Cleveland destination guide: quintessential American city packed with action

Exploring 'The Land' will take you on an Ohio adventure ranging from rock 'n' roll to theatre, fuelled by diverse cuisine

Cleveland at night
Cleveland, Ohio, has been a "perennial underdog" but it's certainly worth exploring
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Until a few decades ago, many assumed Cleveland, Ohio could be summed up by the drab, nondescript colour of its American football team: brown.

This perennial underdog was blighted by post-industrial decline and has attracted little international attention. It seemed to live in the shadow of its more pushy and powerful neighbours, Chicago and Detroit, and fly under the radar.

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