Field Museum - Chicago, Illinois
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N 41° 51.973 W 087° 37.024
16T E 448788 N 4635106
The Field Museum is one of the world's greatest natural history museums with a collection of over 20 million objects (just under 1 percent are displayed.)
Waymark Code: WM1XXJ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/29/2007
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Following the success of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, a group of prominent Chicagoans decided to create a museum with objects from the fair. With funding from Marshall Field they opened, in 1894, the Columbian Museum of Chicago in the Palace of the Fine Arts. The lodging proved too small and in 1921 its current home - a white marble, neo-classical structure - was built and the Field Museum was opened.
The museum houses collections of anthropological, botanical, zoological, and geological objects. Some of their more famous attractions are Sue, the most complete fossilized skeleton of a T-Rex ever found, and their Jewel collection. A favorite for kids is the Underground Adventure, where people are "shrunk" to the size of a speck of dirt and given a tour of what goes on underground.
The museum is open 9-5 daily. September - February admission is free on Monday and Tuesday. There is a large cafe and a gift shop in the building.
The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link]
The attraction’s own URL: [Web Link]
Hours of Operation:
Daily, 10-5
Admission Prices:
Adults $12/ Kids 4-11 $7
Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Half of a day (2-5 hours)
Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle or Public Transportation
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