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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Category: Museums - Cleveland Attractions & Activities
Address: 11150 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106
This institution rates among the world's greatest museums with good reason. Its in-house offerings, numbering more than 30,000, represent cultures from around the globe. Seventy galleries, spread across three levels, showcase displays on arms and armor, medieval manuscripts and works by Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists. Changing...
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Category: Museums - Cleveland Attractions & Activities
Address: 1 Wade Oval Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
This museum provides a fascinating educational experience for all ages. More than a million specimens related to anthropology, archaeology and many of the other "ologies" are on hand at this science museum. Whether they're looking for educational programs, interpretive exhibits or research displays, visitors find exhibits fascinating. Guests are...
Category: Museums - Cleveland Attractions & Activities
Address: 601 Erieside Ave, North Coast Harbor, Cleveland, OH 44114
Located on Lake Erie, this museum brings science to life. Three spacious floors of interactive exhibits illustrate the power of electricity, the need for ecology, and the mechanics behind a tornado. For those who are easily distracted, the virtual soccer and basketball games provide welcome relief. Technology buffs will appreciate the terrific...
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland
Category: Museums - Cleveland Attractions & Activities
Address: 8501 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
Founded in 1968, this museum hopes to promote an appreciation for contemporary art. In doing so, it exhibits a wide range of artists, both domestic and international. It also provides a voice to local practitioners and publishes well-received documents of its exhibitions. In its history, the CCCA has produced shows for artists such as Christo,...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Category: Museums - Cleveland Attractions & Activities
Address: 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44114
This dramatic, waterfront museum, designed by I.M. Pei, houses the greatest collection of rock and roll memorabilia in the US. Guests can browse interactive exhibits, archives, and materials from many songwriters, performers, producers, and disc jockeys who pioneered the predominantly American musical genre. Popular attractions at the shrine...
Steamship William G. Mather Museum
Category: Museums - Cleveland Attractions & Activities
Address: 601 Erieside Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114
This former flagship of the Cleveland Cliffs Steamship Company is moored on Lake Erie along Voinovich Park. For 55 years, the 618-foot ship hauled millions of tons of iron, ore, grain, stone, and coal. Today, you can tour the crew's quarters, pilot's house engine room, and ship's cargo hold (now an interactive museum). Take time to observe the...
The Children's Museum of Cleveland
Category: Museums - Cleveland Attractions & Activities
Address: 10730 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
Designed with kids in mind, this museum offers total interaction. Instead of explaining concepts such as balance, pulse rate, or reflexes, the exhibits invite visitors to learn through hands-on participation. Displays address all areas of health, from dental hygiene to cancer.
Category: Museums - Cleveland Attractions & Activities
Address: 1089 E 9th St, Cleveland, OH 44114
The USS Cod was part of the fleet of submarines employed by the Navy during World War II and functioned as a Naval Reserve training ship. Now it's the focus of an informational tour, led by sailors who have served on submarines. As you go below, step back in time and climb through hatchways and up ladders for a brief glimpse at military life. A...
Western Reserve Historical Society
Category: Museums - Cleveland Attractions & Activities
Address: 10825 East Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44106
Expressly founded to preserve the records and artifacts of Cleveland and the Western Reserve, this is the nation's largest, privately supported, regional historical society. On its grounds are two museums and a library boasting more than five million books. Permanent collections and traveling exhibits detail the history of the area and are a...
