Fun Time in Cleveland!

Last week we took a one day 'staycation' and ventured into downtown Cleveland! We already know a lot about Cleveland but thanks to a Groupon that I purchased, we had two tickets for the Cleveland Trolley Tour. Our tour started at 2:00 at Nautica in the Flats area of Cleveland and was due to last for 2  hours. Now I know that some people make jokes and get a good laugh at Cleveland's expense and this made us wonder if there really could be any new facts to learn about our neighboring big city which, by the way, is only about a 40 minute drive from Oberlin.

So let me wet your appetite with a few new and refreshed facts that I learned  about Cleveland!

• Our Playhouse Square is the second largest performing arts center in the US after Lincoln Center in New York! We have 5 theaters all grouped together on Euclid Ave. with performances going continuous.
• In the past, Euclid Ave. was known as Millionaire Row with houses built by John D. Rochefellar, the Brush Electric family, the Murphy Oil family, and the Sherwin Williams family to name but a few.
• Of course we have the fabulous Severance Hall which is home to the Cleveland Orchestra, the Cleveland Art Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Crawford Auto Museum all grouped in the area of Case Western University.
• There is the Rockefeller Greenhouse with 27 acres of plants under glass and also the Cleveland Holden Arboretum. 
• The Cleveland Clinic is the number 1 heart hospital in the country.
• All of the 27 nationalities represented in Cleveland have constructed unique cultural gardens along Martin Luther King Blvd.
• Two great areas to explore are Ohio City and the Tremont area, home to The Christmas Story House.
• Can't miss the Great Lakes Brewery and the historical West Side Market, the best in the country!

 After the tour, you can drive back up to the 4th Street area and check out one of the fabulous restaurants. Cleveland  is now known as a great place for culinary adventure!

And that's just the beginning of the story!
For the rest of the tour you will have to plan your 'staycation' on Lolley the Trolley in Cleveland! We were surprised and impressed with all that is going on in downtown Cleveland. Things to come include the Casino, the Medical Mart, and much, much more! Come and be a part of our great northeast Ohio! We cannot be laughed at any more!

Cleveland really does rock!!!