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 Forklift Masts Cleveland - Cleveland, the most heavily populated city in the U.S. State of Ohio, is the county seat of Cuyahoga County. It is the center of Greater Cleveland, the largest metropolitan area within Ohio. Cleveland residents are normally known as "Clevelanders." Several nicknames for the city consist of: "Plum City", "C-Town", "The Rock n Roll Capital", "Sixth City", "The Cleve", and "The Forest City.".
The 2nd largest performance arts center in the United States, known as the Playhouse Square Center. This is a good place where those who like to be entertained could visit. The Theatre District of Downtown Cleveland and the Great Lakes Theatre Festival are amongst the resident performing arts companies. The city is also home to the known African American performing arts centre: Karamu House and Cleveland Play House (established in the 1920's). For music enthusiasts, there are Cleveland Orchestra (considered one of the best orchestras in the globe and among the "Big Five" major orchestras within the US) and Cleveland Pops Orchestra. For art museums, there is the Cleveland Museum of Art (it has a collection of 40,000 works of contemporary and ancient masterpieces) and the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (offers works from established and emerging artists especially within the Cleveland area).
Cleveland is a great place to enjoy the outdoors. One of the five Great Lakes, Lake Erie, provides residents and tourists a chance to do some sport fishing (it has an abundance of walleye, bass and perch). Lake Erie is also a good place to do some jet skiing, canoeing, scuba diving, parasailing, boating, swimming, and kayaking. People who would like to do some rest and relaxation could likewise select from among the 14 Cleveland Metroparks Reservations and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Bikers could even utilize the trails in Cleveland Plus, or may choose to do some cross county skiing, downhill skiing, sledding during wintertime and tobogganing. For golf aficionados, they could pick from among the 300 golf courses that are available throughout Northeast Ohio.
Cleveland is a great place for day trips and sightseeing. The South of Cleveland is a great place to start -- just take a ride on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. People who plan to take a scenic drive can take a tour of Amish Country. Water-lovers could set sail on the lake or cruise the river for panoramic views of Cleveland and sunsets over Lake Erie on the Goodtime III, Nautica Queen and Majestic. For those who like to take a tour of the city, Lolly the Trolley offers a city tour narration which includes more than one hundred points of interest, whilst Segway Tours via Electric Transport would provide tourists an opportunity to be able to admire and absorb the city's gorgeous public architecture and art.
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