Free & cheap, Museums & art
Free museum days in Chicago
Experience Chicago’s award-winning museums without spending a dime. Check out our ever-growing list of Chicago free museum days in 2025, plus a few museums that…
Chicago museums and art
Discover new worlds at our must-see museums and historic places.
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The Bean (Cloud Gate) in Chicago
Update: “The Bean” is back! The city recently completed renovations to enhance the visitor experience and improve accessibility to the surrounding plaza. Public access and…
Museums & art, Tours & attractions
Chicago’s top military attractions
Whether you’re visiting over Memorial Day or Veterans Day holiday weekends, or just have an interest in the armed forces, Chicago has a number of…
Museums & art, Tours & attractions
30 free things to do in Chicago year-round
Want to do Chicago on the cheap? There are tons of free museums, cultural attractions, and things to do all over the city. Get a…
Museums & art
8 intimate Chicago art museums and galleries
For a truly immersive arts experience, head to Chicago’s trove of diminutive museums, exhibiting specialist fine arts, literary and decorative arts collections.
Museums & art
Unique Chicago museums that locals love
If you’re a lover of all things unique, you’ll want to take a step or two off the beaten path to discover Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods,…
Museums & art
Public art in the Chicago Loop
Chicago is something of a public art mecca. Picasso, Chagall, Miro, Calder, Dubuffet — legendary artists ornament the Loop, making the city streets an urban…
Articles, Museums & art
Free museums in Chicago
There are boundless opportunities to learn and explore at free museums in Chicago, from awe-inspiring art galleries to fascinating science exhibits to interactive hands-on experiences.…
Festivals & special events, Museums & art
Chicago museums open late for after-hours events
Chicago’s museums are packed with fascinating, immersive exhibits on every topic you can imagine — and the fun doesn’t have to stop when the sun…
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Museum exhibits in Chicago
Chicago boasts a diverse array of world-class cultural institutions, including the country’s first planetarium, a science museum housed in a building built for the 1893…
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Interactive museums in Chicago
Brimming with a variety of hands-on exhibits, interactive museums in Chicago offer visitors the unique opportunity to engage with art, science, history, and culture. These…
Family, Museums & art
Chicago’s top museums for kids
Whether they want to be astronauts, authors, dinosaur hunters, or the next sports great, see kids play, learn, and explore at these kid-sized, family-friendly Chicago…
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