Adler Planetarium
Free admission: June 7-12,
shows extra. 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago; (312) 922-STAR (7827)

Art Institute of Chicago
Free admission: 5-8 p.m.
Thursdays, 5-8 p.m. Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day. 111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago; (312) 857-7161

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

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

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

Field Museum
Free admission: June 8, July 13, Aug. 10. 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago; (312) 922-9410

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

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