Here's a sample itinerary for a drive from Philadelphia to Cleveland. If you're planning a road trip to Cleveland, you can research locations to stop along the way. Make sure you check road conditions to double check the weather. Traveling with a dog or cat? Find pet-friendly stops. Camping along the way? Search for RV campgrounds. Find the best hotels, restaurants, and attractions based on the most talked about places recommended by Trippy members.
11:00 am start in Philadelphia
drive for about 1.5 hours
12:43 pm Baltimore
eat at G&M Restaurant and Lounge
stay for about 1.5 hours
and leave at 2:13 pm
drive for about 1 hour
3:22 pm Harpers Ferry
stay overnight and leave the next day around 10:00 am
day 1 driving ≈ 3 hours
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10:00 am leave from Harpers Ferry
drive for about 3 hours
1:01 pm Morgantown
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 2:01 pm
drive for about 2.5 hours
4:29 pm Youngstown (Ohio)
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 5:29 pm
drive for about 1 hour
6:41 pm arrive in Cleveland
eat at Lola
stay at The Cleveland Hostel
day 2 driving ≈ 6.5 hours
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Baltimore (63 answers)
Fells Point (11 mentions)
Inner Harbor (7 mentions)
Lexington Market (4 mentions)
Canton (4 mentions)
The Helmand (3 mentions)
restaurants around Baltimore:
G&M Restaurant and Lounge
Faidley's Seafood & Fresh Fish Market
Phillips Seafood
The Abbey Burger Bistro
Max's Taphouse
questions about Baltimore:
Best place to get seafood and crab cakes in Baltimore?
Best free things to do in Baltimore?
Authentic, non-chain restaurant for dinner with a child (with a well-refined palate) near the Inner Harbor?
Family-friendly seafood restaurant
What is your favorite restaurant in Baltimore?
Harpers Ferry (3 answers)
Morgantown (14 answers)
questions about Morgantown:
What's the best neighborhood in Morgantown (West Virginia) for a first time visitor?
Youngstown (Ohio) (9 answers)
questions about Youngstown (Ohio):
Where to stay near Youngstown
Are you going straight to a hotel, or looking for a vacation rental or Airbnb?
The best resource on neighborhoods, areas, and hotels is the Trippy page on where to stay in Cleveland.
If you're looking for a quick answer, you can check out The Cleveland Hostel, which was mentioned 2 times on Trippy.
Want to research more popular hotels in Cleveland? Click the blue button below.
Need some recommendations on somewhere to get food?
Trippy members suggest Lola, which was mentioned 13 times.
Here are some more restaurants people talk about:
Want to research more popular restaurants in Cleveland? Click the blue button below.
This section could be endless, so rather than trying to suggest every local activity or attraction, we'll leave it open-ended.
These are some of the places people talk about on Trippy:
Of course, Trippy is the perfect place to ask questions because there's an entire community of travelers talking to each other and sharing tips and advice. Trippy is where you can get answers personalized for your tastes, budgets, trip dates & more!
For example, here are some questions people have asked about Cleveland. Click on any question to see answers from the community!
Katie from Columbus asked:
Good restaurants for business dinner? (10 answers)
Valerie from Los Angeles asked:
What is your favorite restaurant in Cleveland? (10 answers)
Katie from Los Angeles asked:
What's the best neighborhood in Cleveland for a first time visitor? (10 answers)
Hayden from Cleveland asked:
New to the city, friend coming to visit: What should we do? (6 answers)
Kelly from Massachusetts asked:
Fun things to do (4 answers)
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Want to plan the trip back? Get the reverse directions for a Cleveland to Philadelphia drive, or go to the main page to plan a new road trip.
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