Chicago Free Attractions & Free Museum Days

THINGS TO DO FOR FREE IN CHICAGO DURING 2009
See Chicago and save! Listed below are some of Chicago's most popular always-free attractions. The Chicago Office of Tourism has assembled for you a handy reference for many of the free activities available in Chicago.

Included below are the location, contact information and a link to the official web site for most listings. Click to the official sites to learn more about these great choices to experience Chicago at no cost.


THINGS TO DO
 FOR FREE IN 2009

No charge for admission to these attractions and museums (on these days)..

FREE MUSEUM DAYS

Always-Free Attractions

Chicago ArchiCenter

224 S. Michigan Avenue
312.922.3432
www.architecture.org

Chicago Beaches and Parks

Locations vary
312.742.PLAY (7529)
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com

Chicago Cultural Center

78 E. Washington Street
312.744.6630
www.chicagoculturalcenter.org

Chicago Greeter

Chicago Cultural Center Visitor Information Center
77 E. Randolph Street
312.744.8000
www.chicagogreeter.com

Chicago Public Library’s Harold Washington Library Center

400 S. State Street
312.747.4300
www.chipublib.org

City Gallery at the Historic Water Tower

806 N. Michigan Avenue
312.742.0808
Website

Garfield Park Conservatory

300 N. Central Park Avenue
773.638.1766
www.garfield-conservatory.org

Intuit: the Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art

756 N. Milwaukee Avenue
312.243.9088
www.art.org

Jane Addams Hull-House Museum

800 S. Halsted Street
312.413.5353
www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull

Lincoln Park Conservatory

2391 N. Stockton Drive
312.742.7736
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com

Lincoln Park Zoo

2200 N. Cannon Drive
312.742.2000
www.lpzoo.com

Millennium Park Welcome Center

201 E. Randolph Street
312.742.1168
www.millenniumpark.org

Museum of Contemporary Photography

600 S. Michigan Avenue
312.663.5554
www.mocp.org

National Museum of Mexican Art

1852 W. 19th Street
312.738.1503
www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org

Navy Pier

600 E. Grand Avenue
312.595.PIER (7437)
www.navypier.com

The Newberry Library

60 W. Walton Street
312.943.9090
www.newberry.org

The Oriental Institute Museum

1155 E. 58th Street
773.702.9514
www.oi.uchicago.edu

The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago

Bergman Gallery, Cobb Hall 418
5811 S. Ellis Avenue
773.702.8670
www.renaissancesociety.org

Smart Museum of Art

5550 S. Greenwood Avenue
773.702.0200
www.smartmuseum.uchicago.edu

Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows

Navy Pier
600 E. Grand Avenue
312.595.5024
Website
 


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• Art Institute of Chicago
• Field Museum
• Grant Park
• Hancock Observatory
• Lincoln Park Zoo
• Millennium Park
• Museum of Science & Industry
• Navy Pier
• Oak Street Beach
• Sears Tower Skydeck
• Shedd Aquarium

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Museum Free Days

Chicago is known for its many great museums. While the museums listed below are not free everyday, each offers days on which you can gain general admission for free. For each museum, the location, address information and a link to their web site is included. Call museums or visit their website for more information. All dates are subject to change.

The Adler Planetarium

1300 S. Lake Shore Drive
312.922.STAR (7827)
www.adlerplanetarium.org
Dates vary

The Art Institute of Chicago

111 S. Michigan Avenue
312.443.3600
www.artic.edu/aic
Thursdays 5–8 pm

Charnley-Persky House Museum

1365 N. Astor Street
312.915.0105
www.charnleyhouse.org
Wednesdays

Chicago Children’s Museum on Navy Pier

700 E. Grand Avenue
312.527.1000
www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org
Thursdays 5–8 pm
1st Sunday Each Month for ages 15 and under

Chicago History Museum

1601 N. Clark Street
312.642.4600
www.chicagohistory.org
Mondays

Clarke House Museum

1827 S. Indiana Avenue
312.745.0041
www.clarkehousemuseum.org
Wednesdays

DuSable Museum of African American History

740 E. 56th Place
773.947.0600
www.dusablemuseum.org
Sundays

The Field Museum

1400 S. Lake Shore Drive
312.922.9410
www.fieldmuseum.org
2nd Monday of each month

Glessner House Museum

1800 S. Prairie Avenue
312.326.1480
www.glessnerhouse.org
Wednesdays

Loyola University Museum of Art

820 N. Michigan Avenue
312.915.7600
www.luc.edu/luma
Tuesdays

Museum of Contemporary Art

220 E. Chicago Avenue
312.280.2660
www.mcachicago.org
Tuesdays

Museum of Science and Industry

57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
773.684.1414
www.msichicago.org
Dates vary

Notebaert Nature Museum

2430 N. Cannon Drive
773.755.5100
www.chias.org
Thursdays

Shedd Aquarium

1200 S. Lake Shore Drive
312.939.2438
www.sheddaquarium.org
Dates vary

Spertus Museum

610 S. Michigan Avenue
312.322.1700
www.spertus.edu
Wednesdays 10 am–12noon
Thursdays 2–6 pm

Swedish American Museum Center & Children’s Museum of Immigration

5211 N. Clark Street
773.728.8111
www.samac.org
2nd Tuesday Each Month

Call museums for more information. All dates are subject to change.



The 'Go Chicago' Card - 25 Attractions for One Low Price!
 'Go Chicago' Card
1 Price-30 Attractions
On Sale!
Buy Now!


Our Best-Sellers
1. Go Chicago Card
2. Chicago CityPass
3. Hop-On Hop-Off Tour
4. Land & Lake Tour
5. Tommy Gun's Dinner

Other Chicago Tours
Airport Transfers

Concert Tickets
11/9 Don Henley
11/18 David Cook
11/18 311
11/20 Aventura
11/21 John Fogerty
11/22 Rob Zombie

Holiday Shows
11/20 Manheim Steamroller
1/24-29 Ten Tenors
12/10 Jack's Cheap Xmas
12/11 XRT Big Holiday Show
12/12 B96 Jingle Bash
12/13 Nutcracker
12/19 Bill Gaither Tour
12/26 Trans Siberian Orch.

More Concerts


Theatre Tickets
Jersey Boys Chicago Theatre Tickets
Jersey Boys Closing Jan 10

Adams Family
Young Frankenstein
Blue Man Group

Other Theatre

Sports Tickets
Chicago Bears Tickets
Find Bears Tickets
Find Chicago Bulls Tickets
Find Bulls Tickets
Chicago Blackhawks Tickets
Find Blackhawks Tickets


Other Sports Tickets

11-05

CHICAGO'S TOP ATTRACTIONS
• Art Institute of Chicago
• Field Museum
• Grant Park
• Hancock Observatory
• Lincoln Park Zoo
• Millennium Park
• Museum of Science & Industry
• Navy Pier
• Oak Street Beach
• Sears Tower Skydeck
• Shedd Aquarium

• Attraction Discounts
0515

 



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