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Northeast Ohio ("NEO"), USA, is usually defined as the 13-county region, with a population of 4.5 million (according to 2000 US Census Bureau), surrounding the Greater Cleveland Area and including the mid-sized cities of Akron, Canton and 
Youngstown. The Combined Statistical Area of Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, with a population of 3 million, is the 14th largest Combined Metropolitan Area in the United States. The metropolitan hub of the region, Greater Cleveland, is the five-county Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor MSA accounting for nearly 50% of the NEO population.
Recreational, cultural and educational opportunities are abundant throughout NEO. You'll find world-class museums and cultural events, exciting professional sports and amusement parks, and more golf courses per capita than anywhere else in the US. In fact, this region ranks fifth in the nation in number of major cultural resources per one million residents.
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Understand
When visiting or even thinking of Cleveland, the integration of the economies, communities, media coverage, culture and arts is extraordinarily interwoven with all of NEO (as can be proven by analyzing commute patterns among the counties). Unlike the vast majority of large US cities that have grown through annexation of outlying areas in their central counties and beyond (e.g., Chicago or Columbus), the City of Cleveland proper only encompasses 1/3 of Cuyahoga County, which has more than 60 municipalities. It would be a mistake, frequently made, to consider the City of Cleveland as a point of direct comparison with other major US Cities. NEO simply isn't structured like most US metropolitan regions, in part, because of its rich history of individual centers of industry in the 1800s merging together into one super-metropolis throughout the 1900s.
Accordingly, residents throughout Cuyahoga County and surrounding counties most often proudly consider themselves to be "Clevelanders" and "Northeastern Ohioans"(even though they may also be "Akronites" or "Cantonians"). The result is an incredibly rich mosaic of ethnic urban neighborhoods and diverse suburban environments that offers the flavor (and food) of America and the world. Thus, many of the visitor attractions that one would associate with Cleveland and/or its surrounding environs (i.e., NEO), would normally be referred to as "Cleveland".
Counties
Northeast Ohio is defined within the region as including 13 counties as follows:
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Wayne County
Cities
Big City
- 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.
Mid-Sized Cities
- Akron, the County Seat of Summit County, was known as the "Rubber Capital", and has successfully made the transition from the world's tire manufacturing hub to its high-tech Polymers Research Center. It is also the home of the All-American Soap Box Derby.
- Canton, the County Seat of Stark County, is the "Birthplace of Pro (American) Football".
- Youngstown is the County Seat of Mahoning County.
Small Towns
- Burton is the center of Ohio's Maple Country.
- Chardon, the County Seat of Geauga County, displays New England Charm in the center of Ohio's "Snow Belt".
- Elyria is County Seat of Lorain County, set in a traditional "Connecticut Western Reserve" town plan.
- Kent, home of Kent State University, is a quaint town with very diverse community (particularly on the liberal to conservative scale) and is home to the annual Folk Music Festival
- Lorain is an old steel town on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Black River.
- Medina, the County Seat of Medina County, is another quaint Western Reserve town with antique stores, craft shops and cafes surrounding its Public Square.
- Middlefield is one of the hubs of Ohio's Amish Community.
- Oberlin, in Lorain County, is a small town that is home to the (very) "liberal" arts college of Oberlin College.
- Painesville, the County Seat of Lake County, is home to Lake Erie College and also has a historical Public Square as its town center.
- Peninsula is a historic town tucked away in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and is one of the stops of the Cuyahoga Valley Rail.
- Ravenna is the County Seat of Portage County, just east of Kent.
- Vermillion is a lakefront town in Lorain County with many marinas.
- Warren is the County Seat of Trumbull County.
- Wooster is the County Seat of Wayne County and is home of the College of Wooster.
Other Notable Suburbs
- Aurora has a historic town center that is somehow protected from the excitement of Geauga Lake Amusement Park and the Aurora Farms Outlet Center.
- Beachwood is the commercial mecca of Cleveland's East Side, including its "Fashion District" and its "Restaurant Row"".
- Berea is a small town on the Rocky River and home to Baldwin-Wallace College as well as the Cleveland Browns Training Center.
- Brecksville is 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" is an inner ring suburb that sits atop Cedar Hill (the last of the Allegheney foothills), overlooking University Circle and some breathtaking views of the Cleveland skyline.
- Chagrin Falls, named after a French fur trader Sequin, is a quaint town in suburban Cleveland, sitting atop the waterfalls of the Chagrin River.
- Cuyahoga Falls just north of Akron sits atop the waterfalls of the Cuyahoga River.
- Fairlawn is the commercial mecca on the north-northwest side of Akron and was home of many of the pioneers of the rubber industry.
- Fairport Harbor is a small town on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Grand River and has a beautiful beach just below its Lighthouse.
- Independence is the commercial mecca south of Cleveland, providing businesses accessibility to the East and West Sides of town as well as both Cleveland and Akron.
