Cleveland - On America's North Coast

The same vitality that charges the Cleveland Clinic Foundation carries through nearly every aspect of life in Greater Cleveland. Cleveland offers a vibrant and versatile metropolitan lifestyle that enhances the educational opportunities here.

The Arts
Adjacent to the Foundation's campus is University Circle, the center of Cleveland's cultural life. Encompassing 525 acres, the University Circle area contains the greatest concentration of museums, cultural activities and churches in the United States. The Cleveland Museum of Art houses one of the most highly acclaimed art collections in the world. The internationally renowned Cleveland Orchestra plays at Severance Hall during the fall, winter and spring and at Blossom Music Center, an outdoor amphitheatre, during the summer. The Cleveland Playhouse, a premier repertory stage company, has a multi-theater complex within three blocks of the Foundation. Big name entertainers regularly perform at Blossom Music Center, the downtown Cleveland Music Hall, and Gund Arena at Gateway. The Cleveland Ballet and Cleveland Opera have found permanent homes at Playhouse Square, a complex of three theaters restored to their original 1920's elegance in downtown Cleveland. The latest addition to Cleveland's cultural scene is the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame, a lakefront museum which honors the greats of Rock'n'Roll through memorabilia and multi-media exhibits.

Recreation and Sports
One of the most popular places for nightlife in Cleveland is the Flats, an area of development on the Cuyahoga River. Restaurants, night clubs, comedy clubs and shopping areas line both banks of the river. Patrons may reach their favorite establishments by foot, by car or by boat.

Those who love the outdoors will be captivated by the Cleveland Metroparks system which surrounds the Greater Cleveland area. This park system includes the Cleveland Zoological Park and numerous wildlife and forestry reserves which are linked by jogging, biking and hiking trails. Northeastern Ohio has the fifth largest concentration of parkland per capita in the nation. It is also known as the "Emerald Necklace." Lake Erie offers bountiful opportunities for sailing, fishing, waterskiing and swimming.

Major league sports are represented by Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians and the National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cleveland Indians began playing in the new Jacob's Field Stadium in 1994 and enjoyed winning the American League Pennant in 1995. The Cavaliers joined them in the new Gateway complex at the Gund Arena in 1995. The newly established WNBA is represented by the Cleveland Rockers. Soccer fans enjoy the Cleveland Force and professional hockey is played at the Gund Arena by the Cleveland Lumberjacks. The Cleveland Revco Marathon has become an annual downtown tradition and draws runners from all over the world. National sporting events are held in tennis, golf, horse racing and polo. For the active sports enthusiast, the area abounds with public and private golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools and cross-country and downhill skiing areas.

 Educational Opportunities
Cleveland is surrounded by excellent school systems which rank among the nation's best. Many fine private schools are also located within the area. There are more than twenty universities and colleges in the Greater Cleveland area, including Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, John Carroll University and Baldwin Wallace College. Other major educational resources include the Cleveland Art Institute, and the Cleveland Music Settlement School, both of which are located minutes from the Foundation.

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