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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

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.