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Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL
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Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry is a museum in Chicago, IL, part of the Chicago guide. Cost: $25 to $50. Open year-round.

5700 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr · Chicago, IL

Why you should go…

Housed in a palace from the 1893 World's Fair, this Hyde Park giant lets you tour a real German U-505 submarine, ride down a simulated coal mine, and chase a 40-foot indoor tornado. It's hands-on science on a scale no other museum matches. Budget a full day, you'll still leave wanting more.

  • #science museum
  • #hands-on
  • #U-505 submarine
  • #hyde park
  • #kids

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