Tue 29 Apr 2008
Museum of Science & Industry
Posted by LAC Publicity Subcommittee under Museums, Things to do
Often voted the best science museum in the country, Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry is a delight for children and adults. It is the largest science museum in the Western hemisphere with an OmniMax theater, working coal mine exhibit and a real U-505 German submarine to tour. There are exhibits that range from transportation and genetics, to space exploration and petroleum sciences.
Favorite permanent exhibits include:
- An enormous train model that shows the train journey from Seattle to Chicago,
- Farm technology and baby chick hatchery
- Yesterday’s main street with a working silent film theatre
- Whispering room that is truly amazing.
The museum is located about 6 miles south of downtown, at 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive. It is in the Hyde Park neighborhood that is also home to The University of Chicago. Consult the directions webpage for details about how to get to the museum by bus or train.
Don’t pass up a chance to visit this Chicago treasure.
-Andrea Garren
(Image from the Museum of Science and Industry website)
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