We arrived in Cleveland around noon, checked into the downtown Hampton Inn, and walked down to the lake shore. Cleveland has done a wonderful job of developing the downtown lake shore. There's the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the Great Lakes Science Center, and the Cleveland Browns stadium all located next to one another. Today there was a display of tall ships as well. Lots of folks, despite temperatures in the 90's. We spent the afternoon in air-conditioned comfort in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Great place, lots of music to listen to, and an almost overwhelming display of memorabilia. There was a fascinating special exhibit about Bob Dylan, and smaller exhibits about Ricky Nelson (I'd forgotten all about him and "The Garden Party") and Roy Orbison. My favorite activity was listening to many of the 500 songs that influenced the development of Rock and Roll from the 1930's to the 1990's. We listened to a lot of songs I'd forgotten about. It was fun to see clips of Bob Dylan in the early 60s as well. I'm going to need to get a copy of Highway 61 Revisited. I would have loved to have found a compilation of the songs they chose for the 60's and 70's as well.
Not far from our hotel is the Warehouse District--many nice restaurants. We chose the Cleveland Chop House and Brewery and weren't disappointed. It's been a good start to our road trip to Atlanta.
