Tom, being the music buff that he is, decided that since our route took us through Cleveland, Ohio, we must visit the Rock Hall of Fame (as it is known locally). Monday was spent riding the Interstate to get East as efficiently as possible. We had a good day and made our destination easily. Even negotiating our way into downtown Cleveland wasn't too bad thanks to GPS and Tom's calm directions. We had a lovely evening visiting a great restaurant owned by Michael Symons, one of our hero's from the Food Network!
We spent most of the day (Tuesday) at Rock Hall and could easily have come back for more. It was fascinating to learn of the origins of Rock & Roll from Blues, Gospel, Country and Western in the the late 40's and 50's. The exhibits took us through the evolution of the genre through to the modern day. They had amazing exhibits on Elvis, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to name just a few. There was an incredible amount of iconic memorabilia on display. Even the fact that the Rock Hall ended up in Cleveland was a fascinating story in itself. Eventually, the day wore on and we had to head out, riding just 30 miles further East to Mentor, Ohio, where James A. Garfield, 20th US president used to live.
The Rock Hall building, very reminiscent of the Louvre Pyramid in Paris, France. Not surprising considering both were designed by I. M. Pei:
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