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Recognized as one of the most beautiful performance venues in the Midwest. As the long-time home of the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra it remains the cultural heart of the Mahoning Valley.

The Butler Institute is the first museum of American art. The original structure, dedicated in 1919, is a McKim, Mead and White architectural masterpiece listed on the National Register of Historic places. The museum's mission is to preserve and collect works of art in all media created by citizens of our country. The Institute's holdings now exceed 20,000 individual works, and the Butler is known worldwide as "America's Museum."

Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course will feature 850 video lottery terminals, or VLTs. The facility will be complete with entertainment and sports bars, clubhouse dining, concession stands, as well as a food court. The nearly 100,000 sq. ft. gaming facility will be adjacent to a one-mile thoroughbred race course.

Fellows Riverside Gardens is a free public garden located at the northern end of Mill Creek Park. This twelve-acre display garden features a landscape of remarkable beauty with diverse and colorful plant displays, roses of all classes, seasonal displays of annuals, perennials, flowering bulbs, and scenic vistas.

The National McKinley Birthplace Memorial Museum is dedicated to honoring the memory of our nation’s 25th President, William McKinley, who was born in Niles, Ohio, on January 29, 1843. The museum memorializes President McKinley by maintaining, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting its collections to educate the community and promote an understanding of President McKinley’s life, career, and untimely death, along with the history of the McKinley Birthplace Memorial Building itself.

Since its construction in 1966, the Ward Beecher Planetarium has served the community through FREE shows to school children from pre-kindergarten to adult, through lectures and shows to the general public, and through classroom use for the astronomy program at Youngstown State University.

Rust Belt Brewing Company was born from the ruins of the US steel industry in the heart of America where the worker's spirit still thrives. They brew and serve to honor those who work tirelessly in jobs that are the backbone of our country. As an American craft brewery, they are committed to providing you with a great full flavored hand-crafted beer that is well deserved!