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All the United States Ohio Canton

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Canton

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Canton, Ohio

Updated September 8, 2023

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Mausoleum with Statue

Canton, Ohio

McKinley Presidential Library & Museum

Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.
William McKinley Memorial

Canton, Ohio

William McKinley Memorial

The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.
Ida McKinley Tiara

Canton, Ohio

Ida McKinley’s Tiara

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Back end of the hospital (2022)

Louisville, Ohio

Molly Stark Sanatorium

This former tuberculosis treatment facility now stands at the center of a public park.
9 miles from Canton
An 1829 hotel and tavern built by the Society of Separatists to serve travelers on the Ohio and Erie Canal

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Historic Zoar Village

Ohio's 19th-century communist micro-society.
13 miles from Canton
Hundreds of trolls

Alliance, Ohio

The Troll Hole

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.
16 miles from Canton
Goodyear Airdock

Akron, Ohio

Goodyear Airdock

This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.
16 miles from Canton
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