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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago's largest, most famous art museum
111 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60603
312.443.3600
www.artic.edu
Prices: $14 and up; children under 14 years old free
Hours: Open daily 10:30-5; open until 8pm on Thursdays
Age: All ages
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Chicago Children's Museum
Chicago Children’s Museum is a place where families and caregivers with infants and children are encouraged to create, explore, and discover together through play.
700 East Grand Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611
312.527.1000
www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org
Prices: Children Under One FREE; Children & Adult: $14; Seniors: $13
Hours: M–W: 10-5; Thursday: 10-8; F–Su: 10–5; Th Evenings (Target Free Family Night) 5–8 pm
Age: All ages
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Chicago History Museum
CHM shares Chicago’s stories, serving as a hub of scholarship and learning, inspiration and civic engagement.
1601 N Clark St.
Chicago, Illinois 60614
312.642.4600
www.chicagohistory.org
Prices: Adults $14, includes audio tour; children under 12 are free; additional discounts and rates available
Hours: M-Sa 9:30-4:30; Su 12-5
Age: All ages
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The Richard H. Driehaus Museum
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum immerses visitors in one of the grandest residential buildings of 19th-century Chicago
40 East Erie Street
Chicago, Illinois 60611
312.482.8933
www.driehausmuseum.org
Prices: $20 Adult $12.50 Senior (65+) $10 Student $10 Youth (6-12 years) Children five and under are free.
Hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Age: All ages.
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Field Museum
Chicago's museum of natural history and life on Earth
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60605
312.922.9410
www.fieldmuseum.org
Prices: $13-$31 (basic child admission up to all-access adult) Children under 3 are free.
Hours: Open daily 9-5 except Christmas; last admission at 4pm
Age: All ages
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Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)
Chicago's contemporary art museum
220 E Chicago Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60611
312.280.2660
mcachicago.org
Prices: $12 suggested admission; free for IL res. Tuesdays. Free children 12 and under
Hours: Closed M; Tu 10-8; W-Su 10-5
Age: All ages
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Museum of Science and Industry
Opened in 1933, MSI is the oldest science Museum of its kind in the Western Hemisphere
5700 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60657
773.684.1414
msichicago.org
Prices: $18/adult; $11/child; free for children under 3; package rates and additional discounts available
Hours: Daily 9:30-4; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas
Age: All ages
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Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Chicago's nature museum, located in Lincoln Park
2430 N. Cannon Dr.
Chicago, Illinois 60614
773.755.5100
www.naturemuseum.org
Prices: $9 adults; $7 students + seniors; $6 children 3-12; free for children under 3
Hours: M-F 9-5; Sa/Su 10-5
Age: All ages
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Smart Museum of Art
Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago
5550 S. Greenwood Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60637
773.702.0200
smartmuseum.uchicago.edu
Prices: FREE
Hours: Tu–Su 10 am–5 pm | Open Thursdays until 8 pm; Closed Mondays and holidays
Age: All ages
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