HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS / MUSEUMS

City of Chicago Museums

A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum
10406 South Maryland Avenue
Chicago 773-850-8580
www.aphiliprandolphmuseum.com

The Art Institute of Chicago Museum
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago 312-499-4111
www.artic.edu

Chicago Historical Society
1601 North Clark Street
Chicago 312-642-4600
https://www.chicagohistory.org

Chicago Maritime Museum
1200 West 35th Street
Chicago 773-376-1982
www.chicagomaritimemuseum.org

Clarke House Museum
1827 South Indiana Avenue
Chicago 312-744-5000
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/clarke_house_museum.html

David & Alfred Smart Museum of Art
The University of Chicago
5550 South Greenwood Avenue
Chicago 773-702-0200
http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu

DuSable Museum of African American History
740 East 56th Place
Chicago 773-947-0600
www.dusablemuseum.org

Elmhurst Art Museum
150 Cottage Hill Avenue
Elmhurst 630-834-0202
www.elmhurstartmuseum.org

Glessner House Museum
1800 South Prairie Avenue
Chicago 312-326-1480
www.glessnerhouse.org

Hellenic Museum & Cultural Center
333 South Halsted Street
Chicago 312-655-1234
www.nationalhellenicmuseum.org

International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 North Lake Shore Drive
Chicago 312-642-6502
www.imss.org

Jane Addams Hull House Museum
University of Illinois-Chicago
800 South Halsted Street
Chicago 312-413-5353
www.hullhousemuseum.org

Lizzardo Museum of Lapidary Art
220 College Hill
Elmhurst 630-833-1616
www.lizzadromuseum.org

Museum of Broadcast Communications
360 North State Street
Chicago 312-280-2660
https://museum.tv

Museum of Contemporary Art
220 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago 312-280-2660
www.mcachicago.org

Museum of Contemporary Photography
Columbia College
600 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago 312-663-5554
www.mocp.org

Museum of Science & Industry
5700 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago 773-684-1414
www.msichicago.org

National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 West 19th Street
Chicago 312-738-1503
www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org

National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum
4041 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago 312-326-0270
www.nvam.org

Oriental Institute Museum
1155 East 58th Street
Chicago 773-702-9514
http://oi.uchicago.edu

The Polish Museum of America
984 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago 773-384-3352
www.polishmuseumofamerica.org

Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
618 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago 312-322-1700
www.spertus.edu

Swedish American Museum
5211 North Clark Street
Chicago 773-728-8111
https://swedishamericanmuseum.org

Terra Foundation for American Art Museum
120 East Erie Street
Chicago 312-664-3939
www.terraamericanart.org

Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
2320 West Chicago Avenue
Chicago 773-227-5522
https://uima-chicago.org

Ukrainian National Museum
2249 West Superior Street
Chicago 312-421-8020
www.ukrainiannationalmuseum.org

 

Suburban Museums

Air Classics Museum
Aurora Municipal Airport
44 West 546 US Route 30
Sugar Grove 630-466-0888
www.airclassicsmuseum.org

American Indian Center of Chicago
3401 West Ainslie Street
Schaumburg 773-275-5871
www.aicchicago.org

Arlington Heights Historical Museum
110 West Fremont Street
Arlington Heights 847-255-1225
www.ahmuseum.org

Aurora Regional Fire Museum
53 North Broadway
Aurora 630-256-4140
www.auroraregionalfiremuseum.org

Bartlett History Museum
228 South Main Street
Bartlett 630-837-0800
https://www.village.bartlett.il.us/about-bartlett/village-of-bartlett-museums/history-museum

Batavia Depot Museum
155 Houston Street
Batavia 630-406-5274
www.bataviahistoricalsociety.org

Billy Graham Center Museum
Wheaton College
501 College Avenue
Wheaton 630-752-5909
https://www.wheaton.edu/about-wheaton/museum-and-collections/billy-graham-museum

