TOP 10 THINGS TO DO AROUND CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
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Playhouse Square
College & Professional Sports
Playhouse Square is the world’s largest theater restoration project and one of the country’s largest performing arts centers. You can catch a Broadway show, a dance performance, concert or comedy show year-round. And the best part? Playhouse Square is on the western edge of campus, so you can easily walk the 0.3 miles there!
Cleveland is home to three professional sports teams: Browns (NFL), Guardians (MLB) and Cavaliers (NBA). On campus, CSU has 16 Division I sports, so come support your fellow Vikings! With their arenas, stadiums and ballparks downtown, nothing is more than 1.5 miles from campus.
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Public Square
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Public Square, a short 1.1 mile walk down Euclid Avenue in the heart of Downtown Cleveland, offers events throughout the year. Watch a live performance on the Mandel Concert Hill, listen to presentations on the Speakers’ Terrace or grab food from a nearby cafe and picnic on the Gund Foundation Green. Public Square also features interesting monuments and a cobbled path perfect for an after-lunch stroll.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is alive with energy, passion and music. The 150,000-square-foot museum features seven floors of memorabilia from music icons such as The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley and Abba with new inductees every year. The Rock Hall also hosts live music and events and is just 1.4 miles from campus.
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Great Lakes Science Center
West Side Market
Great Lakes Science Center houses hundreds of interactive exhibits. Discover the idiosyncrasies of science, explore how biomedical technology impacts our lives or have a space experience in the NASA Glenn Visitor Center. The Science Center has an on-site cafeteria with fantastic lake views and a theater with a six-story-high domed cinema screen. It is located next to the Rock Hall, 1.4 miles from campus.
The West Side Market was built in 1912 and provides fresh produce, meats, dairy products and other prepared foods. You can find foods from various cultures here. The West Side Market is Cleveland’s largest and oldest continuously operating public market. It is 1.9 miles from campus, just across the Hope Memorial Bridge in the heart of Ohio City.
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Ohio City
The Flats
Ohio City is a trendy dining and entertainment neighborhood that is home to over 250 local businesses. You will find specialty foods and coffee shops there, as well as numerous historic sites. Ohio City is just across the Hope Memorial Bridge, 2.3 miles from campus.
The Flats is a redeveloped area on the banks of the Cuyahoga River. The Flats are known for their nightlife with edgy restaurants, clubs, live music, comedy and great food; water taxis can take people from one side of the river to the other to enjoy both banks! The Flats are 1.9 miles from campus.
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University Circle
Cleveland Metroparks
University Circle is home to world renowned museums. The Cleveland Museum of Art ranks second in the nation and holds more than 61,000 artifacts. It’s also free! The Cleveland Museum of Natural History exhibits more than 5 million specimens from dinosaurs to astronomy. Student IDs earn a discount! The Cleveland Botanical Garden offers an oasis with beautiful gardens and curated glasshouses. It's less than four miles from campus, just 10 minutes by car and accessible by public transit.
The Cleveland Metroparks span more than 25,000 acres surrounding Cleveland with over 325 miles of trails, 18 reservations, eight golf courses, eight lakefront parks, five nature centers and a nationally recognized zoo. The Cleveland Metroparks was named best in the nation for recreation and management.
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