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

http://www.clevelandart.org

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

http://www.covenantweb.org/

 

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

https://www.cmnh.org

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)

http://www.mocacleveland.org/ 

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

http://www.lollytrolley.com/

 

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

http://lakeviewcemetery.com/

 

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.tourgeauga.com/

http://www.visitamishcountry.com/