Cleveland - A City of Invention:
Cleveland played a huge role in the development of the airplane, the
automobile, large ships, useful electricity, efficient oil refining,
steelmaking, and the manufacture of paints and chemicals.
Cleveland can also claim credit for a slew of lifesaving medical procedures,
such as blood transfusions, X-rays, electrical shock to start a stopped heart,
and coronary angiography bypass surgery. Vital medical devices, such as the
first artifical kidney, and simulated infant formula were developed in
Cleveland.
A number of car parts, such as the steering wheel and windshield wipers;
airplane parts, such as liquid hydrogen rocket fuel, were developed in
Cleveland.
Electric streetcars, outdoor electric street lighting, the arc welding process,
a variety of paints, varnishes and other coatings, certain polymers, aluminum,
the gas mask, and even golf balls - all owe their existence to Cleveland.
Ohio City:
Breweries:
In the Downtown area are several. Portside Distillery & Brewery has an old style technique that
makes their beers and rum so delicious. Indigo Imp Brewery has a very unique beer called Blonde Bombshell.
Hoftbrauhaus is a German microbrewery.
If you want to travel little and drink a lot, visit the Ohio City area.The Ohio City neighborhood
has the largest concentration of breweries in Cleveland.
If your near the Cleveland Hopkins Airport, you have to stop at Fat Head's Brewery & Tap House. If you head to the
Lakewood area, on the westside of Cleveland, stop by the Buckeye Brewing Company
If your in my area in Akron, here are two must stops: Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. A little of the beaten path, (near the University
of Akron, off Grant street), but worth it. They have won many awards for their beers.
Culture:
The mid-west city of Cleveland is so much more than the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which is its
most famous landmark. Housing rare artefacts as well as stage wear belonging to
the biggest names in music, and numerous video and audio displays, one full day
may not be enough for the music fanatic.
The main focal point
is the historic West Side Market. Built in 1912,is easily identified by the clock tower.
The Ohio City neighborhood
has the largest concentration of breweries in Cleveland. The most famous one is the Great lakes Brewing Company
(adjuacent to the West Side Market).
The area is also filled with historic homes, trendy restaurants, eclectric shops, and art galleries. The Flying Fig
is one of Ohio City's most innovative, and fun, eatery.
Ohio City is also home to some of Cleveland's oldest churches: Franklin Circle Christian Church, where
our 20th president, James A. Garfield, was once a pastor. St. Patrick's, founded in 1848 by Irish
immigrants, is a beautiful church. St. Malachi's, where I went to grade school for four years, welcomes all
and serves the poor.
If you travel to the eastside of Cleveland, you'll find The Bottlehouse Brewing Company
The most famous one is the Great lakes Brewing Company
(adjuacent to the West Side Market). Market Garden Brewery is located next door to the West Side market.
Try their Award Winning Progress Pilsner. Nano Beer Cleveland has 24 beers on try. Make sure you
try one of their award-winning burgers. Bier Markt, made Draft Magazine's "Best beer bars in the nation".
Platform Beer Co, is a littlr further down at 4215 Lorain Avenue. They
have 24 beers on tap.
And if you travel even further to the Tremont area, make sure you stop at Tremont Tap House
They feature dozens of taps of great Midwestern and East Coast beers. A must drink is the Columbus IPA.
Nearby is the Happy Dog, on 5801 Detroit Avenue, is a must stop. You have to drink the Peanut Butter Coffee Porter
Heading further on the westside of Cleveland, is The Brew Kettle, at 8377 Pearl Road, is the Winner of
24 National Brew-On-Premise Competition medals.
Heading over to Rocky River is, Rocky River Brewing Company. They are one of the best restaurants on the westside of Cleveland. Their Christmas Ale and Blueberry Beers are great. They have won more than a
dozen national and international medals for their beers.
A liilte closer to the Akron/Canton airport, is Hoppin Frog. They brew some of the best beers in Ohio.
