Cleveland grabbed headlines in the 1970s as a financially strapped, rust-belt town with one
of its waterways on fire. Today it boasts not only a very clean Cuyahoga River, but a
stunning（令人震惊的), revitalized downtown area as well. The city is home to the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (a $92 million facility designed by famed architect I.M. Pei)
and the Great Lakes Science Center, which features an Omnimax theater.
For a taste of culture, spend some time in University Circle, the nation's largest
concentration of cultural institutions within one square mile. www.cooyu.net Here you'll
find first-class museums like the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Natural
History , the Center for Contemporary Art, and the Western Reserve Historical Society (which
also houses the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum). Noteworthy historic exhibits include Hale
Farm and Village in the town of Bath, with authentic Western Reserve buildings dating back
to the 1820s, and Dunham Tavern, once a stagecoach (美国旧时的驿马车,定期公共马车) stop on
the Buffalo-Detroit road.
The world-famous Cleveland Orchestra performs at Severance Hall in the winter and at Ohio's
Music Festival at Blossom Music Center, where you can attend concerts, ballet, and popular
music programs in a woodland setting in the summer. Playhouse Square, a complex of four
restored 1920s movie palaces, is the second largest performing arts center in the country
and houses the city's opera, ballet, and theater festival. www.cooyu.net It also hosts
touring Broadway shows. Karamu House African American Theater is an international center for
the performing arts.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
For a magnificent view of downtown Cleveland and the Lake Erie shoreline, head to the top of
Terminal Tower, which provides a bird's-eye view from over 700 feet up.
Take a walk on the wild side with a visit to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and its Rain
Forest, an indoor tropical ecosystem featuring more than 600 animals and thousands of
plants, a 25-foot waterfall, and simulated（仿造的,人工的）rainstorms. Enjoy year-round
outdoor activities in Cleveland's Metropark reservations, which span approximately 19,000
acres.
There's no shortage of fun for kids in the Cleveland area. Visit the Children's Museum or
take a tour of the NASA Lewis Research Center. Sea World of Ohio in Aurora, an 80-acre
marine-life park, features live shows and new exhibits like Dolphin Cove, Eagle Point, and
Shark Encounter. For thrill rides and amusements, visit Geauga Lake Park, or the larger
Cedar Point in Sandusky. www.cooyu.net
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