Museums in Illinois

1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House

Edwardsville

Thursday-Saturday 10 am–3 pm, Sunday 12 pm–3 pm

Adler Planetarium

Chicago

Illinois Resident Discount Days

African American Museum

Carbondale

Tuesday - Saturday 11am-5pm

Air Combat Museum

Springfield

American Writers Museum

Chicago

Monday, Thursday–Sunday 10am–5pm; Tuesday & Wednesday Closed

Arlington Heights Historical Museum

Arlington Heights

Heritage Gallery and Shop Wed-Sun: 10AM-4PM

Augustana's Fryxell Geology Museum

Rock Island

Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 1-4 p.m. (when classes are in session)

Aurora Regional Fire Museum

Aurora

Wednesday–Saturday 10am–4pm

Balzekas Museum Of Lithuanian Culture

Chicago

Mondays–Saturdays 10 AM–4 PM, Sundays 12 PM–4 PM

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

Berwyn Historical Society

Berwyn

First Saturday of every month 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County

Libertyville

Free General Admission Thursday Evenings

Bolingbrook Arts Museum

Bolingbrook

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

Bolingbrook Historical Museum

Bolingbrook

Boone County Museum of History

Belvidere

Wed - Friday: 10 AM - 4 PM, Saturday: 10 AM - 3 PM

Bradley Historical Society

Bradley

10am - 1pm, Saturday

Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods

Riverwoods

Monday–Wednesday and Saturday 10am–3pm

Burpee Museum of Natural History

Rockford

Monday-Sunday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Cambridge Natural History Museum

Cambridge

Carbondale Depot Museum

Carbondale

Monday-Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Centralia Area Historical Museum

Centralia

Cernan Earth & Space Center

River Grove

Champaign County History Museum at the Historic Cattle Bank

Champaign

Wednesday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Thursday 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Friday 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Chicago History Museum

Chicago

Free Admission Days Year-Round

Chicago Sports Museum

Chicago

Monday - Thursday: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm, Friday - Saturday: 11:00 am- 8:00pm, Sunday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Children's Hands-On Museum of Northwest Illinois

Freeport

Thursday–Saturday 10am–2pm

Children's Museum in Oak Lawn

Oak Lawn

Monday Closed; Tuesday-Wednesday 10:00 AM–3:00 PM; Thursday 10:00 AM–5:00 PM; Friday 9:00 AM–3:00 PM; Saturday & Sunday 10:00 AM–4:00 PM

Children's Museum of Illinois

Decatur

Tuesday–Saturday 10:00am–5:00pm, Sunday Noon–5:00pm

Collinsville Historical Museum

Collinsville

Wed–Sat 12:00 pm – 04:00 pm

Community Solar System

Peoria

Crete Area Historical Society

Crete

Cruisin with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center and Gift Shop

Bloomington

Monday–Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Tuesday until 8 p.m.), Sunday closed

Darien Historical Society

Darien

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

David Davis Mansion

Bloomington

Wednesday - Saturday: 9am - 3:30pm

DeKalb County History Center

Sycamore

Dillon Home Museum

Sterling

Wednesday & Thursday 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., 2nd weekend of each month Saturday & Sunday 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Discovery Depot Children's Museum

Galesburg

Tuesday–Saturday 9:30am–3pm, Wednesday 9:30am–4:30pm, Sunday 12pm–3pm

DuPage Children's Museum

Naperville

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

DuPage County Historical Museum & Wheaton Park District Administration Building

Wheaton

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

Durant House Museum

St. Charles

Select Sundays 1–4 p.m.

Earl D. Schoeffner Farm Museum

Momence

Fridays and Saturdays from 10am - 4pm

Edwards Place Historic Home

Springfield

1 PM, 2 PM Tuesdays - Saturdays

Ekdahl House Museum

Western Springs

Saturdays 10:00 AM – 12 PM

Ela Historical Society

Lake Zurich

Elgin Fire Barn No. 5 Museum

Elgin

Friday and Saturday, 12 PM - 4 PM

Elijah Iles House Foundation

Springfield

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

Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum

Oak Park

Thu-Fri 1pm-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1pm-5pm

Ethnic Heritage Museum

Rockford

Every Sunday from 2-4 PM

Evanston Art Center

Evanston

Mon-Thurs: 9 am - 6 pm | Fri: 9 am - 5 pm | Sat & Sun: 9 am - 4 pm

Field Museum

Chicago

Daily 9am to 5pm

First Division Museum at Cantigny

Wheaton

Open Wednesday – Monday, 10 am – 5 pm

Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio

Oak Park

Freeport Art Museum

Freeport

Friends of the Viking Ship

Geneva

Galesburg Railroad Museum

Galesburg

Fridays and Saturdays 12:00 noon until 4:00 pm, April through September

Geneseo Historical Museum

Geneseo

Tuesday–Friday 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Glencoe Historical Society