Located just five miles east of downtown Cleveland, a
488-acre complex with 35 institutions, is the nation's largest concentration of
cultural, educational and medical institutions within one square mile. The area is home to many world-class treasures
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection of more than 30,000 works of art. Ranging over 500 years, from ancient Egypt to the present
Cleveland Institute of Music
One of the world's leading international conservatories
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Planetarium and museum that focuses on local prehistoric discoveries, fossals, and geological specimens
Western Reserve Historical Society
Resource for history,artifacts, archives, and events for Cleveland, Akron, and Northeast Ohio.Great place for looking
into the roots of your family tree
Cleveland Botanical Garden
All-season living museum with a greenhouse, a conservatory, outdoor gardens, and an education center
Severance Hall
The majestic Georgian winter home of one of the
greatest orchestras of the world, The Cleveland Orchestra.
Cleveland Institute of Art
One of the nation's leading independent colleges of art and design.Previously the Cleveland School of Art
Children's Museum of Cleveland
Dedicated to helping young children develop physically,emotionally, and socially
University Hospitals
Home to world-class clinical and research centers
Case Western Reserve University
One of the naation's top universities, is a private research university
Lake View Cemetery,12316 Euclid Ave,
where many famous people are buried. It rivals cemeteries in Europe; The grounds are beautiful in all seasons. The Garfield
Monument and Tomb looks like a castle on the outside and a church on the inside.
The Corner Alley 402 Euclid Ave ||| Flannery's 323 E. Prospect
Butcher and the Brewer - 2043 East Fourth Street ||| Harry Buffalo - 2120 East 4th Street
Winking Lizard - 811 Huron Road |||Panini's - 840 Huron Road |||Clevelander - 834 Huron Road
Bar Louie - 1352 W 6th Street, Suite 152 ||| Barley House - 1261 W. 6th Street |||
Johnny's Little Bar - 1406 West Sixth St |||Gillespie's Map Room - 1281 West 9th Street |||
City Tap - 748 prsopect|||
Portside Distillery & Brewery - 983 Front Avenue (W. 9th area)||| Becky's -
1762 E. 18th St (Cleveland State Uninversity area)
On the West bank, is the The Nautica Entertainment Complex that features the 5,000-seat,
outdoor Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, Shooters on the Water and
the new Greater Cleveland Aquarium. The aquarium holds more than 1 million gallons of water.
Creatures range from giant seahorses to tiger sharks.
Rivergate Park, is a public park devoted to rowing, canoeing, kayaking, and dragon-boating.
On the fast developing East Bank, there is a trendy 150-room Aloft Hotel - Located inside the hotel is the WXYZ Lounge
and Lago Restaurant & Wine Bar. Other nearby restrauanants include Ken Stewart's East Bank,
The Willeyville and Zack Bruell is planning to open on June 2015.
E B Fitness Club is an upscale club that has amenities that include a 24-hour fitness center,
a yoga studio, and a resident only outdoor lounge.
Getting to the Falts area, take the RTA Waterfront Line that has two stations in the flats. You can catch this service at Tower City Center, 230 W. Huron Road, on the lower level.
Fashion Week Cleveland, the city's annual fashion event, is one of the few internationally recognized fasion happenings in North America.
Considered by many to be the the best in the Midwest, perhaps second only to New York fro fashion weeks in the United States.
Not far from downtown, you can tour the
Christmas Story House, (3159 W. 11th st), retored to its movie splendor, open year round to the public.
A short drive outside the city is Blossom Music Center, located in Cuyahoga Falls less than an hour south of downtown, is perhaps the best summer venue in the United States. It Pavilion seats 5700 and the lawn can hold another 13,500. You can take a picnic to enjoy on the grass banks and hear anything from the biggest names in rock through to the world-acclaimed Cleveland Symphony Orchestra.
Nearby in Sandusky is Cedar Point
amusement park, "The Roller Coaster Capital of the World".
From there, a 20-minute ride on the Jet Express, transports you to Put-In Bay
on South Bass Island. This place is wild with bars aplenty, play parks for
children of all ages and a real feelgood factor. Put-in-Bay is also the site of Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial.
