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| TOP CLEVELAND AREA ATTRACTIONS |
| Cleveland Fall Festivals |
| The northeast Ohio festival season doesn't end with Labor Day. Area communities hosts a variety of scenic, fun, and exciting festivals throughout the fall. |
| Crawford Auto Museum |
| But for Henry Ford's assembly line, Cleveland might have been the "Motor City." In 1900, there were over 1000 small auto manufacturers coexisting in the United States, over 70 of them in Cleveland. See pictures of Cleveland's early cars, displayed at the Crawford Museum. |
| Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage |
| The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, in the eastern Cleveland suburb of Beachwood, opened in late 2005. It is a beautiful, 24,000-square foot building that tells the story of the Jewish community in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio -- from the 18th century to the present -- with exhibits, interactive computer displays, and video. |
| Quicken Loans Arena |
| Quicken Loans Arena (aka "The Q") is a multipurpose arena in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Until August 2005, it was known as Gund Arena, named for Gordon Gund, a former owner of the Cavaliers, after he paid for the naming rights. It is home to the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA and the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL. It was previously home of the now-defunct Cleveland Lumberjacks of the IHL, the Cleveland Barons of the AHL, and the Cleveland Rockers of the WNBA. The arena was opened with a concert by Billy Joel on October 17, 1994 - the Cavaliers played the first game in the arena a few weeks later. It is owned by The Gateway Economic Development Corporation, which leases it to the Cavaliers.
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| Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art |
| The Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art, located behind the Cleveland Playhouse on Carneigie Avenue, hosts eleven temporary exhibitions each year, featuring emerging international artists as well as notable artists, in all genres, from Northeast Ohio. |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Sitting on the edge of Lake Erie in Cleveland Ohio, like a glistening Moorish palace, is the impressive and unique Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Filled with memorabilia, music, and art from the days of the early blues shouters to the present teen idols, this museum is a must-see for any popular music fan. |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History |
| The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, located in Cleveland's University Circle area, is a treasure trove of over 4 million specimens.
Exhibits include Dinosaur bones, natural gemstones and fossils, and a huge section on Ohio birds, plant life, insects, and archeology. A planetarium teaches kids and adults all about the moon, the stars, and the galaxy. |
| Jacobs Field |
| Progressive Field (fka Jacobs Field or "The Jake") is a baseball stadium located in the middle of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Part of the Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex, along with Quicken Loans Arena, it was built as a replacement for Cleveland Stadium.
Progressive Field is home to the Cleveland Indians of the American League. As part of the sale of the team in 2000, the naming rights were scheduled to expire at the end of 2006 when the name was changed to Progressive Field by The Gateway Economic Development Corp., who sold the naming rights.
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| Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Cleveland is blessed with a wealth of venerable cultural institutions. One of the most prestigious is the Cleveland Museum of Art, established in 1913. It is one of the United States’ most important art museums and the only major museum in the country to still offer free admission to its permanent collection. |
| Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| Cleveland Browns Stadium is a football stadium located at North Coast Harbor in Cleveland, Ohio. It is the home of the Cleveland Browns NFL franchise. The stadium sits on 31 acres (13 ha) of land on the shores of Lake Erie and has a capacity of at least 73,200. The normal use of Cleveland Browns Stadium is only for football; however, the stadium was built with a playing surface large enough to allow it to host international soccer matches. |
| Cleveland Metroparks Zoo |
| Cleveland has a wonderful family-friendly zoo. Located just off of Fulton Road south of downtown, the zoo's highlights include the Rain Forest pavilion, the "Wolf Encounter," and the "Australian Adventure." |
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