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Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum
1300 South Lake Shore Drive
312-922-STAR (7827)
The first planetarium in the Western Hemisphere, Adler has hands-on and historical exhibits as well as sky shows.
Art Institute of Chicago
111 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago
312-443-3600
Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday; 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday
Admission charged.
Masterpieces from Monet and Degas are housed in a vast, world-class collection that also features African, American-Indian and Asian works, decorative arts and sculpture, photography, prints, textiles, and contemporary American painting. Free lectures are open to the public on Tuesday evenings.
Brookfield Zoo
First Avenue and 31st Street
Brookfield
708-485-2200
Admission charged.
Located 14 miles west of the Loop, it is accessible by Metra. A number of large exhibits. Includes dolphin shows.
Chicago Children's Museum
700 East Grand Avenue
312-527-1000
Located on Navy Pier.
The exhibits encourage children to look, touch, and explore.
Daley Center
Bounded by Washington, Randolph, Dearborn, and Clark Sts., Chicago
Named for the late mayor Richard J. Daley, the father of the current holder of the office, this boldly plain high-rise is the headquarters of the Cook County court system, but it also draws visitors' attention because of what stands outside: a sculpture by Picasso. Known simply as "The
Picasso."