1 | Adler Planetarium | Museum Campus, 1300 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605 | (312) 922-7827 | 1930 | 41°51′59″N 87°36′24″W | NA | http://www.adlerplanetarium.org |
2 | Museum of Science and Industry | 5700 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 684-1414 | 1933 | 41°47′26″N 87°34′58″W | Science and technology museum | www.msichicago.org |
3 | Field Museum of Natural History | 1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605 | (312) 922-9410 | 1893 | 41.866110°N 87.616940°W | NA | www.fieldmuseum.org |
4 | DuSable Museum of African American History | 740 E 56th Pl, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 947-0600 | February 16, 1961 | 41.792111°N 87.607306°W | NA | www.dusablemuseum.org |
5 | Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago | 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611 | (312) 280-2660 | 1967 | 41.8972°N 87.6212°W | Art Museum | mcachicago.org |
6 | Illinois State Museum | 502 S Spring St, Springfield, IL 62706 | (217) 782-7386 | 1877 | 39.7967°N 89.6554°W | Art museum, history museum, natural history/anthropology museum | http://www.museum.state.il.us/ |
7 | Art Institute of Chicago | 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603 | (312) 443-3600 | 1879 | 41°52′46″N 87°37′26″W | Art Museum | www.artic.edu |
8 | Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | 2430 N Cannon Dr, Chicago, IL 60614 | (773) 755-5100 | 1857 | 41.9267°N 87.6352°W | Nature museum | www.naturemuseum.org |
9 | University of Chicago Oriental Institute | 1155 E 58th St, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 702-9520 | 1930 | 41.789291°N 87.597482°W | Archaeology | https://oi.uchicago.edu/ |
10 | National Museum of Mexican Art | 1852 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608 | (312) 738-1503 | 1982 | 41.856162°N 87.672948°W | Art Museum | nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org |
11 | Loyola University Museum of Art | 820 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 | (312) 915-7600 | 2005 | 41.8974°N 87.6251°W | Art Museum | http://www.luc.edu/luma/ |
12 | Chicago Children's Museum | 700 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611 | (312) 527-1000 | 1982 | 41°53′29″N 87°36′33″W | Children Museum | http://www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org/ |
13 | Smart Museum of Art | 5550 S Greenwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 702-0200 | 1974 | 41.7935°N 87.6002°W | Art Museum | smartmuseum.uchicago.edu |
14 | Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art | 40 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston, IL 60208 | (847) 491-4000 | 1980 | 42.0524°N 87.6727°W | Art Museum | http://www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/ |
15 | Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture | 6500 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60629 | (773) 582-6500 | NA | 41°46′32″N 87°43′22″W | NA | http://www.balzekasmuseum.org |
16 | National Veterans Art Museum | 4041 N Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60641 | (312) 326-0270 | 1980 | 41.954324°N 87.748769°W | Art Museum | http://www.nvam.org/ |
17 | Museum of Contemporary Photography | 600 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605 | (312) 663-5554 | 1984 | 41.869538°N 87.625597°W | Photography | http://www.mocp.org |
18 | Mitchell Museum of the American Indian | 3001 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201 | (847) 475-1030 | 1977 | 42.0647°N 87.7181°W | Native American | http://www.mitchellmuseum.org/ |
19 | Swedish American Museum | 5211 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640 | (773) 728-8111 | 1976 | 41.97666°N 87.66814°W | Heritage Museum | www.samac.org |
20 | Bronzeville Children's Museum | 9301 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60617 | (773) 721-9301 | 1998 (current location since 2008) | 41.725419°N 87.584904°W | Children's museum | www.bronzevillechildrensmuseum.com |
21 | Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art | 2320 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 | (773) 227-5522 | 1971 | 41.8960°N 87.6851°W | Art Museum | http://uima-chicago.org/ |
22 | Illinois Railway Museum | 7000 Olson Rd, Union, IL 60180 | (815) 923-4000 | 1964 | 42.22763°N 88.52751°W | railroad museum | http://www.irm.org/ |
23 | Driehaus Museum | 40 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611 | (312) 482-8933 | 2003 | 41°53′40″N87°37′36″W | Decorative Arts Museum | www.driehausmuseum.org |
24 | Batavia Depot Museum | 155 Houston St, Batavia, IL 60510 | (630) 406-5274 | 1854 | 41°51′5.22″N88°18′37.43″W | NA | NA |
25 | National Hellenic Museum | 333 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60661 | (312) 655-1234 | 1983 | 41.87687°N 87.64692°W | NA | https://www.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/ |
26 | International Museum of Surgical Science | 1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610 | (312) 642-6502 | 1954 | 41.9103°N 87.6266°W | Medical museum | http://www.imss.org |
27 | Polish Museum of America | 984 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642 | (773) 384-3352 | 1935 | 41.8996°N 87.6612°W | NA | http://www.polishmuseumofamerica.org/ |
28 | Museum of Broadcast Communications | 360 N State St, Chicago, IL 60654 | (312) 245-8200 | 1987 | 41.883352°N 87.625126°W | NA | http://www.museum.tv/ |
29 | Aurora Regional Fire Museum | N Broadway, Aurora, IL 60505 | (630) 256-4140 | 1968 | 41.7582°N 88.3115°W | Firefighting | www.auroraregionalfiremuseum.org |
30 | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | 104 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603 | (312) 374-9333 | 2003 | 41°52′50″N 87°37′30″W | special library | http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/ |
31 | Ukrainian National Museum | 2249 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60612 | (312) 421-8020 | 1952 | 41.8949°N 87.6838°W | Ethnic | ukrainiannationalmuseum.org |
32 | William Tanner House Museum | 305 Cedar St, Aurora, IL 60506 | (630) 897-9029 | 1857 | 41°45′49″N88°19′6″W | NA | NA |
33 | Kohl Children's Museum | 2100 Patriot Blvd, Glenview, IL 60026 | (847) 832-6600 | 1985 | 42.0936°N 87.8260°W | Children's museum | http://www.kohlchildrensmuseum.org/ |
34 | Krannert Art Museum | 500 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820 | (217) 333-1861 | NA | 40.101973°N 88.231373°W | Art Museum | www.kam.illinois.edu |
35 | Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center | 9603 Woods Dr, Skokie, IL 60077 | (847) 967-4800 | 39922 | 42.056893°N 87.762802°W | Holocaust memorials | www.ilholocaustmuseum.org |
36 | Spurlock Museum | 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801 | (217) 333-2360 | 37525 | 40.1073°N 88.2214°W | University museum | Www.spurlock.illinois.edu |
37 | Monticello Railway Museum | 992 Iron Horse Pl, Monticello, IL 61856 | (217) 762-9011 | NA | 40.05480°N 88.55911°W | Railway museum | NA |
38 | Peoria Riverfront Museum | 200-248 SW Washington St, Peoria, IL 61602 | (309) 686-7000 | 2012 | 40.6894°N 89.5899°W | Art, history, natural history | http://www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org/ |
39 | Garfield Farm and Inn Museum | Garfield Rd, La Fox, IL 60147 | (630) 584-8485 | NA | 41°54′36″N88°24′1″W | NA | NA |
40 | Discovery Center Museum | 711 N Main St, Rockford, IL 61103, USA | +1 815-963-6769 | | 42°16'37.0"N 89°05'20.5"W | NA | http://www.discoverycentermuseum.org |
41 | Fox River Trolley Museum | 365 S La Fox St, South Elgin, IL 60177, USA | +1 847-697-4676 | | 41°59′28″N88°17′47″W | railroad museum | www.foxtrolley.org |