Youngstown (Ohio) – Travel guide at Wikivoyage (2024)

Youngstown is a city of 60,000 people (2020) in Northeast Ohio and is the county seat of Mahoning County. For Youngstown, it was all about coal and steel, until deindustrialization occurred in the second half of the 20th century.

• Youngstown Live (Mahoning County Convention & Visitors Bureau), 21 W Boardman St, ☏ +1-330-740-2130, toll-free: +1-800-447-8201. (updated Dec 2019)

• 3 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.

• 1 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)
• 2 Arms Family Museum of Local History, 648 Wick Ave., ☏ +1 330 743-2589. $4.
• 3 Stambaugh Auditorium, ☏ +1 330 259-0555. Former home of The Youngstown Symphony, it now serves as a more general event venue.
• 4 Youngstown State University (YSU), ☏ +1 330 941-3000. A university that is known for its 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 than the rest of the city, and is a good place to dip into if you feel unsafe. (updated Mar 2019)
  • 5 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)
  • 6 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)
• 7 Tyler History Center (Mahoning Valley Historical Society), 648 Wick Ave. (updated Dec 2019)

• 1 Covelli Centre, 299 E. Front St, ☏ +1 330 746-5600. Home of the Phantoms and site of many major concerts. (updated Oct 2022)
• 2 Powers Auditorium, 260 W. Federal Plaza. Built in 1931 by the Warner Brothers. Home to The Youngstown Symphony.
• 3 Youngstown Playhouse, 600 Playhouse Lane, ☏ +1 330 788-8739. America's Oldest ongoing community theater

• 4 Oakland Center for the Arts (The Oakland), 4749 South Ave (From Downtown Youngstown, head east on Federal St. turn right on South Ave and travel 3.5 mi. and will see Trinity Fellowship Church, in which the Oakkland Center resides.), ☏ +1 330-406-0606, oaklandcenter@gmail.com. Su-F 10AM-5PM, Sa 10AM-3PM. The Oakland Center for the Arts (or the Oakland, as it is usually called) is an interdisciplinary arts center based in Youngstown, Ohio. The center was established in 1986 by Youngstown native Alexandra Vansuch and a group of local performers and civic-minded individuals, as a community venue for theater, film, music, literature, dance, and the visual arts.[1] The center specializes in performing locally written plays, as well as offbeat, obscure plays and musicals such as Bat Boy: The Musical, Baby, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, and Assassins. Their award-winning work has gained them local and regional acclaim. Reopened in 2016 for a new start with Kids First Theatre Initiative, a premier children's theatre company in Youngstown, and have 6-7 productions per year since reopening. $5 and up. (updated Jul 2019)

• 1 Southern Park Mall. Boardman

• 1 Avalon Downtown, 17 W Federal St, ☏ +1 330-740-0000. Downtown pizzeria
• 2 Handel's Ice Cream, 3931 Handel's Court, ☏ +1 330-788-0356. Ice cream chain based out of Youngstown (updated Dec 2019)
• 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. M-Sa 11AM-11PM.
• 3 Inner Circle Pizza, 1816 Boardman Poland Rd. M-Sa 11AM-10PM, Su 10:30AM-8PM. (updated Nov 2022)

• 1 B & O Boxcar Lounge, 534 Mahoning Ave, ☏ +1 330-707-4474. Great beer selection. Located next to B & O Station (updated Dec 2019)
• 2 Imbibe Martini Bar, 124 W Federal Plaza.
• 3 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)
• Myrddin Winery, 3020 Scenic Avenue, Berlin Center, ☏ +1 330-654-9181. (updated Dec 2018)
• 4 Penguin City Brewing Company, 460 E Federal St, ☏ +1-330-755-0709. (updated Dec 2019)

• 1 Quality Inn Austintown-Youngstown West, 870 N Canfield Niles Rd, ☏ +1 330 544-2378, fax: +1 330 544-7926. $63 (Feb 2022).
• 2 Fairfield Inn & Suites Youngstown Austintown, 801 N Canfield Niles Rd, ☏ +1 330 505-2173, fax: +1 330 505-3629.

• 1 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)