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Cleveland Museum of Art
Located at 11150 East Boulevard, in University Circle Cleveland, OH 44106-1797. The Cleveland Museum of Art is one of the great art museums of the world with over 40,000 works of art on display. Art works range from ancient Egyptian art to present time modern art. The museum is set on 15 acres of land and is one of the most beautiful places to visit in University Circle. The museum offers school tours and other events. There are educational programs for all ages. This museum first opened on June 6, 1916. Their mission statement is "for the enjoyment of all the people". Even if you've been to the museum before, you will want to come back again. They get new exhibits all the time and sometimes have special exhibits that are on tour. Admission is free.
The Health Museum of Cleveland
Located at 8911 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106 this museum is one of the most amazing museums in the area. While inside, you will find yourself on a tour of the human body. Visitors learn about the different systems in the body and how they function together to keep us going. They also teach visitors how to keep themselves healthy and how to avoid things that harm the body. The most popular and well-known exhibit is Juno, the transparent talking woman. She is a life-size model of a 28-year-old female. You can see all her internal organs and she tells visitors what each system is and what its function is. Tours are available for schools and other groups. This interactive museum is educational fun for the whole family.
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and Museum
Located on the shores of Lake Erie in Cleveland's North Coast Harbor. The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame and Museum (One Key Plaza Cleveland, Ohio 44114) Is one of the most architecturally unique buildings in the area. The Rock Hall features exhibits of some of the most famous names in Rock and roll history. Here you will find information and memorabilia from the artists who created the music to the disk jockeys that played it over the airwaves.
The Steamer William G. Mather Museum
The William G. Mather is a retired Great Lakes Bulk Freighter built in 1925 as the flagship for the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company. It was donated to the Great Lakes Historical society in 1987. The ship was then restored and is now docked permanently on the E. 9th street pier across from the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. This historic ship that helped build the city of Cleveland is now open for the public and tours are available.
The Cleveland Metropark Zoo and Rain Forest
The Cleveland Metropark Zoo and Rain Forest are one of the more interesting places to go in North East Ohio.. This Zoo is the 7th oldest zoo in the world, but since they've done so much renovating and built so many new exhibits the past 10 years, you'd think it was the newest zoo. The Zoo has plenty of outdoor and indoor exhibits ranging from Aardvarks to Zebras to all the different birds of the world.
They're always expanding the zoo. a couple years ago they added the Wolf Wilderness exhibit. It's an indoor/outdoor exhibit where you can observe wolves in their natural environment. .
The Rain Forest is a big indoor exhibit where they keep the climate the same as in a rain forest so, the plants and wild life can survive year round. It's so well designed, you'll think you're really in an actual rain forest.
The Great Lakes Science Center
If you've never touched a tornado then you are in luck. You will get to do that, along with many other interesting things when you visit the Great Lakes Science Center. When you go here, make sure you get there real early, because you'll want to spend the whole day there. With so much to see and do, you'll be having the time of your life playing with your kids and doing the really cool experiments with them. Here's just a few of the highlights of the museum.
The Indoor Tornado
This exhibit stands more than eight feet tall and simulates an actual tornado right before your eyes. You can even reach out and touch the tornado! This exhibit is one that you will want to spend a lot of time watching, because it's so fascinating.
The Bridge of Fire
This is another "must see" exhibit. You step up on the bridge, and then a static electricity generator creates 200,000 volts of electricity, causing your hair to stand on end. It sounds like a lot of electricity, but it's not painful or anything. It's just really fun to watch your hair in the mirror that's on the other side.
The Omnimax Theater
The Omnimax is a six story domed theater, that surrounds you with incredibly large life like images and 11,600 watts of digital sound. You will feel like you're in the movie. A word to the wise, if you get motion sickness easily, you may have to close your eyes every so often, or you'll wind up very queasy. This is a museum that you will not soon forget. You'll want to return again and again, because they're always adding more exhibits all the time. The Science center is located right next to the Rock Hall on Cleveland's North Coast Harbor.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, located at 1 Wade Oval Drive, University Circle Cleveland, Ohio 44106-1767 This museum is dedicated to educating people in the history of anthropology, astronomy, botany, geology, paleontology, zoology and wildlife biology. The exhibits in the museum are also used for research purposes. There's also an area with exhibits where kids can learn about natural history and science.
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