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About Cleveland
Despite its industrial bent, Cleveland has not overlooked the finer things in life. More than 21,000 acres of the metropolitan parks districts--and the surrounding rivers, streams and lakes, including Lake Erie and the Cleveland lakefront--offer ample opportunities for recreation. Professional theater is showcased at the Cleveland Play House, founded in 1915, it is one of the nation's longest-running resident theater companies. A second longtime venue for professional theater is the restored Playhouse Square, a five-theater complex on Euclid Avenue.
The city also is home of the Cleveland Orchestra; several art, science and health museums, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Great Lakes Science Center, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and the Western Reserve Historical Society; the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospital, which administers some of the world's most advanced medical treatments; and Case Western Reserve and Cleveland State universities.
Entertainment alternatives are numerous and continue to expand. The Flats, a riverfront area once known for its heavy industry, now features entertainment, retail stores, and marinas along both banks of the Cuyahoga River. Converted warehouses line the docks with restaurants and nightclubs. The Historic Warehouse District, just east of The Flats, provides a backdrop of 19th-century architecture and traditions for shopping, dining and entertainment. Jacob's Field Stadium and Quicken Loans Arena, the all-purpose sports and entertainment complex, as well as a state-of-the-art stadium for the resurrected Cleveland Browns have energized Cleveland's sports fans.
All these facets combine to make Cleveland a livable place with much to offer and much to be proud of.
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