Always free
Auditorium
Chicago, United States
Long before the steel - and - glass towers reshaped the Chicago skyline, Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler were busy c...
Free admission every day
Rating 4.7
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The Museum of Contemporary Photography
Chicago, United States
The Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, Illinois, is a premier destination for photography lovers and one ...
Free admission every day
Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Thursday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM | Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Sunday: Closed
Rating 4.4 Proof available
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Always free Wheelchair access
Money Museum
Chicago, United States
The Money Museum at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, located at 230 South LaSalle Street in the heart of Chicago'...
Free admission every day
Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Saturday: Closed | Sunday: Closed
Rating 4.7
Always free
The Leather Museum
Chicago, United States
Chicago's museum scene is one of the most celebrated in the world, and The Leather Museum adds an unexpected and prov...
Free admission every day
Rating 4.9
Always free
Chicago Board of Trade Building Museum
Chicago, United States
Visitors to Chicago who want to stretch their travel budget will find a perfect destination at Chicago Board of Trade...
Free admission every day
Rating 5.0 Proof available
Always free
Robert Rutherford McCormick Mansion Museum
Chicago, United States
Few American industrialists shaped the media landscape as profoundly as Colonel Robert R. McCormick, the long - servi...
Free admission every day
Rating 4.3
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Always free Wheelchair access
Money Museum
Chicago, United States
The Money Museum at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, located at 230 South LaSalle Street in the heart of Chicago'...
Free admission every day
Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Saturday: Closed | Sunday: Closed
Rating 4.7
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Always free Wheelchair access
The Museum of Contemporary Photography
Chicago, United States
The Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, Illinois, is a premier destination for photography lovers and one ...
Free admission every day
Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Thursday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM | Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Sunday: Closed
Rating 4.4 Proof available
Always free
uih! - Urban Innovation Hub
Chicago, United States
Chicago has always been a city defined by reinvention, and the uih! - Urban Innovation Hub embodies that spirit in a ...
Free admission every day
Rating 5.0
Always free
The Leather Museum
Chicago, United States
Chicago's museum scene is one of the most celebrated in the world, and The Leather Museum adds an unexpected and prov...
Free admission every day
Rating 4.9
Always free
Chicago Board of Trade Building Museum
Chicago, United States
Visitors to Chicago who want to stretch their travel budget will find a perfect destination at Chicago Board of Trade...
Free admission every day
Rating 5.0 Proof available
Always free
Edgewater Historical Society
Chicago, United States
Edgewater Historical Society, located at 5354 - 5358 North Ashland Avenue in Chicago, ranks among the finest free com...
Free admission every day
Rating 4.7
Always free
Robert Rutherford McCormick Mansion Museum
Chicago, United States
Few American industrialists shaped the media landscape as profoundly as Colonel Robert R. McCormick, the long - servi...
Free admission every day
Rating 4.3
Always free
Auditorium
Chicago, United States
Long before the steel - and - glass towers reshaped the Chicago skyline, Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler were busy c...
Free admission every day
Rating 4.7