- Hudson is a pictoresque Western Reserve town, located between Cleveland and Akron.
- Lakewood, originally name Rockport, 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.
- Mentor, in Lake County, is home to Mentor Headlands Beach State Park.
- Olmsted Falls southwest of Cleveland, is a small town sitting atop the waterfalls of the Rocky River.
- Rocky River sits on Lake Erie across from Lakewood at the mouth of the Rocky River.
- Shaker Heights is one of America's first planned suburban communities and has served as the home of many of NEO's corporate, legal and health care leaders. It previously served as an enclave for the North Union Shaker Community.
- Solon is a suburb to Cleveland's southeast.
- University Heights is home of John Carroll University on Cleveland's East Side.
- Westlake is a suburb on Cleveland's West Side.
Understand
Get in
By plane
- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, CLE. Cleveland's main airport is located on the west side of the city. The airport is served by most of the major domestic airlines, and it is a hub for Continental Airlines as well.
- Akron-Canton Regional Airport, CAK. Visitors could also use this airport which is a 45-minute drive from Cleveland.
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). Unforturnately, most Amtrak routes serving Cleveland arrive and depart in the wee hours of the morning (like in the 1:00 to 4:00 a.m. time frame).
By boat
Many boaters utilize 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. Also, the Great Lakes Cruising Company (http://www.greatlakescruising.com/) and the American Canadian Caribbean Line (http://www.accl-smallships.com/) provide cruises that include Cleveland on the itineria.
Get around
Most points within NEO are easily accessible by auto with longer distances less than 1.5 hours in driving time. Much of the county is served by public transit systems that have cooperative linkage points among them (in order from largest system to smallest):
- Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority - 1 (http://www.gcrta.org)
- Metro Regional Transit Authority (METRO RTA) - 2 (http://www.akronmetro.org)
- Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) - 3 (http://www.sartaonline.com)
- LAKETRAN - 4 (http://www.laketran.com)
- Western Reserve Transit Authority - 5 (http://http://www.wrtaonline.com)
- Lorain County Transit - 6 (http://www.LorainCountyTransit.com)
- Medina County Transit - 7 (http://www.ridemedinaco.org)
- Ashtabula County Transportation Systems (ACTS) - 8 (http://www.co.ashtabula.oh.us)
- Geauga County Transit - 9 (http://www.geaugatransit.org)
- Portage Area Regional Transit Authority - 10 (http://www.PARTAonline.org)
- Community Action Rural Transit System (CARTS) (Columbiana County) - 11 (http://www.neoonestop.org/RetrieveProgram.asp?ProgramID=7)
See
Do
A wide variety of activities await you in Northeast Ohio. Whether you are looking for outdoor fun, culture, the fine arts, history, sports, shopping, clubbing and dining - Cleveland ROCKS!
Sports
- Baseball.
- MLB: Cleveland Indians (http://www.indians.com/).
- AA: Akron Aeros (http://www.akronaeros.com/).
- A: Lake County Captains (http://www.captainsbaseball.com/).
- Basketball. NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers (http://www.nba.com/cavs/).
- Football. NFL: Cleveland Browns (http://clevelandbrowns.com/).
- Hockey. AHL: Cleveland Barons (http://www.clevelandbarons.net/).
- Soccer. MISL: Cleveland Force (http://www.clevelandforce.com/).
- College.
- Mid American Conference:
- Kent State University Golden Flashes (http://www.kentstatesports.com/)
- University of Akron Zips (http://gozips.collegesports.com/).
- Horizon League: Cleveland State University (http://www.csuvikings.com/).
- Mid American Conference:
Outdoors
- 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 Scenic Railroad, with train cars from the 1940s and 1950s also runs through the park. Pick up the train in Valley View near Thornburg Station (http://www.cuyahogavalley.net/thornburg.html) (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 (http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/headlnds.htm), is located east of Cleveland, in Mentor. Cleveland Lakefront State Park (http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/clevelkf.htm) also includes a large beach at its Edgewater Park, just west of downtown Cleveland. 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 several12 (http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/lakeerie.htm) Ohio State Parks located on the islands, there is plenty to do including wineries, restaurants, bars, marinas and beaches.
Learn
Work
Enjoy your visit, but you'll probably want to stay. Greater Cleveland today is a global corporate center where national and international corporations grow and develop from the area?s strong, diversified economy. Poised as the leading center of commerce between New York City and Chicago, Greater Cleveland has been ranked by Fortune magazine as the sixth best location in North America to conduct business. Five major industries have evolved to become the economic strength of the region: Health & Medicine, Science & Engineering, Biotechnology & Biomedical, Manufacturing and Education.
