diff --git a/cassandra/cluster.py b/cassandra/cluster.py
index 293a3c94..15336dfd 100644
--- a/cassandra/cluster.py
+++ b/cassandra/cluster.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class Cluster(object):
         """
         When :attr:`~.Cluster.protocol_version` is 2 or higher, this should
         be an instance of a subclass of :class:`~cassandra.auth.AuthProvider`,
-        such ass :class:`~.PlainTextAuthProvider`.
+        such as :class:`~.PlainTextAuthProvider`.
 
         When :attr:`~.Cluster.protocol_version` is 1, this should be
         a function that accepts one argument, the IP address of a node,
@@ -264,12 +264,12 @@ class Cluster(object):
     metrics_enabled = False
     """
     Whether or not metric collection is enabled.  If enabled, :attr:`.metrics`
-    will be an instance of :class:`.metrics.Metrics`.
+    will be an instance of :class:`~cassandra.metrics.Metrics`.
     """
 
     metrics = None
     """
-    An instance of :class:`.metrics.Metrics` if :attr:`.metrics_enabled` is
+    An instance of :class:`cassandra.metrics.Metrics` if :attr:`.metrics_enabled` is
     :const:`True`, else :const:`None`.
     """
 
diff --git a/cassandra/metrics.py b/cassandra/metrics.py
index dcaa1783..8a07c06c 100644
--- a/cassandra/metrics.py
+++ b/cassandra/metrics.py
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class Metrics(object):
+    """
+    A collection of timers and counters for various performance metrics.
+    """
 
     request_timer = None
     """
diff --git a/cassandra/query.py b/cassandra/query.py
index 3f178539..70fa5f9e 100644
--- a/cassandra/query.py
+++ b/cassandra/query.py
@@ -227,12 +227,12 @@ class Statement(object):
         :attr:`~.ConsistencyLevel.QUORUM` read is guaranteed to see that write.
         But if the regular :attr:`~.consistency_level` of that write is
         :attr:`~.ConsistencyLevel.ANY`, then only a read with a
-        :attr`~.consistency_level` of :attr:`~.ConsistencyLevel.SERIAL` is
+        :attr:`~.consistency_level` of :attr:`~.ConsistencyLevel.SERIAL` is
         guaranteed to see it (even a read with consistency
         :attr:`~.ConsistencyLevel.ALL` is not guaranteed to be enough).
 
-        The serial consistency can only be one of :attr:`~ConsistencyLevel.SERIAL`
-        or :attr:`~ConsistencyLevel.LOCAL_SERIAL`. While ``SERIAL`` guarantees full
+        The serial consistency can only be one of :attr:`~.ConsistencyLevel.SERIAL`
+        or :attr:`~.ConsistencyLevel.LOCAL_SERIAL`. While ``SERIAL`` guarantees full
         linearizability (with other ``SERIAL`` updates), ``LOCAL_SERIAL`` only
         guarantees it in the local data center.
 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class Statement(object):
         :attr:`consistency_level`.
 
         Serial consistency levels may only be used against Cassandra 2.0+
-        and the :attr:`~Cluster.protocol_version` must be set to 2 or higher.
+        and the :attr:`~.Cluster.protocol_version` must be set to 2 or higher.
         """)
 
     @property
diff --git a/docs/api/cassandra/metrics.rst b/docs/api/cassandra/metrics.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..755ab429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/cassandra/metrics.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+``cassandra.metrics`` - Performance Metrics
+===========================================
+
+.. module:: cassandra.metrics
+    :members:
+
+.. autoclass:: cassandra.metrics.Metrics ()
+   :members:
diff --git a/docs/api/index.rst b/docs/api/index.rst
index d8106d10..65545028 100644
--- a/docs/api/index.rst
+++ b/docs/api/index.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ API Documentation
    cassandra/policies
    cassandra/auth
    cassandra/metadata
+   cassandra/metrics
    cassandra/query
    cassandra/pool
    cassandra/decoder