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How to get to all the museums of Chicago for free

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The main thing is to choose the right day. And then any resident of Illinois, thanks to a special state program, will be able to visit any museum in Chicago for free. ForumDaily has collected all the known dates until the end of 2016, when the doors of Chicago museums will be open to everyone.

Field Museum of Natural History

Among the famous exhibits of the museum: Sue the most complete skeleton of a tyrannosaur; extensive collection on anthropology and ethnography; a collection of various large animals, including two African elephants and African man-eating lions; dinosaur collection and more.

Address: The field museum / 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605

Openning time: daily 9.00-17.00

Regular visit price: adults - $ 15, pensioners and students - $ 11, children (from 3 to 11 years) - $ 9. Children under 3 are free.

Free entrance for Illinois residents: June 21, 22, 23

 

Chicago Children's Museum

In the museum, children from 1 to 12 years learn, study and explore the world through the game. In the museum, you can visit the children's city, where there is a real bus, a mini-grocery store, a fire department and a fire truck that will help children learn about fire safety during the game; fort and aircraft, which children can build with his own hands. Also in the museum there is an urban landscape suitable for children.

Address: Chicago Children's Museum Navy Pier, 700 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611.

Openning time: Monday-Wednesday 10.00-17.00, Thursday 10.00-20.00, Friday-Sunday 10.00-17.00.

Regular visit price: children over 1 year and adults – $14, senior citizens – $13, children under 1 year – free.

Free entrance for all: every thursday xnumx-xnumx.

Free entrance for children up to 15 years: every first sunday of the month.

 

Museum of Science and Industry

The museum is one of the largest science museums in the world. Here you can see a model of the solar system, a German submarine, a model of the railway, a Boeing aircraft. The museum has a separate room dedicated to natural phenomena and physics. You can see a real tornado in it, cause a lightning strike, understand how avalanches are formed. The museum also has rooms dedicated to oil production, space, aviation, airplanes, agriculture, as well as anatomy and human activity.

Address: Museum of Science and Industry / 5700 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60637.

Openning time: daily 9.30-16.00.

Regular visit price (general access): adults – $18, children (from 3 to 11 years old) – $11, children under 3 years old – free.

Free entrance for Illinois residents:

  • June 1-3, 6-8
  • September 6-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-30
  • октябрь 5, 6
  • ноябрь 3, 10
  • December 1

 

Shedd Aquarium

The Shedd combines the best of 20th century aquariums. Excellence and innovation are a Shedd tradition, and they begin with its founder, John G. Shedd, who wanted to immortalize the city in which he grew up and therefore decided that Chicago should have the biggest and best aquarium.

Address: Shedd Aquarium / 1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605.

Openning time: Monday-Friday 9.00-17.00, Saturday-Sunday 9.00-18.00.

Regular visit price (shared): adults - $8, children (from 3 to 11 years old) - $6, children under 3 years old - free.

Free entrance for Illinois residents:

  • June 6, 7, 13, 14
  • September 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27
  • October 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31
  • November 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29

Bank of America / Merrill Lynch ATM Day — holders of credit or debit cards of this bank are also entitled to receive one free ticket to the general exhibition on the following days:

  • May 5-8
  • June 4-5
  • July 2-3
  • August 6-7
  • September 3-4
  • October 1-2
  • November 5-6

Chicago Botanic Garden

The garden was opened more than 40 years ago. From a beautiful place for ordinary everyday walks, it has become one of the greatest living museums and scientific centers in the world. In 2014, over one million people visited it. The garden is located on 155 hectares around nine islands, ten miles from the shoreline of the lake. The garden also has the Bonsai Collection.

Address: Chicago Botanic Garden / 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022.

Openning time: 1 April to 3 June daily 8.00-19.00, from 4 June to 5 September 7.00-21.00.

Is free: every day for all, parking is paid.

 

Lincoln Park Zoo

The main wealth of the zoo is more than 80 species of mammals - both common and exotic. Of particular interest are the numerous monkeys - from very tiny to huge gorillas. There are also giraffes, rhinoceroses, lions, hyenas, bears and camels. You can visit the terrarium, which is home to up to 70 species of amphibians, turtles, and reptiles. In the “Bird House” you can admire 75 species of different birds. And near the pond, at the very entrance to the zoo, king penguins live.

Address: Lincoln Park Zoo / 2001 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614.

Openning time: every day 10.00-17.00, seven days a week.

Free entry: every day for everyone. Parking fee.

 

Lurie Garden in Millennium Park

The garden is an urban oasis and is distinguished by a harmonious combination of landscape design and environmental sensitivity. These 2 hectares of gardens honor the city’s motto - Urbs in Horto (“Garden City”).

