Downtown Cleveland Public Art Walking Tour
5 Ratings
- Live Guide
- Instant Confirmation
- E-Ticket
- 2 hr
This tour highlights public art in all its forms in and around the Civic Center of downtown Cleveland. We not only visit the art but we explore the artist, their ties to Cleveland, the people being depicted and their connections to Cleveland. We will see the contemporary sculpture like the Free Stamp (Claes Oldenburg), Portal (Isamu Noguchi) and Sky Blossoms (Stacy Levy), statues of many historical figures like Jesse Owens, Commodore Perry and Mayor Tom Johnson, as well as some fantastic pieces that you may have never noticed before.
Itinerary Details
Operated by: Tours of Cleveland, LLC
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Public Square
We will begin with the statue of Mayor Tom Johnson learning about Mayor Johnson, his importance to Cleveland and the artist of the statue. We then head toward the Cuyahoga County Courthouse, checking out of works like Portal by Isamu Noguchi along our path.
Duration: 15 minutes
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We will enter the Courthouse (when open to the public). Government issued IDs and the passing through a metal detector are required to enter the building. We will look at the works inside and outside the building, including murals, a magnificent stained glass window and statues of Jefferson and Hamilton.
Duration: 35 minutes
Stop At:
We will visit the statues of Jesse Owens, Gold Medal Olympian and Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the Hero of Lake Erie during the War of 1812 and discuss their connections to Cleveland.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At:
The Free Stamp is always a favorite photo op of Clevelanders and visitors alike. This giant rubber stamp is not where it was originally intended to go nor displayed as it was originally intended.
Duration: 15 minutes
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As we explore downtown we to visit a famous mural from 1969, Life Is Sharing the Same Park Bench, our famous Rock Boxes that line E. 9th St. as well as other sculptures, statues. We will also see art outside the Federal Reserve of Cleveland, the Cleveland Public Library and the Federal Building, returning back to Public Square .
Duration: 35 minutes
Stop At: Public Square
We will begin with the statue of Mayor Tom Johnson learning about Mayor Johnson, his importance to Cleveland and the artist of the statue. We then head toward the Cuyahoga County Courthouse, checking out of works like Portal by Isamu Noguchi along our path.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At:
We will enter the Courthouse (when open to the public). Government issued IDs and the passing through a metal detector are required to enter the building. We will look at the works inside and outside the building, including murals, a magnificent stained glass window and statues of Jefferson and Hamilton.
Duration: 35 minutes
Stop At:
We will visit the statues of Jesse Owens, Gold Medal Olympian and Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the Hero of Lake Erie during the War of 1812 and discuss their connections to Cleveland.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At:
The Free Stamp is always a favorite photo op of Clevelanders and visitors alike. This giant rubber stamp is not where it was originally intended to go nor displayed as it was originally intended.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At:
As we explore downtown we to visit a famous mural from 1969, Life Is Sharing the Same Park Bench, our famous Rock Boxes that line E. 9th St. as well as other sculptures, statues. We will also see art outside the Federal Reserve of Cleveland, the Cleveland Public Library and the Federal Building, returning back to Public Square .
Duration: 35 minutes
