Museums, Educational Centers, Zoos etc.
List of Educational Field Trips in USA & Canada
http://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/field-trips/
Find museums, zoos, aquariums, planetariums, historic houses, nature
centers, cultural centers, and other educational facilities in your area.
A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum Gallery
10406 S. Maryland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60628
773-928-3935
http://www.aphiliprandolphmuseum.com
Adler Planetarium
1300 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60605-2403
312-922-STAR (24 hour information)
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org
THE CHICAGO ATHENAEUM
Museum of Architecture and Design
Chicago, IL
815-777-4444
http://www.chi-athenaeum.org/
http://www.chi-athenaeum.org/main/locations.html
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois, 60603-6404
312-443-3600
http://www.artic.edu/visit
http://www.artic.edu/calendar
Brookfield Zoo
3300 Golf Road
Brookfield, IL 60513
708-688-8000
http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/
Burpee Museum of Natural History
737 North Main Street
Rockford, IL 61103
815-965-3433
http://www.burpee.org/
Chicago Botanic Garden
Lake Cook Rd.
Glencoe, IL 60000
847-853-5440
http://www.chicagobotanic.org/
Chicago Children’s Museum
700 E. Grand Avenue, #127
Chicago, IL 60611
312-527-1000
http://www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org/
Chicago Cultural Center
Visitor Information Center
77 E. Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60602
312-744-8000
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_culturalcenter.html
http://chicagogreeter.com/greeter-visits/
Chicago Greeter is a free service offered by the Chicago Office of Tourism for up to 6 guests. Greeter visits combine walking, buses and trains, and are the perfect orientation to Chicago’s safe and efficient public transit system. Register at least 10 days in advance.
https://chicagogreeter.com/page/instagreeter
InstaGreeter gives visitors the stellar Chicago Greeter experience without the need to pre-register! These hour-long guided walks of Downtown and seasonally, Millennium Park and Magnificent Mile, are perfect for the visitor with more flexible travel dates, someone whose schedule may not allow for a longer Chicago Greeter visit, or a last-minute guest who cannot register for a Greeter visit 10 business days in advance. no registration required. Walks leave on the half hour beginning at 10 am, last walk at 3pm from the Visitor Center in the Chicago Cultural Center.
Chicago History Museum
1601 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60614
312-642-4600
http://www.chicagohs.org/
Children’s Museum in Oak Lawn
9600 East Shore Dr.
Oak Lawn , IL 60453
(708) 423-6709
http://www.cmoaklawn.org
Clarke House Museum
1827 S. Indiana Ave.
Chicago, IL
312-326-1480
City of Chicago :: Clarke House Museum Tours
Chicago’s oldest house, Clarke House is now open to the public. Tours of this 1836 Greek Revival style house reveal what life was like for a middle class family in Chicago, when the city was in its formative years before the Civil War.