For more gentle pursuits, remain on board for another short hop to Kelley's
Island, where the pace of life is more leisurely and great for fishing and
spotting wildlife.
At the National Inventors Hall of Fame, in Akron, Ohio, you can learn about America's many inventors
in this hands-on museum. In nearby, Bath, Ohio, Hale Farm and Village, is a living 19th century
history museum.
For the sports lover, the not to be missed Pro Football Hall of Fame at
nearby Canton, Ohio, just over an hour from Cleveland. Other attractions in Canton are the William McKinley Presidential Library
and the National First Ladies Library.
Kirkland, Ohio, about 30 minutes east of downtown, is home of the Holden Arboretum, one of the largest and best in the United States. Its 3600 acres
contain over 17,000 plants and mass plantings.Kirkland is also home to
Lake Metroparks Farmpark, named by USA Today as one of North America's 10 best
farmparks.
Kirkland is where the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints saw the establishment of the church organization and basic doctrines.
The Kirkland
Temple, a National Historic Landmark, was the first Mormon temple and is open to the public.
Parks and Gardens:
Cleveland is home to four parks in the countrywide Cleveland Clevaland Metroparks system as well as: Washington Park, Brookside Park and parts of
Rocky River and Washington Reservations. They are known locally as the Emerald Necklace that encircle
Cuyahoga County. Included in the system is the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, that contains one of the largest
collections of primates in North America. One of the gems of the Emerald Necklace is the
North Chagrin Reservation, with many varied trails
and Squire castle.
In nearby Summit County, is Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, an early 20th century Tudor Revival mansion on 70 acres
of gardens built by Goodyear founder, F.A. seiberling.
Sports:
Cleveland is one of the greatest sports towns anywhere with a very local fan base.
Cleveland's professional teams include the Cleveland Indians baseball team at Progressive Field, Cleveland Browns football team at Cleveland Browns Stadium,
, and Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team at Quicken Loans Arena. Other teams include: Lake Erie Monsters (American Hockey Leaque), the Cleveland Gladiators
(Arena Football league), and the Cleveland Crush (lingerie football).
Beaches:
The most popular beaches near Cleveland are Huntington Reservation in Bay Village, Edwater Park in Cleveland, near W 25th. St, Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park beach is protected by a breakwall and a dog beach, and Mentor, Ohio, about 30 minutes east of Cleveland, has the largest natural sand beach in Ohio at Headlands Beach State Park.
Wineries:
Ohio has a thriving wine business. And the heart of the Ohio wine industry is located in Northeast Ohio. The Northeast Ohio wine country runs east from Cleveland along Lake Erie towards the Pennsylvania border. Most of the wines made in Ohio are made in the Northeast corner of the state in Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula counties.
D&D
Smith Winery
Dollar House
Winery
Firelands
Winery
Heineman
Winery
John
Christ Winery
Kelly's Island
Wine Co
Klingshirn
Winery
Matus
Winery
Mon Ami
Winery
Paper Moon
Vineyards
Quarry Hill
Winery
Vermilion
Valley Vineyards
Bluebird Winery
Breitenbach Wine Cellars
Candlelight Winery
Country Porch Winery
Gervasi Vineyard
Grape and Granary
Greene Eagle
It's Your Winery
Jibert Winery
Maize Valley Winery
Mastropietro Winery
Myrddin Winery
Perennial Vineyards
Red Horse Winery
