Easily the best place to visit while in the museum area of Cleveland, the Crawford Auto and Aviation Collection has an eclectic collection of mostly cars and a few small planes. What was confusing for us was this collection has a lot more reviews and photos on Google than the main museum (Western Reserve Historical Society) that this collection was part of. To visit this collection, you will need to purchase a ticket to the main museum that also grants you access to other interesting collections found in the museum. The place does remind us of a smaller version of the Henry Ford in Detroit. Initially, we were disappointed at the very few number of cars visible on the main floor, however, we soon discovered the treasure trove of vehicles found in the basement level. The collection is well curated with a descriptive sign for each vehicle displayed. When we visited during the off hours, there wasnt too many people, which really helped with getting great photos of the vehicles.

This is really three museums all under one roof with the Crawford Auto Aviation being the biggest. You start at the Cleveland History Center where you can learn a lot about the city. Then you have the option to turn left into the Western Reserve Historic Mansions where you can walk around and see historic women’s garments from the beginning of Cleveland until the early 1900s. If you turn right then you are in the auto aviation museum. There you can find amazing vintage cars from the dawn of automobiles, classic stainless steel cars, history of steam and electric cars to aviation which features a WW2 mustang and the bottom passenger portion of the Goodyear blimp. There’s also a perfectly reserved Euclid Beach Ferris wheel. So all in all you get a lot of Cleveland, fashion and automobiles.

The Crawford Auto Museum was very interesting. They had a interactive worksheet at entrance that kept kids engaged. The auto exhibit and facts about Cleveland were very interesting. The Carousel from Euclid Beach was nostalgic. I loved the tour of the mansion and history lesson. Our entire family had an awesome time.

Smaller museum but packed full of meaningful automobiles... interesting take on displays...easy to read information on many of the displays. Staff was very pleasant. The price is right. Plus there are a couple of airplanes on display. Really worth the visit.

It was a boys day out with my sons since the like cars and we were in town for Thanksgiving. There are about 100 cars mostly from the early years of cars. There are some older race cars too. Little light on aviation but still interesting. Cars and planes are in showroom condition.

Here in my carI feel safest of allI can lock all my doorsIts the only way to liveIn cars.--Gary Numan

Lots of fun! The carousel was a big hit with the kids. We all enjoyed seeing all of the different types of vehicles! Enjoyable, friendly and knowledgeable staff.

A hidden gem in Museum row. Love that they showcase the large role Cleveland played in the auto industry-over 100 and some different cars were manufactured here. Visit the website and take a tour. Great for a rainy day.

This is a very cool place for a car guy and his lady. Along with many historic cars and planes of the Cleveland area, there is a mansion tour and a history of fashion exhibit. We didnt have a chance to see everything because I was so floored by the cars. Well be going back soon.

Good if you are into cars, not worth 14$

Love going here, so much to experience. Love riding the Euclid Beach merry-go-round on the horse with my name!

This Museum is great. If love fashion, Cleveland, and automotive history; this is a great place to go too. There is also a carousel you can ride on. The cost there isnt much.

Our Company Christmas Party was at this Museum, this last Holiday. I had driven by the site many times as it is adjacent to the Wade Park VA Hospital and had no Idea it was holding a Wonderous Collection of Cars, going back to the Cars early beginnings. When I say Incredible, Wow. It also houses the Cleveland Indians Neon Indian from the old Municipal Stadium, Im sharing a picture of it as well. Take a Look.

I visited the museum on Euclid Beach Day and it was awesome. I loved the popcorn balls, taffy, games, face painting for kids, and most of all, unlimited rides on the carousel. I hope they have more special days like this in the future.

Very nice place for the day. There is a lot to see and do. My favorite thing was the carousel. It was fun and can ride it all day. There is alot for the family to do. Good place for everyone to go. I would recommend it for out of town people. Looking forward to go back. I am excited!

Never even knew about the museum gallery, where you walk through 2 mansions. That was on addition to the connection of cars and aircraft. A real history of Cleveland, enjoyed all of it. Try to do the guided tour of the mansions, very interesting.

Great place to bring your family lots to see

Amazing! This is a great place and well worth the cost.

Great collection of automobiles going back to the 19th century.

Loved the place but it is not easily accessible. We saw no button for opening and with a wheelchair it was hard to be independent on entering.

Really good spot to visit with kids or if you like history really nice items to be seen!

Had an all day work meeting here. Really cool place to visit.

Really well laid out! Lots of unique cars. A must visit for car people

This is such an important museum full of local automotive and aviation history. Includes a ride on the restored Euclid Beach carousel with actual band organ. They also have an expansive library allowing you to do research and view original documents. Highly recommend!

Great cars and planes, kids will love it, they also have a working carousel originally from Euclid Beach Park.

