Cleveland Travel Guide

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Shockers,

Good Luck in the Midwest Regionals. Here is some information to enjoy your stay.

Food Fans: Cleveland has elevated its food scene in the past 5 years, here are some of the best neighborhoods for food.

• West 25^th/Ohio City-Across the Cuyahoga River from downtown-fun but modern eats , 100+ year old West Side Market, Great Lakes Brewing Company and 5 other breweries. http://www.ohiocity.org/
• Tremont-Also across the river from downtown, adjacent to Ohio City including Iron Chef Michael Symon’s Lolita. http://tremontwest.org/index/restaurants
• Gordon Square/Detroit Shoreway, 2 miles west of downtown, adjacent to Cleveland Metropaks Edgewater Park. http://detroitshoreway.org/ including Alton Brown favorite “Happy Dog” (http://www.happydogcleveland.com/) and Eater Magazine’s “Toast” (http://toastcleveland.com/).
• East 4^th Street (Downtown) http://www.east4thstreet.com/ -Including Michaels Symons flagship Lola, James Beard Winner Jonathon Sawyer’s Greenhouse Tavern

Beer Fans: Cleveland is also probablythe premier beer city in the Midwest, with the nationally respected Great Lakes Brewery (https://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/home )ust across the river in Ohio City.Other really good breweries include:

• Market Garden Brewery (Ohio City): http://marketgardenbrewery.com/
• Nano Brew Cleveland (Ohio City): http://nanobrewcleveland.com/
• Portside Brewery & Distillery (downtown-Warehouse District/Flats) http://portsidedistillery.com/
• Platform Brewery (Solo Ohio City): http://platformbeerco.com/
• Brick and Barrel (Duck Island): http://www.brickandbarrelbrewing.com/
• Butcher & the Brewer (Downtown/East 4): http://www.butcherandthebrewer.com/

There is also a Brewbus you can take to multiple on the off day in between games to get tours and samples of multiple: http://www.clevelandbrewbus.com/

Miscellaneous: Cleveland has a ton to do, its just not right out in front of you like Chicago or New York.For those interested in some unique experiences you cant get in other cities:

• Historic Westside Market: http://westsidemarket.org/ open on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
• University Circle/Little Italy: Culture neighborhood, home to Case Western Reserve Univeristy and the Cleveland Clinic, there are also multiple internationally respected museums including:
  
  • http://www.clevelandart.org/ Cleveland Museum of Art
  • http://www.mocacleveland.org/ Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art
  • https://www.cmnh.org/ Cleveland museum of Natural History
  • http://www.cbgarden.org/ Cleveland Botanical Garden
  • http://www.clevelandorchestra.com/ World Reknown Cleveland Orchestra at the historic Severance Hall
  • http://lakeviewcemetery.com/ Lakeview Cemetery (home to President Garfield, Industrial Baron John D Rockefeller & others)
  • http://clevelandlittleitaly.com/ Little Italy for Italian food and great coffee at Rising Star Coffee (http://www.risingstarcoffee.com/ also in Ohio City)
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (http://www.rockhall.com/) tons of neat stuff there
• Edgewater Park-Premier waterfront Greenspace in Ohio (http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/Main/Aquatics1/Edgewater-Beach-2.aspx)
• Playhouse Square-largest collection of performance arts in a concentrated neighborhood outside of New York City…multiple shows nightly in downtown Cleveland) (http://www.playhousesquare.org/ )
• Horseshoe Casino (right downtown attached to Tower City Mall, Ritz Carlton, Renaissance Hotel) https://www.caesars.com/horseshoe-cleveland