Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History

Located on Chicago’s iconic Lake Michigan shore, the Field Museum opened its current building to the public in 1921. Ticket prices are Adults- $30 and Children (3-11)- $23, so learning about the free day on Wednesdays for Illinois residents seemed the perfect opportunity for my Chicago kids to visit and take photos

The museum's collection grew out of items on display in the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in the “White City.” Many of the 65, 000 items found a permanent home in Chicago. The museum name still honors Marshall Field, the department store magnate, who donated $1 million to make the dream of a permanent museum a reality.

Since the Museum opened in 1894, the collection has grown to nearly 40 million artifacts and specimens. The mission of the museum is to ensure that our planet thrives for generations to come.

More than 150 scientists and researchers travel to the far corners of the world in search of new discoveries and clues to what life was like hundreds, thousands, and millions of years ago.

The Field Museum is part of Chicago's lakefront Museum Campus that includes the John G. Shedd Aquarium and the Adler Planetarium.

Inside the museum you can meet Máximo the Titanosaur, the largest dinosaur ever discovered and experience SUE, the most complete and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered;

You can visit the Mammals of Asia and Native American Halls; Explore Inside Ancient Egypt, with its mysterious mummies and be dazzled in the Hall of Gems.

It will take many Wednesday visits to get photos of more exhibits, but I have some photos that I will share later in the week of a few displays!