Cleveland Burger Week | July 11-17, 2022

20 Places In Cleveland To Disappear When You Need To Just Get Away for a Little Bit

By Scene Staff

Whether it's holiday season or just a long weekend with the fam, we all need to get away from, time to time. Luckily, we know some great places to escape to to either get some peace and quiet or kill a couple hours.

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Run, Bike or Walk the Towpath Trail

The historic towpath trail was a linchpin of Ohio economic development in the 1800s. Now, the miles upon miles of trails are a lynchpin of idle wandering and light exercise.

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Browse a Local Bookstore

We really have a great selection of local bookstores all over Northeast Ohio. Visible Voice in Tremont, Appletree Books and Mac’s Backs in Cleveland Heights, Horizontal Books and Zubal Books in Ohio City, Loganberry Books in Shaker Heights, Learned Owl in Hudson, Fireside Books in Chagrin Falls and the Bookshop in Lakewood are all worthy of a trip.

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The Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick

2155 Broadview Rd.., Cleveland

The witch museum, which is the first and only museum in the United States dedicated to witchcraft, is meant as a family-friendly tourist attraction mostly focusing on the modern Wicca movement in America and Britain. The collection was started as part of a museum in New York City in the 1960s and was brought to Ohio in 2015.

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Visit the Cuyahoga Valley National Park

From hiking the Towpath, to seeing and taking a ride on the historic railroad to biking, there are an infinite number of activities to partake in at the picturesque Cuyahoga Valley National Park. If you haven’t been in a while (or, gasp, ever) now’s the time.

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Go Biking at Ray’s Indoor Bike

9801 Walford Ave., Cleveland

Northeast Ohio bike enthusiasts have made Ray's a rousing success from almost the minute the gem of an idea became a ramp-laden reality. What better way to let some steam out than biking inside at Ray’s?

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Hit Up Lido’s Lounge

3029 West 117th St., Cleveland

Lido’s is a place truly like no other in town. This dive bar/strip club is the perfect place to hide in a dark corner and drink your sorrows away.

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Superelectric Pinball Parlor

6500 Detroit Ave., Cleveland

Superelectric is a pinball parlor where fun-loving folks can while away the days playing vintage arcade games like pinball and anything else from the strange, cool world of vintage gaming. In addition to pinball and other games, there’s a full service bar plus a kitchen that is in the process of changing its menu.

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Go Indoor Go-Karting and Axe-Throwing at Boss Pro-Karting and Axe Throwing

18301 Brookpark Rd., Cleveland

What better way to get some of that aggression out then throwing axes and speeding around a track on a golf kart? That’s what you can accomplish at Boss Pro-Karting, just a few minutes away from the airport.

Photo via Boss-Karting/Facebook

Explore the Science Center

601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland

The Science Center is one of the more underrated gems in town. It often gets overlooked because of its more famous next door neighbor but it's a great place to kill an afternoon.

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Mahall’s

13200 Madison Ave., Lakewood

Coming up on their 100th anniversary in a few years, this bowling alley, music venue, bar and restaurant was established by the Mahall family in 1924. It’s still one of the more happening spots in town. A mecca of awesomeness, with food, cocktails, music, bowling and beer. The doors opened in 1924. In 2012, new owners re-vamped the menu and space while holding onto the business’s historical integrity and glory.

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