Field Museum

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Field Museum

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Stanley Field Hall
Address
1400 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605 
Phone
(312) 922-9410
Area
Neighborhood
Price
Regular Admission: $14; Chicago Admission: $12
Web Page
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/

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Museums Type
Museum

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Description

The Field Museum of Natural History is located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It sits on Lake Shore Drive next to Lake Michigan, part of a scenic complex known as the Museum Campus Chicago.

Some prized exhibits at The Field Museum include:

  • Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus currently known.
  • A comprehensive set of human cultural anthropology exhibits, including artifacts from ancient Egypt, the Pacific Northwest and Tibet.
  • A large and diverse taxidermy collection, featuring many large animals, including two prized African elephants and the infamous Lions of Tsavo, featured in the 1996 movie "The Ghost and the Darkness".
  • A large collection of dinosaurs in the Evolving Planet exhibit (formerly Life Over Time).
  • A large collection of Native American artifacts. The main exhibit with these artifacts reopened as Ancient Americas in March 2007. [1]

Exhibits include stuffed animals (taxidermy), lots of avodah zara, plants and tons of evolution.

Tips

  • A problem for Kohanim - lots of dead stuff. See the CRC Kohain Guide
  • Free for teachers. The tact of asking someone to bring along a paystub or teacher's ID is up to you.
  • There's a coat check immediately to the right when you walk in.
  • There's not much to do. There are lots of artifacts but not much that's genuinely interesting. The seasonal exhibits may be better.
  • There is a hall of gemstones on the second floor with incredible stuff but make sure you're not giving any hints. Unless you are, then good luck.
  • Park by Soldier Field (across the street).
  • 2011 Free days: 2nd Mondays &

February: 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 9th, 15th, 17th April: 11th May: 9th June: 7th, 13th July: 11th August: 8th, 29th, 31st September: 1st, 6th, 7th, 12th, 13th, 20th, 21st, 27th, 29th October: 3rd, 5th, 6th, 10th, 24th, 25th November: 2nd, 7th, 14th, 21st December: 1st, 5th, 6th, 8th, 12th, 13th, 20th, 22nd

Hours Subject to change. Always verify.

Open every day except Christmas.

  • Regular hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily.
  • Last admission at 4 p.m.