Cuyahoga County

Understand

• Cuyahoga County website

Cities

• Cleveland – The County Seat of Cuyahoga County is the "Rock and Roll Capital of the World" and home to one of the five richest collections of arts and culture institutions in the US.
• Beachwood – The cosmopolitan mecca of Cleveland's East Side, including the core of both its "Fashion District" and its "Restaurant Row".
• Berea – A small town on the Rocky River and home to Baldwin-Wallace College as well as the NFL Cleveland Browns Training Center.
• Brecksville – A quaint suburb tucked into the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Cleveland Metroparks and is situated between Cleveland and Akron.
• Cleveland Heights – First named "Turkey Ridge", Cleveland Heights is an inner ring suburb that sits atop Cedar Hill (the last of the Allegheny foothills).
• Chagrin Falls – Named after a French fur trader Sequin, Chagrin Falls is a charming town in suburban Cleveland, sitting atop the waterfalls of the Chagrin River.
• Independence – The commercial mecca south of Cleveland, providing businesses accessibility to the East and West Sides of town as well as both Cleveland and Akron. It is home to the Cleveland Clinic Courts: the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers practice facility and team headquarters.
• Lakewood – Originally named "Rockport", Lakewood is the inner ring suburban home of the Gold Coast, high-rise residences lined up along Lake Erie, just west of Cleveland's Edgewater Park.
• Olmsted Falls – Southwest of Cleveland, Olmstead Falls is a small town sitting atop the waterfalls of the Rocky River.
• Parma – Cleveland's largest suburb, just southwest of Cleveland. Was originally part of Parma Township. The name was taken from Parma, New York, where it was probably derived from the early-19th century fascination with classical Italy.
• Rocky River – Sits on Lake Erie across from Lakewood at the mouth of the Rocky River.
• Shaker Heights – Established in 1822 as the North Union Settlement by the religious Shaker community, Shaker Heights became one of America's oldest planned communities in 1912 when it was redeveloped as a garden community for commuters to Cleveland. Today the suburb offers stunning architecture, with many of the homes and other buildings featured in architectural texts. Visitors will also enjoy several picturesque man-made lakes, a 20 acre nature preserve, and a historical museum that documents the area's early Shaker roots. Amenities include an excellent public library, numerous restaurants, and shopping destinations including the historic Shaker Square.
• Solon – A suburb to Cleveland's southeast, home of many of Northeast Ohio's real estate industry elite, and noted in the original theme song from The Drew Carey Show, "let's go bowlin' in Solon".
• Strongsville – Home to SouthPark Mall, the premier shopping center with a great all around things to do.
• Valley View
• University Heights – University Heights is named for John Carroll University, a private liberal arts college which was founded by the Jesuits in 1886 and relocated to its current location within the city in 1935. The small suburb is nicknamed the "City of Beautiful Homes", with many homes dating back to the early 1900s. While it offers few attractions that draw visitors aside from the university, it does have several parks, a public pool, and numerous dining and shopping options.
• Westlake – A suburb on Cleveland's West Side, home of Crocker Park, an upscale lifestyle center and mixed use neighborhood.

Get in

By plane

• Cleveland Hopkins International Airport CLE: Cleveland's main airport is on the west side of the city. The airport is served by most of the major domestic airlines.
• Akron-Canton Regional Airport CAK: visitors could also use this airport which is a 45-minute drive from Cleveland.
• Burke Lakefront Airport BKL: a small airport on the shore of Lake Erie that handles private jet and business traffic.
• Cuyahoga County Airport CGF in northeastern Cuyahoga County

By car

The State of Ohio is served by the following interstate highways:

• I-71 connects Cleveland to Medina and then runs southwest toward Columbus.
• I-76 serving Akron and Youngstown and connecting to beyond Pennsylvania to the east.
• I-77 starts in Cleveland and runs south through Akron, Canton, New Philadelphia and beyond.
• I-80 is the Ohio Turnpike (a toll road) that runs across the northern part of the state, serving Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown (where I-80 and I-76 criss cross).
• I-90 also serves the far northern part of the state, including Cleveland, Lorain, Elyria, Mentor, Painesville and Ashtabula.

By train

Cleveland is served by Amtrak with a station located on the north end of downtown (near Cleveland Browns Stadium). Most Amtrak routes serving Cleveland arrive and depart in the wee hours of the morning (like in the 1AM to 4AM time frame) so they are a last resort like if you have no car.

By boat

Many boaters use the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway and their connection points as a travel route. There are many marinas and public boat ramps available for this purpose. The Great Lakes Cruising Company provides Great Lakes cruises that include Cleveland on the itineraries.

Get around

• Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Go next

• Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Located south of Cleveland, this park follows the course of the Cuyahoga River and the historic Ohio & Erie Canal between Cleveland and Akron. A number of older buildings are preserved here. The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, with train cars from the 1940s and 1950s also runs through the park. Pick up the train in Independence near Thornburg Station (8111 Rockside Road), a mixed-use retail, restaurant and office complex sitting between the river and canal.
• North Coast Beaches. Along the southern shore of Lake Erie are a large number of public beaches. The largest natural sand beach in Ohio, Headlands Beach State Park, is east of Cleveland, in Mentor. Many other beaches are available throughout Northeast Ohio, including Huntington Beach, Euclid Beach and Fairport Harbor.
• Lake Erie Islands. Located west of Cleveland, a group of picturesque and festive islands in Lake Erie are accessible via ferry. In addition to several Ohio State Parks located on the islands, there is plenty to do including wineries, restaurants, bars, marinas and beaches.
• Hall of Fame Cycle. Tourists can plan visits to the Rock Hall, Inventure Place (the National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron) and the Pro Football Hall of Fame (in Canton).