Cleveland Walks

Ohio City – Franklin Boulevard

Welcome to the Ohio City-Franklin Boulevard Tour. During this audio tour–roughly one and one-half hours–you will take a 2-mile walk on one of the most historic streets on Cleveland’s West Side: Franklin Boulevard, from Franklin Circle to West 50th Street, and back. The tour has 27 stops and, along the way after visiting these stops,…

Coventry Village

During this audio tour—roughly one hour—you will walk one of the Cleveland area’s most beloved and historic neighborhoods: Coventry Village in Cleveland Heights. On the way we’ll stop at numerous sites where you’ll learn a bit about the area’s architecture, history and people. Your starting point is on East Overlook Road just west of Coventry…

Tremont: Lincoln Park

During this audio tour—roughly 50 minutes—you will circumnavigate one of the Cleveland’s oldest and most interesting public spaces—Tremont’s Lincoln Park. On the way we’ll stop briefly at nearly a dozen structures where you’ll learn a bit about architecture, history, art and people. Your starting point is the northeast corner of Lincoln Park (where Kenilworth Avenue…

Cleveland Clinic and Historic Fairfax

Welcome to the Cleveland Clinic and Historic Fairfax tour. During this tour you will be guided through one of the constantly adapting and changing neighborhoods on Cleveland’s east side. The numerous sites highlighted will inform you about the area’s architecture, history and people. For each site there is a contemporary image and short description. (If…

Tremont Churches

Nearly two dozen churches are hallowed evidence of Tremont’s deep ethnic roots. The area was settled by New England Puritans who founded Pilgrim Congregational Church. Soon after came the Irish, who founded Saint Augustine Parish, and Germans, who built Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church and Zion United Church of Christ. In the early 20th century, immigrants…

Fairmount Boulevard Historic Districts

During this audio tour—slightly more than one hour but potentially shorter if you turn around at Coventry—you will walk one of the Cleveland area’s most iconic streets. Often referred to as the Millionaires’ Row of Cleveland’s eastern suburbs, Fairmount Boulevard—from its intersection with Cedar Road on the west to Wellington Road on the east—is an…

The Group Plan and Cleveland’s Mall

Welcome to another edition of “Cleveland Walks”: curated audio tours of the Cleveland area’s most interesting, attractive and historically rich areas. This segment takes you through, and around, what could be downtown’s most important architectural space: the Cleveland Mall. Your starting point for this experience is the Fountain of Eternal Life Statue, located at the…

Euclid Avenue: The Spine of Downtown Cleveland

This tour explores downtown’s most important street: Euclid Avenue. Your starting point for this experience is the southeast corner of Public Square, just past the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Then our route turns east on Euclid Avenue. Walk on the sidewalk on the north (left) side of the street until you reach the East 17th…