Rock 'n Roll

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame puts a personal twist on rock history with its head-turning collection of objects, clothing, and memorabilia once belonging to rock celebrities. Fashion plates can ogle Al Green's white-leather stage jacket, Tina Turner costumes, and a psychedelic brocade jacket worn by John Lennon in 1967.

Handwritten lyrics by Jimi Hendrix will appeal to history buffs, and Janis Joplin's Porsche and a fragment of the crashed plane in which Otis Redding died in 1967 will have completists agog. Objects like John Lennon's report card from primary school and Jim Morrison's cub scout uniform shed an intimate light on people whose real lives have been obscured by glamour. The museum's permanent collection has thousands of items, and there are temporary exhibitions, public talks and films as well.

One Key Plaza, Cleveland, OH, Phone: 216/781-7625. Cost: $15. Daily 10-5 (open until 9 on Wed.); 10-9 Wed. and Sat. from late May-Aug. www.rockhall.com