. cleveland ohio = grand prix cities travelguide

> Where we headed?

Here's your Cleveland Travel Guide including tickets and Cleveland hotels for the Rock and Roll City by Lake Erie and it's Autoshow Unfortunately with the demise of Champ Car in early 2008, it remains to be seen if Cleveland hosts another Grand Prix in the near future, but, boy, was it fun to head out there on Labor Day in the heat and check out how an aiport could become a race circuit, could become a ton of fun under lights. Hopefully something will develop soon and the scream of racing engines will again fill the downtown area. Enjoy my guide and as always, Godspeed on your travel adventures, wherever they take you. Cvetko Ostroznik, Grand Prix Cities

VENUE ADDRESS: see below for tickets and hotels near every major venue in Cleveland

> Directions? How do we get there?

You could almost throw a rock from the North (downtown) end of Rock and Roll Blvd. When you see the Hall of Fame turn right and follow the crowd to the airport enterance. The sign I'm standing under in the picture above was slung accross Lakeside Drive right by between the expressway and the lakeshore.

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The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland
Hotel Location: - 1515 West Third Street Cleveland, OH 44113 (Cleveland downtown )
Marriott Cleveland At Key Center
Hotel Address: 127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114 (Cleveland downtown )
Hyatt Regency Cleveland At The Arcade
Hotel Address: 420 Superior Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114 (Cleveland downtown )
Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
Hotel Address: 24 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44113 (Cleveland downtown )
Holiday Inn Select Cleveland-Cty Ctr Lakeshore
Hotel Address: Cleveland, OH 44114 (YOu can see the Burke Lakefront Airport & racetrack from the hotel rooftop )

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> What's the nearest major airport to cleveland ohio?

Even though the event is set at an airport, Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL), it is a small commuter facility that is mostly closed down during the grand prix weekend to make room for the cars which compete on the runway. The nearest major airport is ...

> (CLE) Cleveland Hopkins International Airport 18 KMs/11 MIs SW of downtown.
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> Airport Website: Cleveland-Hopkins Airport (CLE) weblink -

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Cleveland, Ohio

City Size Rank: 39 Pop. 2005: 452,208
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Cleveland Features:/ Major Venues:

Agora Theatre

Venue Address: 5001 Prospect Ave Cleveland, OH 44103
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Allen Theatre

Venue Address: 1407 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, OH 44121
The Allen Theatre is located in the East Cleveland / Euclid Area and features headline events, for example in October 2008, David Byrne (of Talking Heads & ZZ Top appear at the Allen.
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Beachland Ballroom

Venue Address: 15711 waterloo Road Cleveland, OH 44113
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Cain Park Cleveland

Venue Address: Superior at Lee, Cleveland Ohio
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Cleveland Browns Stadium

Venue Address: 100 Alfred Lerner Way Cleveland, OH 44114
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House Of Blues - Cleveland + Cambridge room

Venue Address: 308 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114
Located behind the landmark, BP Tower, Cleveland
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International Exposition Center - Cleveland aka - IX center

Venue Address: 1 Ix Center Drive Cleveland, OH 44135
IX Center is located over by (just south of) Cleveland Hopkins Airport on Rocky River Drive / IX Center Drive.
Home of the Cleveland International Auto Show & > 2009 Cycle World International Motorcycle Show (check dates)
Coming events include appearances by Paula Deen in November 2008. (VIP Meet and Greet, Recipe Sampling, and Autograph special packages available for the Food Network Star.)
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Ohio Theatre - Playhouse Square Cleveland

Venue Address: 1501 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115
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Palace Theatre - Cleveland

Venue Address: Playhouse Square Center 1501 Euclid Ave, Ste. 200 Cleveland, OH 44115
Events include Concerts, Shows, Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, and through 2009 Frost/Nixon, Spamalot, Cirque Dreams, Spring Awakening, Patti Lupone & Mandy Patinkin & Mary Popins
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Peabodys Downunder

Venue Address: 2083 E. 21st Street Cleveland, OH 44113
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Progressive Field (formerly Jacobs Field)

Venue Address: One Center Court Cleveland, OH 44115
Gund Arena (renamed Quicken Loans Arena) is home to the NBA Basketball team Cleveland Cavs Cavaliers
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Quicken Loans Arena also plays hosts to big name concerts. Coming artists appearing at the venue in late 08-09 include Nine Inch Nails, WWE Unforgiven Wrestling, and Celine Dion on Tour (what a line up!)
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Rock'n' Roll Hall of Fame

For hotels near the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Cleveland see Hotels near Cleveland Browns Stadium above. They're almost neighbors by the shore of Lake Erie, with downtown clevelend bringing up the backdrop.

State Theatre - Cleveland

Venue Address: Playhouse Square Center 1501 Euclid Ace Ste. 200 Cleveland, OH 44115
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Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City (Formerly Tower City Amphitheater)

Venue Address: 351 Canal Road Cleveland, OH 44113
Coming attractions include touring acts: see tickets link below for event schedules
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Wolstein Center - CSU Convocation Center - Cleveland State University

Venue Address: 2000 Prospect Ave Cleveland, OH 44115
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Travel Info:

Airport Find hotels near Cleveland Hopkins Airport CLE, other Airports in Ohio including Cleveland Burke Lakefront, and Hotels near the Top 50 Airports in the USA
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> Where's the Map?

