Cleveland Highlights

Sponsored by TravelStorysGPS

• Location: Ohio
• Travel Type: Walking
• Tour Duration: 1 hour
• Language:

About This Tour
Over the years, achievers from every walk of life have helped to make Cleveland one of America’s proudest and most dynamic cities. From the feats of valiant sailors and soldiers to the push of social justice warriors; from the inspiring works of local architects to the innovations of the nation’s leading scientists, Cleveland has contributed monumentally to the American story.

But the city’s greatest assets are its famously fun and down-to-earth people, heard in the beloved beat of the rock and roll revolution—and the thundering chants of America’s most loyal sports fans.

On this tour, you’ll learn some fascinating things about Cleveland and how it has influenced the world, including:
●  Humans who occupied the region for more than 10,000 years
●  A stunning catch of a baseball dropped from 708 feet in the air
●  The tragic Hough Uprising and Clevelanders’ urgent call for social justice
●  The origin of Cleveland Browns fans’ famous Dawg Pound
●  Local scientists’ contributions to NASA’s most famous projects
●  The only international submarine-to-submarine rescue in history
●  How the Cuyahoga River, once heavily polluted by the city’s thriving steel and manufacturing industries, inspired Americans to better protect their environment
●  How Cleveland became the host of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
●  Daring and remarkable accomplishments of the world’s determined female aviators and astronauts

 
Other Tour Highlights Include:
●  Settler’s Landing, where Cleveland’s namesake, Moses Cleaveland, arrived in 1796 on his survey expedition
●  The Terminal Tower
●  The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
●  The Cleveland Arcade, one of America’s first indoor shopping malls
●  Old Stone Church
●  Cleveland Browns Stadium
●  Great Lakes Science Center & the NASA Glenn Visitors Center
●  USS Cod, a legendary World War II submarine
●  International Women’s Air and Space Museum
 
Tour Sponsor
This tour is brought to you by TravelStorysGPS, a mission-driven company dedicated to connecting people to places.

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