Brauer Museum of Art
Valparaiso University
VU Center for the Arts
Valparaiso, IN 219-464-5365
https://www.valpo.edu/brauer-museum-of-art

Calumet City Historical Society Museum
760 Wentworth Avenue
Calumet City 708-832-9390
www.calumetcityhistoricalsociety.org

Cuneo Mansion & Gardens
1350 North Milwaukee Avenue
Vernon Hills 847-362-3042
www.luc.edu/cuneo

Donald E. Stephens Museum of Hummels
9513 West Higgins
Rosemont 847-692-4000
www.rosemont.com/community/museum-of-hummels

Dorband-Howe House Museum
2035 West 183rd Street
Homewood 708-799-1896
https://homewoodhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com

DuPage County Historical Museum
102 East Wesley Street
Wheaton 630-510-4941
https://dupagemuseum.org

Eklund History Center
Glencoe Historical Society
377 Park Avenue
Glencoe 847-835-0040
www.glencoehistoricalsociety.org

Elk Grove Museum
399 Biesterfield Road
Elk Grove Village 847-437-9494
www.elkgroveparks.org/museum

Elwood House & Museum
509 North First Street
DeKalb 815-756-4609
www.ellwoodhouse.org

The Ernest Hemingway Birthplace
339 North Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park 708-445-3071
www.hemingwaybirthplace.com

Evanston History Center
225 Greenwood Street
Evanston 847-475-3410
http://evanstonhistorycenter.org

Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio Museum
951 Chicago Avenue
Oak Park 312-994-4000
https://www.flwright.org

Grosse Point Lighthouse & Museum
Central & Sheridan Road
Evanston 847-328-6961
www.grossepointlighthouse.net

Heritage Canyon Museum
515 North 4th Street
Fulton 815-589-4600
https://www.cityoffulton.us/city/fulton-directory/attractions/heritage-canyon.html

Homewood Historical Society Museum
2035 West 183rd Street
Homewood 708-799-1896
http://homewoodhistoricalsociety.com

Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
9603 Woods Drive
Skokie 847-967-4800
www.ilholocaustmuseum.org

Illinois Railway Museum
7000 Olson Road
Union 815-923-4391
www.irm.org

Joseph F. Glidden Homestead & History Center
921 West Lincoln Highway
DeKalb 815-756-7904
www.gliddenhomestead.org

Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art
Northwestern University
410 Arts Circle
Evanston 847-491-4000
www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu

Matteson Historical Museum
813 School Avenue
Matteson 708-996-4073
https://www.villageofmatteson.org

Midway Village & Museum Center
6799 Guilford Road
Rockford 815-397-9112
www.midwayvillage.com

Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
3001 Central Street
Evanston 847-475-1030
www.mitchellmuseum.org

Park Ridge Historical Society Museum
721 North Prospect Avenue
Park Ridge 847-696-1973
www.parkridgehistorycenter.org

River Forest Museum
Oak Park Historical Society
129 Lake Street
Oak Park 708-848-6755
http://oprfmuseum.org

Robert T. McCormick Museum
1 South 151 Winfield Road
Wheaton 630-668-5161
www.cantignypark.com

Skokie Heritage Museum & Log Cabin
8031 Floral Avenue
Skokie 847-674-1500
http://skokieparks.org/skokie-heritage-museum

South Holland Historical Society Museum
South Holland Library
16250 Wausau Avenue
South Holland 708-596-2722

Tinley Park Historical Society Museum
6727 West 174th Street
Tinley Park 708-429-4210
www.tinleyparkdistrict.org

Tinley Park Landmark Church & Schoolhouse
6727 West 174th Street
Tinley Park 708-429-4210
www.tinleyparkdistrict.org

Will County Historical Society Museum
803 South State Street
Lockport 815-838-5080
https://willhistory.org

Wilmette Historical Museum
609 Ridge Road
Wilmette 847-853-7666
www.wilmettehistory.org

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