Cahoon Memorial Park is a nice park to visit and a park the whole family can enjoy. The Lake Erie…read moreviews are pretty to view. I haven't fully explored the whole park but from what I've seen, they have walking paths, a playground, and tennis courts that are managed by the City of Bay Village. I recently visited during the second weekend in May 2026 to walk along the creek. I had just left the Bay Village library and noticed the little bridge over the creek so I decided to walk down to explore especially since the weather was beautiful on that day. I've been coming here during the summer months since around 2023, to play tennis. The tennis courts are in good condition and there are 4 total courts. I believe there are light posts in the evenings that automatically switch on for when it gets dark. Overall, this park is a great option to come to if you live in the west side of Cleveland or are just visiting. **** GOAL of 250 reviews in 2026 - 72/250 total reviews in 2026 - 913 total Yelp reviews - Reviewed on 11 May 2026

Nice neighborhood exercise path where many locals are exercising on this blustery day! I would walk…read morehere if I lived in the area. Nice parking lot. No restrooms though.

This is a very lovely outside garden to sit and read during the warm summer months or on a cool…read moreAutumn morning. The garden is part of the Cleveland Public Library and it is actually connected to it. It is named after Linda Eastman who was director of the library years ago (1918-1938). I finally visited in July 2023 with a friend. We both enjoyed walking around, taking photos, and admiring the beautiful windows of one of the adjoining buildings. The garden is surrounded by trees, a tall iron gate at both entrances, a very small waterfall, benches, and movable chairs with a tables placed all around the garden. When you step into the garden, you instantly feel a sense of happiness, serenity, and peace as you hear birds chirping and breath in fresh air. Hopefully you visit on a quiet day because there are always events around the city especially in the summer months. If I lived downtown, I would definitely come here often to read outside. I highly suggest tourists to visit this rather unique garden which feels like a small park in the middle of downtown. **** GOAL of 150 reviews in 2024 - 21/150 total reviews in 2024 - 671 total overall Yelp reviews - Reviewed on 20 April 2024

Hidden on Superior Avenue between a sea of old buildings, you'll find the Eastman Reading Garden…read morenestled behind two enormous iron doors. Let's pause for a moment to appreciate how amazing it is to have an urban garden oasis hidden in the midst of bustling Downtown Cleveland. Outfitted with lush green trees, small fountains, minimalistic statues, and iron seating, the Eastman Reading Garden is a true treasure of our community. It is astonishing how peaceful it is, and how it breaks up the city life around you. The trees offer in the perfect amount of shade to relax without too much sun, and you can hear them blowing when you sit. A part of the Cleveland Public Library, the Garden honors long-time benefactors the Eastman Family. If you need an outdoor fix, it's the picturesque storybook place to read a book or catch up on some work (there's wi-fi... your laptop will work!). You'll feel like you stepped into a children's book. Its Cleveland's own Secret Garden. If you haven't seen it yet, don't wait, bookmark it now. We are lucky to have such a beautifully kept public treasure. Thanks, Cleveland Public Library!

This is an interesting idea: this greenway with a road running through it is subdivided into little…read moreplots with various cultural artifacts. In practice, it is a bit rough with the traffic constantly and noisily whizzing by. Some plots were under construction when I stopped by, but more importantly, I was quite perplexed with the choice of cultures, which was heavily tilted towards Eastern Europe (are there a lot of Latvian and Azerbaijani immigrants to Cleveland?), but with other seemingly random countries occasionally making an appearance, such as Ethiopia and India. They have a Hebrew cultural garden with plaques of famous American Jews. Their Ukrainian section was dotted with extra accoutrements including blue and yellow stones by local schoolchildren, which didn't really strike me as being appropriate or helpful. The Ethiopian section was a surprising standout with its artistic display, while other sections focused on sculpture art or plaques. The amount of actual plant life native to the nominated region was in many cases minimal, but each plot was its own different endeavor. Walking the whole length of the path from the museum center to the waterfront was considerably longer than it appeared on the map, so I did only part of that.

