Museums

Flanked by iconic bronze lions, this encyclopedic institution owns more than 300,000 artworks and artifacts from all over the world

Situated on the Northwestern University campus, this museum’s permanent collection boasts 4,000-plus works

Hop off the Red or Brown Line at Fullerton and take in an eclectic exhibit at the DePaul Art Museum

The MCA houses one of the largest collections of modern art in the nation and frequently hosts major touring exhibits

See a brilliant mix of archival and new photos at Columbia College's picture-perfect museum

The University of Chicago's fine art museum hosts a mixture of contemporary pieces and antiquities from its collection

Take a virtual-reality trip through time and space or enjoy the stars at this lakefront planetarium

This massive natural history museum still packs ’em in with more than 30 permanent exhibitions covering 300,000 square feet

Cull through thousands of archived photographs and curi and take in several permanent and temporary exhibits

This 75-year-old institution houses enduring favorites such as piranhas, frogs and snakes of the Amazon

If you’re into exhibits loaded with interactive bells and whistles, this expansive Hyde Park locale is your ticket

From prairie and river ecosystems to the biology of Ice Age–mammals, the focus at this Lincoln Park museum is vast and varied