Places to see
We believe that the information on this page was correct at the time it was created but please check with websites for current opening hours and admission charges.
Getting Around Town: https://students.case.edu/handbook/cleveland/transportation.html
Local attractions (University Circle area)
Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Boulevard
Hours: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Wednesdays, Fridays 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
*Closed Mondays
Admission- Free (except for some special exhibits)
~Also museum cafe and restaurant
Be sure to check out Gallery One, with the largest multi-touch screen in the US
http://www.clevelandart.org/gallery-one/collection-wall
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
http://rockhall.com/
1100 Rock and Roll Blvd
Open daily: 10AM-5:30PM (and open until 9PM on Wed.)
Admission: $22
Check website for current exhibitions
Western Reserve Historical Society
http://www.wrhs.org
10825 East Boulevard
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday: 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Admission- $8
Church of the Covenant
Tuesday lunch concerts (Free and open to the public. Grab a sandwich and grab a pew inside the Church, next to Thwing)
Noon-12:45
Tours available after lunch concert of carillon
Dittrick Medical Museum
http://artsci.case.edu/Dittrick/
Third floor of Allen Library, 11000 Euclid Ave
Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. until 4:30
Admission: Free
Natural History Museum
1 Wade Oval
Hours: Monday through Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday: 10 am - 10 pm
Sunday: noon - 5 pm
Admission: $12 (Or $6 after 5 on Wednesdays)
Cleveland Orchestra
http://www.clevelandorchestra.com/
11001 Euclid Ave (Severance Hall, next to Kelvin Smith Library and Thwing)
Check performing schedule on the website for more info
Botanical Gardens
http://www.cbgarden.org/
11030 East Blvd
Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat: 10AM-5PM
Wed: 10AM-9PM
Sun: noon-5PM
Admission: $12
MOCA (Contemporary Art Museum)
11400 Euclid Ave
Tues-Sunday: 11AM-5PM
Open late on Thursdays until 9PM
Admission: $8 (Free first Saturday of the month)
Other attractions in the area
Cleveland Indians- Check for schedule, they may make the post-season:
http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=cle#y=2014&m=9&calendar=DEFAULT
Playhouse Square
Come see some theatre while in town. Check website for more details.
http://www.playhousesquare.org/
Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque <walking distance>
Art/independent/foreign filmhouse
Check site for more details
http://www.cia.edu/cinematheque/
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Lots of trails for hikers and bikers from Independence to Peninsula
Train "park and ride" route available for some of the year
http://www.nps.gov/cuva/index.htm
Lolly the Trolley
Tours of Cleveland. Call for info
Nautica Queen Wine on the Water dinner cruise
Oct 3rd. More details:
http://www.nauticaqueen.com/calendar.php#oct
Lakeview Cemetary <walking distance>
Garfield Monument, Wade Chapel (Tiffany windows), Rockefeller Monument
Rockefeller Park Greenhouse
750 E. 88th St, Cleveland, Ohio (Off MLK)
Open year round, free, open 10AM-4PM
Pro Football Hall of Fame
About one hour south of Cleveland by car
http://www.profootballhof.com/default.aspx
Ohio Amish country
Areas in Geauga, Trumbull, Holmes and Berlin counties (1-2 hours from Cleveland, depending on which community you visit to the east or south)
http://www.visitamishcountry.com/