Greater Cleveland/Akron has an endless list of museums to visit and activities to explore. Here are some of the bigger ones that should make it to the top of your to-do list.
Also known as The Roller Coaster Capital of the World, Cedar Point was voted the world's best amusement park more than 15 times in the last 20 years by Amusement Today. This park, on the shores of Lake Erie, is just 40 minutes west of Cleveland and has more than 150 rides and attractions for all ages.
Re-opened in 2017 in one of the Millionaire's Row Mansions on Euclid Avenue in MidTown. It's an ideal spot for your kids explore. This 40,000 SF museum, geared toward ages birth to 8 years, includes permanent exhibits such as "Adventure City", "Wonder Lab" and "Making Miniatures." A life-saver for families with young children on snowy days.
The home used in the 1983 movie that TNT airs 24-hours a day every holiday season is in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood. Ralphie's house has been lovingly recreated down to the tiniest details. The home was bought on eBay by a fan in California and was turned into a museum. You'll encounter long lines to get in from Thanksgiving thru New Year's; luckily, the Rowley Inn across the street serves hot chocolate, cold beers, and good inexpensive eats!
The Garden's two climate-controlled glasshouses include a spiny desert of Madagascar and a Costa Rican Rainforest filled with lush greenery. Kids helped design the outdoor Hershey Children's Garden, where there's a treehouse, hidden paths and a fountain that blows mist. It's so great to be able to go to a place with 80° temperatures and high humidity in February! The Garden is connected with Holden Arboretum in Lake County known together as Holden Forests & Gardens.
One of the country's oldest teams, they started in 1946 and, other than a brief stint with no team the Browns have been here ever since. The city of CLE sued the NFL to keep the team name and colors when the team moved to Baltimore.
The Cleveland Browns Stadium holds 73,000 fans including the infamous "Dawg Pound" bleacher section. There, you'll be joined by rabid fans in dog masks bedecked in orange and brown apparel. There are more Browns Backer fan clubs in the world than any other NFL team.
Our NBA team plays at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse which holds roughly 20,000 fans. 60% of those seats are in the lower bowl where fans feel close to the action on the court. They are owned by Quicken Loans CEO Dan Gilbert. They broke Cleveland's 52-year sports drought curse in 2016 with the NBA championship!
Progressive Field has ranked as the No. 1 fan favorite baseball stadium in Sports Illustrated polls and when you visit stadium you'll see why. It's intimate, nestled into the downtown street scene, and has so many great options for watching a game, including standing room only areas that have more of a happy hour vibe than a ball game. Terry Francona, Manager (2013-2023) is beloved in CLE and has taken to the Guardians to four division titles, six postseasons, and one World Series since 2013.
One of just a handful of world-class art museums with no admission fee (guaranteed by the original founders), Gallery One and Ames Atrium make this museum more kid-friendly than ever before. It contains magnificent collections-some of best in the US. Install their free ArtLens app and begin your exploration of the museum on any mobile device-kids love the scavenger hunt features as well.
This museum includes a planetarium, outdoor wildlife area, a full-size replica of a T-Rex, Balto the famous sled dog, a seismograph machine measuring the earth's movements and more! Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center & Woods Garden is a cantilevered outdoor area with live rescued animals including owls, foxes, coyotes, and bobcats.
This 80-plus acre zoo, just 15 minutes from downtown Cleveland, hosts more than 1 million visitors per year. Admission is free to all Cuyahoga County and Hinckley Township residents every Monday from Memorial Day thru Labor Day. The Rainforest is not to be missed! Considered in the top 10 zoos in the US.
The Cleveland Orchestra performs at Severance Hall in University Circle during the winter months and at Blossom Music Center, an outdoor amphitheater in the middle of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park closer to Akron in summer months. It's one of the country's Big Five orchestras and is consistently ranked in the top 10 orchestras in the world.
A hands-on Science Center including permanent attractions: NASA Glenn Visitor Center, a six-story-high DOME theater and the William G. Mather Museum (a 600' ore boat) to share the story of the Great Lakes. Traveling exhibits are available throughout the year and have featured everything from Titanic artifacts to preserved human bodies.
Located inside The Powerhouse, a late 19thcentury brick landmark that generated electric power for Cleveland's streetcar lines, it features a 230,000-gallon SeaTube (175' long) which allows visitors to walk through and observe sharks, stingrays, glow-in-the-dark jellyfish, eels, and salt-water fish.
Located in the former Higbee's Department Store in downtown Cleveland, it was the first casino in the state of Ohio. Reward points earned can be used for CLE attractions and restaurants all within walking distance of the casino to encourage visitors to enjoy the whole city. This casino features more than 96,000 square feet of 1,600 slot machines, 89 game tables and a 30 table World Series of Poker room.
