Field Museum
Field Museum
4.5
Natural History MuseumsScience Museums
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
About
The Field Museum fuels a journey of discovery across time to enable solutions for a brighter future rich in nature and culture. With almost 40 million specimens and artifacts in our collections—including SUE, the world's most complete Tyrannosaurus rex—there's something for everyone. Start planning your visit at fieldmuseum.org.
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from HK$217.23
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Neighbourhood: South Loop
This downtown neighborhood offers a variety of activities ranging from cultural to sporting. If you happen to visit during football season, you may bump into a boisterous few fans on their way to a Bears game on the southernmost tip of South Loop. On the flip side, Museum Campus offers cultural and educational experiences in its planetarium, museum and aquarium, all situated along the lakefront. Grant Park is one of Chicago’s premier locations for green space and recreation with views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline. Take a stroll down memory lane in the historic Prairie District where you can enjoy views of old historic homes. Restaurants, theaters, and clubs are spread throughout the neighborhood along with a collection of burger joints along Michigan Avenue just across from the park.
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  • Cindy B
    Nisswa, Minnesota23 contributions
    A must do museum
    What a wonderful museum! There isn't anything I can think of that they do not have. It was an amazing afternoon spent wandering the halls and we could have spent the entire day here. Signage and directions were a bit vague but no big deal.
    Visited November 2022
    Written 5 December 2022
  • Renae_Jamilah2330
    Naperville, Illinois43 contributions
    MLK Day
    My 9yr old daughter and I had visited the Field Museum with my 2 toddler grand boys (1 &4 yrs old). MLK Day was free admission so their were lots of families with their children visiting. Surprisingly lines to enter and exit weren't long wait times although using the elevator with the stroller was a challenge. We enjoy the exhibits every January! There's a different learning experience and so much to explore. This my favorite Museum and we'll continue to visit every January.
    Visited January 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 20 January 2023
  • leroys73
    576 contributions
    Awesome
    My title sums it up. I walked to it from the Hotel Blake while my wife worked from our room. It was was a nice walk. I arrived just as it was opening. I have been in similar type of museums before. However, they cannot even come close to the Field Museum. I was overwhelmed with the exhibits. I spent about 6 hours there. I could go again today. Even if you are not really into prehistoric history and the development of civilization I think you could enjoy at least a short visit.
    Visited November 2022
    Written 26 January 2023
  • Bz55
    Toronto, Canada90 contributions
    Great museum
    Due to our flights being cancelled for poor weather. We decided to go site seeing around Chicago and ended up here at the museum. We got free access as our company donates to the museum so we had nothing to lose. We parked close by for 30$ and a short walk later we were in side. We walked around for about two hours and seen a lot of cool stuff. Museums never disappoint and this one had a lot of cool stuff to see, read and watch. Lots of space for people to walk and many attendees walking around with artifacts and teaching moments. We enjoyed our time here
    Visited January 2023
    Travelled on business
    Written 28 January 2023
  • OnAnotherJourney
    Canada330 contributions
    Worth my time & money
    Depending on your interest level you could easily spend more than a day here. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it for small children though as there are limited interactive exhibits and plenty of reading. The current special exhibit related to death was worth the extra fee, although I recognize not everyone is as interested as I am! Throughout this exhibit there are kiosks where you can answer a few questions about your thoughts on death and then shares the results of previous visitors. I appreciated some of the questions challenged me to reflect on my own personal views. I also looked forward to the Egyptian exhibit, although there is very low light in some areas which made it challenging to read some of the information. It was disappointing to see the perpetuation of the myth that the first Europeans arrived in 1492 (see photo) - when will that end?! In terms of food, I had a pretzel, small tub of berries and water for $19. As someone with post-concussion syndrome, I was grateful for the seating area just past cashier, as it was a bit quieter. I think some of the negative reviews are written by white folks who don’t want to accept the reality of colonialism. Instead of taking the opportunity to hear voices that have been silenced for a long time, some take it as a personal attack. Museums such as this have a long history of taking/buying cultural items they had no right to, so it’s refreshing to see the Field Museum be more transparent and responsible for past behaviour. Parts of this experience might make you feel uncomfortable but if you embrace it you may learn something about yourself and your fellow humans.
