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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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Step into the Night| Oakbrook Terrace |
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Exhibit features native nocturnal animals and their adaptations for survival at night. Feel for your food, listen to your nocturnal neighbors, play in the bat cave, look for skunks and more.
Where: Lake View Nature Center
When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday; Noon-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; Closed March 5
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free
February Free Days| Brookfield |
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Admission is free on Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays in the month of February.
Where: Brookfield Zoo
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free, parking fee applies
Scouting in America| Joliet |
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Exhibit tells the story of Girl Scouting and Boy Scouting in America.
Where: Joliet Area Historical Museum
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission
Space Junk 3-D| Chicago |
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A visually explosive journey of discovery that weighs the
solutions aimed at restoring our planet's orbits. Visitors
experience mind-boggling collisions in time lapse sequences
captured with the magical imagery of 3D.
Where: Adler Planetarium
Ages: Family/All Ages
3-D Sun| Chicago |
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New space show gives audiences the chance to see the sun
up close in dazzling, high-definition 3D. Stand above the Arctic
Circle and witness brilliant auroras. Take a ride on a solar blast
from the Sun's surface to Earth's Magnetosphere. Witness the most
powerful explosions in the solar system - equal to the force of a
billion megaton nuclear bombs.
Where: Adler Planetarium
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission
Opening the Vault: Mummies| Chicago |
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View more than 20 mummified humans and animals from Egypt and Peru. The Field Museum obtained most of these remains from the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, and many have not been on display since. The mummies are shown along with detailed scan images, allowing visitors to see pointers to the methods used for mummification, signs of serious injuries and illnesses, and offerings and jewelry placed inside the wrappings.
Where: Field Museum
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission
Community Discount/Free General Admission Days| Chicago |
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Free general admission to the original galleries and discounted rates on admission to Wild Reef, Polar Play Zone and Oceanarium.
Where: John G. Shedd Aquarium
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free admission to original galleries only
Household Jades of Qing Dynasty China| Elmhurst |
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Features a selection of jades used at the table, in the studio and as personal adornment. Qing Dynasty China produced exceptional carving for a growing jade market.
Where: Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission
Gods, Myths and Mortals| Chicago |
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Visitors go on an interactive journey through the world of ancient Greece, where they can meet the gods, experience ancient Greek daily life and interact with the epic poem The Odyssey through more than 25 engaging interactive components, including climbing into a 13-foot tall Trojan Horse. Kids play and learn as they navigate rocky caves and open seas on "The Odyssey: A Hero's Journey" and e-mail home their Hero Record, belt tunes in the Sirens Karaoke Cave, discover which Greek god they are most like, match wits with Aristotle in a game of 20 questions, test their arm wrestling prowess in the Gymnasium and marvel at a working replica of the Antikythera Mechanism, believed to be the world's oldest computer.
Where: National Hellenic Museum
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: Free with admission
President's Day Celebration| Schaumburg |
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LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Chicago celebrates President's Day with Abe Lincoln discounts. Guests receive an Abe ($5) off each admission, as well as $5 off retail purchases of $50 or more. Families can also pay tribute to the Red, White and Blue by participating in a group build of a large-scale American Flag.
Where: Legoland Discovery Center
When: to
Ages: Family/All Ages
Cost: $5 off general admission















