Continuing our thank you to those businesses that support Tours of Cleveland, LLC, I would like to thank Heinen’s downtown for opening their doors to our tour groups. You just can’t have a walking tour of downtown without visiting the inside of the Cleveland Trust Company Building which today is Heinen’s. As I tell our […]
Joc-O-Sot (Walking Bear) was a Sauk Indian Chief born in 1810 and died, in Cleveland in 1844. In the 1830’s he moved to Cleveland where he offered his services as a hunting and fishing guide to the residents of Cleveland. He served as an Indian Ambassador to President Tyler and traveled the country and to […]
The Syrian Cultural Garden in Rockefeller Park is the many gardens representing those cultures that call Northeast Ohio their home. The Syrian Cultural Garden was dedicated in 2011. It contains elements from the different aspects of Syrian heritage such as the Arches of Palmyra, the Amphitheater of Basra and the Arabic Fountain. It also contains […]
Another favorite stop on our walking tours is Playhouse Square. Playhouse Square is the second largest theater district in the US, only New York is bigger than Cleveland! Like the rest of the city, Playhouse Square is set for the holidays. Check out one of the many great Christmas shows including “A Christmas Carol” at […]
We have featured the Arcade here many times before but today we take a look at it all decked out for Christmas. The Arcade is one of the oldest indoor shopping centers in the United States, opening in 1890. It was one of my favorite stops on our Downtown Highlights walking tour and with it […]
Cleveland’s downtown department stores, Halle’s, Sterling Linder, the May Company and of course Higbees, were always know for their Christmas window displays. Planning for the Holiday window displays would begin as early as March and the stores went all out. The Higbees window displays were even featured in the movie A Christmas Story. Higbees (bought out by […]
Last night I had the privilege of seeing Plain Dealer reporter and author, Laura DeMarco, at the Olmsted Falls library discussing her new book, Cleveland – Then and Now. Last year, Laura DeMarco wrote Lost Cleveland. Lost Cleveland focused on the buildings and places that are no longer in Cleveland, such as Millionaire’s Row, the […]
Another one of Cleveland’s free museums in the Cleveland Police Museum. The Police Museum is located in Police Headquarters downtown. Their exhibits include several of the death masks from the Torso Murders, back when a serial killer roamed the streets of Cleveland, claiming at least 12 lives in the late 1930’s. They even have one […]
Tours of Cleveland is launching a new tour package that is perfect for date night (or an evening with a friend; no judgement here). Our Euclid Ave Stroll package combines a new walking tour down Euclid Ave, a photographer from Ed Bacho Photography to record your experience with candid and posed pictures and a $50 […]
Today we venture outside of Cleveland, on a little day trip to Sandusky, Ohio and the Merry Go Round Museum. The Merry Go Round Museum opened in 1990 inside the old post office in Sandusky. But the idea for the museum came about in 1988 when the post office issued a series of stamps featuring […]