    Visited February 2023
    Travelled solo
    Written 24 February 2023
  • Barbara N
    Marietta, Georgia9 contributions
    Too Crowded, Too Crowded, Too Crowded
    We had traveled from Atlanta Georgia to visit The Field Museum. We did not know that Monday February 20 was a free day at the Museum and therefore we were almost trampled any number of times by families, strollers, children.....adults too! There should have been a better way of controlling the number of people who entered the Musuem that day. It really took away from the experience. We really felt like we were being pushed through the exhibits by the crowds. We did not get in for "free"! We paid for our admission....
    Visited February 2023
    Written 25 February 2023
  • Chase
    Austin, Texas2 contributions
    One of the best
    Easily one of the best museums I've ever been to. My family spent an entire day, from open to close and barely scratched the surface of what was available to see there. The exhibits were fascinating — especially the one about paleoamericans. The dinosaurs were great as well, although the 3D dinosaur movie was not necessarily worth the time we spent on it. If the city pass had allowed us to come back the next day, we probably would have spent another whole day there! I will definitely come back in a future vacation.
    Visited June 2022
    Travelled with family
    Written 5 March 2023
  • michaeld95062
    Santa Cruz, California48 contributions
    For the Curious and Interested!
    This review is for adults. If you’re curious, love to learn, love to travel the world I can see everything, and are interested in nature with a few side exhibits are equally interesting, this is a great place to spend two or three half days. my wife and I got there and then because of its size and our different interests, split up to explore. When we met a couple hours later, we realized that half day was not enough. I was mesmerized by the plant displays in the extensive info on coffee, plants to Edible nuts to mangoes. I only got 1/3 of the way through. she was fascinated by the animal family displays with some displays also showing their skeletons. For bird lovers, a couple hours in the bird section may be enough. It was sad to see the extinct birds of North America. A great place for a weekday date, or a couple half days for immersive experience.
    Visited March 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 23 March 2023
  • Coyote-Travelerz
    Jacksonville, Florida1,484 contributions
    Small but solid
    The Field Museum offers a little of everything (dinosaurs, ancient americas, natural history, Egyptology, etc). While the Field doesn’t have the depth of larger museums (the Met in New York comes to mind), it offers a good selection of specific items. And yes, parking can be expensive, but don’t let that deter you from visiting.
    Visited March 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 3 April 2023
  • Jnkol*99
    Bettendorf, Iowa97 contributions
    Dozing with Dinos
    Went with my daughters Girl Scout troop to a Dozing with Dino’s overnight event offered at the Field Museum. What an amazing experience for the girls to have basically free reign of the museum and even spend the night! Love the museum offers this experience!
    Visited April 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 13 April 2023
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MelindaMC74
Lake Station, United States317 contributions
Nov 2023 • Family
We hadn't been to the museum in about 14 yrs. Our son really wanted to go so for his birthday we decided to surprise him. Either things have really changed or my memory is worse than I thought.😉
East parking lot was closed for construction so you're basically forced to park in the parking garage which is a farther walk, especially for people with any kind of disability.
Tickets for the 3 of us were $129, all access passes...unless you plan to spend all day there, that pass is really unnecessary. There's plenty to see without seeing the temporary exhibits. The 3D movie (We saw the story of Sue), though cool, is only 20 minutes. It's a nice little break from all the walking though.
The lower level restaurant was closed without any signage so we had to rearrange our plans & go back upstairs to the other restaurant. The food & drink prices are beyond ridiculous. Seriously $14 for a tasteless burger (no fries included), $5.50 for a bottled water, $4 for a small bag of chips?! Like I said ridiculous!! Almost $80 for 3 people to eat lunch, unenjoyable.
