Ohio Sights: Museums, Galleries, Zoos

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• National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum - The National Inventors Hall of Fame is located in Akron
• Akron Art Museum - The Akron Art Museum's new addition is the first building in the United States built by Wolf Prix and his Vienna, Austria based architecture firm, Coop Himmelb(l)au. It's grand opening was in July, 2007 after being closed for 2 years for renovations.
• Pro Football Hall of Fame - The NFL's Hall of Fame is located in Canton

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

• Cincinnati Art Museum - Has a great collection of African, Asian, and Islamic art. There's also a great collection by local artists. The Zagat Survey named The Cincinnati Art Museum to be the Best Art Museum in the nation-- a tie with the Chicago Art Academy and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
• Cincinnati Zoo - The second oldest zoo in the United States and one of the world's most successful breeding zoos.
• National Underground Railroad Freedom Center - Retraces the history of the struggle of American slaves to escape to freedom by way of the underground railroad. The museum also looks at slavery and genocide through out the rest of the world. Cincinnati was picked as the home of the museum due to its strategic location on the underground railroad.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - The Hall of Fame is located on Cleveland's Lake Erie Shore.
• Center of Science and Industry (COSI) - A really cool museum for adults and children alike is located in Columbus, but has a branch in Toledo also.
• National Museum of the U. S. Air Force - The National Museum of the U. S. Air Force is located on the Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton.
• Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum - The Air and Space Museum is located in Wapakonetaand is easily seen off of I-75. It is the birth place of Neil Armstrong. The museum boasts many space artifacts and an Astro-Theater where air and space movies and projected on the interior of a dome.
• Dayton International Peace Museum - The Peace Museum is located in Dayton and is easily accessed from I-75 Exit 53B, First St. Exit. The museum has exhibits about the world's rich, but often overlooked, history of peace and nonviolence. Member of the International Network of Museums for Peace. For more information, www.DaytonPeaceMuseum.org or 937-22PEACE (937-227-3223)
• The AMA's Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum - Located just east of Columbus, on the campus of the American Motorcyclist Association in Pickerington, Ohio, the non-profit Museum tells the exciting stories and preserves the history of American motorcycling. The Museum is also home to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame, honoring the distinguished men and women who have played a vital role in shaping the sport and business of motorcycling, thanks to their competitive spirit, passion, vision and entrepreneurship. For more information, www.motorcyclemuseum.org or (614) 856-2222.

• www.motorcyclemuseum.org