Museums in Chicago Suburbs

Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County

Libertyville

Free General Admission Thursday Evenings

Purple Me Green the Science Station

Arlington Heights

Children Ages 0 to 23 months Free with Sibling

Arlington Heights Historical Museum

Arlington Heights

Wed-Sun: 10AM-4PM

Aurora Regional Fire Museum

Aurora

Wednesday–Saturday 10am–4pm

DeKalb County History Center

Sycamore

Des Plaines History Center

Des Plaines

Monday through Friday 10 am to 4 pm; Second Sunday of the month 10 am to 2 pm

DuPage Children's Museum

Naperville

Monday–Wednesday 9 am to 4 pm, Thursday 9 am to 8 pm, Friday 9 am to 4 pm, Saturday–Sunday 9 am to 5 pm

Durant House Museum

St. Charles

Select Sundays 1-4 p.m.

Ellwood House Museum

DeKalb

Wednesday to Sunday 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Elmhurst Art Museum

Elmhurst

Wednesday-Thursday: 12PM – 5PM, Friday-Sunday: 11AM – 5PM (Closed Monday-Tuesday)

Friends of the Viking Ship

Geneva

Glencoe Historical Society

Glencoe

Illinois Railway Museum

Union

Illinois Rock & Roll Museum On Route 66

Joliet

9am-5pm Monday through Saturday, 9am-2pm Sunday

Jacob Henry Mansion

Joliet

Joliet Union Depot Tower Museum

Joliet

Thursday - Sunday 10AM - 2:30PM

KidsWork Children's Museum

New Lenox

Tuesday through Saturday 9 am to 4:30 pm, Sunday 10 am to 3 pm, Closed Mondays

Kline Creek Farm (Living history museum)

West Chicago

Thursday – Monday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Lemont Area Historical Society

Lemont

Tuesday and Friday 10 AM - 2 PM, Saturday 10 AM - 1 PM

Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art

Oak Brook

Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sunday 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday Closed

McHenry County Historical Society and Museum

Union

Tuesday – Friday, 9 AM – 4 PM; Saturdays, 10 AM – 4 PM

National Indo-American Museum (NIAM)

Lombard

Thursday through Sunday, 12–4 PM

Reddick Mansion

Ottawa

Friday through Monday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

SciTech Fox Valley

Batavia

Volo Museum

Volo

Daily 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

William Tanner House

Aurora

Sundays, 1:00-4:00 p.m. May 3 thru September 27

Barrington History Museum

Barrington

Batavia Depot Museum

Batavia

M, W, F: 2-4 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Closed Tuesday and Thursday

Bolingbrook Arts Museum

Bolingbrook

Wednesday–Friday 2pm–7pm, Saturday–Sunday 12pm–5pm, Monday–Tuesday closed

Bolingbrook Historical Museum

Bolingbrook

Bradley Historical Society

Bradley

10am - 1pm, Saturday, except for holidays

Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods

Riverwoods

10am-3pm Monday-Wednesdays and Saturdays

Crete Area Historical Society

Crete

Darien Historical Society

Darien

First and third Sunday of every month, 1:00 to 3:00 PM

DuPage County Historical Museum & Wheaton Park District Administration Building

Wheaton

Monday-Friday: 8:30A-4:30P, Saturday & Sunday: 12-4P

Earl D. Schoeffner Farm Museum

Momence

Fridays and Saturdays from 10am - 4pm

Ela Historical Society

Lake Zurich

Elgin Fire Barn No. 5 Museum

Elgin

Friday and Saturday, 12 PM - 4 PM

Elmhurst History Museum

Elmhurst

Sunday, Tuesday-Friday 1-5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

First Division Museum at Cantigny

Wheaton

Open Wednesday – Monday, 10 am – 5 pm

Glenview History Center

Glenview

Graue Mill & Museum

Oak Brook

Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (mid-April through mid-November)

Grayslake Historical Society

Grayslake

Wednesday through Saturday from 12:00PM - 4:00PM

Grundy County Historical Society

Morris

Wednesday–Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff

Lake Forest

Tuesday 10am–4pm, Wednesday 10am–4pm, Saturday 1pm–4pm

Illinois Aviation Museum

Bolingbrook

Saturday 10:00am – 2:00pm, Sunday: 10:00am – 2:00pm

Illinois State Museum-Lockport Gallery

Lockport

Isle a la Cache Museum

Romeoville

Wednesday-Sunday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Itasca Historical Depot

Itasca

Tues & Thur 10am-3pm; 1st & 3rd Wed 4pm-8pm; 2nd & 4th Sat 11am-3pm

Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum

Lisle

Koehnline Museum of Art

Des Plaines

Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

La Salle County Historical Society

North Utica

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 12-4pm

Lithuanian World Center

Lemont

Little White School Museum

Oswego

Sunday 9:00am-2:00pm, Monday 4:00pm-8:00pm, Tuesday Closed, Wednesday Closed, Thursday 2:00pm-6:30pm, Friday 11:00am-3:00pm, Saturday 9:00am-2:00pm

Mc Cord Gallery & Cultural Center

Palos Park

Monday-Friday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday 11:00 am-4:00 pm

Mount Prospect Historical Society

Mount Prospect

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10 am to 3 pm (closed Friday through Monday)

Mundelein Heritage Museum

Mundelein

Wednesdays: 4–7 pm, Saturdays: 1–4 pm

Museums at Lisle Station Park

Lisle

Niles Historical and Cultural Center

Niles

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 11am-3pm; Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday closed

NIU Art Museum

DeKalb

Wednesday Noon–3 p.m., Thursday 2–8 p.m., Friday Noon–6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Norsk Museum

Sheridan

North Grove One-Room Schoolhouse

Sycamore

Northbrook History Museum

Northbrook

Sundays 2pm – 4pm

Old Joliet Prison

Joliet

Thursday - Sunday: 10AM - 4PM, Monday - Wednesday: 10AM - 1PM

Ottawa Historical and Scouting Heritage Museum

Ottawa

Mon–Fri 09:00 am – 05:00 pm

Palatine Historical Society

Palatine

Tuesday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Plainfield Historical Society Museum

Plainfield

Rolling Meadows Historical Museum

Rolling Meadows

Sundays only, 1:00 - 4:00 PM

Roselle History Museum

Roselle

Sundays 2-4 PM

Slime Lab

Carol Stream

Slovenian Union of America Heritage Museum

Joliet

St Charles History Museum & The Curious Fox Gift Shop

St. Charles

Stone Mill Museum

Sandwich

Sundays 1:00pm - 4:00pm, April - September

The Gateway to Tree Science

Lisle

The Kendall County Historical Society - Lyon Farm

Yorkville

Tinley Park Historical Society

Tinley Park

Wednesday 10:00am to 2:00pm; first Sunday of each month 1:00pm to 3:00pm; second Thursday of each month 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Warrenville Historical Society City Museum

Warrenville

Sundays from noon-3pm

West Chicago City Museum

West Chicago

Saturdays 10am-2pm

Zion Historical Society

Zion

Tuesday and Thursday from 12 PM to 3 PM