Illinois Museums:
Chicago
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Architecture:
 Chicago Architecture Foundation 312-922-TOUR
224 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60604
location
Clarke House Museum 312-745-0040
1827 S. Indiana Ave. Chicago, IL 60616
location
Robie House 773-834-1847
5757 S. Woodlawn St. Chicago, IL 60637
location
Glessner House Museum 312-326-1480
1800 S. Prairie Avenue Chicago, 60616
location
Art:
Art Institute of Chicago 312-443-3600
111 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, 60603
location
Columbia College Center for the Book and Paper Arts 312-663-1600
1104 S. Wabash, 2nd floor Chicago, IL 60605
location
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art 312-243-9088
756 W. Milwaukee Chicago, IL 60622
location
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum 312-738-1503
1852 W. 19th Street Chicago, IL 60608
location
Museum of Contemporary Art 312-280-2660
220 E. Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611
location
Museum of Contemporary Photography 312-663-5554
600 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60605
location
National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum 312-326-0270
1801 S. Indiana Avenue Chicago, IL 60616
location
David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art 773-702-0200
5550 S. Greenwood Avenue Chicago, IL 60637
location
Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows at Navy Pier 312-791-6049
Navy Pier, 700 E. Grand Ave Chicago, IL 60611
location
Terra Museum of American Art 312-664-3939
664 N. Michigan Chicago, IL 60611
location
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 773-227-5522
2320 W. Chicago Chicago, IL 60622
location
Children:
Chicago Children's Museum 312-527-1000
700 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago 60611
location
Ethnic Communities:
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture 773-582-6500
6500 S. Pulaski Road, Chicago 60629
location
Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center 312-726-1234
168 N. Michigan Avenue, 4th floor, Chicago 60601
location
Polish Museum of America 312-384-3352
984 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60622
location
Swedish American Museum Center 773-728-8111
5211 N. Clark Street, Chicago 60640
location
Ukrainian National Museum 312-276-6565
2453 W. Chicago Ave.,Chicago, IL, 60622
location
History:
Chicago Historical Society 312-642-4600
Clark Street at North Avenue, Chicago IL 60614
location
DuSable Museum of African-American History 773-947-0600
740 E. 56th Place, Chicago IL 60637
location
D.L. Moody Museum 312-329-4404
820 N. LaSalle Dr., Chicago IL 60610
location
Oriental Institute Museum 773-702-1062
1155 E. 58th Street, Chicago IL 60637
location
Spertus Museum / Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies 312-322-1747
618 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL 60605
location
A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter National Museum and Gallery 773-928-3935
10403 S. Maryland Ave, Chicago IL 60628
location
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum 312-413-5353
800 S. Halsted St., Chicago IL 60622
location
Vietnam War Museum 773-728-6111
954 W Carmen, Chicago IL 60640
location
Northwestern University Settlement House 773-278-7471
1400 W. Augusta Blvd, Chicago IL 60622
location
Peace Museum 773-638-6450
100 North Central Park Avenue, Chicago IL 60624
location
Chicago Maritime Museum 312-421-9096
310 South Racine, Chicago, Illinois, 60607
location
Law and Justice:
American Bar Association Museum of Law 312-988-6222
750 N. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago IL 60611
location
American Police Center and Museum 312-431-0005
1717 S State St. Chicago, IL 60616
location
Science & Technology:
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum 312-922-STAR
1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago 60605
location
Field Museum 312-922-9410
1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago 60605
location
Museum of Science and Industry 773-684-1414
57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago 60637
location
John G. Shedd Aquarium 312-939-2438
1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago 60605
location
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 773-755-5100
2430 N. Cannon Drive at Fullerton Parkway, Chicago 60614
location
International Museum of Surgical Science 312-642-6502
1524 N. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60610
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Museum of Holography/Chicago 312-226-1007
1134 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago IL 60607
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Museum of Broadcast Communications 312-629-6000
78 East Washington, Chicago 60602
location
Free Days
Chicago Museum Week Free Days & Visitor Information
More historic sites
Illinois Historical Society Listing
1. Museum Campus Free Trolleys
Museum Campus free trolleys circulate between the parking lots, all three museums and the CTA station at Roosevelt Road.
Take the Red, Orange or Green CTA line to Roosevelt Road and then trolley the rest of the way! Catch one at a stop marked
on the Museum Campus map.
Service runs every 20-30 minutes on Saturdays, Sundays and Monday holidays from 10am until 6pm.
2. City of Chicago Free Trolleys
The City of Chicago's free trolley system has ceased operation for the season. Service begins again on Memorial Day
weekend 2004. For more information on the city's free trolleys call 1-877-CHICAGO (1-877-244-2246).
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