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One of the finest art collections in the world is in this elegant Beaux Arts white-marble building set like a jewel in the 15-acre Fine Arts Garden. Opened in 1916, the museum has a collection of more than 30,000 works, spanning 5,000 years. Masterpieces from the continents of Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe are represented here. A perennial favorite is the Armor Court, a gallery filled with swords, daggers and suits of armor. The museum is also a regular stop for important touring exhibits. Admission is free. Special exhibits are ticketed.
The Cleveland Museum of Art is one of the finest art museums I have ever been to, and am shocked that more people don't give it the credit it deserves. I have visited the Prado in Madrid, the ... more
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Sitting on the shores of Lake Erie, Cleveland is about as Midwest as Midwest gets. Part of a cluster that includes Akron, Youngstown, Canton and Toledo, Cleveland is no longer Ohio's biggest city (a distinction that now belongs to Columbus), but it is Ohio's center of culture and activity. …