University Circle is the best place in Cleveland to spend a day or a whole weekend. There is so much to see and do. The fabulous Cleveland Museum of Art has FREE admission all the time. It is one of the only art museums in the country to not charge a fee to get in. The exhibits are first-rate and rival the art museums in Chicago and New York. If your taste runs to modern art, there is also MOCA, the Museum of Contemporary Art, in the same area, but they charge an admission fee. The Botanical Gardens, The HIstorical Museum and the Natural HIstory Museum are all located near each other on a circular drive. On-street parking is hard to find, so just park in the Art Museum garage and leave your car there for the day. There are also amazing restaurants withing walking distance, including Trentina, Crop, L'Albatross and others. Many fast food options too since this is a college student campus for CWRU. Something for every age and every budget in this neighborhood.
If you are looking for something upbeat to do on a Friday night, check out the Cleveland Museum of Art for a Mix event. If you are a member of CMA, your admission ticket is free. If you are not a member, for a fee of $10.00 you have endless entertainment from 5 - 9 p.m. Meet your friends in the beautiful Atrium or make new friends in the crowd, view the latest exhibit, see a movie, wander through the galleries and gift shop, have a bite to eat and try the evening's drink special. Express your sense of fashion - dress for the theme of the event.
The University Circle is a precinct containing a cllection of University Buildings and public buildings including concert halls, botanic gardens, museums and galleries. A bus runs along Euclid Avenue to downtown and there a various shuttle buses from the Cleveland Clinic and other centres. Once reached it is all pretty accessible on foot.
You don't just have one to visit in this loop.Make sure you take a day to visit all that there. Children will love this
University Circle, especially the area near Ford and Euclid, has changed dramatically in the last 5 years.There are new restaurants, a new MOCA building, new dorms and apartments, and a new Euclid Tavern!Combine everything - UH, CWRU, Severance Hall, the Art Museum, Little Italy, the Cleveland Clinic, and you have a great package.
A nice area that I would recommend HOWEVER, the area surrounding it can be a bit dangerous so I'd suggest you not go alone. The area is usually pretty safe being right by the museums, botanical garden, CWRU and CIA. Yet it is also is close to the tail end of the sketchy parts of down town Cleveland so just keep your guard up. It can be very nice!
One of my favorite places to stroll around in Cleveland. With so much to do in one place, you definitely could make a day (or two) of visiting.
A very happening place to be. Favorite things are free lectures/talks at CWRU, Summertime concerts, Art Museum, a cocktail and dining at L'Albatoss and much more. Enjoy the architecture genius of Frank Gehry and the Peter B. Lewis Business School. Museum of Contemporary Art is very worthwhile with interesting, cutting-edge exhibits. Cinemateque screens indy, foreign, classic movies. And there is usually a nice exhibit at the Cleveland Inst. of Art., music performances at the Cleveland Inst. of Music. Lots to do, much to see with Little Italy 5 min away for dining choices.
Case Western University is here, so along with that comes a lot of stores, pretty buildings, and activities. There are several museums, even a car museum, in this area and a botanical garden. In recent years, Euclid Avenue has really blossomed with stores, apartments, and restaurants. Many students live in this area, so it is pretty lively. During the summer, there are concerts in Wade Park. Severance Hall is a beautiful building that is also in this area. If you visit Cleveland, this is DEFINITELY a place you MUST visit. Driving around this area, particularly around rush hours, is a huge pain. Finding parking spaces can be difficult too.
This area is definitely a highlight of Cleveland. I've been to all the restaurants and bakeries on Murry Hill. You have to see all of the museums. Especially the new exhibits at the Museum of Art and Case Western Reserve Historical society. There are so many other new places by CWRU to see and do.