These gardens are really a unique place on the east side of Cleveland. I feel as if not many people…read morehave gotten out of their cars to visit because parking around here is difficult. I have driven past here so many times on my way to Case Western Reserve University law school, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and also the Natural History Museum. I got to finally explore these gardens (somewhat) when I met with a running group here on the Independence Day holiday (4 July 2019). I really have to come back to walk through the gardens because running past them didn't give me time to explore. GARDENS -- There are over 25 cultural gardens each for a particular country; for example, India or Ireland. The best way to see the gardens is by walking. You really have to get out of your car to explore the gardens further especially since some of them go deep inside along the trees. PARKING -- The gardens are situated on a very long Martin Luther King Drive street; hence, that's why there is no where to park. I suggest parking at the boat dock along Lake Erie and then walking through the gardens. I love the little lake here. There are benches surrounding the lake so can sit and take in the sights. **** - 161 total reviews in 2019 - 370 total overall Yelp reviews - Reviewed on 15 December 2019

Talk about a humbling experience…read more I decided to run the Cleveland Marathon because I had run the Columbus as well as the Cincinnati Flying Pig. I wanted to cap off the Ohio Triple Crown of marathons with Cleveland. Only a few more lines about non race items but I think it is important to know for out of towners considering this race. If you find a hotel in the downtown area there are plenty of places to go eat and things to see. Our hotel was semi-accommodating with late checkout but if you are a slower runner, as I ended up being, it may be a rush back to your hotel. Cleveland is a friendly and safe place. About the convention: The packet pickup was in the Cleveland Convention Center. This space was large enough and accommodating for a race of this size. There were many booths and plenty of knick knacks to pick up and try. Rite Aid sponsored a cool health checkup area that was free. You could go around and have your BP checked as well as other items. Picking up your bib was by number so you had to go to a table with a list of all the entry names and find your bib number. This was kind of strange but did not cause much of a hiccup. Shirts were all the way in the back much like any other race pickup. About the race: The race began on the west side of Quicken Loans Arena facing north. The start line is beautiful with the huge LeBron mural as a backdrop. They had the Cleveland Cavs hype man Ahmaad Crump leading the pre-race rally. Pumping up the crowd and leading what was an excited city into a time where they were getting ready for the ECF. Corrals were appropriately positioned and managed by the volunteers controlling the flow in and out. Pacers were clearly identifiable with signs attached to sticks as well as pacer shirts. There were very few clocks throughout the race. Maybe at the half and a few other spots but they were extremely sparse. For what ended up being my extremely difficult race this probably saved my life but for others shooting for PRs based on official clock time it would be nice to have more clocks. The same could be said about mile markers. I believe these were more consistent to each mile but without the clocks alongside them they seemed only half useful. Perhaps I am spoiled because Chicago is the only marathon that has a set up like it. I know everyone has a watch, phone, or timer of some sort these days but it is still comforting to know the official time if one of the other items fail. Less of a complaint and more of just a fact but the road conditions here were not ideal. At least in the downtown area potholes were all over. So as a runner you need not only be aware of the first mile ducking and diving through crowds but also the uneven pavement as to not twist an ankle. Aid stations were well placed and plenty up until the last three miles or so. Maybe it was my delirium but it felt like running down the highway for the last three miles was the worst way to finish. Aid stations were good up until this point but then they became sparse. One station ran out of Gatorade and others had only warm drinks left. They had a good amount of volunteers on bikes who were checking the wellbeing of some of the slower runners at this point. This was phenomenal. As I was one of the people they were concerned about it was certainly comforting to know that I wouldn't simply pass out on the highway by myself. The first half of the course runs through the downtown area and neighboring city limit towns. As you get out to 13+ towards the second half you are on a down and back that seems to go on forever. Again, this may be a personal gripe but I really don't like tracing back my route. It is another mental battle that you have to fight. To see mile 20 when you are approaching mile 13 is a brutal mental test. Watching the elites pass you on the right is ok but as you get to 14, 15, 16 and then realize you have to turn around to just do it again, it really can break you. I think it did break me. So if they could change the route for me that would be great but if I'm the only one then I guess I need to suck it up and be better prepared. They say this is a flat course and again I feel like a big cry baby but it did not seem that flat to me. Chicago is the true definition of flat. Cincinnati feels like climbing Mount Everest and Cleveland was somewhere in-between but closer to flat. It was wet, humid, hot and dry at different points throughout this race. The surrounding communities were supportive and volunteers/organizers were great. A relatively smaller race for what I consider a major city but still worth doing another time. Post-race goodies were plenty and I believe you were allowed one spectator to help you get through the finishers area. I don't recall as I nearly passed out but it is always nice having your loved one there to fall into their arms. Marathons are a crazy thing to do and are extremely unpredictable. You can train for months but anything can happen on any given Sunday.

