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We've got an ever-expanding list of the best free activities and events for kids and families across the US, including free classes and workshops, free holiday activiities, free summer and winter events, free indoor play and story time, restaurants where kids eat free, and more!

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Garfield Park Conservatory Parent rating: Location: 300 N. Central Park Avenue, Chicago, IL Garfield Park Conservatory is a fabulous place to learn about plants. From a replica of Monet's Garden to Horticulture Hall, the whole family can find special creations that teach about a wide ...
Kline Creek Farm Parent rating: Location: 1N600 County Farm Rd, West Chicago, IL Kline Creek Farm, sitting within the 1,102-acre Timber Ridge Forest Preserve in Winfield, is a living-history farm depicting farm life as it was on this site and hundreds of others like it in 1...
Old Town School of Folk Music Parent rating: Location: 4544 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL A not-for-profit organization, the Old Town School of Folk Music offers kids' classes in music, dance, art and theater as well as private lessons to accommodate individual ...
Free Thinking: Lincoln Square Parent rating: Location: 2300 W. Wilson, Chicago, IL What's free in the Lincoln Square area for kids and families? Architecture buffs can stroll past the restored façade of Krause Music Store (a Louis Sullivan building) at 4611 N. Lincoln Avenue...
826Chicago Parent rating: Location: 1331 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 826Chicago is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages six to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to writ...
National Museum of Mexican Art Parent rating: Location: 1852 W. 19th Street, Chicago, IL The Museum's permanent collection focuses on prints and drawings, popular art, photography, painting and sculpture, and colonial and pre-Cuauhtémoc artifacts. Family Membership is $40 ...
Chicago Fed Visitor's Center & Money Museum Parent rating: Location: 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL The Chicago Fed's Money Museum offers insights into the history of cash. Kids can pose with a suitcase containing a million dollars, contemplate a cube that contains a million one dollar bills ...
Smart Museum of Art Parent rating: Location: The University of Chicago, 5550 S. Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, IL The Smart Museum of Art is a museum with a mission to educate and engage visitors. Through its permanent collection as well as special exhibitions and programs, the Smart is a memorable ...
Chicago Botanic Garden Parent rating: Location: 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL The Chicago Botanic Garden is actually 23 gardens in one! Our little ones are partial to the Waterfall Garden, with its 45-foot waterfall that cascades down a hillside into a se...
Block Museum of Art Parent rating: Location: 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL Block Museum of Art, located on the campus of Northwestern University, is the fine arts museum of Chicago's North Shore, offering focused visual arts programming for the university community and the g...
SitOrSquat.com Parent rating: Location: Nationwide Finding clean public restrooms just got easier. Charmin has teamed up with SitOrSquat.com to help you locate clean public restrooms in cities across the US using your mobile phone. This mobile applica...

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