. Great beer selection. Located next to B & O Station
🌍 Imbibe Martini Bar, 124 W Federal Plaza.
🌍 Downtown Draught House (West Federal Plaza - Downtown). Tons of beer selections. Houses the Spacekat BBQ. (updated Dec 2018)
Irish Bob's (South Ave). (updated Dec 2018)
Shenanigans (Market St. in the Uptown.). (updated Dec 2018)
Rust Belt Brewery, 530 Mahoning Avenue Suite A, ☎ +1 330 423-3818. T-F 2pm-7pm Sat 12pm-5pm. Great little brewery with growler hours and very good beer. $$.
Myrddin Winery, 3020 Scenic Avenue, Berlin Center, ☎ +1 330-654-9181. (updated Dec 2018)

🌍 The Public Library (The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County), 305 Wick Avenue, ☎ +1 330 744-8636. Beyond books, the public library has public computers, as well as a makerspace with 3D printers, laser cutters, and other tools. (updated Nov 2018)

Routes through Youngstown

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