Sarah's Vineyard Winery
School House Winery
Silver Moon Winery
Swiss Heritage Winery
ThornCreek Winery
Viking Vineyards & Winery
Winery at Wolf Creek
Biscotti's Winery
Buccia Vineyard
Debonne Vineyard
Deer's Leap Winery
Emerine Estates Winery
Faranacci Winery
Ferrante's Winery
Goddess Wine House
Grand River Cellars
Harpersfield Winery
Lakehouse Inn & Winery
Laleure Vineyards
Laurello Vineyards
Maple Ridge Vineyard
Markko Vineyard
OLD Firehouse Winery
Old Mill Winery
St. Joseph Winery
South River Vineyard
Tarsitano Winery
Virant Family Winery
Winery at Spring Hill
The Lodge at Geneva
The Lakehouse Inn & Winery
Sebring Mansion Inn & Spa
Market Street Inn
The Homestead House
Farrell House Lodge
Northcoast Grapevine Tours
The Grape and Granary
American Wine School
Grape Jamboree Sept 29-Sept 30
Taste of History July 28
Fall Frolic Friday & Saturday weekends in September
Taste of Ohio Aug 10 & Aug 11 weekend
Wine and Walleye Festival Aug 24-Aug 26
Lake Erie Shores & Islands
Canal Country
Ashtabula
Tours/Inns
Chateau Tebeau Winery
Helena, Ohio
Norwalk, Ohio
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Sandusky, Ohio
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Avon Lake, Ohio
Kellys Island, Ohio
Avon Lake, Ohio
Wakeman, Ohio
Port Clinton, Ohio
Vermilion, Ohio
Berlin Heights, Ohio
Wakeman, Ohio
Barrel Run
Winery
Rootstown, Ohio
Malvern, Ohio
Dover, Ohio
Garrettsville, Ohio
Cortland, Ohio
Canton, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Cortland, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Valley City, Ohio
Hartville, Ohio
Berlin Center, Ohio
Lake Milton, Ohio
Navarre, Ohio
Barberton, Ohio
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Dover, Ohio
Dover, Ohio
Dover, Ohio
Aurora, Ohio
Kent, Ohio
Norton, Ohio
Benny Vino Urban Winery
Perry Village, Ohio
Conneaut, Ohio
Conneaut, Ohio
Madison, Ohio
Geneva, Ohio
Jefferson, Ohio
Austinburg, Ohio
Geneva, Ohio
Ashtabula, Ohio
Madison, Ohio
Geneva, Ohio
Geneva-0n-the-Lake, Ohio
Parkman, Ohio
Geneva, Ohio
Madison, Ohio
Conneaut, Ohio
Geneva-0n-the-Lake, Ohio
Geneva, Ohio
Madison, Ohio
Geneva, Ohio
Conneaut, Ohio
Geneva, Ohio
Geneva, Ohio
Gervasi Vineyard
Home to a 24-room boutique inn, a retail store, and outdoor pavilion. There are concerts, cooking classes, and a farmers market.
Akron-Canton area Canal Wine Trail - Canton, Ohio
Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio
Explore more than 20 Northeast Ohio winneries just minutes from The Lodge at Geneva. Take the Lodge's Wine Shuttle, for just $15 per
person, for safe, reliable transportation to and from local tastings and vineyards.
Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio
Sebring, Ohio
Wooster, Ohio
Willoughby, Ohio
Located in the heart of Willoughby. Offers easy access to the winneries of Ashtabula County.
Sandusky, Ohio
Cleveland Wine Festival
July 27 & July 28 - Voinovich Bicentennial Park
Winneries along the Shores and Islands Wine Trail
Akron, Ohio
In two, two-hour $15 courses, you'll learn the basics of winemaking.
Cleveland, Ohio
Downtown Geneva, Ohio
Lorain, Ohio
11 Winneries along the Canal County Wine Trail
Sandusky, Ohio
Ashtabula, Ohio
Where to Live:
Cleveland residents geopraphically define themselves in terms of whether they live on the east or west side of the Cuyahoga River. East of the Cuyahoga includes Cleveland's world-class culture and arts complex known as University Circle. West of the Cuyahoga includes the West Side Market and the Airport. The middle of Cleveland would be defined as "Downtown" and includes the flats, Terminal Tower, the Warehouse District, Playhouse Square, North Coast Harbor, and sports arenas.
