Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Admission
Description
Housed in the only remaining building from the 1893 World's Fair, Griffin MSI is a Chicago must-see. When visiting the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere, you'll experience a 40-foot tornado, climb aboard a World War II German submarine, take a run in a human-sized hamster wheel, descend into an Illinois coal mine, board a 727 hanging from the ceiling and much more! Griffin MSI is not a place where you walk around quietly and observe. You get involved in the fun — and learn — by doing. Just a few miles from downtown with convenient underground parking.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(26)
I highly recommend this museum for kids and adults of all ages. There is so much to do and experience. I wish I had booked ahead for the coal mining but there was plenty to do on the first trip without it. 10 out of 10.
Great museum! The line can be super long, with only 2 people working. Buy online if possible, however if using military discount you will need to wait. Spiderman Exhibit was what brought us to town and was fantastic!
A lot of the activities in the museum were out of order and a few things required a separate ticket, but overall a good way to spend a few hours.
No prebooking needed. Just Ubered from our hotel. My husband is a veteran so we were pleasantly surprised to get free admission! We spent 6 hours exploring and enjoying the wide range of exhibits.
The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry was amazing! We spent about 4 hours there and saw just a fraction of the exhibits. We loved the U-Boat exhibit and the coal mine exhibit but perhaps my favorite was the exhibit of the costumes of Paul Tazewell (who designed costumes for the Hamilton stage show, Wicked movie etc). It was truly awe inspiring! We highly recommend the museum!
Museum for space, junkies, and technology people
It was full of discovery, and interesting things. I gave it a lower rating because of several of the hands on exhibits were inoperable.
We loved the museum. Expansive, beautiful, fun, and all the things we hoped for. There were unfortunately quite a few of the hands on exhibits that were not working that day, so that was disappointing. Regardless, the marquee exhibits were wonderful!
Museum tells the history of the city, if not the country! A bath of culture and knowledge in science and the development of industry. It was a pity that there was no more entrance and we could not visit the famous submarine.
This museum was very vast and interesting! Beautiful museum. Was a little different than the average museum. We did “special” tours at an additional cost but they were both worth it. The coal mine tour which used real equipment Therefore depicting a true story of the time. The other “special “ tour we took was of the German U505 submarine which was captured by the Americans. It is one of five in the world. How these men lived in this tube for a period of months is beyond me. They truly were the greatest generation.
