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1. Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum
South Loop | Museum/GalleryTaking you on a journey through the stars to unlock the mysteries of our galaxy and beyond, the Adler tells amazing stories of space exploration...Read More
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2. Art Institute of Chicago
Loop | Museum/GalleryCome for the sterling collection of old masters and impressionists (an entire room is dedicated to Monet); linger over the extraordinary and...Read More
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3. Chicago Children's Museum
Near North | Museum/GalleryHands-on is the operative concept at this brightly colored Navy Pier anchor. Kids can tinker with tools, climb through multilevel tunnels and...Read More
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4. Chicago History Museum
Lincoln Park | Museum/GallerySeeking to bring Chicago's often complicated history to life, this museum has several strong permanent exhibits, including "Chicago: Crossroads...Read More
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5. DuSable Museum of African American History
Hyde Park | Museum/GallerySitting alongside the lagoons of Washington Park, the DuSable Museum offers an evocative exploration of the African American experience. The...Read More
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6. Farnsworth House
House/Mansion/VillaThis 1951 minimalist dwelling by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe sits just down the Fox River from Aurora. Constructed of steel, wood, and travertine...Read More
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7. Field Museum
South Loop | Museum/GalleryMore than 400,000-square feet of exhibit space fill this gigantic museum, which explores cultures and environments from around the world. Interactive...Read More
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8. Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
University Village | Museum/GalleryHull House was the birthplace of social work. Social welfare pioneers and peace advocates Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr started the American...Read More
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9. Museum of Contemporary Art
Near North | Museum/GalleryA group of art patrons who felt the great Art Institute was unresponsive to modern work founded the MCA in 1967, and it has remained a renegade...Read More
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10. Museum of Science and Industry
Hyde Park | Museum/GalleryThe MSI is one of the most-visited sites in Chicago, and for good reason. The sprawling space has 2,000 exhibits on three floors, with new exhibits...Read More
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11. National Museum of Mexican Art
Pilsen | Museum/GalleryThe largest Latino museum in the country (and the only Latino one accredited by the American Alliance of Museums) is definitely worth a look...Read More
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12. National Veterans Art Museum
Far Northwest Side | Museum/GalleryLocated in Portage Park, this museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting art inspired by combat and created by veterans....Read More
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13. Smart Museum of Art
Hyde Park | Museum/GalleryIf you want to see masterpieces but don't want to spend a long day wandering around one of the major art museums, the Smart may be just your...Read More
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14. Swedish American Museum Center
Andersonville | Museum/GalleryYou don't have to be Swedish to find this tiny and welcoming museum interesting. Permanent displays include trunks immigrants brought with them...Read More
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15. Cantigny Park
House/Mansion/VillaThe 500-acre estate of former Chicago Tribune editor and publisher Robert McCormick (1880–1955) has multiple attractions. For starters, there...Read More
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16. Clarke House Museum
Prairie Avenue | Museum/GalleryThis Greek Revival structure dates from 1836, making it Chicago's oldest surviving building. It's a clapboard house in a masonry city, built...Read More
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17. Driehaus Museum
River North | Museum/GalleryCurious about how the wealthy built their urban palaces during America's Gilded Age? Steps away from the Magnificent Mile, the former Samuel...Read More
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18. Ernest Hemingway Birthplace
Museum/GalleryPart of the literary legacy of Oak Park, this three-story, turreted Queen Anne Victorian, which stands in frilly contrast to the many streamlined...Read More
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19. Ernest Hemingway Museum
Museum/GalleryHow did the author's first 20 years in Oak Park affect his later work? Check out the exhibits and videos here to find out. Don't miss his first...Read More
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20. Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
Educational InstitutionIn the 1970s a group of neo-Nazis planned a march in the predominantly Jewish suburb of Skokie, and local Holocaust survivors reacted by creating...Read More
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