Self-Guided Visits

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Classroom fever? Now is the perfect time to take a self-guided visit and get MOVING! A self-guided visit offers your group a chance to explore the entire museum at their own pace. Because all Chicago Children's Museum's exhibits are aligned with the Illinois Learning Standards, a self-guided visit provides the opportunity to explore curricular concepts in new and challenging ways while meeting your classroom’s curriculum goals. Integrating formal and informal educational experiences allows students to make meaningful connections and discoveries that go beyond the walls of the museum and classroom.

Registration Information

Fees: Capacity: Available Visit Times:

$3.00/student for 1 hour 30 minutes fall visit $3.00/student for 2 hour summer visit Minimum group size: 15 students Maximum group size: 140 students Monday: 10:30-noon 11:30-1:00pm 12:30pm-2:00pm 3:00pm-4:30pm Tuesday-Friday: 11:30-1:00pm 12:30-2:00pm 3:00-4:30pm Saturday and Sunday: 10:15-11:45am 10:30-noon 11:30-1:00pm 12:30pm-2:00pm 3:00pm-4:30pm

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Our Permanent Exhibits

BIG Backyard
Immerse yourself in a natural urban setting, filled with oversized insects, giggling flowers and unlimited creative adventures.
BIG Backyard was made possible with the generous support of Prince Charitable Trusts and Illinois FIRST.

Dinosaur Expedition
Prepare for a real-life expedition and dig for dinosaur bones in the African desert.
Dinosaur Expedition was created in partnership with Project Exploration.
This exhibit was made possible with the generous support of The Albert Pick, Jr. Fund, Louis R. Lurie Foundation, and Francis L. Lederer Foundation.

Inventing Lab
Create your own flying machine and launch it into the lab’s 55-foot high “sky”.

Kids Town
Change a tire, shop for groceries and drive a bus in this cityscape built for kids ages five and younger.

Kovler Family Climbing Schooner
Scale a towering schooner’s ship-shape rigging from deck to crow’s nest.

My Museum
Discover yourself and learn about others when you share in art activities that celebrate the uniqueness of every child.

The Allstate Foundation presents Play It Safe
Explore this dynamic home and backyard environment that teaches all about safety.

Treehouse Trails
Camp out, climb a tree, or go fishing in a creek in this whimsical forest setting for ages five and younger.

Skyline
Use real tools and building materials to construct skyscrapers and structures from your own imagination.

Skyline was made possible thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation.	Case Construction Equipment is a major sponsor of the Skyline exhibit.

WaterWays
Grab a raincoat and channel water using dams, locks and machines.

 

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Temporary Exhibits

Click here to find out about our current temporary exhibits.

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