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Unusual Attractions in Kent

Site of Kent State Shootings

Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.

Kent State May 4 Visitors Center

This campus museum commemorates a national tragedy.

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The Little Falls

For decades, this waterfall remained hidden because of an artificial dam.

6 miles from Kent

Site of Sojourner Truth's 'Ain't I a Woman' Speech

But did the famous feminist and abolitionist ever really say those iconic four words?

9 miles from Kent

The Glendale Steps

An elegant sandstone stairway built by the WPA still connects two neighborhoods in Akron.

9 miles from Kent

Goodyear Airdock

This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.

10 miles from Kent

John Brown Monument

A moving tribute to a leader of the American abolitionist movement.

10 miles from Kent

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