After living in Cleveland for 15 months I decided to visit the newly renovated Cleveland Museum of Art and I was totally blown away.
First of all it is always free! Parking is covered and you can pay at the time of exit or at the kiosks in the museum. There is free coat check in (very fancy coat racks too). As soon as I entered the atrium took my breath away. It was a cloudy and snowy day (typical Cleveland) but inside was so beautiful and warm. Kids were excited and playing near plants ( in the middle of the winter). They have a unique artlens project which is an iPad app. This app is amazing! You can place your iPad on the pod and select what you want to see today from the wall, it will create a customized tour for you .
Once you are tired of walking in the museum, sit down for some cocktail or eat and very nice modern cafeteria. You can also visit the museum shop and buy some memorabilia. Museum shop is nice and reasonably priced.