Chicago with kids

Museums, water and one very shiny sculpture, all reachable on the L.

Bookmarks

1. Shedd Aquarium

   5/5

   Belugas with a lakefront view; timed tickets or you lose the morning.

   Shedd Aquarium, Chicago

2. Field Museum

   5/5

   Máximo the titanosaur and SUE the T. rex under one 1921 roof.

   Field Museum, Chicago

3. Museum of Science and Industry

   5/5

   The coal mine, the chick hatchery, the giant railroad — the day disappears.

   Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago

4. Lincoln Park Zoo

   4/5

   A proper zoo, free every single day, twenty minutes from the Loop.

   Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago

5. Maggie Daley Park

   4/5

   Climbing walls, rope bridges and a skating ribbon right downtown.

   Maggie Daley Park, Chicago

6. Cloud Gate

   4/5

   Let them find themselves in the Bean, then get soaked at Crown Fountain.

   Cloud Gate, Chicago

7. Adler Planetarium

   4/5

   The skyline from the peninsula is worth the walk; the sky shows seal it.

   Adler Planetarium, Chicago

8. Navy Pier

   3/5

   Ferris wheel and lake boats — touristy, and the kids will not care.

   Navy Pier, Chicago