Glencoe

Glenview History Center

Glenview

Glessner House

Chicago

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 (Non-Summer); Wednesdays 12:00PM to 7:00PM, Thursdays to Saturdays 12:00PM to 4:00PM (Summer June to August)

Grundy County Historical Society

Morris

Wednesday–Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Hauberg Museum

Rock Island

Wednesday-Sunday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Hieronymus Mueller Museum

Decatur

Tuesday – Saturday, 1 – 4pm

Historic Attractions

Roscoe

Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 am-5:00 pm

History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff

Lake Forest

Tuesday 10am–4pm, Wednesday 10am–4pm, Saturday 1pm–4pm; closed Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday

Homewood Historical Society

Homewood

Saturdays 1pm-3pm

Illinois Aviation Museum

Bolingbrook

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

Illinois Black History Museum

Hazel Crest

Sunday-Thursday Appointment Only, Friday 1:00PM-5:00PM, Saturday 12:00PM-3:00PM

Illinois Railway Museum

Union

Illinois Rock & Roll Museum On Route 66

Joliet

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

Illinois State Military Museum

Springfield

Tuesday - Friday: 1 pm - 4:30 pm, Saturday: 9a-12p & 1p-4:30p

Illinois State Museum

Springfield

Illinois State Museum-Lockport Gallery

Lockport

International Museum of Surgical Science, A Division of the International College of Surgeons

Chicago

Monday–Friday 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Isle a la Cache Museum

Romeoville

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

Itasca Historical Depot

Itasca

Tues & Thur 10am-3pm (year-round); Wed 4pm-8pm & Sat 11am-3pm (seasonal Apr-Oct)

Jacksonville Area Museum

Jacksonville

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

Jacob Henry Mansion

Joliet

Jacoby Arts Center

Alton

Saturday 12-4 pm

James Millikin Homestead

Decatur

Jersey County Historical Society

Jerseyville

Joliet Union Depot Tower Museum

Joliet

Thursday - Sunday 10AM - 2:30PM

Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum

Lisle

KidsWork Children's Museum

New Lenox

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

Kidzeum of Health and Science

Springfield

Wed – Sun 9am – 4pm

Kline Creek Farm (living history museum)

West Chicago

Thursday – Monday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Koehnline Museum of Art

Des Plaines

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

La Grange Area Historical Society

La Grange

Wednesday 9:30 am – 12:00 pm, Thursday – Saturday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

La Salle County Historical Society

North Utica

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 12-4pm

Lansing Historical Museum

Lansing

Thursday 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Lemont Area Historical Society

Lemont

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

Lincoln Heritage Museum

Lincoln

Tuesday–Friday 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday 1–4 p.m.

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

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

Loveland Community House

Dixon

Macktown Living History Education Center

Rockton

Macon County Historical Museum

Decatur

Mc Cord Gallery & Cultural Center

Palos Park

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

McHenry County Historical Society and Museum

Union

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

McLean County Museum of History

Bloomington

Monday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday: Closed

Medieval Torture Museum

Chicago

Monday – Thursday: 10 AM – 8 PM, Friday – Sunday: 10 AM – 9 PM

Mercer County Historical Society & Essley-Noble Museum

Aledo

Midway Village Museum

Rockford

Tuesday - Saturday: 10am-4pm • Sunday: Noon-4pm

Mindworks: The Science of Thinking

Chicago

Wednesday-Saturday: 11:00am-5:00pm, Sunday: 10:00am-5:00pm (June-August), Monday & Tuesday: Closed

Monroe County History Museum

Waterloo

Saturdays & Sundays 1:00 to 4:00 P.M.

Mount Prospect Historical Society

Mount Prospect

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10 am to 3 pm

Mundelein Heritage Museum

Mundelein

Wednesdays: 4–7 pm, Saturdays: 1–4 pm

MUSE Morton

Morton

Wednesday-Friday 10am-4pm, Fourth Fridays April-November 5-8pm

Museum of Illusions Chicago

Chicago

Midweek Fun: Buy 1 Ticket, Get 50% Off Second Ticket

Museum of the Grand Prairie

Mahomet

Open 1-5 PM daily; Summer Hours (Memorial Day-Labor Day) 10 AM-5 PM Mon-Sat, 1-5 PM Sun

Museums at Lisle Station Park

Lisle

National Building Arts Center

Sauget

Thursday 1–5 PM, Friday–Saturday 9 AM–5 PM

National Corvair Museum

Chatham

National Great Rivers Museum

Alton

Open Daily 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

National Indo-American Museum (NIAM)

Lombard

Thursday through Sunday, 12–4 PM

Next Picture Show

Dixon

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

Norwood Park Historical Society

Chicago

Every Saturday from Noon to 4pm

Oak Park River Forest Museum

Oak Park

Old Joliet Prison

Joliet

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

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.

