Sights in Cleveland
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum is more than a collection of memorabilia, though it does have Jimi Hendrix' Stratocaster, Janis Joplin's psychedelic Porsche and Ray Charles' sunglasses. Interactive multimedia exhibits trace the history and social context of rock music and the performers who created it. Why is the museum in Cleveland? Because this is the hometown of Alan Freed, the disk jockey who popularized the term 'rock 'n' roll' in the early 1950s, and because the city lobbied hard and paid big. Be prepared for crowds.
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HealthSpace Cleveland
While it's geared mostly to kids, HealthSpace Cleveland exhibits appeal to adults, too, especially the 'stress yard' and 'deli wagon' (showing how fast-food ramps up fat and sugar intake). Sneezes, by the way, can reach 100mph, and right-handed people live nine years longer on average than left-handed folks.
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Great Lakes Science Center
The Great Lakes Science Center gives a good account of the lakes' environmental problems. It's affiliated with the William G Mather maritime museum, which was a freighter but is now a steamship museum. Also berthed nearby on the waterfront is the storied submarine USS Cod, which saw action in WWII.
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Cleveland Museum of Art
The star of the lot is the Cleveland Museum of Art, which houses an excellent collection of European paintings, as well as African, Asian and American art. It's undergoing a whopping expansion, to be completed in 2012, that will increase gallery space by more than 40%.
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Cleveland Botanical Garden
The lovely Cleveland Botanical Garden has a Costa Rican cloud forest and Madagascan desert exhibits. An ice- skating rink opens nearby in winter; skate rentals cost $3. Parking costs $5 to $10 per day and gives access to all the museums here.
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Christmas Story House & Museum
Remember the beloved 1983 film A Christmas Story, in which Ralphie yearns for a Red Ryder BB gun? The original Christmas Story House & Museum sits in Tremont, complete with leg lamp. This attraction's for true fans only.
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USS Cod
Berthed on the waterfront (though not affiliated) is the storied submarine USS Cod, which saw action in WWII.
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Western Reserve Historical Society/Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum
The Western Reserve Historical Society/Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum , houses collections of old cars and planes.
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Lake View Cemetery
Lake View Cemetery, the 'outdoor museum' where President Garfield and John Rockefeller rest.
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William G Mather
The William G Mather, a freighter incarnated as a steamship museum.
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