Cleveland has a myriad of varied attractions, from the well known, such as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, to the lesser known, such as the Crawford Automobile and Aviation Museum.
Visitors and residents alike will enjoy visiting one or more of these Cleveland museums, parks, and other historic sites.
Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum
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The Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum was formed in 1963 with the private collection of Mr. Crawford's company Thompson Products at its core. (Thompson Products later diversified and became TRW, Inc.) The museum showcases 200 classic automobiles, among them 80 cars that were manufactured in Cleveland.
Hale Farm and Village
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Hale Farm and Village, a part of the Western Reserve Historical Society, is a working museum, adjacent to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Once the home of early Western Reserve settler, Jonathan Hale, the museum features livestock, 19th century working artisans, and the original red brick farmhouse.
Cleveland Greenhouse
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Cleveland's Rockefeller Park Greenhouse, located just off of Martin Luther King Blvd near University Circle, is a wonderful collection of exotic and native plants. Admission to the greenhouse is free and highlights include the extensive orchid and tropical plant exhibits as well as the spring bulb and December holiday plants displays.
The Christmas Story House
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"A Christmas Story House," located in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood, was the main set for the well-loved 1983 Christmas movie, "A Christmas Story." The house is newly restored and opened as a tourist attraction and museum in November of 2006.
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
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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 made of Jerusalem limestone 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 oral histories.
USS Cod
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The USS Cod is a retired World War II SS-224 submarine, moored at Cleveland's North Coast Harbor, near the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The USS Cod, a National Historic Site, is the only such vessel to be kept intact and visitors climb the vertical ladders through its hatches, just as the sailors did during active duty.
Dunham Tavern
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Dunham Tavern, located on Euclid Avenue between downtown Cleveland and University Circle, is the oldest building in Cleveland still on its original site. The clapboard structure, built in 1824, was an important stop along the stagecoach route between Buffalo and Detroit. Today, the museum houses period art and furnishings and hosts periodic temporary exhibits.
NASA Glenn Research Center
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The NASA Glenn Research Center is a vital part of the NASA system. Located near the airport on Brookpark Road, the visitors' center features 6000 square feet of exhibit space, with interactive exhibits on the center's namesake, John Glenn, as well as on the Apollo Era, space flight, and the space shuttles. The center is FREE and open every day. (note: the visitors' center is open only to US citizens, due to security regulations. Visitors over 16 must show a government-issued photo ID.)
Lake View Cemetery
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Lake View Cemetery, founded in 1869 by wealthy Clevelanders, was modeled after Boston's Mount Auburn Cemetery as well as the historic cemeteries of France and England. The 285-acre scenic park is home to over 102,000 graves, and still hosts an average of 700 burials annually. Among its many illustrious "residents" are John D. Rockefeller Jr.; Garrett Morgan, the inventor of the gas mask; former Cleveland Mayor, Carl B. Stokes; and Jeptha Wade, and early University Circle benefactor and one of the cemetery's first trustees.
