Grape Discovery Center

The first grape vines were planted along Lake Erie's shoreline in 1818 by Elijah Fay. The glacial soils and the temperate conditions provided an ideal environment for the vines. Today approximately 30,000 acres  over 50 miles are planted with grapes, mainly Concord grapes which are used for juice, jams and jellies but grapes used to make wine are also grown. 

The exhibits in the Discovery Center cover the history of grape growing, processing, and grape products. There's a tasting bar with both grape juice and wine, and a gift shop with grape products and souvenirs. 

The center is accessible.

The parking lot is large enough for any vehicle. Center  42.31011, -79.59852

 

Buhl Park Fitness Trail

Buhl Park is a gift given to the people of Sharon, Pennsylvania in 1911 by Frank and Julia Buhl. Frank Buhl was the president of Sharon Iron Works which was founded by his father. After US Steel bought the iron works and several smaller business in which Buhl was a partner were also sold, he retired and dedicated the rest of his life to philanthropy. 

The park has lakes, a swimming pool, playgrounds, trails, picnic shelters, a free golf course, and several buildings that can be rented for special events.The fitness trail is about a mile long loop. It's paved, shady, and in good condition. It has a gradual incline making the loop uphill for half the way and downhill for the other half. 

The parking lot is large enough for most RVs which can be backed up over the grass or parked lengthwise across the spaces. Park  41.24508, -80.48127

The Cleveland Museum of Art

This is an amazing place - one of the best art museums we have visited, maybe the best! The collections include Chinese Art, Modern European Art, African Art, Drawings, Prints, European Art, Textiles and Islamic Art, American Painting and Sculpture, Greek and Roman Art, Contemporary Art, Medieval Art, Decorative Art and Design, Pre-Columbian and Native North American Art, Japanese and Korean Art, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, and Photography. Each piece of art on display is superb. It's a large museum and a bit overwhelming so if you don't have a lot of time pick a few galleries to enjoy in-depth.

The museum opened in 1916 with funding by Hinman B. Hurlbut, John Huntington, and Horace Kelley, some of Cleveland's richest industrialists. It's been enlarged several times over the years with the most ambitious additions finished in 2013. The original $1.25 million white Georgian marble building has been connected to the new additions by a large atrium with a multi-pane skylight roof. 

The museum is accessible.

Parking in a garage so RVs must be parked on the street. We found good metered parking on Wade Oval Drive and Hazel Drive. Both are are bit of hike from the museum but the sidewalks and curb cuts are in good condition. Museum  41.50818, -81.61155

National Packard Museum

The first Packard was built in 1899 in Warren, Ohio by James and William Packard after James' disappointment in his newly purchased Winton car. The car  broke down on his way home and had to be towed. Alexander Winton sent a mechanic to repair it but James thought improvements could be made. When he passed his ideas along to Winton, Winton challenged him to build a better car. And so he did!  The Packard Company was known for building high-quality luxury automobiles. Before the company relocated to Detroit in 1903, 400 Packard had been built in Warren. A merger 1953 with Studebaker Corporation which was on the edge of bankruptcy ended in failure and the last Packard was built in 1958

 

The museum has a timeline of the Packard family and the involvement of  several generations in the company. About fifty Packards from the earliest models up to the 1950s fill the two galleries of the museum. There are also displays on other products produced by the Packard Companies such as light bulbs, wiring harnesses, watches, and marine engines for PT boats during WWII. 

 

The museum is accessible.

The parking lot is large enough for any vehicle. This is a Harvest Host site that shares the parking lot with the city park department. The staff will let the police know that you are staying in the lot overnight. We chose to park fairly far away from the museum and away from the lot entrance. Museum  41.25333, -80.83118

 

East Golf Hike and Bike Trail

 

 In 1891 a local attorney, Volney Rogers, started buying property along Mills Creek near Youngstown, Ohio with the intention of turning it over to city to be used as a public park. Today it's an eight mile long linear park with an ornamental garden, lakes, ponds, wetlands, an historic mill, a nature center, a golf course, hiking trails, and biking trails 

 

We visited the south end of the park to walk/roll along the East Golf Hike and Bike. The trail is a closed road so it's very wide and in good condition. Since the land has been parkland for over 100 years it's forested and shady with little noise from traffic. It's 1.5 miles one way, almost level, and very accessible. 

The parking lot is small but short RVs will fit. There isn't any parking available for oversized vehicles.  Trail   41.02496, -80.69302