Long considered one of America's best orchestras, the Cleveland Orchestra is today acknowledged among the handful of great symphonic ensembles in the world...and it is housed right next to 星空传媒's campus!
The Cleveland Museum of Art is rated among the nation's top museums. It offers a collection of more than 34,000 works of art, from ancient Egypt to the present. It is renowned for its superb quality and cultural breadth.
The Botanical Gardens ponds lined with water lilies and tranquil rose gardens makes for the perfect place to study. The Hershey Children's Garden has playhouses, ponds, watering projects, and more for the little ones.
The Institute of Music offers free concerts throughout the year and utilizes an extensive outreach program of concerts and classes in the greater Cleveland area.
The Metroparks, known locally as the "Emerald Necklace" are popular for everything from Sunday picnics to rigorous hiking or biking. The parks are comprised of 250 miles of hiking, bridle, and all-purpose trails. Plus so much more! In the summer, Clevelanders flock to to cool off with a swim or bike along Lake Erie. In winter, the at Mill Stream Run are full of thrill seekers of all ages.
If it鈥檚 possible to have a pride and joy within a pride and joy, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is, quite possibly, the jewel of the 鈥淓merald Necklace鈥 that is the Cleveland Metroparks system.
The Museum of Natural History is a place to explore the natural world. Visitors can "experience" an earthquake or view one of the finest collections of precious gemstones in the country. Favorite galleries include dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures.
Located inside The Powerhouse, a late 19th century landmark, the aquarium has used the historic features to its advantage: saltwater animals and bioluminescent jellyfish live in the smokestacks, and old coal tunnels! With more than 5,000 creatures both local and exotic in sets designed to be interactive and hands-on, the aquarium offers something for every one and every age-- including a walk-through tunnel nearly 200 feet in length that allows visitors to walk under and alongside finned friends!
The Great Lakes Science Center sits upon the shores of Lake Erie in downtown. It offers hundreds of hands-on exhibits, interactive zones, and artifacts dedicated to science, technology, space, engineering, and math for visitors of all ages and interests. Don't feel like walking anymore? Get a ticket to the Cleveland Clinic DOME Theatre surrounded by soaring, six-story-high visuals.
For nearly 50 years, The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA, to locals) has been unlike any other cultural institution in Cleveland. It does not feature a permanent collection, changing up its exhibitions three times a year. All that swapping out means MOCA has seen scores of some of the most important names in the contemporary art world 鈥 in many cases, through the artists鈥 first solo shows.
The largest theater district outside of New York City's Lincoln Center, Cleveland's Playhouse Square is home to the Allen, Hanna, Kennedy's, Ohio, Palace, State and 14th Street theaters. From major traveling Broadway shows to the smallest specialty artists, great entertainment can be found here all year round, with restaurants of all sizes in the surrounding neighborhoods providing food and drink for theater-goers.