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Location: Chicago

Chicago INDOORS : Museums

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Dank Haus German American Cultural Center


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Location: 4740 N Western Avenue, Chicago, IL
The historic Dank-Haus is home to Dank Schule Chicago, a German language school for both children and adults.

The Haus hosts yearly events, including a Spring Festival and Oktoberfest...

Shedd Aquarium


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Location: 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
The world's largest indoor aquarium, The Shedd is both an aquarium and an oceanarium - a home for marine mammals.

Shedd's blue iguanas, Marley and Eleanor, for instance, have li...

Museum of Science and Industry


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Location: 57th St and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
The Museum of Science and Industry is an extremely cool place for kids.

Museum highlights include the Pioneer Zephyr 1933 train kids can pretend to ride; the Coal Mine, w...

FireZone


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Location: 1100 National Parkway, Schaumburg, IL
The FireZone is an interactive environment, allowing a unique hands-on look into the world of firefighting. The FireZone features a firehouse theme with real firefighters, fire engines, educati...

Cantigny Park


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Location: 1 S. 151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL
Chicago publishing magnate Colonel Robert R. McCormick willed his 500-acre estate - named Cantigny in honor of the first American battle in World War I - as a public park and recreation area to the to...

Chicago Children's Museum


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Location: 700 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL
There's more to do at the Chicago Children's Museum than can fit in one visit! Some favorite permanent exhibits include:

Dinosaur Expedition re-creates the site of the 1997 expe...

Art Institute of Chicago


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Location: 111 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
Young visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago are often captivated by the museum before even entering the doors when they are greeted at the entrance by two large, endearing bronze lions! Insi...

DuPage Children's Museum


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Location: 301 N. Washington Street, Naperville, IL
The DuPage Children's Museum has three floors made up of different exhibit neighborhoods - each one special in its own way. Each neighborhood is packed with exciting ways to explore art, math, ...

Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago


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Location: 2100 Patriot Boulevard, Glenview NAS, IL
The Kohl Children's Museum has fun and interactive exhibits which reflect the varied learning styles of children ages birth through eight. It provides an atmosphere in which children are able t...

Field Museum of Natural History


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Location: 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
Just beyond the entrance into Stanley Field Hall on the main floor of the Field Museum, come face to face with Sue, the largest, most complete, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex

The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn


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Location: 5100 W. Museum Drive, Oak Lawn, IL
The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn has eight interactive exhibits, including a puppet theater, a market, a water table and periscopes.

Kids visiting the "Art Cart" can create their own kite a...

Wonder Works


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Location: 6445 W. North Avenue, Oak Park, IL
Wonder Works, a children's museum in Oak Park, features 6,400 square feet of fun and exploration for kids up to age ten.

Permanent exhibits include:

The Great Outdoors,...

Lake County Discovery Museum


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Location: 27277 Forest Preserve Drive, Wauconda, IL
Lake County Discovery Museum features hands-on interactive exhibits that introduce the history of Lake County in a fun learning environment. A variety of programs and events for families and sc...

Museum of Holography


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Location: 1134 W. Washington Boulevard, Chicago, IL
Ever had the feeling that the eyes of a painting's subject were following you? Here at the Museum of Holography, they usually really are! Founded in 1976, the museum boasts four galleries with...

The Museum of Broadcast Communications


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Location: Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago, IL
The MBC is closed to the public at this time as it prepares for its transition into its new home at State and Kinzie in downtown Chicago. The new MBC is scheduled to open in 2008.
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