Downtown Cleveland: Guided Historic Highlights Tour
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296 Ratings
Cleveland
Discover the historic highlights of downtown Cleveland on this engaging two-hour guided tour. Explore iconic buildings, visit cultural landmarks, and learn fascinating stories about the city's famous residents.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Public Square - We discuss the buildings and monuments on Public Square typically including the Old Stone Church, the Society for Savings Building, Terminal Tower, the statue of Moses Cleveland and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument.
What's Included
  • All fees and taxes included
Additional Information

Embark on a comprehensive, two-hour journey exploring downtown Cleveland’s highlights! The program Includes a concise history of Cleveland, a tour around Public Square and the Mall, visits to the Cleveland Public Library, the Cleveland Federal Reserve, and Playhouse Square, with inside tours of the Arcade and the Cleveland Trust Company Building (Heinen’s), and stories about Cleveland’s most famous residents. This walking tour runs for around 2 hours with various stops offering seating options. Experience Cleveland at its best with a well-informed guide on this walking tour!

Location
116 Rockwell Ave
Rockwell Avenue
We meet at the Statue of Mayor Tom Johnson (man sitting in a chair) on the northside of Public Square. The statue is across the street from the Old Stone Church , the only church on Public Square.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Sharonb231
Apr 1, 2024
Awesome & Informative Tour - This is an excellent tour. Tour is two hours long. Starting point is in the square where you hear history of Cleveland and see Old Stone Church, Cleveland Moses statue, and go inside the soldiers and sailors monument. As you walk down the street you see Federal Reserve Bank, library, The Arcade, Playhouse Square and Heinens grocery store. You see most buildings from outside but go into the Arcade and Heinens. There is a restroom break during the tour. Scott was an excellent guide and we learned a lot about history of Cleveland and found out about things to visit that we did not know about. This is an excellent tour, what a great way to see Cleveland.!
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Michaelaaz1000or
Mar 30, 2024
A wonderful way to experience and learn about Cleveland - My family and I had such a great time on the Downtown Highlights Tour today! Scott is so kind, welcoming, and knowledgable. It was raining this morning and Scott was also very flexible and had plans for what to do in the event of pouring rain during our tour, but it ended up being dry. I feel like I know so much more about my adopted city now. I would definitely love to do some of the other tours he offers in the future- they all sound so interesting. Thank you Scott for a wonderful afternoon!
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Lucym767
Mar 9, 2024
Great and Informative Tour! - I had an awesome experience learning about the history behind Cleveland. We hit the major spots and got advice from Scott on cool gems to visit within the city. Highly recommend if you’re pressed for time and love history!
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Coreybj4778kz
Mar 7, 2024
Great, informative tour! - We were locals who decided to take a trip to Cleveland over a weekend in early March 2024, to stay at the Arcade. While we were there, we booked a tour with Tours of Cleveland, LLC. Scott was a fantastic tour guide - very knowledgable and very friendly! This was the perfect tour for a walk from Public Square to Playhouse Square, basically, and seeing the Cleveland sights up close. Would highly recommend to anyone!
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Wendy_n
Feb 29, 2024
Would do it again - Our guide Scott was super knowledgeable, friendly and fun. We had a super cold day, and he was kind enough to take us inside on a few places we weren't really going to go. His knowledge is extensive I would recommend it to anyone
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Pac54man
Feb 23, 2024
Great guided tour! - We were fortunate to get Scott for the tour of downtown Cleveland. He was very nice. My wife and I are interested in history and architecture and the tour was very , very informative and fun. Despite a slightly chilly, Winter day, we were guided to bright sunny spots on our walk. The tour was well worth it. We recommended it to our Cleveland in-town son and his wife. We're sure they would enjoy it!
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Michele_d
Feb 3, 2024
Cleveland- more than we imagined! - We had an amazing tour withScott! It is obvious he is knowledgeable and passionate about Cleveland. He was able to bring it all to life for us. I now feel I want to come back!
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Charlotte_s
Jan 2, 2024
Great tour! - This was the second walking tour I booked with this tour group and both were fantastic. Super friendly guide and great stories and facts. Taking the tour made me understand and appreciate Cleveland a lot more! Would recommend anyone visiting or from Cleveland to take the tour!
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Lynng291
Jan 1, 2024
Great Walking Tour of Cleveland - We had time before a family wedding to do something during the day in Cleveland. Scott gave us a very informative and enjoyable tour of sites in downtown. It surpassed our expectations. He had so much information to offer, and lots of facts that made the tour one of the best I’ve been on. He was very happy to accommodate three of us when we originally thought we had ten interested family members. The ones that dropped off really missed out. I highly suggest you take this, or any of the other tours, that Scott has to offer. He made us want to come back to Cleveland and discover more of what this city has to offer.
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Peggyl2024
Jan 1, 2024
Really enjoyed the experience! - We were in town a very short time and Scott went out of his way to accommodate my daughter, son, and I. His tour was both informative and fun. My son who lives in Cleveland learned a lot about the city. And we were all enthralled by the architecture and stories of the buildings we toured. Thanks so much, Scott!
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