Boy am I happy that Cleveland Museum of Art is in Cleveland! (wait, what?) CMA is one of the very few museums in the world that is free to the public due to its amazing sponsorships (can they get what what!). The variety of different cultures you see in each room, on both floors is quite impressive. Nothing looks or screams free about it (which is usually not the case). Whether you care to read all painting descriptions or to just admire each stroke of the painters art-its the best place to go for life to escape you. It's peaceful and soothing, yet makes you really think when you come across an amazing painting (which is quite often in this museum).
Cleveland Museum also does its fair share of promoting great events during the week nights and weekends. One of my favorites are the monthly mix events where they focus on a certain genre of music or a certain type of style they want newcomers to be prepared to upon arriving. My favorite is in the summer when they have it in the back in the garden. Loud music, drinks, meeting new people, summer nights - what more can you ask for?