Cincinnati's Beautiful Taft Museum

Francisco Goya 

J.M.W. Turner 

Rembrandt Van Rijn

Joshua Reynolds 

Taft House Entrance 

Pieter de Hooch

Cincinnati's Taft is one of the best private collection museums in America. Beyond the list of amazing works, The Taft offers a calm, intimate viewing experience giving one insight into the political family that built the collection.

They also host in depth special exhibitions.

Camille Corot 

James Whistler

The Taft Museum is at the edge of Cincinnati's downtown and is free on Sundays. It also has a a very above average cafe

Museum website 

Apartment Therapy Midwest Roadtrip : Ohio, Indiana, Michigan Etc...

Apartment Therapy has it's "United States Of Design" post up of some suggested Art/design highlights in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Missouri.

The list will always make someone mad for what it leaves out. Sadly, I haven't seen enough to argue much aside from saying The Akron Art Museum is IMHO, a must see-and right now rates above The Cleveland Center Of Contemporary Art--until the new museum is done.

The Cleveland Museum is pretty much in a class by itself anywhere outside of NY, Chicago, D.C. or Philly in terms of scale, breadth and quality.

• Contemporary Arts Center, Columbus
•Columbus Museum of Art
• Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus
• Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland
• The Cleveland Musuem of Art
• Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati

Also included are some shopping and flea market suggestions and a link about Cincinnati's Over The Rhine neighborhood.