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Chicago

Daily 10am to 4pm

Plainfield Historical Society Museum

Plainfield

Pleasant Home

Oak Park

Prairie Aviation Museum

Bloomington

Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

Princeville Heritage Museum

Princeville

Wednesdays & Fridays 11 am – 3 pm

Pullman Exhibit Hall

Chicago

Tour Ticket with Discounted Exhibit Hall Admission

Purple Me Green the Science Station

Arlington Heights

Children Ages 0 to 23 months Free with Sibling

Quincy Art Center

Quincy

Reddick Mansion

Ottawa

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

Ridge Historical Society

Chicago

Tuesdays and Sundays 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Rock Island County Historical Society

Moline

Wednesday - Saturday, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Rock Island Railroad Museum

Chillicothe

1pm – 4pm every Sunday — March thru November

Rockford Art Museum

Rockford

THU-SUN, 10 AM-5 PM

Rockton Township HIstorical Society

Rockton

Rolling Meadows Historical Museum

Rolling Meadows

Sunday 1:00 - 4:00 PM

Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home

Dixon

Thursdays 11:00am – 4:00pm, Fridays 11:00am – 4:00pm

Roscoe Township Historical Society

Roscoe

Roselle History Museum

Roselle

Saline County Area Museum (Saline Creek Pioneer Village and Museum)

Harrisburg

SciTech Fox Valley

Batavia

Slime Lab

Carol Stream

Slovenian Union of America Heritage Museum

Joliet

Southwestern Illinois College

Granite City

Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum

Springfield

Tuesday-Saturday: 12 PM - 4 PM

St Charles History Museum & The Curious Fox Gift Shop

St. Charles

St. Clair County Historical Society

Belleville

Weekdays 11am - 3pm

Stone Mill Museum

Sandwich

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

Tarble Museum of Art

Charleston

Tuesday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday 1 - 5 p.m.

Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society

Pekin

Tue-Thu 10:00 am-2:00 pm, Sat 2:00 pm-4:00 pm

The David Strawn Art Gallery

Jacksonville

The Gateway to Tree Science

Lisle

The Insect Asylum

Chicago

Wed 3pm - 8pm, Thurs 11:00 am - 8pm, Fri 11:00am - 8pm, Sat 11:00am - 8pm, Sun 11:00am - 8pm

The Kendall County Historical Society - Lyon Farm

Yorkville

The Quincy Museum

Quincy

Wednesday - Sunday 1:00PM - 4:30PM

The Richard H. Driehaus Museum

Chicago

The Staley Museum

Decatur

Tuesday – Saturday: 1:00 – 4:00 pm, Last Sunday of the month (March – November): 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Thornton Historical Society Museum

Thornton

1PM to 3PM on 1st and 3rd Saturdays

Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens

Rockford

Tuesday-Sunday at 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM

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

Tremont History Museum

Tremont

2nd and 4th Sundays, 2-4:00 except for holidays

Trutter Museum

Springfield

Fall & Spring: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Summer: Mon.-Thu., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Vermilion County Museum

Danville

Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 AM–4:00 PM

Vermilion County War Museum

Danville

Noon to 4pm Tuesday–Friday, 10am to 4pm Saturday

Volo Museum

Volo

Open Daily 10:00 - 5:00

Warren County History Museum

Monmouth

1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday

Warrenville Historical Society City Museum

Warrenville

Sundays from noon-3pm

Washington Historical Society

Washington

Thursdays and Saturdays from 10am – 1pm

Waukesha Hangar - Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum

Poplar Grove

Wednesday-Saturday: 10am-4pm, Sunday-Tuesday: CLOSED

West Chicago City Museum

West Chicago

Saturdays 10am-2pm

West Town Museum of Cultural History

Maywood

Western Illinois Museum

Macomb

Western Illinois University

Macomb

William and Florence Schmidt Art Center

Belleville

William Tanner House

Aurora

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

Williamson County Historical Society Museum & Library

Marion

Wednesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Wilmette History Museum

Wilmette

Monday–Thursday and Sunday 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM; Friday–Saturday Closed

Winnetka Historical Society

Winnetka

Museum: Tues. and Thurs. 1-4 p.m.; Schmidt-Burnham Log House: Sundays 2-4 p.m., May–November

Wonder Works Children's Museum

Oak Park

Infants Free

Wood River Museum and Visitor Center

Wood River

Every Saturday from 1 to 4 pm

Wood River Refinery History Museum

Roxana

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Wednesdays, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Thursdays

Woodlawn Farm

Jacksonville

Zion Historical Society

Zion

Tuesday and Thursday from 12 PM to 3 PM