Seven suburban museums worth the trek
Discovery Center
This week in Chicago
Mon–Fri noon–10pm; Sat 9am–6pm; Sun 9am–9pm
Discovery Center
This adult-education center offers a wide variety of classes for personal growth. A few areas of study include sports, art, dance, languages, music, computers and business.
Health World Children's Museum
This week in Chicago
Health World Children's Museum
This nonprofit organization uses hands-on techniques to teach children the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle.
Kohl Children's Museum
This week in Chicago
Mon 9:30am–noon (Jun–Aug 9:30am–5pm); Tue–Sat 9:30am–5pm, Sun noon–5pm
Kohl Children's Museum
For more than 25 years, the Kohl Children's Museum has offered hands-on exhibits for kids 0 to 8 years old.
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
This week in Chicago
Mon–Wed 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri 10am–5pm; Sat, Sun 11am–4pm
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
When a group of neo-Nazis planned to march in heavily Jewish Skokie in the 1970s, local Holocaust survivors banded together to create the educational group, Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois
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Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
This week in Chicago
Tue, Wed 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri, Sat 10am–5pm; Sun noon–4pm
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
The museum’s artifact-packed permanent displays include items from Native American tribes from across the country, as well as Canada
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