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Chicago has some of the best museums in the world, filled with amazing exhibits and year round events. The shoreline of Lake Michigan near downtown Chicago houses some of the best and most visited museums in an area known as Chicago’s Museum Campus. Besides Chicago’s biggest museums, there are several smaller neighborhood museums that honor and commemorate just about everything.

If you are planning a trip to Chicago, a day spent at one or a couple of Chicago’s museums is a great idea. With the convenient location and proximity to each other, the museums on the Museum Campus are the best place for a tourist to start. The Field Museum of Natural History, John G. Shedd Aquarium and the Adler Planetarium are all within walking distance of each other and are packed with family fun.

The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago houses thousands of priceless artifacts and specimens spanning just about every culture and civilization. Visitors are encouraged to get hands on with the exhibits and they can even watch researches and archeologists as they work on specific exhibits. The Field Museum has both permanent and visiting exhibits, one of its most famous exhibits is Sue the T-Rex. For more information on visiting the Field Museum visit, www.fieldmuseum.org.

Just a couple steps away from the Field Museum is the world famous John G. Shedd Aquarium and Oceanarium with the Lake as a backdrop. The aquarium in Chicago is the largest indoor aquarium in the world and features just about every underwater habitat within its confines. Watch a dolphin show, talk to a diver as he feeds a living reef full of fish, and walk into an underwater shark reef all while at the Shedd. Plan your trip to the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago by visiting www.sheddaquarium.org

The third museum to make up the Museum Campus in Chicago is the Adler Planetarium. The Planetarium has several hands on exhibits that teach visitors everything they want to know about astronomy and the universe. Take a spin around the world and view the night sky in the Sky Theater and then come back down to Chicago and take a peek through the Planetarium’s public telescope. Trips to the Adler Planetarium can be planned out by visiting www.adlerplanetarium.org

The three museums that make up the Museum Campus are just a small sampling of the many museums that call Chicago home. But ultimately, these three are the best and they deserve your time on your next trip to Chicago.