Field Museum
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Field Museum
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/
Type of Makom
- Museums Type
- Museum
Semi-useful stuff
Mikomos rating
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.
