One of the first parks in the district, the forests and amenities of Goodyear Heights Metro Park tell its nearly 100 year history. The 400-acre park offers open space for fishing, hiking, skiing, picnicking, and a wildlife-attracting marsh.
The Akron Zoo is a non-profit zoo located just west of downtown in Akron, Ohio. The zoo sits on 77-acre (31 ha) of which 35-acre (14 ha) are occupied with by habitats, amenities, and support. The Akron Zoo is home to over 1,000 animals representing over 100 different species.
Akron is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. As of the 2019 Census estimate, the city proper had a total population of 197,597,