Eleven companies headquartered in Greater Cleveland are on Fortune magazine?s 2003 list of the top 500 U.S. corporations. Greater Cleveland ranked eleventh among the nation?s leading markets in number of Fortune 500 headquarters, with combined revenues totaling nearly $100 billion. In fact, more than 37% of the Fortune 500 companies are present in Greater Cleveland through corporate headquarters, major divisions, subsidiaries and sales offices. Cleveland is headquarters to 113 companies with revenues of $100 million or more, including the 11 Fortune 500 firms headquartered in Greater Cleveland. In addition, more than 150 international companies have a presence here.
Northeast Ohio boasts the headquarters location for the following Fortune 500 Corporations: - * Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Akron $14.7 Rubber - * FirstEnergy Akron $12.3 Utilities - * Progressive Corporation Mayfield Heights $11.8 Insurance - * National City Corporation Cleveland $9.5 Banking - * Key Corp Cleveland $5.7 Banking - * Eaton Corporation Cleveland $8.0 Motor Vehicle/Parts - * Parker-Hannifin Corporation Cleveland $6.4 Aerospace - * Sherwin Williams Company Cleveland $5.4 Chemicals - * OM Group Cleveland $5.0 Metals - * International Steel Group, Inc. Richfield $4.0 Steel - * Timken Canton $3.7 Alloy Steel
Buy
Downtown Cleveland is home to Tower City Center, a large urban complex, a retail mall, hotels and the Terminal Tower. The Galleria at Erieview is another complex that includes a popular lunchtime foodcourt.
Shoppers have been flocking to Northeast Ohio since the development of several lifestyle centers have attracted upscale retailers. On the East Side, Legacy Village (in Lyndhurst) has been added to Cleveland's fashion district along Cedar Road (which includes Beachwood Place and La Place in Beachwood). Nearby, Eton Collection (on Chagrin Boulevard in Woodmere) provides even more upscale options for shopping and dining. On the West Side, Crocker Park (in Westlake) provides a mixed-use "new town" environment with upscale shopping.
Cleveland's active art community has galleries throughout the area with larger concentrations in Tremont and Ohio City (just across the Cuyahoga River from downtown). Unique boutiques abound in the inner ring suburbs of Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights and Lakewood. New England charm and "mom-and-pop" shops can be found along the public squares of Western Reserve towns (settled as the Connecticut 13 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_Western_Reserve) Western Reserve), including Chagrin Falls, Hudson, Olmsted Falls, Willoughby, Medina, Chardon and Painesville.
Eat
Akron
Canton
Cleveland
- The Baricelli Inn, 14 (http://www.baricelli.com/).
- Blue Point Grille, 700 W St. Clair Ave, 216 875 7827.
- Fire Food and Drink, 15 (http://www.firefoodanddrink.com/).
- Johnny's Downtown, 1406 W 6th St, Warehouse District, 216 623 0055.
- Lockkeepers Inn, 16 (http://www.lockkeepers.com/).
- Moxie's, Beachwood.
- One Walnut, Financial District in the Ohio Savings Plaza.
- Pier W, Gold Coast, 12700 Lake Avenue, 216 228 2250.
Drink
Akron
Canton
Cleveland
- The House of Blues, downtown near Public Square.
- Great Lakes Brewing, 17 (http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/), the Powerhouse in the Flats.
Sleep
Akron
- Quaker Square Hotel (http://www.quakersquare.com/)- made out of the round grain bins from the Quaker Oats plant. Sleep in a circular room (maybe with a balcony onto a fairly quiet(by big city standards)street). Near the University and the Inventor's Hall of Fame.
Canton
Cleveland
- Baricelli Inn-Little Italy. Quaint bed and breakfast feel above fine Italian restaurant and next to University Circle (museums, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals).
- Glidden House-University Circle. Renovated and expanded mansion in University Circle (museums, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals).
- Hyatt Regency at the Arcade, 18 (http://cleveland.hyatt.com/property/index.jhtml). The Hyatt corporation redeveloped the Arcade into Cleveland's first Hyatt Regency hotel. The hotel occupies the two towers and the top three floors of the atrium area. The two lower floors of the atrium area remain open to the public with retail merchants and a food court. In addition, the lobby and offices are located near the Superior Avenue entrance.
- Renaissance on Public Square, 24 Public Square, 216 696-5600. Located on Public Square in Tower City Center, near Gateway Sports Complex (attached by walkway), Historic Warehouse District and the Flats.
Contact
Read
Listen
Watch
Stay safe
Cope
- Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland, 50 Public Square, 3100 Terminal Tower, Hotline 800-321-1004, 216 621-4110, 800 321-1001, Main fax: 216 621-5967, Tourism fax: 216 623-4499, Housing fax 216 623-4495, cvb@travelcleveland.com, 19 (http://www.travelcleveland.com).
Get out
- Hall of Fame Cycle. Tourists can plan visits to the Rock Hall, Inventure Place (http://www.invent.org/) (the National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron) and the Pro Football Hall of Fame (http://www.profootballhof.com/) (in Canton).
External links
- Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland (http://www.travelcleveland.com/)
- City of Cleveland Web Site (http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us/)
- cleveland.com
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