8-4-08 Day 38 South Bend, In to Clarion, PA and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Left the hotel about 7:20 and headed east on route 80. Another nice day for a ride. We took route 480 into Cleveland off 80 and got to the Hall of Fame just before lunch. It is built downtown right on Lake Erie next to the Browns football stadium. The architecture is very unique. It's facade is 5 story glass triangle and parts of the building are cantilevered of the main structure. The steel structure that supports the glass makes an interesting interior. The only pics we have are of the bldg. and lobby as they don't allow cameras in the exhibit area. This is another place that became overwhelming. There's so much to see you get to a point of sensory overload. We spent about 5 hours there. They have large sections devoted to the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Doors. It's a 6 story building (floors 3 -6 are smaller as the glass triangle goes up) with the 5 & 6 floors set up as special exhibits that can change periodically. The 3rd is the restaurant with tables inside & out, the 2nd is the entrance lobby, ticket counter and merchandise store and the lower level is the main exhibition hall. They don't allow cameras in the exhibit areas only the lobby so no pics of stuff. Left the Hall about 5 and wanted to get away from Clevland so we wouldn't have to deal with traffic. It was such a nice evening we road til 8:30 and got to Clarion, PA. Should make it home tomorrow no problem.