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Adler Planetarium
1300 South Lake Shore Drive
312-922-7827
Tuesdays free.
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American Bar Association Museum of Law
American Bar Association
750 N. Lake Shore Drive
312-988-5000
Free.
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Art Institute of Chicago
Michigan and Adams
312-443-3600
Tuesdays free.
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Arts Club of Chicago
201 East Ontario
312-787-3997
Free. |
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
6500 S. Pulaski
312-582-6500
Free Monday |
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Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
Northwestern University
1967 South Campus Drive, Evanston
847-491-4000
Free. |
Chicago Architecture Foundation
224 South Michigan Avenue
312-922-3432
Free. |
Chicago Children's Museum
Navy Pier, 600 East Grand Avenue
312-527-1000
Thursdays 5-8pm free. |
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington
312-346-3278
Free.
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Chicago Historical Society
Clark at North Avenue
312-642-4600
Mondays free.
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DuSable Museum of African American History
740 East 56th Place
773-947-0600
Thursdays free. |
Field Museum of Natural History
Roosevelt at Lake Shore Drive
312-922-9410
Wednesdays free. |
Jane Addams' Hull-House Museum
800 S. Halsted
312-413-5353
Free. |
International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 North Lake Shore Drive
312-642-6502
Free. |
Intuit: The Center for Outsider and Intuitive Art
756 North Milwaukee Avenue
312-243-9088
Free. |
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Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
1852 West 19th Street
312-738-1503
Free. |
Museum of Broadcast Communications
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington
312-629-6000
Free. |
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue
312-280-2660
First Tuesday of each month free. |
Museum of Contemporary Photography
Columbia College Chicago
600 South Michigan Avenue
312-663-5554
Free. |
Museum of Science and Industry
57th and Lake Shore Drive
773-684-1414Thursdays free. | |
National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum
1801 South Indiana Avenue
773-326-0270
Free. |
Newberry Library
60 West Walton
312-943-9090
Free. |
Oriental Institute Museum
1155 East 58th Street
312-702-9521
Free. |
Peace Museum
314 West Institute Place
312-440-1860
Wednesdays Free. |
Polish Museum of America
984 North Milwaukee Avenue
312-384-3352
Free | |
Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
Cobb Hall, 5811 South Ellis Avenue, 4th floor
773-702-8670
Free. |
Shedd Aquarium
1200 South Lake Shore Drive
312-939-2439
Aquarium free on Thursdays. |
Smart Museum of Art
University of Chicago
5550 South Greenwood Avenue
773-702-0200
Free. |
Spertus Museum
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
618 South Michigan Avenue
312-322-1747
Fridays free. |
Terra Museum of American Art
666 North Michigan Avenue
312-664-3939
Tuesdays and the first Sunday of each month free. | |
Harold Washington Library Center
400 South State Street
312-747-4876
Free.
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Vietnam War Museum
954 West Carmen Avenue
773-728-6111
Free Saturday and Sunday: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Zoo - Lincoln Park2200 North Cannon Drive
free everyday |
Admission to 14 Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., is free.
Hours
The Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C. are open every day of the year except December 25th. The museums are open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with the following exceptions:
The Anacostia Museum is closed for renovation through spring 2001.
The National Museum of American Art closed for renovation after January 3, 2000, for approximately three years.
The National Portrait Gallery closed for renovation after January 9, 2000, for approximately three years.
Weather permitting, the Zoo is open every day except December 25.
National Zoo hours:
May 1 to September 15: buildings 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; grounds 6 a.m.-8 p.m.
September 16 to April 30: buildings 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; grounds 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
In New York City the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is open (with free admission) on Tuesday from 5 to 9 p.m. Closed federal holidays.
Garden District -St. Charles Avenue
The Garden District was given its name early in New Orleans' history and remains famous for its nineteenth century homes and gardens. To get the real feel of the Garden District, pick up up a walking tour map at the Visitor Center at 523 St. Ann, Jackson Square.
Mother's Day - Audubon Zoo A musical program featuring animal-related songs and live animals! From Baby Elephant Walk to Talk To The Animals, it will be a real treat! Then at 2pm, Irma Thomas takes the stage for her annual rocking concert at the Zoo. Irma sings her special songs, like It's Raining. Free admission for moms. Sponsored by Tulane/Xavier Women's Center.
Check out Gambit Weekly's Best of New Orleans Calendar
Many of these will be paid events but there are always some free ones. Their page is updated weekly on Tuesdays.
Old Town
Saturday Night Cruise A four-block shopping, dining
and entertainment complex, Old Town's centerpiece is
its huge lighted Ferris wheel. Seventy-five stores
offer a myriad of merchandise, and more than a dozen
rides provide the entertainment. The complex draws
huge crowds on Saturday nights, when a free
rock-n-roll concert and a parade of 300 vintage cars
are offered.
Cornell Fine Arts Museum
Situated on the campus of Rollins College, this free
museum features significant loans, recent
acquisitions, and items from the Cornell's renowned
permanent collection. Call for details of current
exhibits.
Rollins College, Winter Park FL (407) 646-2526
