The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland , Ohio , United States , which has information on the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists , producers , and other people who have in some major way influenced the music industry , mostly in the area of rock music . The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum located on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland , Ohio , United States . It is dedicated to archiving the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists , producers , engineers and others who have , in some major way , influenced the music industry through the genre of rock music .