Field Museum of Natural History
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Field Museum of Natural History - by Evolutionnumber9 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Description
The Field Museum is a natural history museum in Chicago. It was built for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition and now houses a broad range of artefacts as well as a large library used for research purposes. The permanent exhibits include animal habitats dioramas, life in Ancient Egypt, cultural sections on Tibet and China, precious stones and gems, the Ancient Americas and underground biodiversity. Among the highlights are various dinosaur and prehistoric animal fossils.
Access & Transport
The Field Museum is in the heart of Chicago’s Museum Campus, to the southeast of Grant Park, at 1400 South DuSable Lake Shore Drive Bus 130 and 146 stop there, 'Museum Campus/11th St.' train station (ME, SSL) is 300m away and 'Roosevelt' metro station (Green, Orange, Red) a 5 mins walk away. Accessibility info: https://www.fieldmuseum.org/visit/accessibility
Instructions & Recommendations
This activity is best combined with Grant Park, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Adler Planetarium.
Environmental & Social
Reasonable environment impact to run the museum and a LEED Gold rating. Positive from a social perspective by helping spread culture + involved in research and education initiatives
Conclusion
The Field Museum is a must-see for dinosaur enthusiasts and is an educational activity that should be popular with families. If you have seen many natural history museums though you may want to ponder the value you would be getting out since it is quite a budget for a group.
Key positive
Very impressive and wide collections
Educational and family friendly activity
Key negative
Expensive
Suitability
Suitable for all ages and accessible for visitors with reduced mobility
About this Rating
TYPE
Desktop
RESEARCHED IN
August 2024
PROVIDER
Koreval
av. transport time:0h 25m
est. visit time:2h 30m
Monday09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday09:00 - 17:00
Thursday09:00 - 17:00
Friday09:00 - 17:00
Saturday09:00 - 17:00
Sunday09:00 - 17:00