Couples Get Double the Value with Cleveland Plus Pass
SAMPLE FIVE-DAY ITINERARY
No matter the size of the family or the duration of the trip, the Cleveland Plus Pass saves families time and money. Plan a five-day getaway with the whole troop and experience as many of the gardens, museums, zoos and other destinations in Northeast Ohio as your time and personal interests allow.
DAY ONE
Morning If you’re bringing the young tots, stop at the Children’s Museum of Cleveland for an educational experience that will keep them entertained and busy for hours.
Then hop over to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History to uncover dinosaur fossils and see stars inside the planetarium and observatory.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History 216.231.4600 www.cmnh.org
Lunch Stop for lunch inside the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s green-inspired Blue Planet Café. Choose from a variety of fresh and healthy meals.
Afternoon Journey through the Western Reserve Historical Society and Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum and learn about Cleveland’s history or get revved up with displays of cars, motorcycles, airplanes and other transportation-related artifacts.
Western Reserve Historical Society 216.721.5722 www.wrhs.org
Evening Treat the family to some down home American cuisine seasoned with the some of the world's largest collection of rock and roll memorabilia at the Hard Rock Café.
For some quality time, spend the day at Lake Metroparks Farmpark, a family-oriented science and cultural center devoted to agriculture, farming and country life. Milk a cow, see hydroponic farming and more.
Then get out into the great outdoors with more than 3,100 acres of beautiful plant collections and spectacular fall and summer gardens at The Holden Arboretum.
Dinner It’s time to satisfy that hunger with some Louisiana-Creole cuisine. The family will won’t be able to get enough of the excitement and energy at Fat Fish Blue.
Head over to SouthPark Mall for some indoor glow-in-the-dark mini golf action at Fireflys Mini Golf. Everything glows in this amusement park themed mini golf course.
Satisfy your sweet tooth with every imaginable piece of candy from candy cigarettes to PEZ dispensers to gourmet jellybeans check out b. a. Sweetie Candy Company Inc. You have to see it to believe it.
Evening Relive Cleveland’s eclectic counterculture in Coventry Village, full of ethnic boutiques and eateries. Venture over to City Buddha and browse an endless array of handcrafted goods and sculptures perfect for any gift. Then grab dinner at BD’s Mongolian Barbeque for all you can eat stir fry.
After that stop in at Big Fun, packed with cards, kitsch and collectibles from lunchboxes, Barbie dolls and classic toys. Prices range from under a buck to thousands of bucks. www.coventryvillage.org/shops.html
DAY FIVE
Get a chance to bond with the kids in a museum dedicated to music your parents didn’t understand at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Get 10% at the gift shop when you spend more than $50.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum 216.781.7625 www.rockhall.com
Lunch The whole gang’s invited to Flannery’s Pub for some great comfort food and the friendliest staff in the city.
Afternoon The glasshouse at the Cleveland Botanical Garden includes the dry heat of Madagascar’s spiny desert and the lush cloud forest of Costa Rica – also, the kids will love the outdoor Hershey Children’s Garden.
Evening It's dinner and a Broadway show for the evening agenda. Dinner begins with Star at PlayhouseSquare for great food and lively entertainment followed by a family-oriented production in the theaters of PlayhouseSquare.
