Chicago's Most Popular Museums.
| Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive | Map | None | $16 Mon. & Tue. Off-Season | Explore the solar system through exhibits, interactive adventures and two full-sized planetarium theaters. | More Info |
| Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Avenue | Map | None | $12 Tuesdays | The collection spans 5,000 years of artistic expression - paintings, prints and drawings, sculptures, photographs, video and more. | More Info |
| Chicago Children's Museum 700 E. Grand Avenue | Map | None | $8 Thu. 5-8pm | Interactive learning adventures for toddlers to ten year-olds; located at Navy Pier. | More Info |
| Chicago Historical Museum Clark Street at North Avenue | Map | Till Fall '06 | Closed for Renovation | Learn about Chicago's unique history, trace its growth from wilderness outpost to the architectural, cultural and social Mecca of our times. | More Info |
| The David & Alfred Smart Museum of Art 5550 S. Greenwood Avenue | Map | Mon | Free | Over 10,000 objects, spanning five centuries of both Western and Eastern civilizations, plus special exhibitions. | More Info |
| DuSable Museum of African-American History 740 E. 56th Place | Map | Mon | $3 Sundays | Dedicated to the collection, preservation, interpretation and dissemination of the history and culture of Americans of African descent. | More Info |
| Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive | Map | None | $19 None | Features the preservation and exhibition of objects illustrating art, archaeology, science and history. See "Sue", the largest, best preserved T-Rex. See our Field Museum feature article. | More Info |
| Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center 801 W. Adams St. | Map | Sun & Mon | Free | Captures the history of the Greek immigrant experience in America, showcases the artistic work of the Hellenic people and celebrates the Hellenic culture of antiquity. | More Info |
| Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum 1852 W. 19th Street | Map | Mon | Free | The Permanent Collection contains over 5,000 objects of Mexican art, including prints and drawings, photography, painting and sculpture, textiles and more. | More Info |
| Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E. Chicago Avenue | Map | Mon | $10 Tuesdays | Exhibitions of art created since 1945 -- through painting, sculpture, photography, video and film, and performance. | More Info |
| Museum of Contemporary Photography 600 S. Michigan Avenue | Map | Sun | Free | An exclusive commitment to the medium of photography; permanent collection includes more than 7,000 objects, focusing on the photography of Americans and U.S. residents since 1936. | More Info |
| Museum of Science and Industry(MSI) 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive | Map | None | $11 Some Mon & Tue | One of the most popular museums in the United States - Covers diverse areas like energy, the environment, the human body, space exploration and transportation. Highlights include a U-505 Submarine and an Omnimax Theater. See our MSI feature article. | More Info |
| Oriental Institute Museum 1155 East 58th Street | Map | Mon | $5 optional | A showcase of the history, art and archaeology of the ancient Near East, including major collections of antiquities from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iran, Syria, Palestine, and Anatolia. | More Info |
| Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 2430 N. Cannon Drive | Map | None | $7 Thursday | Explore how everything we do is connected to nature; vist the year-round butterfly haven; learn about the eco-friendly building technology. | More Info |
| Polish Museum of America 984 N. Milwaukee Avenue | Map | None | $5 Thursday | Promotes the knowledge of Polish history and culture, especially promulgates Polish and Polish American art in its paintings, sculptures, drawings and lithographs by well-known artists. | More Info |
| Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows 700 E. Grand Avenue (Navy Pier) | Map | None | Free | A permanent display of 150 stained glass windows housed in an 800 foot-long series of galleries along the lower level terraces of Festival Hall at Navy Pier. | More Info |
| Spertus Museum of Judaica 618 S. Michigan | Map | None | $5 Friday | Spertus Museum organizes and hosts thought-provoking exhibitions that explore contemporary and historical issues in Jewish art and culture. | More Info |
| Ukrainian National Museum 721 N. Oakley Boulevard | Map | Mon- Wed | Free | Details the heritage, culture and people of Ukraine -- over 1,000 artifacts from folk art to musical instruments, plus an extensive library. | More Info |
