The 100 Best Things About Lakewood

To honor Lakewood's first , we thought we'd share our list of the 100 best things about this city. Some of them are destinations — some are institutions. Some are intangibles. 

All of these are a part of what makes our city so incredible — in no particular order.

Happy birthday, Lakewood.

Lake Erie •  • beautiful, historic homes •   • Metro Parks •  • walkability •  • view of Cleveland skyline •  • diversity •  •  safe neighborhoods •  • • block parties •  Lakewood Skate Park •  • Birdtown •  • amazing public schools •  • LakewoodAlive •  • community gardens •  • 15 incredible parks and pocket parks •  •  one of the highest recycling rates in the state •  • scenic Clifton Boulevard •  • Lakewood Earth and Food Community (LEAF) • bike friendly •  • front porches •  • vibrant shopping districts • bela dubby • Spooky Pooch Parade •  • city services •  • summer concerts at the Bandstand • Play It Again Sam • Zombie Walk •  • the artists’ enclave at the Screw Factory •  •  • Ohio Chautauqua event • •  • 70 Lewis •  • yoga studios •  • easy highway access •  • 100 restaurants • architecture •  • inclusive community •  •  •  • lots of beautiful trees •  • Lakewood Arts Festival •  • civic engagement • • Madison Pool •  • LightUp Lakewood • The Bonne Bell Company • nightlife • Lakewood Patch • baseball fields • Lakewood Family Room •  • art galleries • Stitch Cleveland • antique stores • Gold Coast • • Fourth of July celebration • • Keep Lakewood Beautiful • Lakewood Animal Shelter • 36 homes in Lakewood valued at more than $1 million • The Lakewood Project • Travel and Leisure saying Lakewood is among the Top 10 coolest suburbs in the US • Business Week says we're the best place in Ohio to raise your kids •  is based in Lakewood • large population of vegans/vegetarians • Lakewood Recreation Department • public transportation •  • 54,765* awesome people (based on the most-recent Census figures)

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