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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

This last weekend I had the opportunity to stay in this wonderful hotel.  The first thing I have to say is that we will definitely stay at another Country Inn & Suites again.  The hotel is one of the best we have ever stayed in.  First, they had cookies on their counter that the kids could have, so Madison was in love immediately.  They let us check in early (we had come from a wedding), and without me telling them, put us right next door to my parents.  It made my life ten times easier having them that close.  They assigned us a room on the first floor, so it would be easier with the kids too.  They have a 24 hour pool that was just the right temperature, and it was huge.  They even had a whirlpool.  To get into the pool area, you needed a key, so it was nice to know that everyone in there was staying at the hotel.  You didn’t have to worry that people were just walking in and using the pool.  They always had towels in there too, so we didn’t have to use our room towels.  They were extremely helpful in taking a poopy diaper from me, so I didn’t have to leave it in my room overnight.  They also had a list of restaurants and pizza places you could order from that would deliver with menus.  All the rooms have wifi and the lobby also has a desktop you can use.  I loved the room setup too.  We were in a king suite, so we had plenty of room.  Our room had a small kitchen area with a microwave and fridge.   The king bed was in a separate area with a tv.  We set the pack n play up there for Will.  The bathroom was one of the biggest ones I’ve seen in a hotel in a while.  Then there was the living room.  It had a tv, table, and a couch.  The couch pulled out into a queen size bed, and it was pretty comfortable too.  They also have a continental breakfast which was awesome.  We had toast, muffins, bagels, scrambled eggs, sausage, cereal, and Belgian waffles.  Since checked wasn’t until noon (which is way awesome), we were able to take the kids swimming again before we left!  The staff was extremely nice and helpful our entire stay.

If you are ever in the Appleton, Wisconsin, area, you should definitely stay at the Country Inn & Suites.