Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

No tour of Chicago's museums is complete without a visit to this one. Spend hours upon hours looking at really cool stuff you never even knew you didn't know about. So much to do, so little time. You can return for free the following day if you take your ticket to "Will Call" on the way out on your first day. Great for kids, with many hands-on exhibits and the famous Coal Mine; adults will enjoy the display of the German U-boat 'U-505'. The immense, beautiful building was itself built as part of the White City in 1893, and is the last of the grand buildings left in Hyde Park.

• museum
• outdoors
• family

Address

5700 S Lake Shore Dr & E 57th St

Getting there

Take CTA buses 2, 6, 10, 28, 55, or the Metra Electric Line

Hours

9:30AM-4PM daily; some days until 5:30PM, including most of summer; closed 25 Dec

Price

$25.95 adult, $14.95 child

Website

msichicago.org (opens in a new tab)