Museum Of Science And Industry, Chicago, IL
This really is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere! Held in the only remaining structure from the 1893 World’s Fair, the Museum of Science and Industry is a Chicago must-see!
You’ll come across 14 acres of hands-on exhibits and get the chance to take a run in a human-sized hamster wheel, see a fully functioning eco-friendly home, board a 727 that hangs from the ceiling, and send your pulse to a 13-foot, 3D beating heart! MSI is not a place where you wander around quietly and observe. No way! You get involved in the fun, and learn by doing.
You will also experience giant bolts of lightning, making a rainbow, and manipulate an indoor tornado at “Science Storms.” Navigate a 1,800sqft mirror maze and test your face for symmetry in the museum’s “Numbers in Nature” exhibit. Dive into a simulated coal mine where you explore the mechanism behind digging energy from the ground.
Get consumed by the opulent Fairy Castle, a giant dollhouse with tiny chandeliers that flash with actual diamonds and floors laid with complex stone patterns.
Tour the confined quarters of a U-505 German submarine, the only one seized during World War II. Explore the free interactive exhibits surrounding the sub, which give a stunning insight into the strategy behind the war at sea. Discover how scientists can make frogs’ eyes glow or watch baby chicks emerge from their shells at the “Genetics–Decoding Life” exhibit.
