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Summer Fun Guide 2012: Open All Summer
Blossom Music Center is one of Summer Fun Guide 2012: Open All Summer.

1. Blossom Music Center

8.5
1145 W Steels Corners Rd, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Music Venue · 80 tips and reviews

Cleveland MagazineCleveland Magazine: Patrons are welcome to bring outside food and drink in to Blossom Festival orchestra concerts. The early July "Salute to America" is an annual favorite.

Cleveland Museum of Natural History is one of Summer Fun Guide 2012: Open All Summer.

2. Cleveland Museum of Natural History

8.6
1 Wade Oval Dr (at East Blvd), Cleveland, OH
History Museum · University Circle · 47 tips and reviews

Cleveland MagazineCleveland Magazine: Balto, the Siberian husky sled dog made famous by Alaska's 1925 serum run, is part of the collection here. This summer, check out "Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids" through Aug. 12. Read more.

Metroparks Mill Stream Run Reservation South is one of Summer Fun Guide 2012: Open All Summer.

3. Metroparks Mill Stream Run Reservation South

8.3
Valley Pkwy, Strongsville, OH
Park · 12 tips and reviews

Cleveland MagazineCleveland Magazine: The home of the Cleveland Metroparks' winter toboggan chutes is now home to the Royalview mountain biking trail. It opens June 17, 2012, with an 11 a.m.-4 p.m. kickoff event. Read more.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is one of Summer Fun Guide 2012: Open All Summer.

4. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

8.8
1100 Rock and Roll Blvd (at Cleveland's North Coast Harbor), Cleveland, OH
Museum · Downtown Cleveland · 212 tips and reviews

Cleveland MagazineCleveland Magazine: DJ Alan Freed popularized the phrase "rock 'n' roll" and has a place of honor here. An urn containing his ashes are part of an upper-floor exhibit that celebrates Freed's contributions.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is one of Summer Fun Guide 2012: Open All Summer.

5. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

9.0
3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland, OH
Zoo · Old Brooklyn · 90 tips and reviews

Cleveland MagazineCleveland Magazine: You can't really miss it, but be sure to spend some time at the African Elephant Crossing. It was the first and only large-scale, LEED-certified animal enclosure when it opened in May 2011.

Cleveland Botanical Garden is one of Summer Fun Guide 2012: Open All Summer.

6. Cleveland Botanical Garden

8.9
11030 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH
Botanical Garden · University Circle · 48 tips and reviews

Cleveland MagazineCleveland Magazine: The Hershey Children's Garden here is the first public children's garden in Ohio and one of just a few in the nation. Check out the wheelchair-accessible treehouse, cave and dwarf forest.

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is one of Summer Fun Guide 2012: Open All Summer.

7. Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

8.9
714 N Portage Path (at Garman Rd), Akron, OH
History Museum · Northwest Akron · 27 tips and reviews

Cleveland MagazineCleveland Magazine: The house gets the attention, but exploring the 70-acre property's gardens is just as compelling. Virginia Sieberling used The Dell — a wild, natural woodland garden — as the site of her 1919 wedding.

Progressive Field is one of Summer Fun Guide 2012: Open All Summer.

8. Progressive Field

9.3
2401 Ontario St (at Carnegie Ave), Cleveland, OH
Baseball Stadium · Downtown Cleveland · 240 tips and reviews

Cleveland MagazineCleveland Magazine: The Indians' new Kids Clubhouse on the ballpark's mezzanine level gives kids a chance to play while offering mom and dad the opportunity to keep an eye on the game.

Great Lakes Science Center is one of Summer Fun Guide 2012: Open All Summer.

9. Great Lakes Science Center

8.7
601 Erieside Ave (at Cleveland's North Coast Harbor), Cleveland, OH
Science Museum · Downtown Cleveland · 52 tips and reviews

Cleveland MagazineCleveland Magazine: Tons of hands-on exhibits, an Omnimax theater and the NASA Glenn Visitor Center are all here, but don't forget about the 618-foot William G. Mather steamship moored out back.

Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica is one of Summer Fun Guide 2012: Open All Summer.

10. Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica

8.4
2014 Sycamore St, Cleveland, OH
Music Venue · Ohio City · 14 tips and reviews

Cleveland MagazineCleveland Magazine: Downtown's riverside concert venue has a 5,000-person capacity, making it a great place to see national acts such as Crosby, Stills & Nash (June 10) and Death Cab for Cutie (July 3)