Bay Village
University Circle
Detroit Shoreway
Edgewater
Ohio City
Tremont
Cedar Fairmount
Coventry Village
Shaker Square
Little Italy
East Side
West Side
South Side
Neibhborhoods
Avon
Ranked as the #1 Suburb in 2012 by Cleveland magazine. With strong schools, low crime, steady home-sale values and proximity to
the lake, its easy to understand why this West Side Suburb is the Top Spot! While the housing market downturn caused home prices
to drop in most Cleveland suburbs between 2006 and 2011, Bay Village's median home sale value went up 12.2 percent, more than any
other suburb.
Akron
Downtown
Comprised of Public Square, North Coast Harbor, Civic Center, Theatre District, Warehouse District, and Gateway.
Its concentration of intitutions in one beautiful square mile surrounding the pristine Wade Park and Lagoon
is unsurpassed in the world.
The Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood is located just one mile west of downtown Cleveland on Lake Erie.
On the edge of the near west side of Cleveland, best know for the popular Edgewater State Park.
Just across the Cuyahoga River from Downtown. Known for its ethnically diverse population and the West Side Market
that anchors Market Square.
Historic Treamont is a Cleveland Hot Spot for nightlife, art and dining. Here you will find shops, hip cafes, local
pubs, chic lounges, and trendy restaurants.
The east side's major commercial avenue and one of the east side's most distinguished residential boulevards. Known
for its beautiful historic Tudor-style buildings.
A magnet for Bohemians in the 60's and 70's, it still maintains those roots and is a popular place for Cleveland's college
students.
The oldest shopping area in Ohio with a broad choice of local restaurants and a beautifully restored 1930s cinema.
Just up the road from University Circle, is one of the city's best-known neighborhood that offers some of the finest Italian-style
dining in Cleveland. And in August, don't miss The Feast of the Assumption, a weeklong street festival.
Information Architect: Fred KirkpatrickEducation in
Cleveland:
Cleveland, Ohio boasts some of the greatest public and private schools across
the U.S. The school district is headed by the city's mayor who appoints the
school board and is responsible for overseeing the funding and achievements of
the district. They are currently striving to achieve their goal of being one of
the nation's premier education systems.
It is home to over 120 elementary schools, high schools and charter schools, as
well as several private schools. The Ohio department of education website keeps
track of each school in the Cleveland district, as well as grades them on
academic performance. Not only does this make an excellent resource for parents
of children currently living in Cleveland, as it allows them to check how their
school is doing academically compared to the rest of the nation, this makes it
easy for families and parents who are moving to the area make sure their
children go to an excellent school.
Cleveland houses 9 private schools the majority being catholic, however one
school, Eleanor Gerson School, provides alternative education for students with
emotional problems and/or behavioral difficulties.
As well as housing a large number of K-12 schools, Cleveland is also home to
several colleges and universities, including the prestigious Case Western
Reserve University a private research university that was ranked 38th in the nation
and is known primarily for its medical, law, and dental schools as well as its
biomedical research center. Within the same area you will find Cleveland's
Institute of Art and its Institute of Music.
Cleveland also houses several other universities with some focusing on
specializations such as art, music, and business. Other Universities include
the Cuyahoga Community college which is a two year general education college,
and the oldest one in the entire state.Cleveland is
home to the Cleveland Clinic:
Cleveland and Northeast Ohio is blessed with some of the best health facilities in the world: Award winning University Hospitals,
located in Cleveland's University Circle neighborhoods, is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University; MetroHealth Medical Center noted for
its trauma and critical care units, employs more than 500 primary and specialty care physicians and a network of community-based health care centers; The Louis
Stokes Medical Center, the fifth largest VA hospital in the United States, is a level one VA facility offering a full range of care and services
UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital at University Hospitals Case medical Center is once
again ranked as one of the nation's top children's hospitals.
MacDonald Women's Hospital and the Ireland Cancer Center, are rated the best in the United
States by the National Cancer Institute of Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The Cleveland Clinic is known as one of the top four hospitals in the entire
country. The Cleveland Clinic was founded in the year 1921. Its purpose was to
provide excellent care for patients, and research and educate in the perfect
medical environment . Patients from all over the world travel to the Cleveland
Clinic for care. The Clinic is currently in the number one ranking for cardiac
care in the United States.