> Cleveland Ohio Map including satellite pictures, main streets and Fwys and downtown hotels. Look on the top right of the map for the Burke Lakefront airport.

> Local road work / construction?

Road Advisories & Local road work / construction?
> Ohio Dept of Transport (ODOT)
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> Cleveland OHIO Official Government Weather Forecast & Radar

Local Public Transit in Cleveland

Buses & Trains: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) Trip Planner. Note on a cleveland transit system map, while South Harbor seems the nearest station to the track (top right), and it is as the crow flies, just across Cleveland Memorial Shoreway, an uncrossable 3-lane highway, the lack of a bridge or tunnel means you'd need to walk so far west to get over to the shoreline (via East 9th Street aka Rock'n'Roll Boulevard), that you're better off alighting at North Shore station.

> What's the local newspaper say?

> Cleveland Plain Dealer Newspaper weblink

Entertainment / Things to do in Cleveland:

Find Cleveland Tix (including NFL Cleveland Browns and MLB Cleveland Indians and NBA Cleveland Cavs Tickets)
Venues in Cleveland include: Quicken Loans Arena (Formerly Gund Arena), Jacobs Field, Peabodys Downunder, Wolstein Center - CSU Convocation Center, HOuse of Blues, Grog Shop, Agora Theatre, Palace Theatre, State Theatre.

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Casino?Illegal in Ohio. Try Detroit, MI
Arts/Musuems/History:
> see stuff to do in Cleveland section below.
Movies Cleveland Movie Times: http://www.clevelandmovietimes.com/
Go Carts in Cleveland?: Cuffari's Go-Karts & Arcade World-4103 Pearl Road, Cleveland. Ph: +1 216-741-4494

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Restaurants/Clubs/Cafes:
While in the downtown area check out the Cleveland Warehouse district , around W 6th Street or St. Clair & W.9th. http://www.warehousedistrict.org/

While in Cleveland, take time to see famous stuff
> Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: http://www.rockhall.com/
> Cleveland University Circle Museum & Parkland district: http://www.universitycircle.org/
> The Peter B. Lewis Building at Case Western Reserve University: http://weatherhead.cwru.edu/
> Cleveland Children's Museum

> What racing series races there?

Champ Car World Series (when it still existed)
> Cleveland International Autoshow Dates
> SCCA Trans-Am;
> Toyota Atlantic;
> Formula BMW USA
> see top right column for more Ohio Racing links, info
When? Click link for coming series dates / schedule

Other revhead Activites

> Cleveland Auto Show check link for exhibition dates.
> Cleveland Cycle WOrld International Motorcycle Show - I-X Center (Usually January - Click link for dates)
> Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum
> Classic car cruise-Ins, swap meets and car shows seem to occur almost daily in the region. See http://www.cruisintimes.org/
> see my listing of Ohio Raceways Circuits, Speedways, Short Tracks, Dirt Tracks. including my guide to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Other Major Local Sports

For tickets and hotels click links
> Official websites:
NFL Football: Find hotels near Cleveland Browns Stadium NFL Football
MLB Baseball: Find Hotels near Jacobs Field - Cleveland Indians Ballpark
NBA Basketball: Find hotels near Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Cavs NBA Basketball
WNBA Basketball: Clevland Rockers
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> Sports Team Links

Just out of town

> NFL Football Hall of Fame - Canton, OH, 40MIs/66KMs South - Find Canton OH Hotels
> Ceder Point theme Park - Sandusky, OH 55MIs/90KMs East. - Find Sandusky OH Hotels

> Tourism Websites

Travel Cleveland CVB Visitors & Convention Bureau Website. Check this site for Cleveland Discount Coupons for your sight seeing adventures around this great downtown area.

MISC INFO

... Curency: USD - U.S. Dollar - Oanda Exchange Rate Converter
... ATM Locator
...Tipping & Taxes: Tipping is expected. Usually you'll round up your bill 15%.
Ohio State Sales Tax: 7%, included in listed price. Hotel tax add 7.5%
> Time Zone: EST Eastern Standard Time GMT -6
> Telephone Info:
... Emergency Number: 11
... U.S. International dialing code is +1

> Local Liquor Laws: Legal Drinking Age in Ohio is 21. Alcohol can only be purchased after 1pm on Sundays.

Also of Interest / Related Pages

> Champ Car® & IRL Race Car Driver Stars talk about their favorite grandprixcities™
> Cleveland Drive in Theatres Directory: Used to be here: http://members.aol.com/mejelen/ditour.html

Extra Notes about Cleveland

If the fun I had in Cleveland on the 4th of July weekend 2003 is any indication of what the Rock'n'roll city is all about, sign me up for one of those lofts they're renovating down by the river on West 9th Street!
It's a warm, friendly, safe, and cultured city filled with interesting tourist spots, nice places to eat, entertainment districts of several different ambiences, mounds of Culture: (see http://www.universitycircle.org/) , &, I learned, before Henry Ford started hammering out the hummers in Detroit, Cleveland was America's ORIGINAL motor city.
As far as the race itself, I've seen plenty and been in a zillion towns that host them but so very rarely did I find an event that so completely catered for the needs of race fans, while managing to completely side step the uppity trash that passes for excitement at other races. A truly down to earth event at a spectacular one-of-a-kind location, not only an airport but in 2003 they ran the event at night!
I know I'll be going back to visit Cleveland Ohio as many times as I can. I'll see you there. Godspeed, Cvetko Ostroznik.

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