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gto1969jdg t1_itzdrj2 wrote

Reply to comment by spanishcookingwine in TIL: The famous Alaskan sled dog "Balto" was preserved in taxidermy and is on display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in Ohio. by alex6219

The museum worth a visit?

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AkshuallyGuy t1_itzfjhx wrote

It is an absolutely charming relic of a silver age of museums. It's not shiny, glitzy, and multimedia-filled. It's a bit dusty, sometimes campy, and filled with little things that you didn't know you'd be happy you got to see.

Spending a day wandering in and out of museums around University Circle is undoubtedly time well spent.

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johnps4010 t1_iu162vz wrote

And then pop over to Little Italy or...the hidden gem Jolly Scholar....for a good bite

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gumpters t1_iu1g1x3 wrote

Or head up to Coventry and check out Tommy’s

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johnps4010 t1_iu1ojvp wrote

I was just there for the first time last Friday! Absolutely lives up to the hype.

I'm also very jealous of their houseplants

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gumpters t1_iu2doge wrote

Nice. Man you guys are making me actually miss Cleveland some lol.

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gumpters t1_iu1g4s8 wrote

Or head up to Coventry and check out Tommy’s

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BasedChadThundercock t1_iu1ihsw wrote

Another old film museum that's charming and worth a visit is the Clackamas County Jailhouse in Astoria, Oregon. The same Jailhouse featured in The Goonies.

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amazingsandwiches t1_itzh5k5 wrote

The Cleveland Art Museum is - it's one of the best in the world!

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dragonseye87 t1_itzjr24 wrote

I second this. It is a gem and it is free. When I lived in Cleveland I would go as often as I could. They have a little bit of everything. Beautiful paintings by notable artists, sculpture (they have a thinker) illuminated texts, stained glass, Tiffany silver work, a beautiful garden fountain, there's an arms and armory section that is really cool and you don't see in a lot of art museums. If any of you readers go, find the Cupid and Psyche David painting. It's massive and probably my favorite in the museum.

If the natural history museum is anything like the art museum then it'll be a great experience!

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slow_work_day t1_itzkq7d wrote

yeah if i had to pick a museum to really spend the day in i would pass on the nh one. i remember seeing balto and it was kinda depressing how he was just stuffed and hanging out. i guess that's how that stuff works though.

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DHooligan t1_itzwabw wrote

Cleveland Natural History Museum, Museum of Art, and Botanical Gardens are all on a circle drive together. In my opinion the Art Museum is the best experience of the three.

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johnps4010 t1_iu16avo wrote

I thought the BG was a waste of money tbh. I went to school over there and glad I only visited once. Otherwise the other museums and the surrounding area are charming to say the least. I wish more people could experience it

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Drawdehellfire t1_iu01k8y wrote

Definitely. There's also a lot of Easter eggs to look out for hidden in the exhibits, most notably the hamburgers hidden throughout the displays.

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