Highlights

Harbor Cruise offers a narrated 60 minute tour by boat which highlights Chicago's majestic landmarks and exciting history. Cruises departs from Navy Pier, Shedd Aquarium, or Buckingham Fountain. Harbor Taxi offers a shuttle service from one of three pick-up points Shedd Aquarium, Sears Tower or Navy Pier.
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Brookfield Zoo offers a variety of meaningful and exciting experiences including interactive exhibits, animal demonstrations, and some 400 animal species spread over 216 acres of naturalistic settings. Read more »

The Chicago Botanic Garden, with its world-renowned plant collections and displays, is one of the country's most visited public gardens and a preeminent center for learning and scientific research. The 385-acre Garden features 23 display gardens and three native habitats, uniquely situated on nine islands surrounded by lakes. Read more »

The Field Museum has extraordinary exhibits on wildlife, Native American cultures, Africa, the Pacific Coastline, gemstones, and dinosaurs, including "Sue," the largest T-Rex skeleton ever found. Students can also enter a reconstruction of an Egyptian pyramid, complete with real mummies and artifacts. Read more »

The International Museum of Surgical Science is housed in a historic mansion on Lake Shore Drive. It features exhibits from around the world that trace the fascinating story of surgery's development through the ages. The Museum's collections, appropriate for grades 5 and up, include art and artifacts that deal with surgery as well as history, science, health, and cultural studies. Read more »

The largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere, The Museum of Science and Industry is home to more than 35,000 artifacts and 14 acres of hands-on exhibits. Read more »

Housed among its permanent exhibits are: The Judy Istock Butterfly Haven, a sanctuary of 75 species of beautiful butterflies, educates guests on the life cycle of these amazing creatures. The Hands-on Habitat offers little explorers the chance to climb aboard the Tree of Life or dress up like a beaver! Kids can play in the underground prairie and challenge the wiggly-worm slide, all while learning more about trees and tree-dwelling creatures. Guests can also view live animal behaviors at the Mysteries of the Marsh exhibit, home to the Massasauga, a native and endangered Illinois rattlesnake. Read more »

The four-level Oceanarium brings you face to face with the Pacific Northwest natural habitat of dolphins, whales, sea otters and seals. The Shedd Aquarium is the world's largest indoor aquarium and house some 8,00 aquatic animals.
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