Definitely a lot of good things here, whether youre just interested in cars/planes or in general Ohio history.

If youve never been here, youre missing out. First Delorean ever made.....need I say more??

Fun and interesting place to see. Lots of antique cars. It was worth the $10 admission.

Just an awesome collection of cars and.local memorabilia!

Took my dad for his birthday was not disappointed vet discount for my dad and he loved looking at everything so many things you will find at least one thing super cool

The only reason Im giving it 4 stars is because I didnt have a chance to see anything other than the Carousel and the cars. Im not sure how anything else is. But what I did see I enjoyed.

Always a wonderful visit to the museum, a trip on the carousel, and guided tour of the mansion. Cant wait to come back.

Good afternoon experience learned a few more things about auto industry in cleveland well worth going

An amazing Place to bring the family kid friendly. I highly recommend the Crawford Museum. It has a reasonable admission charge $10 and $7 for vets. Just go!!!

Great collection of classic cars!!

Awesome venue. Dad loved cars and this place allows me to reconnect with his memories

Great museum but be careful. Touched top wood trim on a car with tip of finger and was advised to not do again. I accepted the reprimand but feel being followed rest of my visit was a bit overboard.

Fabulous! What a gem for Cleveland to have!

Great historical place. Cars,planes,art,costumes etc. The library is great too.

Its such an incredible museum that goes completely overlooked by most locals. If you live in Cleveland and you have yet to go then youre missing out. The car collection is amazing and their temporary exhibits are stunning. They also have a kids section and an impressive ferris wheel.

It was wonderful I had no idea it was that big. The dang thing has two floors of cars planes and motorcycles, a huge carousel, 2 not 1 but 2 mansions, a library, and much more. Just make sure you go early they close at 5 but you definitely wanna catch the tour at 3 it was amazing.

It was awesome, took our kids at school, they had a great time

Great collection of cars and planes. Only place where I saw an EV1 !

Museum is very interesting and has many ground breaking vehicles. The carousel is the best!

This place has a great selection of car some of which where made here

This museum is really neat. Car collection is cool. Its worth checking out if you are in the area.

Great rainy day with the family in such a fun place

Staff is knowledgeable and helpful, but the museum its self has no organization there will be a a car from 1900 sitting next to something from the thirties with a dog viper next to that. It should start at one end with oldest example and go year by year to the other end with the newish dodge viper. Also if ur going here accept that you have to part in the history museums parking deck as the have no parking of their own.

I had such a great time looking at all the displays. I remember going as a school age kid and thought it was neat but now that Im older and like history this place was truly fascinating.

I love seeing the old. Cars

This is a superb collection of automobiles as well as other history of Cleveland in the area. staff is super accommodating and eager and willing to any questions you may have. The carousel in the free ticket you get with admission is an added plus especially if you have children with you.

Super neat to see. Enjoyed learning so much.

This is an awesome place. Great collection of old cars and history about the people that lived in the Cleveland area. Located next to the Natural History Museum and Art Museum, ideally located. Great time, even road the Merry-go-round from Euclid Beach.

Was there for a work event and had a great time.

Website says they are open but in fact they are closed

We are renting the museum for a private party. Its a great venue if you are looking for something unique.

Really great collection of cars and planes and general cleveland history. Also includes the Hanna house which is definitely worth a walk through. The atmosphere is pretty standard museum in the Hanna house, while the Crawford museum is pretty upbeat and bright

Excellent place to visit, great exhibits and items on display, especially if you are a car buff. The Cleveland wing/section is incredible and extremely entertaining. The old Euclid Park carousel is a great time for all. Took away one star only cause it is not really appealing to kids 6 years and younger. There is a kids play area, and there are a couple of distractions for kids (like the play dingy on the bottom floor where the majority of the cars are on display), but overall, it is a very heavy reading museum, with an exhibit on display, and two to three paragraphs to read. Just keep in mind if you choose to take younger kids.

My granddaughter and I had awesome time! Feel like a kid on the carousel! Great memories as a kid!

I was actually here for job interview but my schedule and the schedule they needed me for wouldnt work out walked around for a moment its nice really nice

Really a nice place very cool cars and the euclid beach amusement park merry go round 2 free rides with paid admission

A variety of unusual cars. Wheelchair friendly!

Worth the find! Some rare cars and things. nicely laid out with loads of reading and videos. Our 12 year old grand son loved the openness and cool cars. Id say it takes only 90 minutes to see everything, but it depends how much you inspect and ponder.

Really cool place to check out! So much to see!

Love, this place Im 67 and I remember my dad taking me there many times. The merry go round from Euclid beach is there in all its glory, it has been refurbished beautifully. Oh yes and the huge Cleveland Indians Wahoo-----at least hes safe there with all the Wahoo haters out there

Unequaled experience... enjoy days of old

Learn so much about tech history. Gorgeous cars and planes.

