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Cantigny's Formal Garden/ Museum
From art shows and gardening classes to concerts and military re-enactments, it has events to help you learn, to let you relax and to enrich your lives.
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DuPage Children's Museum
Located in the heart of Naperville, this hands-on children's museum aims to "to
stimulate curiosity, creativity, thinking and problem solving among
young children."
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DuPage County Illinois Historical Museum
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Graue Mill and Museum
Graue Mill and Museum is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Naper Settlement
"Naper Settlement is a museum village where
19th century homes, shops and public buildings tell the story of daily
life in Naperville as it changed from a frontier outpost to a bustling
turn-of-the-century community."
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SciTech.
Information about the hands-on science center in Aurora.
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Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
Interprets the exploration of the Universe for the broadest possible
audience and hosts one of the finest collections of early astronomical
instruments in the world.
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Art Institute of Chicago
Enjoy a full day of art with your family. Family programs are free
with museum admission.
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Chicago Academy of Sciences - Nature Museum
A fun place where children, families, school groups, and adults can
explore nature and science.
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The Chicago
Architecture Foundation
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Chicago
Children's Museum
Many fun activities for children to enjoy.
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Chicago Historical Society
Chicago and early Illinois history displayed in many exhibits and
available to researchers
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Field Museum of Natural History
An educational institution concerned with the diversity and
relationships in nature and among cultures. It provides various free
programs and paid events.
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Hancock Observatory
See the city like you never have before. Oh, and check out stars and
planets too.
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Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
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Museum of Contemporary Art.
Find out about exhibitions, performances, and other programs.
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Museum of Science and Industry
The largest science museum in a single building in the Western
Hemisphere. Year round activities designed to stimulate interest in
science.
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National Vietnam Veteran Art Museum
Dedicated to collecting, cataloging, preserving, and displaying
works of art created by Americans who served in the armed forces of the
Vietnam War.
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The Oriental Institute
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Shedd Aquarium
Information on the animals, exhibits, events, and more at the aquarium
and oceanarium.
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Terra Museum of American Art
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| American Art Museums
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American Museum of Natural History
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Andy Warhol Museum
A site devoted to the most influential American artist of the
second half of the 20th century.
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ArtMuseum.net
An Internet-based museum experience presented by Intel Corporation.
Required membership, membership is free.
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Carnegie Museum of Art
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Detroit
Institute of Art
An online collection of art worldwide.
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Exploratorium
The museum of science, art and human perception.
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Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
It has a searchable database of more than 65,000 images online.
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Franklin Institute Science Museum
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J. Paul Getty Museum
A site that seeks to delight, inspire, and educate the public.
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Guggenheim Museum
Represents a new model of modern museum.
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Mariner's Museum
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The
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Contains more than two million works of art from all points of the
compass, ancient through modern times.
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MIT Museum
Where art and science meet.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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Museum of Modern Art
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National
Gallery of Art
Collections illustrating major achievements in painting,
sculpture, and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present.
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National Museum of
Women in the Arts
Dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women
artists.
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New Museum of
Contemporary Art in New York
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Oriental
Institute Museum
A showcase of the history, art and archaeology of the ancient Near
East.
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Smithsonian Institution
The national jewel of America.
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