Rockefeller Park, Cleveland

Name: Rockefeller Park
Address: Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Cleveland, 44108, United States

#121 among attractions in Cleveland

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Rockefeller Park is a city park named in honor of oil magnate John D. Rockefeller Sr. located in Cleveland, Ohio. Part of the Cleveland Public Parks District, Rockefeller Park is immediately adjacent Wade Park to the southeast, and across Euclid Ave on its northwest border. Besides the distinction of being the largest park located completely within city limits, Rockefeller Park is a link in a chain of parkland that connects the heights region of the eastern suburbs to the city's lakefront. Following the path of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and spanning a large section of Cleveland's East Sides, the park runs in a northwesterly path between suburban Shaker Heights, bisecting the University Circle neighborhood and terminating at Gordon Park on the city's lakefront, opened to the public in 1897. The park was dramatically expanded during the 1930s with labor provided by the Works Progress Administration. Landmarks found in Rockefeller Park include two separate entries on the National Register of Historic Places: one for its architecturally historic bridges, and one for its Cultural Gardens. ()

Built: 1896 (128 years ago)Elevation: 617 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°31'31"N, 81°37'27"W

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Dr Martin Luther King Jr DrSt. Clair - SuperiorCleveland 44108 United States

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Rockefeller Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cleveland Museum of Art, Wade Park, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland Botanical Garden.

1.3 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
34 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Cleveland, Ohio, the Cleveland Museum of Art stands as a testament to the city's rich cultural heritage and its commitment to the arts. Renowned for its diverse and extensive collection, this art museum is a cornerstone of Cleveland's cultural...
1.3 miSE
Park
Wade Park, Cleveland
34 min walk • Wade Park is a park in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. Wade Park today largely serves as the campus for the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Botanical Garden, and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, as well as Wade Lagoon, which faces the Museum of Art from the south end of the park.
1.1 miSE
Planetarium and local prehistoric finds
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland
29 min walk • The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum located approximately five miles east of downtown Cleveland, Ohio in University Circle, a 550-acre concentration of educational, cultural and medical institutions.
1.2 miSE
Botanical garden, Park, Garden
Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland
32 min walk • The Cleveland Botanical Garden, located in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States.
1.5 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, Cleveland
39 min walk • The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland is a contemporary art museum located in the City of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The moCa is the only contemporary art venue of its kind in Metropolitan Cleveland.
1.5 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Church of the Covenant, Cleveland
38 min walk • The Church of the Covenant is a historic church on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio's University Circle. It was built in 1911 to designs created by architects Cram and Ferguson. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
1.1 miSE
Museum, Library, Civic center
Cleveland History Center, Cleveland
28 min walk • The Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum is a transportation museum in Cleveland, Ohio. It's part of the Western Reserve Historical Society's Cleveland History Center in University Circle, and its collection includes about 170 cars. It was founded by Frederick C. Crawford of TRW, and opened in 1965.
1.4 miSW
Museum, History museum
Baseball Heritage Museum, Cleveland
35 min walk • The Baseball Heritage Museum is a baseball museum in the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. The Heritage Baseball Museum was founded in 1997 and is located at League Park, former home of the Cleveland Indians.
1.1 miSE
Museum, History museum
Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland
29 min walk • The Western Reserve Historical Society is a historical society in Cleveland, Ohio. The society operates the Cleveland History Center, a collection of museums in University Circle.
~1710 ftW
Church
St. Casimir Church, Cleveland
9 min walk • Saint Casimir Church is a Catholic parish church in Cleveland, Ohio, and part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. It is designated "a personal parish for those Catholics of the Latin Rite of Polish descent" in Cleveland.
1.2 miSE
Concerts and shows, Universities and schools
Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland
31 min walk • The Cleveland Institute of Music is a private music conservatory in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1920 by Ernest Bloch, current annual enrollment at the conservatory is 325 students, with approximately 1,500 students enrolled in the preparatory and continuing education programs.

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Which popular attractions are close to Rockefeller Park?

Nearby attractions include Cleveland Cultural Gardens, Cleveland (3 min walk), Cleveland Cultural Gardens, Cleveland (9 min walk), St. Casimir Church, Cleveland (9 min walk), Glenville, Cleveland (17 min walk).