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Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art is a museum in Cleveland, OH, part of the Cleveland guide. Cost: free. Open year-round, closed Mondays.

11150 East Blvd · Cleveland, OH

Why you should go…

One of America's great art museums, home to more than 61,000 works spanning 6,000 years, and the permanent collection costs nothing to see. The soaring glass-roofed atrium is a destination in itself, and the interactive ArtLens Gallery makes masterpieces fun for kids. Pair it with a stroll through the Wade Lagoon gardens out front.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Cleveland Museum of Art, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

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Cleveland Museum of Natural History
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Cleveland History Center
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Theatre & Events
Iconic
Severance Music Center
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Hear the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra in its opulent 1931 Art Deco-meets-classical concert hall in University Circle.
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Sport & Outdoor
Date Night
Cleveland Botanical Garden
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Ten acres of themed gardens plus a glasshouse with a Costa Rican rainforest and free-flying butterflies.
0.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor
Museums
Free for Ohio residents
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (moCa)
Under $25
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Sightseeing
History Buff
Lake View Cemetery
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A stunning 285-acre 'outdoor museum', President Garfield's soaring memorial, Rockefeller's grave, and a Tiffany chapel.
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