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Free Museum Days in Chicagoland
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum: 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive; 312-922-7827. Free days: Oct. 6-9; Oct 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 & 28; Nov. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 & 25
Art Institute of Chicago: 111 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-443-3600. All exhibits free after 5 p.m. Thursdays
Block Museum: 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston; 847-491-4000. Free
Lincoln Park Conservatory:2391 N. Stockton Drive. Free
Chicago History Museum: 1601 N. Clark St.; 312-642-4600. Mondays free
Chicago Children’s Museum at Navy Pier: 700 E. Grand Ave.; Thursdays 5-8 p.m.: free; first Monday of every month: free for ages 15 and under
DuSable Museum of African American History:740 E. 56th Pl.; 773-947-0600. Sundays free
Field Museum: 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive; 312-922-9410. Second Monday of every month free; free general admission week: Oct. 26-31
Garfield Park Conservatory: 300 N. Central Park Ave.; 773-638-1766. Sugar from the Sun (permanent exhibit); Free
Instituto Italiano di Cultura: 500 N. Michigan Ave. Suite 1450; 312-822-9545, ext. 198. Free
Loyola University Museum of Art: 820 N. Michigan Ave.; 312-915-7600. Free
McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum: 445 N. Michigan Ave.; free admission through Nov. 9 in honor of the election season; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thu.-Mon., Wed.
Museum of Contemporary Art: 220 E. Chicago Ave.; 312-280-2660. Tuesdays free
National Museum of Mexican Art: 1852 W. 19th St.; 312-738-1503. Free
Museum of Science and Industry:5700 S. Lake Shore Drive; 773-684-1414. Free general admission Oct. 31 (Halloween), Nov. 27 (Thanksgiving), Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve) and Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve).
Newberry Library:60 W. Walton St.; 312-255-3700. Free
Shedd Aquarium: 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive; 312-939-2438. October, Mondays and Tuesdays: free general admission; November, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays: free general admission
Smart Museum of Art: 5550 S. Greenwood Ave.; 773-702-0200. Free
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum:2430 N. Cannon Drive; 773-755-5100. Thursdays free
Halloween at the Chicago Botanical Garden
Families are invited to come in costume and trick-or-treat throughout the Model Railroad Garden to celebrate Halloween and the end of the railroad’s season at Trains, Tricks & Treats on Saturday and Sunday, October 25 and 26. The Model Railroad Garden will be decorated with spider webs, spiders, ghosts, goblins, and pumpkins, as well as seasonal plant materials. Visitors, volunteers, and Garden staff are encouraged to come in costume. An array of treats including candy, temporary tattoos, and glow sticks can be picked up throughout the Model Railroad Garden. Kids can take part in planting activities.
The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 3-12. Members save $1.
Event hours are from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m, weather permitting.
