All of the Case School of Medicine affiliate hospitals are located within greater Cleveland, a renaissance city on the shores of Lake Erie. Cleveland is a city alive with progress, excitement and full of pride. Cleveland’s wealth of cultural activities, abundant recreational and entertainment opportunities and overall quality of life make it a desirable place to live. A major medical, corporate, financial and legal center, Cleveland has been designated one of the nation’s top new destination cities, and finds itself in the national spotlight over and over.
Affordable Housing
As the cost of housing rises nationally, Cleveland’s remains affordable, and many residents are able to own houses or condominiums. Residents have a wide selection of apartments, two-family duplexes, condominiums and houses from which to choose. The residential communities of Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights, and University Heights are within walking, driving or bicycling distance of UH Case Medical Center, and new downtown living options are becoming quite popular. Public and private schools in the nearby suburbs are among the finest in the country.
University Circle
University Hospitals and the VA are part of Cleveland’s University Circle – a unique, one-square-mile cluster of arts and science, research, education, health care, social service and religious institutions.
Museums
The Cleveland Museum of Art is one of the finest museums in the country -- and still free. Other museums include the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the HealthSpace Cleveland Museum, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, and the Children’s Museum of Cleveland.
Playhouse Square
Playhouse Square is the site of the largest theater restoration project in the country, with three theaters restored to their original 1920’s elegance. The State Theater houses the Opera Cleveland, and Broadway musicals play the Palace. The Ohio Theater is home to The Great Lakes Theater Festival.
Cleveland Orchestra
The most recorded orchestra in the world, the Cleveland Orchestra performs winter evenings in the art deco elegance of Severance Hall. Blossom Music Center, the summer home of the Orchestra and many a popular concert, is an amphitheater nestled in a wooded area just south of the city.
Nature
Within five miles of every Greater Cleveland home, there’s park land. The 18,500-acre Cleveland Metroparks offer scenic footpaths, hiking and biking trails, picnic areas, fishing, five nature preserves, more than 800 miles of bridle trails with three stables, six golf courses and the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and Rainforest. In the winter there’s cross-country skiing, tobogganing, snowmobiling and ice skating.
On the Water
Cleveland has more lake shore than any other metropolitan area in the world and more yacht clubs than even San Diego. Swim, fish, boat, ski, sun or picnic at dozens of lakefront beaches and inland reservoirs. Each summer, hundreds of races and regattas are held, and scores of wineries, caves, campgrounds and beaches wait to be explored.
Sports and Leisure
Sports are a way of life in Cleveland, which is home to Cleveland Browns football, Cleveland Indians baseball, and Cavaliers basketball. Other events include the Cleveland Marathon, the Grand Prix of Cleveland and the Cleveland National Air Show. In addition, hundreds of golf courses and a number of large amusement parks, including Cedar Point and Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom, are close by.
The Northcoast Harbor
The term Rock and Roll was coined in Cleveland, and now the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum calls Cleveland’s Northcoast Harbor home. This popular tourist attraction, exquisitely designed by architect I. M. Pei, houses thousands of pieces of Rock and Roll history and memorabilia. Next door, also on the Harbor, is the Great Lakes Science Center, a new, hands-on learning center and OmniMax theater.
Downtown Restaurants
The Historic Warehouse District and the East 4th Street Entertainment District offer a vast array of popular restaurants and music clubs.