Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum
1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago
(312) 922-7827
Free admission: Jan. 21-22 and 28-29, Mondays and Tuesdays in February

Art Institute of Chicago
111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
(312) 857-7161
Free admission: 5-8 p.m. Thursdays, free for the month of February

Chicago Children’s Museum
700 E. Grand Ave. at Navy Pier Chicago
(312) 527-1000
Free admission: 5-8 p.m. Thursdays, first Monday of every month for children under 15

Chicago History Museum
1601 N. Clark St., Chicago
(312) 642-4600
Free admission: Mondays

DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E. 56th Place, Chicago
(773) 947-0600
Free admission: Sundays

Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago
(312) 922-9410
Free admission: Nov. 26-27, Jan. 14, free for the month of February

John G. Shedd Aquarium
1200 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago
(312) 939-2438
Free admission: Discount Days Jan. 12-18, Feb. 18-22 and Mondays and Tuesdays in January and February. Discount Days include free admission to original galleries and discounts to special exhibits

Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago
(312) 280-2660
Free admission: Tuesdays

Museum of Science and Industry
5700 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago
(773) 684-1414
Free admission: Nov. 22, Dec. 24

Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N. Cannon Drive, Chicago
(773) 755-5100
Free admission: Thursdays