Did You Know? Fun Facts About Cleveland

The City of Cleveland offers 8 miles of lakefront and 455 total acres of lakefront park space (Edgewater, Detroit Shoreway, Downtown, St. Clair Superior, Collinwood).

Cleveland is home to two of the largest jobs centers in Ohio (Downtown & University Circle are home to approx. 140,000 total jobs). 

Over 3,000 animals representing over 600 species are on display in Old Brooklyn at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. 

At 48 feet high, Mill Creek Falls, on the border of Slavic Village and Union Miles, is the tallest waterfall in Cuyahoga County.

Designed by the famous Van Sweringen brothers, Shaker Square is the nation’s second oldest planned outdoor shopping center. 

The 111-year-old, nationally renowned West Side Market has
100+ vendors (Ohio City). 

On average, there are 115 daily nonstop departures out of Hopkins International Airport
(West Park). 

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture has provided grant funding to 472 different arts organizations since 2006. Arts districts and destinations can be found all across our city (Waterloo, Gordon Square, Tremont, Superior Arts, Downtown, Little Italy, Larchmere). 

4,200 crystals may catch your attention as the world’s largest outdoor chandelier hangs in Playhouse Square.

The 88-acre Lakefront Nature Preserve was created by dredging the Cuyahoga River (on the edge of Glenville and St. Clair Superior).

Cleveland is always respected as a top foodie destination and was recently named a Top 10 City by Travel & Leisure Magazine. Maybe it was the 50 hot dog toppings at Happy Dog (Detroit Shoreway) that sealed the deal.

There are over 100 ethnicities and cultures represented in our community. At present, 33 of them have a presence in Cleveland’s Cultural Gardens along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, which bisects Glenville and Hough. Cleveland’s diversity is also on display in AsiaTown, Westown, Kamms Corners, Slavic Village, Buckeye, Little Italy and all across the city.