Address: Lurie Garden at Millennium Park / 201 East Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60602. Southeastern end of Millennium Park.

Openning time: 6.00-23.00, seven days a week.

The entrance is free: always for everyone. Programs and schedule on the site.

 

Peggy Noobert's Museum of the Study of Nature

The museum is managed by the Chicago Academy of Sciences. It was opened in 1999 year. The museum is dedicated to the natural history of Chicago and was created so that adults and children, nature lovers and novice scientists can share the scientific experience and samples that they collected. In addition, the museum has a popular live butterfly house.

Address: Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum / 2430 North Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL 60614.

Working hours: Monday-Friday 9.0016.30, Saturday-Sunday 10.00-17.00.

Regular visit price (shared): adults – $9, students and seniors (60 years and over) – $7, children (3 to 12 years old) – $6, children under 3 years old – free.

Free day for residents of Illinois:

  • every Thursday.

 

Clark House Museum

Built in 1836 for the family of Henry B. Clark, the museum is the oldest home in Chicago. The house shows the life of a family in Chicago during the formation and development of the city, even before the civil war.

Address: Clark house museum / 1827 South Indiana Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616.

Openning time: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 13.00-14.00 and 15.00-16.00.

Free for all hour tour:

  • on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 13.00 and 15.00

Elmhurst Historical Museum

The museum, dedicated to the history of the city of Elmhurst, includes a permanent collection of more than 15 artifacts—archives of letters, manuscripts and more than 000 historical photographs; a library of more than 10000 books; copies of city newspapers, census records, and a city fire insurance map.

Address: Elmhurst Historical Museum / 120 E. Park Ave., Elmhurst, IL 60302

Openning time: Tuesday-Sunday 13.00-17.00.

Free entrance for all. Additional programs for an additional fee.

 

Jane Addams Hull House Museum

The museum serves as a memorial to social reformer Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, and her colleagues whose work changed the lives of immigrants and national and international public policy.

Address: Jane Addams Hull-House Museum / 800 s. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60607.

Вwork time: Tuesday-Friday 10.00-16.00.

Free for all.

life hack: Chicago also has a Children's Museum Passport program, which allows registered Illinois public library patrons free admission to many museums any day. To do this, you need to get a special pass from any library, but the principle here is that whoever comes first gets the pass. Keep in mind - there is only one such pass per library.

The pass is given to four people, and with him during the week you can visit the total exposure of one museum. Among these four people must be at least one child up to 18 years and a maximum of two adults. If you want to take the same pass, then you need to wait 24 hours after you return it to the library, and if no one took it, then you can take it again.

The pass must be returned within a week to the same library where you got it. If you are late, you will need to pay a fine of $2 for each day you are late.

House Museum McCormick Bridge and the Chicago River

The museum is dedicated to the Chicago River and the world-famous drawbridges. Visitors to the museum will see the massive mechanism of Chicago’s most famous drawbridge, as well as learn the history of the river itself and enjoy the magnificent 360-degree view of the beauty of Chicago.

Address: McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum / 376 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60601.

Openning time: Thursday-Monday 10.00-17.00, from May to October.

Regular visit price: adults - $5, seniors over 62 - $4, children (6 to 12 years old) - $4, children under 6 years old - free.

Free entrance for all:

  • Sundays, from May to October

 

Art Institute of Chicago

The Art Institute of Chicago is an art museum and an institution of higher education at the same time. The museum is famous for its extensive collection of Impressionist and American art. The museum houses 300 works of art of various genres and styles.

Address: Art Institute of Chicago / 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603.

Openning time: Monday-Wednesday 10.30-17.00, Thursday 10.30-20.00, Friday-Sunday 10.30-17.00.

Regular visit price: adults - $25; adults living in Chicago - $20; adults living in Illinois - $22; students and seniors (65 years and older) – $19; students and seniors living in Chicago - $14; students and seniors living in Illinois - $16; children under 14 years old are free.

Free entrance for Illinois residents:

  • Every Thursday 17.00-20.00.

 

Chicago Cultural Center

Originally, the center was built as a public library, which was later transformed into an art and cultural center. Now it is one of the most frequently visited places in the city thanks to free events with live music, dance and theater performances, film shows, exhibitions and lectures. Each year the center offers more 1000 programs and exhibitions.

Address: Chicago Cultural Center / 78 E. Washington Street, Chicago, IL 60602.

Openning time: Monday-Thursday 9.00-19.00, Friday-Saturday 9.00-18.00, Sunday 10.00-18.00.

The entrance is free: daily for everyone

City Gallery in the historic water tower

A brilliant place to showcase the work of local photographers and artists is the city gallery in the historic water tower in the city center.

