Chicago Museums
Chicago museums are deservedly famous. The Field Museum has everything you could want to know about natural history. The Art Institute of Chicago has many historical paintings. There's the Museum of Contemporary Photography and the Museum of Science and Industry with its WWII German U-boat. Civil War buffs will find the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Building and Museum of interest. Then there are the smaller, niche museums that become even more specialized, like the Polish Museum or the Ukrainian National Museum. Visitors can name their interest and usually find that there's a Chicago museum about that.Chicago Museums
Shedd Aquarium
One of the oldest public aquariums in the world, the Shedd Aquarium, also known as the World's Aquarium, has been open since 1930. There are more than 20,000 animals housed within three main exhibits, The Galleries, Amazon Rising: Season of the River and the Oceans Coast Gallery.
One of the oldest public aquariums in the world, the Shedd Aquarium, also known as the World's Aquarium, has been open since 1930. There are more than 20,000 animals housed within three main exhibits, The Galleries, Amazon Rising: Season of the River and the Oceans Coast Gallery.
Museum of Science and Industry
The 1893 World's Columbian Exhibition's only remaining building is the home today of this museum. Permanent exhibits include the German U-boat, U-505, the Apollo 8, lunar capsule, a complete mock-up of a coal mine, the Pioneer Zephyr, a stainless-steel trainset, and more.
The 1893 World's Columbian Exhibition's only remaining building is the home today of this museum. Permanent exhibits include the German U-boat, U-505, the Apollo 8, lunar capsule, a complete mock-up of a coal mine, the Pioneer Zephyr, a stainless-steel trainset, and more.
