• The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is one of Cleveland's biggest attractions.cleveland image by Pix by Marti from Fotolia.com
  
  Gone are the days when Cleveland was called the Mistake on the Lake or The Armpit of America. This revitalized city is bursting with good eats, drinks, shopping and culture all around. It makes a great jumping off point for trips to Sandusky and Cedar Point to the west on Lake Erie. There are plenty of good reasons to visit these days, and far more worth doing and seeing than visitors could pack into a week.
  
  

Cedar Point

• Cedar Point's 17 rollercoasters draw visitors from around the world.rollercoaster image by Christopher Nolan from Fotolia.com
  
  Ride them sitting, standing, swinging, soaking or screaming. Cedar Point is the self proclaimed "Rollercoaster Capital of the World," with 17 coasters as of 2010. Four of the parks coasters top 200 feet, but Cedar Point is more than just a coaster lovers' mecca. The 364-acre park sits on a peninsula surrounded on three sides by Lake Erie. It has more rides (75 as of 2010) than any amusement park in the country, plus indoor and outdoor water parks and a mile-long beach on the shore of Lake Erie. Amusement Today has ranked it the "Best Amusement Park in the World" for 11 consecutive years.
  
  Cedar Point
  1 Cedar Point Dr.
  Sandusky, OH 44870
  419-627-2350
  cedarpoint.com
  
  

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

• If the once-burning Cuyahoga River is an emblem of Cleveland's "Armpit of America" days, the shimmering glass Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the city's revamped North Coast Harbor is monument to what it has become. The museum's two glass pyramids house a history of recording greats from artists to producers, spanning seven floors. Permanent exhibits explore the evolution of popular music decade by decade, examining music scenes from Memphis in the 1950s to Seattle in the 1990s. The building is packed with eye-candy, music memorabilia and autographs.
  
  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
  1100 Rock and Roll Blvd.
  Cleveland, OH 44114
  216-781-7625
  rockhall.com
  
  

The Cleveland Museum of Art

• The world-class Cleveland Museum of Art houses more than 43,000 pieces in 19 permanent galleries, all of them free to the public. The works represent creativity from every continent and almost every era of human existence. Newer, modern additions include Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock and Francesco Clemente. Its extensive Asian collection, one of the largest in the nation, showcases work from China, Korea, India, Japan, the Himalayas and Eastern Asia. CMA is one of the only art museums of its scope on the planet that still offers free admission.
  
  Cleveland Museum of Art
  1150 East Blvd.
  Cleveland, OH 44106
  216-421-7340
  clevelandart.org
  
  

Coventry Village

• Check out the fun, funky shops and restaurants along Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights. The stretch of road known known as Coventry Village is Cleveland's answer to Greenwich Village, creative and bohemian. The walls of Record Revolution are a mini Rock and Roll Hall of Fame autographed by rockers who stopped in when they passed through town.
  
  Coventry Village
  Coventry Rd. between Mayfield Rd. and Euclid Heights Blvd.
  Cleveland Heights, OH
  Clevelandheights.com