Cosley Zoo
1356 N. Gary Avenue
Wheaton, IL 60187
630-665-5534
http://www.cosleyzoo.org/
Creation Museum
2800 Bullittsburg Church Rd.
Petersburg, KY 41080
888-582-4253
http://www.creationmuseum.org
Discovery Center Museum
711 North Main Street
Rockford, Illinois 61103
(815) 963-6769
http://discoverycentermuseum.org/
DuSable Museum of African-American History
740 East 56th Place
Chicago, IL 60637
773-947-0600
http://www.dusablemuseum.org/
Environmental Education Center
2405 Calumet Avenue
Hammond, IN 46325
219-853-2420
http://www.lcswmd.com/
Hours:
M-F 8:30a-4:30p
The ReUz room (inside building) has tons of free arts and craft supplies. They also have a nice indoor play area and more activities. Enviroroom in Merrillville, IN
Lake County Solid Waste Management District
Merrillville Municipal Complex
7820 Broadway
Merrillville, IN 46410
(219) 769-3820
http://www.lcswmd.com/enviroroom.htm
Exploration Station
Bourbonnais Township Park District
459 Kennedy Drive
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
815-933-9905
http://www.exploration-station.org/
The Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60605-2496
312-922-9410
Hours: 9am-5pm daily
http://www.fieldmuseum.org
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/plan_visit/free_days.htm
Field Museum Critical Thinking Guide – Christian Perspective
www.midwestcreationfellowship.org/pdf/field-museum-critical-thinking-guide.pdf
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 North Central Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60624-1996
312-746-5100
http://www.garfieldconservatory.org
Glessner House Museum
1800 South Prairie Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616
312-326-1480
http://www.glessnerhouse.org/
Historic Pullman Foundation Visitor Center
11141 S. Cottage Grove Avenue
Chicago, IL
773-785-8901
International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60610 USA
312-642-6502
http://www.imss.org/
Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center
20000 Western Avenue
Olympia Fields, IL 60461
708-481-2330
Iron Oaks Environmental Learning Center, Olympia Fields, lL, offers monthly homeschool programs. These programs are held the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 2:00-4:00pm at Iron Oaks. Environmental topics and themes are shared through games, activities, crafts, discussions and exploration. A current schedule and more information, can be found on the website at http://www.ironsoaks.com/env_home.html
Isle a la Cache Museum
501 E. Romeo Rd. (also 135Th St.)
Romeoville, IL 60446
815-886-1467
https://www.reconnectwithnature.org/Preserves-Trails/Visitor-Centers/Isle-a-la-Cache-Museum
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
University of Illinois at Chicago
800 S. Halsted (MC 051)
Chicago, IL 60607-7017
312-413-5353
http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/
Lincoln Park Zoo
2001 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614
312-742-2000
http://www.lpzoo.org
http://www.lpzoo.org/plan-your-visit
MILLENNIUM PARK
Michigan Ave between Randolph and Monroe St
Chicago, IL
Welcome Center
201 E. Randolph Street
Northwest Exelon Pavilion
312-742-1168
http://www.millenniumpark.org
Morton Arboretum
4100 Rte. 53
Lisle, IL 60532
630-719-2465
http://www.mortonarb.org/
MORTON ARBORETUM
Located 25 miles west of Chicago, the Morton Arboretum is home to1,700 acres of spectacular gardens, world-renowned plant collections and unique natural areas that can be viewed by car, on foot or via the open-air Acorn Express tram. Stop at the Visitor Center, where you can get tour information, grab a bite to eat or pick up a souvenir.
Museum of Broadcast Communications
360 North State Street, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60654-5411
312-245-8200
http://www.museum.tv
Marion E. Wade Center
Wheaton College
NW corner of Washington & Lincoln
Wheaton, IL 60187
630-752-5908
http://www.wheaton.edu/wadecenter/
The Marion E. Wade Center of Wheaton College, Illinois is a major research collection of materials by and about seven British authors: Owen Barfield, G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, George MacDonald, Dorothy L. Sayers, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL
312-280-2660
http://www.mcachicago.org/
Museum of Science & Industry
57th Street &. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL
773-684-1414
http://www.msichicago.org
http://www.msichicago.org/visit-the-museum/museum-info/admission/
Omnimax info: http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/omnimax-3d-theater/
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 West 19th Street
Chicago, IL 60608
312-738-1503
http://www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org
The Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N. Cannon Drive
Chicago, IL 60614
773-755-5100
http://www.naturemuseum.org/index.php?id=104
Oriental Institute Museum
1155 East 58th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
773-702-9514
http://oi.uchicago.edu/
http://oi.uchicago.edu/visit/
Shed Aquarium
1200 South Lakeshore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605
312-939-2438
http://www.sheddaquarium.org/
Smart Museum of Art
5550 S. Greenwood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
773-702-0200
http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
610 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
312-322-1700
http://www.spertus.edu/
Swedish American Museum Center
5211 N. Clark St
Chicago, IL 60640
773-728-8111
http://www.samac.org/
Tinker Swiss Cottage
411 Kent St.
Rockford, IL 61102
815-964-2424
http://www.tinkercottage.com