This is probably one of my favorite museums in Cleveland. A great selection of classic cars, interesting local history in the mansions and rotation displays.

Nice establishment love looking at the old cars and riding the merry go round

This is a great hidden gem in the museum district. Tons of unique cars, including a whole section dedicated to stainless steel cars (yup, a DeLoran is there too) as well as some items specific to the CLE/Akron area. If you like cars, you should visit!

Amazing! Love the old cars, got to see 1950s stainless steel Ford Thunderbird, awesome!

Very fun. And nice of you like. Cars and planes

Overall, a nice place to visit but in all... kind of a let down. I went in expecting much more in regards to auto and aviation and well it did not reach my hope. The cost for the museum is within reason as the museum isn’t too big or extensive. The thing that may have left an off taste for though is as I was leaving the parking went up the payment amount by going over one minute... I know... I know, it happens and it’s going to but just off set me a bit considering the museum itself was less than expected.For what it’s worth though, a very quaint little place with interesting memories and information about Cleveland as well as a fair assortment of older cars to look at.

Great place to take the grandkids to see history live and not in a textbook!

The museum has an interesting mix of cars in the collection. Truly worth the visit!

Various makes of cars kept on display from the initial 1909 model. Few planes also on display. There is a electric car on display made by Baker Motor Vehicle Company in 1904!!!

Great tour! Staff was extremely and helpful. We were directed to other exhibits and asked about our experience when leaving. Plan on spending hours there.

Really cool place to see if your into history or historical cars

They have some interesting vehicles. Some of them are difficult to see inside so they have screens with photos. A lot of the photos are of the outside which can easily be seen. It would help to have photos of more detailed hard to see areas with captions about the view.

Recommend to families and out of towners! This museum gives an overall history of the city of Cleveland!

Cool collection of old cars. Kids really enjoyed it

Must do if you are exploring Cleveland history. Great audio/ visual nuggets of Cleveland lore from then to now. My favorite exhibit is the Euclid Beach Merry-go-round, 2 rides with admission, operator was very knowledgeable. I also love that Humphreys popcorn balls are available in the gift shop. Drop a pin here when traversing University Circle.

Marvelous museum. Lot to see. Quality exhibits.

Family oriented and great cars, along with history too!

What can I say? Cleveland is great. The Historical Museum is amazing, fun, educational and always interesting.

Great museum, got into a great conversation with staff and learned alot

If you like old cars this is the place to go

A nice car museum, not large but definitely had a good collection of particularly old vehicles. Additionally the focus on Cleveland built cars was fascinating.

Besides the cool collection of vintage cars at the Crawford Auto Aviation Museum (which is part of the Cleveland History Center), youll see the Wedell-Williams Ring-Free Comet - which was a racing aircraft that flew in the Thompson Trophy air race in Cleveland, Ohio in 1937.

Great to visit. Great place to volunteer! Clevelands outstanding place in early automotive industry and also in the National Air Races of the 1930s and 40s are well represented by the cars and planes that are displayed and explained.

Loved this place... staff was great and so many cars! Not a lot of walking... sounds lazy, yet I say that to point out how close and vast the exhibits.

Be sure to take a ride on the old Euclid Beach carousel. Its like brand new. The cars and airplanes are pretty neat too.

We took a group of children. There was so much to see and learn. They offered an educational workshop that was super interactive. They really had the students moving! I learned about a aviation in a new way.

The vintage automobiles are so interesting!

Surprisingly nice, I have been there a few years before it was greatly disappointed after the renovations. It seems that the Crawford Museum has really tried to improve and succeeded in their efforts. Worth the price of admission.

Visited for the first time last year I would highly suggest any Cleveland native take a stroll through there. Great exhibits and if you can dont forget to get on the carousel!

Wonderful place for an outing with the kids. Great collection, not overwhelming, well organized, and helpful, courteous staff. Will definitely go back!

Soo awesome me and the family had a amazing time so much to see!!

Loved it here great collection of vintage cars!

The Crawford Auto Aviation Museum held a United We brunch for The Scene Magazine. I enjoyed the downstairs where there were classical cars. Otherwise this Museum was being held for a brunch by several different restaurants. They had a mimosa section right by the Bloody Marys. Only complaint I have about that as they only used one kind of Titos and it did not taste well with My Bloody Mary. There was another drink they made for me that was made of Titos and I cant remember what else I want to say it was a lemonade drink. I couldnt drink that either because the one Titos they had just did not taste well with the drinks they were making maybe if they had the white label titos drinks would have tasted better because drinks were not all that everyone went downstairs where the cool cars were and where their beers were beers went by so fast because not everyone was feeling the brown label Titos