cleveland rocks - View this location on map 'elvis presley made the memphis sound famous, but it was a cleveland disk jockey, alan freed, who named it 'rock and roll' in 1951. thanks to the freed legend (and some intense lobbying), cleveland beat out the likes of new york, chicago and memphis in 1986 to become home to the rock and roll hall of fame and museum (888-764-7625; www.rockhall.com; admission $20). it opened in september 1995 in a 150,000-square-foot pyramidal palace designed by i. m. pei. today, half a million pilgrims each year visit the museum's interactive exhibits and collections of pop arcana, from david byrne's giant padded suit from 'stop making sense' to jimi hendrix's childhood drawings. live music is a draw, too; in june, the cmj rock hall music fest (www.cmj.com/rockfest) comes to town.'' New York Times 751 erieside avenue, Cleveland, OH Cultural, Architectural

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