I really hate to say this but I have no patience for museums at all...it drives everyone I know crazy. The Air and Space Museum bored me to tears except for getting to see the missles my dad used to play with...I did like a few of the Smithsonians in DC but I can't remember which ones offhand - I think American History. I don't remember anything in NY ever standing out to me, but then again, not too much art does - I'm just not an art girl.

Is there a comprehensive musuem on the slave trade in the US?

Yeah the air wasn't even turned on when we got there so it was pretty bad. Luckily we had a really hot tour guide named Rocky :cool: so we suffered through the heat to enjoy the museum and him. ;)

Most of you focused on art museums, but I have to break it down by type:

Historical: My ultimate favorite is Greenfield Village, an outdoor museum of actual buildings that Henry Ford has moved to this location. A courthouse that Lincoln practiced law in, a couple old school houses, the Wright Brother's first bicycle store (where they invented their first plane), a plantation complete with slave quarters, a chapel, Stephen Foster's home, the birthplace of Henry Ford, numerous stores, part of Edison's Menlo Park. It's an amazing place.

Art: Art Institute in Chicago, the Detroit Institute of Arts has some excellent exhibitions, but not counting those, Chicago's is better. (haven't been to too many art museums).

Science: COSI in Toledo is just wonderful. It beats out the Detroit Science Center and the Ann Arbor Hands on Museum by leaps and bounds. I went to one in Charlotte, NC once that I think was called Discover. That one was pretty cool too, but I really love COSI.

Dee

Good point. I did mention my beloved Transit Museum, but one that I forgot is the Ontario Science Centre. I was there only once, and about 25 years ago, but it was amazing!

You guys are all reminding me of what I should do when I am bored besides playing on GC. I need to take advantage of being around so many great museums.

Paris - the Orsay
Barcelona - the Picasso Museum
Cleveland - Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame
Chicago - Museum of Science and Industry (cheesy but fun)