The place is immaculately clean. The employees are friendly. There's lots of benches throughout to rest. It's an interesting place & our son had a great time...so even though I found it a big waste, we'll chalk it up to a win.😂
Written 30 November 2023
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Brandon
Pittsburgh, PA463 contributions
Nov 2023 • Family
This is a great museum. It has an amazing display of dinosaurs that also goes through mass extinction events. If you have the citypass, make sure to use all your perks and see the extra exhibits and movie.
Written 26 November 2023
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C&BM
Maple Ridge, BC52 contributions
Oct 2023
Taking the time to go to the museum was the highlight of our trip. Seeing Sue the T-Rex even better. So much to see here. Highly recommend getting a CityPass for entrance.
Written 27 October 2023
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chey
Aurora, UT6 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
I didn’t know what to expect with the museum, but there was so much to see there. My 5 year old loved all of it. Sue the T. rex was obviously his highlight. But all of it was so interactive and great. I didn’t know how a 5 year old would do, but we were there for 3 hours and didn’t even see it all. Great morning adventure while in the city!
Written 26 October 2023
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Ambassador683414
8 contributions
Oct 2023 • Solo
The Chicago Field Museum was a super fun way to spend a few hours in the city. Had about 2 hrs to spare on a recent trip and took the train to the museum campus on an off day. Walk from Roosevelt station is about 10-15mins. The campus is huge. I wanted to take a picture of the Haida totem pole outside of one of the entrances of the museum after I visited but couldn’t find my way back and ran out of time. Inside the museum, Chicago’s impressive architecture continues as upon entering you are greeted by the museum’s large marble entry ways. Admission is expensive for out of state visitors but science expeditions and research costs a lot of money so it was ok. At the main hall, since I had limited time, I ran into a free tour guide (he had a sign that said “free tours”) who showed me and a few others around the museum for about an hour while explaining the history and future of the museum. The main draw here is Sue, the T. Rex but Maximo, the titanosaur in the main hall is more impressive. I hope he stays. I also like how the museum names all of its dinosaurs unlike other museums. I particularly enjoyed watching the lab staff inside the DNA labs - as someone who used to work in one, I cannot imagine working in a display case. I did not have time to walk through the hula exhibit or look too closely at the Native American exhibits but will be back.
Written 23 October 2023
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Anthony K
1 contribution
Oct 2023 • Couples
We bought tickets for a Saturday and the museum was unexpectedly closed. They are refusing to refund us the tickets so we wasted $60.
Written 22 October 2023
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hmhmurphy
Tulsa, Oklahoma63 contributions
Love this museum. If you see the whole museum, it tells the story of animal life on earth. Minerals, too. Loved the Egyptian, humanoid and dinosaur exhibits. Learned that not all fossils are dinosaurs. Admission is $28, this tour gives you $1 savings. This museum could not be fully explored in one day. That many interesting things to see. Can meet many well known artifacts, like Sue, Lucy, and Bushman.
Written 18 October 2023
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rebelee
St. Petersburg, FL167 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
I loved this museum. You could easily spend the better part of a day here. We went as part of the City Pass, which included a 3D Movie of your choice.
Written 14 October 2023
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462lenaz
Germantown, TN51 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
Truly, outstanding museum! I brought my five-year-old and we spent over three hours and I’m not even sure that we saw everything. So much to see and learn. I can’t say enough great things about this place.
Written 12 October 2023
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Travel8ww
Rochester, MN4 contributions
Best field museum for all ages. Very educational experiences. Walked around the museum from 9am to 4:30 PM absorbing learning thousands of displayed items.
Written 3 October 2023
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Field Museum admission prices can vary. Entrance tickets currently cost HK$210.47, while a popular guided tour starts around HK$46.77 per person.

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