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Chicago - Field Museum of Natural History

Originally called the Columbian Museum of Chicago, the Field Museum of Natural History was founded in 1893 to showcase the biological and anthropological collections gathered for the World Columbian Exposition. The name changed in 1905 to honor Marshall Field, the department store owner, art patron and major benefactor of the museum. The permanent collection features approximately 20 million artifacts and specimens covering a variety of disciplines including geology, botany, zoology and anthropology.

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Of special note are the permanent displays on ancient Egypt and the cultures of North, Central and South America and "Sue," the world's largest, most complete T. rex skeleton. Special rotating exhibits take place on a regular basis throughout the year.

The museum sponsors a variety of research and educational programs and houses an extensive natural history library with around 250,000 texts.
Address
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605-2496
United States
Phone 1 (312) 922-9410
Fax 1 (312) 427-7269
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:00
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Always closed on:
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Cost
Adult$ 15.00
Senior over 65$ 12.00
Students$ 12.00
Child 11 & under$ 10.00
Child 3 & underFREE
All values are in United States Dollars
Discounts on
Wednesday
Parking
Pay
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Wheelchair loan or rental
Transit
Buses: #6 Jeffery Express, bus #146 Marine Michigan, #12 Roosevelt Road. Subway: Red, orange and green lines stop at Roosevelt Road and State Street
Typical Visit
5 hours
Egyptian Mummy dating 1080 to 712 BC in the Chicago Field Museum.
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago.
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