Downtown Cleveland 2 Hour Public Art Walking Tour

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.

Meeting Point

116 Rockwell Ave

116 Rockwell Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114, USA

We meet at the Statue of Mayor Tom Johnson (man sitting in a chair) on the northside of Public Square. The statue is across the street from the Old Stone Church , the only church on Public Square.

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

Public Square

1 Public Sq, Suite 803, Cleveland, 44114-2221, Ohio

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.

15 minutes

Cuyahoga County Courthouse

1 W Lakeside Ave, Cleveland, 44113-1056, Ohio

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.

35 minutes

Fort Huntington Park

Cleveland, OH 44114, USA

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.

20 minutes

Free Stamp

W Lakeside Ave, Willard Park, Corner of East 9th, Cleveland, 44113-1056, Ohio

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.

15 minutes

Downtown

Downtown, Cleveland, OH, USA

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 .

35 minutes