What to do When it's Chilly in CLE

Keep warm inside or embrace the cold with the best winter events and activities our city has to offer!


If you want to be active:

Workout - Find a new local workout to try using our TCBL Workout Guide.

Bowling at Mahalls

Take a cooking class at Stir - Whether you're a Michelin-starred chef, a smoke-alarming toast burner, or just a love bird trying to impress a special someone, you're welcome at stir.

SkyZone - Cleveland has two locations in Westlake and Highland Heights. Both locations offer open jump, Foam Zone & SkySlam, Skyfitness classes, and Ultimate Dodgeball.

Scene75 - entertainment centers with indoor attractions including: Go-Karts, Laser Tag, Arcade, Bouncing & more.

Go duckpin bowling at Hi and Dry

Test your aim at Forest City Shuffle Board

Try out an escape room or the new VR room at Perplexity Games

Visit a golf simulator

Experience VR Gaming

Race Go Karts

Get your paint on

Get Crafty

Learn how to blow glass

Visit a golf simulator

Climb some rocks

Practice your throw at Savage Society: Axe Throwing - Amherst


If you want to learn something new:

Cleveland Museum of Natural History - Known as a great place for families and children, the Museum is also a center for world-class scientific research.

Western Reserve Distillers Class- Take a Class at Western Reserve Distillers, Ohio’s only organic craft distillery, and sample their spirits.

Cleveland History Center - Experience Cleveland like never before at the Cleveland History Center, headquarters for the Western Reserve Historical Society(WRHS).

Make a Bouquet at Blossom Cleveland


If you want to experience the arts:

Cleveland Museum of Art - Visiting the museum's collections is always FREE to the public. Some special exhibitions may carry a charge.

MOCA - FREE & open to all.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Recognizes and archives the history of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have had some major influence on the development of rock and roll.


If you want to experience the outdoors, indoors:

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad - climb aboard for excursion trips through Peninsula, Ohio in the Cuyahoga Valley, primarily through the scenic Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Greater Cleveland Aquarium - stop in and meet intriguing aquatic life from the Great Lakes and colorful sea creatures from around the globe.

Cleveland Botanical Gardens - experience an ever-changing urban escape where you'll find enrichment and inspiration through fabulous gardens and an exotic Glasshouse.

The RainForest at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo - walk into a space showcasing more than 10,000 plants and over 600 animals from the jungles of Asia, Africa and the Americas.

Nature Centers at Cleveland Metroparks


If you want to relax:

Check some items off of our bucket lists


Extras for the kiddos:

The Children's Museum - help your children learn through play using innovative exhibits and programs designed for all children from birth to age 8.

Great Lakes Science Center - GLSC encourages curiosity through hundreds of hands-on exhibits, the NASA Glenn Visitor Center, DOME Theater and the Steamship William G. Mather.

Haley G.

Haley has always loved reviewing locations and being in the know about the best neighborhoods, restaurants, and events in Cleveland. This passion fuels each guide and article she creates for The Cleveland Bucket List. She hopes you enjoy her stories and guides and get inspired to create an adventure of your own!

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