Tue, Jul 01, 2025 09:30 AM - Thu, Jul 31, 2025 16:30 PM
Tue, Jul 01, 2025 09:30 AM - Thu, Jul 31, 2025 16:30 PM
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Chicago History Museum Highlights
Chicago: Crossroads of America - Learn what makes Chicago home sweet home. Explore the city's history through a series of themed galleries that highlight artifacts through interactive features and multimedia presentations.
Sensing Chicago - This multi-sensory experience includes hopping on a high-wheel bicycle, hearing the Great Chicago Fire, catching a fly ball at Comiskey Park, smelling the Union Stock Yard, and diving into a giant Chicago-style hot dog.
Abraham Lincoln - In this installation, you’ll learn all about former president Abraham Lincoln, his leadership during the Civil War, and his assassination.
Facing Freedom in America - Examine the stories behind eight conflicts over American freedom dating from the 1850s to the 1970s. This exhibition uses artifacts, images, and interactive displays to explore everything from women’s suffrage to Japanese internment.
Jaffee History Trail - This outdoor, interpretive path incorporates features such as a native species garden, the Couch Tomb, and a 13,000-pound, metal relic from the 1871 Great Chicago Fire.
The Great Chicago Adventure - In the dynamic film presentation, “The Great Chicago Adventure,” experience the intensity of the Great Chicago Fire and splendor of the World’s Columbian Exposition, explore the sights of bustling Maxwell Street in the 1950s, and peer down from an I-beam at the top of the Sears Tower in the 1970s.
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