Cleveland, OH

Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame & Museum
DESCRIPTION: A state of the art museum and hall of fame dedicated to the legends of Rock & Roll; dedicated fans of Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Muddy Waters and Lead Belly will find important display artifacts from their careers in an immaculately designed lakefront facility; frequently changing exhibits; no photography in the museum

ADMISSION: $22 Adults, $17 Age 65+, $13 Ages 9-12, Free for Age 8 and under when accompanied by adult

DAYS & HOURS: daily 10a-5:30p

ADDRESS: 1 Key Plaza  MAP

PHONE: 216-781-7625

WEBSITE: http://www.rockhall.com

Cleveland Museum of Art
DESCRIPTION: Currently expanding to over 430,000 square feet, visitors can see internationally acclaimed exhibitions of art from ancient Egyptian statues to Impressionist works from Renoir, Van Gogh and Monet; if you love classical art, this place is must visit; also features a new public entryway, sculpture garden and 54,000 square feet of new gallery space

ADMISSION: prices vary depending on the exhibit

DAYS & HOURS: Tue, Thur, Sat, Sun 10a–5p; Wed, Fri 10a–9p

ADDRESS: 11150 East Boulevard  MAP

PARKING: $1 per 30 minutes thereafter to $10 maximum on premises

PHONE: 216-421-7340

WEBSITE: http://www.clevelandart.org

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland
DESCRIPTION: Founded as The New Gallery in 1968, and then renamed the Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art in 1984, it is still an emerging repository for contemporary visual arts in the Cleveland Playhouse Complex

ADMISSION: $4 Aults, $3 Seniors and Students

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sun 11a-5p

ADDRESS: 8501 Carnegie Ave  MAP

PARKING: $7 on premises

PHONE: 216-421-8671

WEBSITE: http://www.contemporaryart.org

Western Reserve Historical Society
DESCRIPTION: Founded to preserve and present the history of all of the people of northeast Ohio in 1867, WRHS possesses one of the top four genealogical collections in the nation and nearly 200 autos and aircraft; also home of the African American Archives, encompassing a Civil War collection with photos and journals of African- American regiments, historic African American individual and institutional documents, the Congressional Papers of Louis Stokes, manuscripts from writer Charles W. Chestnutt and exhibits highlight the achievements of Cleveland’s Black community, among other items; primary center for the study and presentation of northeastern Ohio's human history

ADMISSION: $8.50 Adult, $7.50 Seniors, $5 Age 17-, Active Military save 50% off general admission

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sat 10a-5p

ADDRESS: 10825 East Boulevard  MAP

PHONE: 216-721-5722

WEBSITE: http://www.wrhs.org

Beechwood, OH

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
DESCRIPTION: Opened 2005, this 15,000 square-foot museum displays a renowned collection of Judaica and interactive exhibits from Jewish museums around the world; celebrates the achievements of Jews in Northeast Ohio and explores the impact of the Holocaust

ADMISSION: $7 Adults, $5 Age 60+, $5 Age 13-18 and cStudents w/ID, Free Age 12-

DAYS & HOURS: Sun, Tue-Fri 11a-5p, Sat Noon-5p

ADDRESS: 2929 Richmond Road  MAP

PHONE: 216-593-0575

WEBSITE: http://www.maltzjewishmuseum.org