We arrived at the Warhol Museum, which is right by Sandusky Park, with no cash and right before a baseball game. Parking is a flat rate -- $10 cash. A very kind parking lot attendant helped us turn around and sent us off in the direction of the cash machine.
On our second approach, we parked the car and entered the stylish museum. $26 later ($10 for adults, $6 for kids), we were thinking, we hope this is really good! And, are we crazy to bring a 3-year-old here?? (Note our philosophy is that she delays gratification, and the zoo was promised for the afternoon.)
We had a great time, despite knowing little about Warhol. Museum is painted in inspiring colors, has five floors with varied themes, offers the requisite gift/book shop with a unique selection of must-have objets-d'art and goofy trends, and a delicious cafe in the basement (reviewed separately).
By far the most popular room with our daughter was the silver clouds...mesmerizing floating rectangular helium-filled balloons that she could stand in the midst of and gently push around.
Note: this is in the same part of town (though more of a drive than a walk) as the Children's Museum, though this is closed through Nov 2004.