Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago

From Mikomos

The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) is located in Chicago, Illinois in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood adjacent to Lake Michigan. It is housed in the former Palace of Fine Arts from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. It first opened in 1933 during the Century of Progress Exposition.

Among its diverse and expansive exhibits, the Museum features a working coal mine, a German submarine (U-505) captured during World War II, a 3,500-square-foot (330 m2) model railroad, the first diesel-powered streamlined stainless-steel passenger train (Pioneer Zephyr), and a NASA space capsule used on the Apollo 8 mission.

Based on 2006 attendance, the Museum of Science and Industry was the fourth largest cultural attraction in Chicago. It rose to second place, based on 2007 attendance. [1]

Tips

• Residents of Chicago get a discounted price with ID
• Ask your Local Orthodox Rabbi about visiting if you are a Kohen. It is NO LONGER OK for Kohanim.
• CRC Kohain Guide.
• See website for General Admission Free days
• General admission is free on the following dates (2009):

  January 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

  April 22

  June 1 2 3 4 5 19

  October 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30

  November 11 [2]

Hours Subject to change. Always verify.

• Monday – Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Sunday: 11 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.Latitude: 41°47′27.186″N
  Longitude: 87°34′58.501″W