Best Science Centers & Discovery Zones
Explore the best best science centers & discovery zones options for kids and families in Oak Park
Cernan Earth & Space Center
Planetarium with space exhibits & events. Campus planetarium featuring diverse programs, laser light shows & space–related exhibits.
Allen P. Zak Science Discovery Center
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Chicago Academy of Sciences
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Mindworks: The Science of Thinking
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International Museum of Surgical Science
Dedicated to the history of surgery. Paintings, sculptures & exhibits help tell the history of surgery from ancient times to the present.
Field Museum
State-of-the-art science museum. State-of-the-art museum of science & invention, with the world's largest Tyrannosaurus Rex.
The Museum Campus
Lakefront park with famed institutions. 57-acre grounds with the Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium & Field Museum, plus dining & lake beach.
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Interactive educational museum. Sprawling, hands-on museum full of informative, child-friendly scientific & industrial exhibits.
Kohl Children's Museum
Interactive exhibits for young children. Permanent & rotating exhibits are found at this museum catering to kids from birth to age 8.
Homewood Science Center
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Lederman Science Center
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Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County
Interactive exhibits on local history. Museum with interactive exhibits on Lake County history plus changing art & pop-culture displays.
Dinosaur Discovery Museum
Dinosaur skeletons, specimens & exhibits. This museum focusing on the link between dinosaurs & birds features many educational displays.
Kenosha Public Museum
Natural science & fine art exhibits. Modern facility with mammoth skeletons & other natural science artifacts, plus a fine art gallery.
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