Credit: Courtesy CMA

We may not be number one, but considering the competition it’s hard not be satisfied with the #2 spot.

The Cleveland Museum of Art was named the second best museum in the U.S. by Business Insider magazine. The CMA was only topped by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, which isn’t entirely a surprise. Here’s how they came up with the rankings.

According to the US government, there are upwards of 35,000 museums in America. For comparison, there are about 13,000 Starbucks across the country.

Using data provided by Foursquare, INSIDER ranked the top 25 museums in America.


The National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton, another dynamite Ohio location, came in 11th place.

This article appears in Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2016.

3 replies on “Cleveland Museum of Art Ranked 2nd Best Museum in the U.S.”

  1. “Using data provided by Foursquare, INSIDER ranked the top 25 museums in America.” That’s quite a detailed description of their methods. It all makes sense now. (I realize the original article doesn’t provide any more information than that, either.)

    Also, why is the photo in their twitter post of the Paris Opera House (neither a museum, nor in America)?

    But yay Cleveland! Whatever the ranking indicates, I’m glad the museum got some recognition. Love that place.

  2. In the USA TODAY “Best Free Museums in America” contest, CMA was firmly entrenched in first place for most of August…but Cleveland choked…and finished second.

    A last-minute flurry of veteran votes gave the crown to the National Infantry Museum & Soldier Center, at Fort Benning, GA.

    Chuckles the Clown

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