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Cantigny Park
Visit the First Division military museum, which takes visitors on an interactive tours of the nation's wars. Life-size soldiers demonstrate what life...
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Events (8) Fox River Trolley Museum
The museum reopens Mother's Day, when mom, grandma and great-grandma can ride free with a paid child's fare. Take a ride into the past on the Fox River...
Events (8) Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
Rocks are hot here, from meteorites to gemstones. See the new Rock & Mineral Experience, amazing Chinese jade and Castle Lizzadro carved from gold....
Events (3) Frederick C. Robie House
The museum features youth and family programs like LEGO Architects, Art Glass Done Wright and Family Designing Spaces. Second Saturdays tours feature...
Events (1) Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
Design Detectives Family Tour: Family sleuths are invited to explore Wright's home to uncover the secrets of his designs. Preservation Trust Junior...
Events (1) Garfield Farm Museum
Garfield Farm and Tavern, listed in the National Register of Historic Sites, is a 374-acre farmstead and former 1840s teamster inn, which offers a...
Spooky Seas Family Overnight
Shedd Aquarium, ChicagoFamily Halloween celebration at Shedd Aquarium. Costumes are encouraged, but not required. Grab your sleeping bag and spend the night at the aquarium....
Blackberry Harvest Dollhouse Museum and Shoppe
18120 Dixie Highway, HomewoodThis museum grew out of owner Collette Renfro's dollhouse collection. Watch her make new miniatures or peer into log cabins, barns, apartments, pueblos...
Comments (1) Swedish American Museum & Brunk Children's Museum of Immigration
5211 N. Clark St., ChicagoLocated in the Swedish American Museum, in the Brunk Children's Museum of Immigration kids can climb aboard a 20-foot immigration steamer or tour a...
