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Cleveland Museums
(Cleveland, Ohio - OH, USA)
Cleveland boasts an array of captivating museums that span a range of subjects as diverse as the inhabitants of the city.
The city's many museums are spread throughout Cleveland's neighborhoods, with a concentration of top visitor draw-cards such as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History located in Cleveland's University Circle district.
Here are some of Cleveland's top museums.
Cleveland Museums: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum - One Key Plaza, 751 Erieside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio (OH), 44114, USA
Tel: +1 216 781 7625
Designed by I. M. Pei, this is without doubt one of Cleveland's most impressive museums and is worth a visit for its architectural merit alone. Housed in a large glass pyramid and situated on Lake Erie, the museum has a permanent collection containing a century of iconic rock music-related artifacts. Exhibitions at Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum include the Jimi Hendrix Surround Sound Theater, Rock and Roll in the Fifties and an exhibition focused on the music of Ohio. The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions and special events.
Cleveland museum open: daily - 10:00 to 17:30, seasonal variations apply
Cleveland museum admission: charge, discount for children and seniors, children under eight free
Cleveland Museums: Cleveland Police Museum - 1300 Ontario Street, Cleveland, Ohio (OH), 44113, USA
Tel: +1 216 623 5055
This fascinating museum exists to preserve the history of the Cleveland police force and is filled with interesting artifacts, including the first police call box and closed circuit camera. The Cleveland Police Museum also contains some intriguing plaster cast death masks of murder victims and other displays focused on chilling true crimes from Cleveland's past.
Cleveland museum open: Monday to Friday - 10:00 to 16:00
Cleveland museum admission: free
Cleveland Museums: Cleveland Museum of Natural History - 1 Wade Oval Drive, University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio (OH), 44106-1767, USA
Tel: +1 216 231 4600
The curators at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History care for over four-million specimens and exhibits relating to anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, aspects of botany, geology, paleontology and wildlife biology. This museum has some fascinating permanent collections including a prehistoric life exhibition, gem and jewel gallery and a planetarium. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is one of the city's most popular museums.
Cleveland museum open: Monday to Saturday - 10:00 to 17:00, Sunday - 12:00 to 17:00, seasonal variations apply
Cleveland museum admission: charge, discounts for students and seniors, children under two free
Cleveland Museums: Dunham Tavern Museum - 6709 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio (OH), 44103, USA
Tel: +1 216 431 1060
Once a stagecoach stop on the Buffalo-Cleveland-Detroit post road, the Dunham Tavern Museum is the oldest building in Cleveland city that still stands on its original site. Set in lovely gardens, the museum offers an insight into the history and lifestyles of early Ohio settlers and travelers, while the collections exhibited feature many American antiquities.
Cleveland museum open: Wednesday and Sunday - 13:00 to 16:00
Cleveland museum admission: charge, discount for children and groups, children under three free
Cleveland Museums: International Women's Air and Space Museum - Burke Lakefront Airport, Room 165, 1501 North Marginal Road, Cleveland, Ohio (OH), 44114, USA
Tel: +1 216 623 1111
Dedicated to the preservation of the history of women in aviation and space, this museum showcases exhibitions documenting the contribution of women in this field from the past up to the present. Exhibitions include displays dedicated to Katherine Wright, Amelia Earhart and the role of female aviators in times of war.
Cleveland museum open: Monday to Friday - 10:00 to 16:00
Cleveland museum admission: free
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