Honestly, just take RTA, ride a bike, walk or grab an Uber to all of these places because parking is just too darn stressful.
Next time you’re going to Cleveland-Hopkins just ask a friend or relative to drive you and save some stress. Credit: Google MapsBlossom Music Center’s parking is legendary. Be prepared to wait hours after a show if you get caught in the wrong spot. Credit: Scene ArchivesThe popular new brewery Brewdog is fun to have a drink at. Not so much to park. Credit: Google MapsGoing to get a drink or meal in the Cedar/Fairmount area? Prepare beforehand. Credit: Google MapsChagrin Falls is quaint, popular and a perfect place to spend a day or evening. Grabbing a parking spot, however, is maddening. Credit: Google MapsWe’re just trying to get some health care at the Cleveland Clinic. Not have an aneurism because we can’t find a spot. Credit: Google MapsNeed to go downtown and park on Euclid? Plan ahead or follow someone to their car. That’s the only way you’ll find a spot. Credit: Google MapsThe East Bank of the Flats isn’t a bad place to park most of the time. But on a weekend night in the summer? Hell on earth. Credit: Google MapsYou can usually find a parking spot when you’re going to a Guardians game. You just might have to pay a shit ton. But on a weekday day game? Forget about it. Take the RTA. Credit: Google MapsA grocery store in the ‘burbs? Yep, the Heinen’s in Rocky River will definitely cause you to grab some wine you weren’t planning on buying in the store. Credit: Google MapsLittle Italy, day or night, remains one of the most stressful places to park in the city. Credit: Google MapsJacobs Pavillion at Nautica may be the only venue in town that rivals Blossom when it comes to poor parking. After a show, forget about it. Credit: Google MapsThe Pinecrest shopping district in Orange Village can certainly be a pain to park at, especially on a nice summer weekend. Credit: Google MapsWhat causes this Starbucks in Parma to be such a pain is the terrible combination of how busy it is with how few spaces there are and a drive-thru line that snakes through the tiny parking lot, blocking anyone from getting in and out of spaces. Credit: Google MapsThe parking at the Superior Viaduct really, really sucks. And we love Luca. But we don’t love the parking. Credit: Google MapsVan Aken District parking is usually totally fine. On a Friday or Saturday night in the summer? Not totally fine. Credit: Google MapsThe Waterloo District is usually a relatively quiet neighborhood that becomes parking hell if there’s a popular show at Beachland. Credit: Google MapsWest 25th is bro-ey as can be. And bros just can’t park for shit. Plus, there are no spaces. Credit: Google MapsUniversity Heights added a Whole Foods a while ago. They didn’t add parking though. That place sucks. Credit: Google MapsParking to see the Browns is not our idea of fun. You can either pay 20 bucks and have to walk a good 20 minutes or pay 50 bucks and park close but be stuck in hours of traffic after the game. Just watch from your couch or local bar. Credit: Google MapsOn a nice summer day or night, its pretty hard to find parking in Battery Park due to overflow parking for people hitting up Edgewater.You can usually find a spot in Coventry behind Marc’s if you’re willing to pay for parking. But the free spots on the main drag are hard to come by.If the weather is above 70 at Crocker Park, forget about parking there, especially with spaces limited due to residents’ parking there.If you head down to Shooters, you might end up having to pay to park at Christie’s instead. Or, at least it’s a good excuse fellas.