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Chicago Academy of Sciences
OFFSITE
MAP 773/549-0606, 2060 N Clark
Good solid science museum.
Adler Planetarium
OFFSITE • PHOTOS
MAP 312/922-STAR, 1300 S Lake Shore
Great sky show.
American Police Center and Museum
MAP 312/431-0005, 1717 S State
Art Institute of Chicago
OFFSITE • PHOTOS
MAP 312/443-3500, 210 S Michigan
At Adams.
Always wonderful. Far advance tickets required for major shows.
Chicago Athenaeum, Museum of Architecture and Design
OFFSITE
MAP 312/251-0175, 6 N Michigan
Balzekas Museum
MAP 773/582-6500, 6500 S Pulaski Rd
Bicycle Museum of America
MAP 312/222-0500, 435 E Illinois
North Pier Festival Market
Boulevard Arts Center
MAP 773/476-4900, 6011 S Justine
Bradford Plates
847/966-2770
Niles
Museum of Broadcast Communications
OFFSITE
MAP 312/629-6000, 70 E Washington
World reknowned.
Burpee Museum
OFFSITE
MAP 815/965-3433, 737 N Main, Rockford, IL
Catigny War
847/668-5161
Wheaton
Chicago Children's Museum
OFFSITE
312/527-1000
Navy Pier, 700 E Grand
Wonderful interactive place. Good for under 12yo.
Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts
MAP 312/431-8612, 218 S Wabash
Museum of Contemporary Art
OFFSITE • PHOTOS
MAP 312/280-2660, 220 E Chicago
Tu/Th/Fr 11a-6p, We 11a-8p, Sa/Su 10a-6p.
Free 1st Tuesday of each month
Always good, show changes regularly.
Copernicus Foundation
MAP 773/777-7785, 5216 W Lawrence
Cuneo
OFFSITE
MAP 847/362-3042, 1350 N Milwaukee, Near 94+60., Vernon Hills, IL
DuSable Museum of African American History
MAP 773/947-0600, 740 E 56th Pl
Supports many african american events.
Elmhurst Art Museum, , 150 Cottage Hill Ave, Elmhurst IL.
OFFSITE
630/834-0202
Field Museum
OFFSITE • PHOTOS
312/922-9410
Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore
Large, impressive, old world style.
George Washington Carver Center
MAP 309/655-0610, 710 3rd Street, Peoria, IL
Gerber/Hart Gay and Lesbian Library and Archives
MAP 773/883-3003, 3352 N Paulina
Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center
MAP 312/467-4622, 400 N Franklin
Gallery 280
Chicago Historical Society
OFFSITE
MAP 312/642-4600, 1601 N Clark
free Mon
Good solid historical museum.
Museum of Holography
OFFSITE
MAP 312/226-1007, 1134 W Washington Blvd
International Museum of Surgical Science
OFFSITE
MAP 312/642-6502, 1524 N Lake Shore
Tu-Sa 10a-4p. Reportedly very creepy, in a good way.
Irish American Center
OFFSITE
MAP 773/282-7035, 4626 N Knox, Chicago, IL
Jane Addams' Hull House Museum
MAP 312/413-5353, 800 S Halsted
Kohl's Children's Museum
OFFSITE • PHOTOS
MAP 847/251-7781, 165 Greenbay Rd, Wilmette IL
10-17Tu-Sa 12-17Su
Really good kids play place, about ages 4-11, with a Jewish slant.
Next door to Walker Brother's restaurant.
Leather Archives and Museum
OFFSITE
MAP 773/761-9200, 6418 N Greenview
Appointment only. Enough said.
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
OFFSITE
MAP 847/833-1616, 220 Cottage Hill, Elmhurst IL
Impressive geological collection and fantastic carved artworks.
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
OFFSITE
MAP 847/491-4001, 1967 South Campus Drive, Evanston IL
In the NorthWestern campus.
McDonald's Museum
PHOTOS
MAP 847/297-5022, 400 N Lee St, Des Plaines, IL
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
OFFSITE
MAP 773/738-1503, 1852 W 19th
Newberry Library
OFFSITE
MAP 312/943-9090, 60 W Walton Place
North Lakeside Cultural Center
MAP 773/743-4477, 6219 N Sheridan
Oriental Institute Museum
MAP 773/702-9521, 1155 E 58th
Peace Museum
OFFSITE
MAP 773/638-6450, 100 N Central Park
Tu-Fr 1-5p, in the Garfield Park Gold Dome. Reportedly once endorsed by Yoko Ono.
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
OFFSITE
773/549-0606
Lincoln Park, , 2430 N Cannon.
Museum of Contemporary Photography
OFFSITE • PHOTOS
MAP 312/663-5554, 600 S Michigan
Mo-We,Fr 10a-5p, Th 10a-8p, Sa noon-5p.
Polish Museum of America
MAP 312/384-3352, 984 N Milwaukee
Prairie Avenue House Museums
MAP 312/326-1480, 1800 S Prairie
Glessner House and Clarke House
Railway Museum
OFFSITE
MAP 800/BIG-RAIL, Union, IL
Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
MAP 773/702-8670, 5811 S Ellis
Museum of Science and Industry
OFFSITE
MAP 773/684-1414, 57th at Lake Shore
World class, paid admission, has an IMAX theater.
Shedd Aquarium, John G.
OFFSITE • PHOTOS
MAP 312/939-2438, 1200 S Lake Shore
9-18M-Su, $3 ($2 kids), Th free
Oceanarium +$7 (+$5 kids), Th +$4 (+$3 kids)
World class, beautiful design.
Smart Museum of Art
OFFSITE
MAP 773/702-0200, 5550 S Greenwood
South Shore Cultural Center
MAP 773/747-2536, 7059 S South Shore
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
OFFSITE • PHOTOS
MAP 312/922-9012, 618 S Michigan
Swedish American Museum Center
OFFSITE • PHOTOS
MAP 312/728-8111, 5211 N Clark
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