Showcases the history of NE Ohio's Jewish community through uplifting and moving exhibits including state-of-the-art computer interactives, film, and oral histories. The museum was developed by the same team that put together the Rock Hall, the Spy Museum in DC, and The Mob Museum in Vegas.
Contemporary visual art in a stunning building. Exhibits change regularly, since MOCA Cleveland does not have a permanent collection, and include sculpture, photos, paintings and both audio and video works. MOCA anchors the Uptown neighborhood. Like the Cleveland Museum of Art, daily admission is FREE!
The second largest performing arts district in the country, behind Lincoln Center in NYC, with ten theater venues, one million visitors a year and almost 40,000 season subscribers (also 2nd largest in the nation). It is home to resident companies Cleveland Play House and Great Lakes Theater and 7 shows in the Broadway Series each year. Only subscribers and patrons are guaranteed tickets to blockbusters like Wicked and Hamilton.
NFL fans of every age must make a trip to this football mecca in Canton at least once in their life! This newly expanded and renovated facility pays the ultimate homage to America's favorite pastime. The museum's interactive exhibits are some of its most popular. Visitors can complete a pass in a throwing cage, play some EA Sports Madden Football, compete in a trivia challenge, and yell at the screen in the Super Bowl Theater.
The loudest museum you'll ever visit, just try and have a conversation here! Filled with music ranging from 1940's blues all the way to 2000's popular music. Induction ceremonies happen in Cleveland every other year and bring the greatest A-listers to town to celebrate rock and roll. The "Long Live Rock" sign in front of the museum is one of best photo ops for visitors. Admission is FREE to Cleveland residents.
This century-old market houses more than 100 vendors selling meats, seafood, vegetables, cheeses, baked goods and prepared foods in a subway-tiled concourse. Many families have run the market stands for generations and developed loyal followings. It is open four days a week (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, and Sun), with Saturday being the most popular. We recommend Fri/Sat for the best selections.
This facility is part of the Western Reserve Historical Society. The WRHS's History Center in University Circle has been described as Cleveland's attic, as it's filled with 200 years of our region's history. This part of the country was originally named The Western Reserve by the Connecticut Land Co. which came to map out the region in the 1700's. This site also includes the Crawford Auto & Aviation Museum, one of the best collections of its kind in the country.
This unique museum boasts a vast collection of modern and contemporary art, exhibiting art produced from 1850 to today. It more than tripled in size in 2007 and added the Bud & Susie Rogers Garden in 2015 with an outdoor community space and sculpture garden.
The Museum hosts Downtown@Dusk, a summer concert series, Thursdays nights in June and July. Admission is free on select Thursdays; see their site for details on both of these programs.
Established in 2000 to commemorate all the US First Ladies, this National Park Service site is spread over two downtown Canton buildings a block apart, including the childhood home of Ida Saxton McKinley and an Education / Research center.
Former home of the Sieberlings, founders of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, this gorgeous home is now preserved as a period museum with 65 rooms and 70 acres of spectacular gardens. Photo Credits Preview modal-
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Rock Hall banner image courtesy of Tom Russell
Cedar Point roller coaster courtesy Destination Cleveland
Cedar Point by Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary) - Picture taken by User:Lar, (CC BY 2.5)
Cleveland Childrens Museum By CMCleveland - Own work (CC BY-SA 4.0)
A Christmas Story House courtesy of Dave Kuhar
Cleveland Botanical Garden courtesy of Holden Forests & Gardens
Cleveland Indians vs. Oakland A's by Erik Drost (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Triceratops at Cleveland Museum of Natural History by Robosorne - Own work (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo by Erik Drost (CC BY 2.0)
Cleveland Orchestra by MITO SettembreMusica - originally posted to Flickr as Franz Welser-Möst #2, (CC BY 2.0)
Great Lakes Science Center by (WT-shared) 2old at wts wikivoyage, (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Greater Cleveland Aquarium courtesy of the aquarium
JACK Casino Cleveland by Erik Drost (CC BY 2.0)
Maltz Museum courtesy of Cleveland.com
Pro Football Hall of Fame by User: (WT-shared) 2old at wts wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame courtesy of thisiscle.com #thisisCLE
Cleveland History Center by Erik Drost via flickr (CC BY 2.0)
Akron Art Museum by Threeblur0 (CC0 - Public Domain)
First Ladies National Historic Site by Niagara66 - Own work (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Stan Hywet Hall by Niagara66 - Own work (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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