Chicago History Museum
Kid essentials
About this place
A Lincoln Park history museum next to the zoo and conservatory, with free admission for children under 12 and accessible restrooms.
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Wednesday
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Thursday
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Friday
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Saturday
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Sunday
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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Nearby places
A boutique hotel in Old Town, near Lincoln Park Zoo, with free cribs and mini-fridges in some rooms, though there is no pool and breakfast is not complimentary.
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A 90-plus-year-old Old Town rib house, famous for baby-back ribs, with a kids' portion of ribs and fries on the menu. Coordinates estimated from the street address.
A 40-plus-year Lincoln Park pizza tavern with a dog-friendly patio, casual and walk-in friendly for families.
A free zoo where a toddler can pet a goat in the barn one minute and climb a play treehouse the next, with no ticket line to manage in between.
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