Address: City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower / 806 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611.

Openning time: every day 10.00-18.30, seven days a week.

Free entry: daily for everyone.

 

Lizadro Museum of Border Arts

The museum displays over 200 pieces of solid stone carvings from around the world. You will be able to see pieces of jade from which the imperial altar was made; modern and antique vases and bowls; dioramas with different types of stones and minerals. The museum's collection also includes examples of Florentine and Roman stone mosaics, and even a gold sculpture with an 18-carat diamond.

Address: Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art / 220 South Cottage Hill Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126.

Openning time: Tuesday-Saturday 10.00-17.00, Sunday 13.00-17.00.

Regular visit price: adults - $5, seniors (60 years and older) - $4, students and teenagers - $3, children (7 to 12 years old) - $2, children under 7 years old - free.

Free for all:

  • Every Friday.

Modern Art Museum

The museum was founded in 1964. Group of collectors, artdealers, artists, art historians and architects were convinced that the city of Chicago deserved to have a large museum of modern art. Thanks to them and appeared the museum, which exhibited the work of young artists, many of whom have become very influential.

Address: Museum of Contemporary Art / 220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611.

Openning time: Tuesday 10.00-20.00, Wednesday-Sunday 10.00-17.00.

Regular visit price: adults - $12, seniors and students - $7, children under 12 years old - free.

Free entrance for Illinois residents:

  • every Tuesday.

Museum of African American History DuCable

The museum is one of the few independent institutions of its kind in the United States. It was created to preserve and interpret the experience and achievements of Africa. The museum is dedicated to the collection of documentation, the preservation and study of the history and culture of Africans and African Americans, and is proud of its diverse exhibits, which are more than 15 thousands in the museum.

Address: DuSable Museum of African American History / 740 East 56th Place, Chicago, IL 60637

Openning time: Tuesday-Saturday 10.00-17.00, Sunday 12.00-17.00.

Regular visit price: adults - $10, adults living in Chicago - $8; students and seniors - $7; students and seniors living in Chicago - $5; children (from 6 to 11 years old) - $3; children living in Chicago - $2; all children under 6 years old are free.

Admission is free for all:

  • every Sunday.

 

Mitchell Museum of American Indians

The museum is one of the few museums around the country that concentrates on the art, history and culture of American Indians and the first nations of nations throughout the United States and Canada.

Address: Mitchell Museum of the American Indian / 3001 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201.

Openning time: Tuesday-Wednesday 10.00-17.00, Thursday 10.00-20.00, Friday-Saturday 10.00-17.00, Sunday 12.00-16.00.

Regular visit price: adults - $5, students, seniors, teachers and children - $3.

Admission is free for all:

  • every first friday of the month.

Swedish American Museum

The museum is a non-profit organization and cultural center for the education, celebration and interpretation of Swedish American history and culture in Chicago. The museum is located in a building on the square in 731 square. meter and has a gallery with special art exhibitions. Here is a collection of everyday items of Swedish immigrants who started their new life in Chicago. The museum collection is constantly updated with new items. In 2016, the museum celebrates its 40 anniversary.

Address: Swedish American Museum / 5211 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60601.

Openning time: Monday-Friday 10.00-16.00, Saturday-Sunday 11.00-16.00.

Regular visit price: adults - $4, students, seniors and children - $3, family - $10, children under 1 year - free.

Free entrance for all:

  • every second tuesday of the month.

 

International Museum of Surgical Science

The museum's exhibitions are dedicated to medical problems of the past and present. In the museum you can see everything related to surgery, for example, an exhibition on the topic of plastic surgery, and even objects of art. In total, the museum has about 7000 items - from acupuncture needles to X-ray machines.

Address: International Museum of Surgical Science / 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60610.

Openning time: Tuesday-Friday 10.00-16.00, Saturday-Sunday 10.00-17.00.

Regular visit price: Adults - $15, US Citizens 65 and older - $10, Students and Military - $10, Children (4 to 13 years old) - $7, Children under 4 years old - Free.

Free entrance for all:

  • on Tuesdays.

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Money Museum

The museum is located in the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Since the main function of the bank is to print dollars, the bulk of its exhibits are banknotes. The museum is practically the only place in the world where you can see one million dollars packed in a small case. And also - the same amount in one-dollar bills, placed in a transparent glass cube, the weight of which is one and a half tons.

Address: Money Museum Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago / 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL.

Openning time: Monday-Friday 8.30-17.00.

Free admission every day for everyone:

  • Monday-Friday (except for official holidays).

The editorial office asks to specify the time and working conditions of museums before visiting them.

 

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