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Chicago's Best Museums - 2012

Chicago's Best Museums - 2012

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Created by Best of Foursquare • Updated On: January 28, 2013

A guide to the places people love most, based on over 3 billion check-ins.

Chicago Cultural Center is one of Chicago's Best Museums - 2012.

1. Chicago Cultural Center

9.1
78 E Washington St (btwn N Michigan & N Garland Ct.), Chicago, IL
Museum · The Loop · 153 tips and reviews
The Field Museum is one of Chicago's Best Museums - 2012.

2. The Field Museum

9.2
1400 S Lake Shore Dr (at McFetridge Dr), Chicago, IL
History Museum · Museum Campus · 357 tips and reviews
The Art Institute of Chicago is one of Chicago's Best Museums - 2012.

3. The Art Institute of Chicago

9.5
111 S Michigan Ave (btwn Monroe St & Jackson Dr), Chicago, IL
Art Museum · Grant Park · 686 tips and reviews
Museum of Science and Industry is one of Chicago's Best Museums - 2012.

4. Museum of Science and Industry

9.3
5700 S Lake Shore Dr (at 57th Dr), Chicago, IL
Science Museum · 407 tips and reviews
Chicago Architecture Foundation is one of Chicago's Best Museums - 2012.

5. Chicago Architecture Foundation

224 S Michigan Ave (at E Jackson Blvd), Chicago, IL
Museum · The Loop · 51 tips and reviews
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is one of Chicago's Best Museums - 2012.

6. Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

8.8
220 E Chicago Ave (at Mies van der Rohe Way), Chicago, IL
Art Museum · Streeterville · 154 tips and reviews

7. The Oriental Institute

9.3
1155 E 58th St (btwn Woodlawn Ave & University Ave), Chicago, IL
History Museum · Hyde Park · 25 tips and reviews
Chicago History Museum is one of Chicago's Best Museums - 2012.

8. Chicago History Museum

8.8
1601 N Clark St (at North Ave), Chicago, IL
History Museum · Lincoln Park · 62 tips and reviews
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum is one of Chicago's Best Museums - 2012.

9. Jane Addams Hull-House Museum

8.2
800 S Halsted St (at UIC), Chicago, IL
History Museum · University Village - Little Italy · 20 tips and reviews
Adler Planetarium is one of Chicago's Best Museums - 2012.

10. Adler Planetarium

8.7
1300 S Lake Shore Dr (at Solidarity Dr), Chicago, IL
Planetarium · Museum Campus · 171 tips and reviews