Chicago History Museum

1601 N Clark St formerly the Chicago Historical Society Chicago , Illinois, United States - Phone: 312-642-4600
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  • 1

    8 Mile

    ... interesting one, a stopover on the drive from Toronto to Chicago, emphasised by the excellent and at times moving Afro-American History museum reflecting on the city's ethnic makeup and history of slavery. So Detroit was our first stop back in the US ...

  • 2

    Water, water everywhere

    ... was living up to its nametag of the Windy city when we left the aquarium, we decided the three minute walk over to the Natural History Museum was an ideal choice. And, if you like that sort of thing, it was. Me, I prefer my exhibits alive. Although ...

  • 3

    election day

    34 photos

    ... I went to Lincoln Park, walking by the ponds, a farmer's market, the zoo, the conservatory, and ending up at the Chicago History Museum at the south end.  I got in free because Bank of America has a promotion where the first weekend of every month is ...

  • 4

    One more museum, pancake house, vintage shopping!

    ... chilling so i read my book. But then after an hour i was ready to get up and sight see and i decided to go to the 'Chicago History museum' I wanted to ride the 'L' and go for it on my own, as Anya had guided me through it on sunday. It was easy to ...

  • 5

    Chicago -- City of Skyscrapers & Cloud Gate

    88 photos

    ... .  Among the best in the city are: i)  Field Museum of Natural History.  I love natural history museums!  This massive structure has large permanent and rotating collections.  A highlight is Sue, the largest and most intact T-Rex ...

  • 6

    Friday in Chicago

    5 photos

    ... bucket.  It was fun to watch.   Since the day was still pretty early, we headed over to the Chicago History Museum.  I wish we would have gotten there earlier.  They had an exhibit called "Chicago: Crossroads of America" which was ...

  • 7

    Boat Tour, Field Museum and Joe's steakhouse

    52 photos

    ... had a look at a few stores, and decided to check out the Field Museum. This place was like a bigger, less busy Natural History Museum, complete with a huge dinosaur bones exhibition. If you were up for it you could literally stay there all day.  In ...

  • 8

    No Belugas For You!

    2 photos

    ... the studios were number 8. Clever girl. I used up the last few hours of my pass this morning in a quick trip to the Chicago History Museum: free on Mondays! It wasn't too big so I was able to look at all the exhibits with time to spare, although those ...

  • 9

    And all that jazz...

    ... 'Museum Campus' area. In three hours I managed to squeeze in a visit to the aquarium, a natural history museum, Soldier Field (the home of the Chicago Bears American Football team - impressive stadium) and the planetarium. Sadly, the rushing around and ...

  • 10

    Blown away by the windy city

    17 photos

    ... amazing city, full of so many things to see and do and with such  diverse history. We checked out the Chicago History Museum and learnt about the Chicago fires, race riots, industrial and history as the transportation hub of America. The first ...