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Museums Campus

  • July 8, 2004
  • Rated 2 of 5 by blackey from Franklin, Tennessee
Museums Campus

I must first say that I was coming down with a cold on the few days we spent at the museum campus. I'm not sure it would have mattered much. The aquarium was cool if you haven't been to an aquarium in a long time. I don't think it was any better than the Chattanooga Aquarium, which is mostly a freshwater aquarium. One high point was the dolphin show, which was cool, but to an animal lover like myself, the pools seemed a bit too small for all of those dolphins. I left the aquarium feeling sad for the dolphins. Not a good feeling for me.

The Field Museum was the height of my sickness. I don't think we even saw the whole thing. The Egyptian artifacts in the basement were really interesting, as well as the tucked-away bug collection. After that all I remember is walking through a maze of taxidermy heaven. Noah would have been elated - I think there was at least two of every animal stuffed into that museum...or maybe that was the Sudafed blurring my vision. Regardless, I'd go to the Museum of Surgical Sciences over this snoozer any day.

From journal Chicago - I Should Just Move There

Free Museum Days

  • September 8, 2003
  • Rated 3 of 5 by debzillla from Cedar Lake , Indiana
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
Tuesday is free day (all days are $6-$10 recommended donation so you can pay only $1)

Chicago Children’s Museum
Navy Pier, 312-527-1000
($6-$10) FREE on Thursday evenings 5pm - 8pm

The Field Museum
1400 South Lake Shore Drive
FREE on Mondays and Tuesdays, September 15 – December 23
See T. Rex Sue and lots of other exhibits

Museum of Science and Industry
57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
Coal mine, the U-505 Submarine, Human Body Slices and lots of other interesting exhibits
($5 - $12.50) Free on Mondays and Tuesdays from September 15 through November 25, Thanksgiving Day, November 27, Christmas Eve, December 24

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