A few years ago I remember reading about Hallmark (of greeting card fame) donating their photography collection to the city's art museum. I guess at the time I didn't understand the magnitude of either the collection or the place but I finally made it there last weekend. No, it's not a repository of puppies and kittens but it's an absolutely amazing collection of which I saw only the small part of it that was on display. This includes originals by Ansel, Matthew Brady, W. Eugene Smith and so many others it's amazing. One of the big surprises to me was the Daguerreotypes including an actual photograph of Harriet Tubman from about the 1840's. The building itself is also a work of art, and contains an equally impressive collection of paintings, sculpture and other media. Big shocker: admission is free (but donations are appreciated).
Here are a few shots of it from my LX3. I'm trying to be worthy of it, but if I would have been just that much quicker with the first shot...