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 Museum Of Science And Industry

Museum Of Science And Industry

The Museum of Science and Industry, is one of the most popular and visited museums in the world. This museum has got humble ties to two great World's Fairs and to civic spirit and imagination of a forward thinking Chicago businessman Julius Rosenwald.

Rosenwald, then Chairman of Sears Roebuck and Company, was inspired by a 1911 visit with his son to the Deutches Museum in Munich. He returned to Chicago determined to create America's first center for "industrial enlightenment," a vehicle for public science education as he wanted everyone to know what could be achieved through science.

With the help of other Midwest business leaders, Rosenwald restored and converted the Palace of Fine Arts, the last remaining major structure from the 1893 World's Fair, into a new type of American museum - where visitors could interact with the exhibits, not just view displays and artifacts. In 1933, the Museum of Science and Industry opened to the public, at the same time as the Century of Progress Exposition. Rosenwald thought the hands on aspect was very important for people to learn, especially children.

Since its opening in 1933, the Museum of Science and Industry has the distinction of being the oldest science Museum of its kind in the Western Hemisphere and attracts approximately 2 million visitors per year.

It’s hard not to fall in love with one of Chicago’s top bus tour attraction, the Museum of Science and Industry. I mean, this is the kind of bus tour stop in Chicago that will give kids and grownups alike a really fun and educational time! All the exhibits in this Chicago museum is interactive and always fun. Imagine walking into a ‘human heart’ that is about 16-foot high and stand there listening to a heart beat. Something you don’t normally see in a museum, we’re telling you. The kids will love you for taking them to this Chicago bus tour attraction!

There’s the Omnimax Theatre (pretty common, we know) that will absolutely thrill you with the action-packed films as they take you ‘into’ the pictures that they show. History takes on a new dimension when you go to The Museum of Science and Industry of Chicago’s ‘Yesterday’s Main Street’. And how about taking the kids into a 727 airplane for a quick ‘ride’! It is going to be a blast for the kids as they go through it looking at and learning all about the different parts of the plane that makes it soar in the skies!

And when you make a Chicago bus tour stop here, be sure to give the submarine, the NASA space capsule and the locomotive train engine a go as well. As you can see, there’s absolutely nothing not to love about Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. Well, the only thing is that they close pretty much ‘on time’ and if you arrive late and don’t manage to experience all the exhibits at this bus tour stop, expect to be politely ushered towards the exit. And another tip for stopping by this bus tour attraction is to wear comfortable shoes or sandals. To see all that you have to see here is going to require a fair bit of walking and comfy shoes will come in handy unless you want to bring home blisters as souvenirs.