One of the most organized races in the Midwest, Cleveland Marathon offers volunteers, workers and…read moreracers a very well planned weekend of competition. For the past two years I've both run the half and stayed to volunteer at the final water stop for those running the full. I worked with the staff to organize our water stop and it was seamless. They offer training, but if you're short on time they'll send you your shirts an instructions, no problem. As a runner you're able to sign up for pace teams to run with leading up to and day of race. Although i chose to train independently leading up, I did stay with a pace team day of and it definitely helped me reach my goal. At packet pick up you're able to take advantage of an expo packed with everything a runner could dream of. This year I picked up a pair of recovery flip flops and they've save my arches all summer long. You can even sign up for the pasta dinner served the night before. The coarse for the half is relatively flat and full of bands and entertainment. You hardly need music along the way. The last couple of miles are a bit rough - besides the obvious, there is little shade and its on one of the only inclines. Post race you're able to logo in and grab your chip time instantly. Then take you and your medal to the party including multiple forms of recovery hydration, snacks and music. A qualifier for Boston, Cleveland Marathon brings elite athletes from all over the country - and world, but it also welcomes first time "finishers" just the same. This was a great first half to run and I look forward to continuing to improve my time yearly.

I love what this committee is doing. The City of Parma has donated a massive chunk of undeveloped,…read morewooded, natural habitat to the Cleveland Metroparks. In turn, the metroparks are building trails and turning this area into an official park. The best part is, West Creek Preserve is being linked to the existing Cleveland Metrokparks system. I sooo can't wait for the trails to open up. I have cycled the existing, albeit short, trails already. The scenery is great! You can see the enormous TV towers of Parma plus a lot of deer and other wildlife. I absolutely love the Cleveland Metroparks and I believe they are one of the best reasons to live in the Cleveland area. They add a lot of quality to my life. Additionally, it adds diversity to Parma and hopefully will help to increase land values. Parma is such a great community to live in, but the schools are not great. However, there are many good catholic and private schools within the city. http://www.westcreek.org/metroparks.html

This is a park down the street from the Rock Hall and Lake Erie. I noticed it at first because of…read morethe Free Stamp (by Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen), the world's largest office stamp. The artists have two other large installations in the Cleveland Museum of Art, as well as in other cities. Also in the park, a memoriam to fire fighters who have their lives while in the line of duty.

I visited Willard Park on Memorial Day (Monday, 25 May 2020) in the early afternoon…read more It is a small park that provides plenty of shade on a hot summer day. Compared to Burnham Mall park down the street, this park has alot more trees at the center of it which provides generous shade against the sun. The "FREE STAMP" here is cool and a nice structure to see. I love the pink colour that the word "FREE" is written on. This is apparently the largest rubber stamp in Cleveland...haha. It would have being nice if the City erected a plaque right next to the stamp that describes it. For a great view of Lake Erie, walk straight ahead on East 9th street until you reach Voinovich Bicentennial Park. If you visit, you can park at the Willard Park garage. **** - 29/200 total reviews in 2020 - 405 total overall Yelp reviews - Reviewed on 20 June 2020

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Nice facility. It is clean, has decent seating for spectators and nice amenities. However, parking…read moreis limited.

My grandkids live taking the trails through49th street Metroparks. It's so well kept up and…read morebeautiful. And it's great when they get to see a train pass by. Love that we live close by and get to do these hikes frequently.