Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Photo: Brian Johnson & Dane Kantner · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
🎨 Museum · Chicago
2 hours · $$ · Check website for reservations
- 🚗About 50 min driveFrom Naperville · Parking: Museum lot (about $20); Stockton Dr street parking; bus 151 / 156
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Lots of shadeRain-OK · Fine on cold days · Handles heat
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2 hoursBest seasons: Winter · Fall · Spring · Summer
A small, well-done nature museum in Lincoln Park: thousands of butterflies flutter around the Judy Istock Butterfly Haven greenhouse and land on kids' hats, and Nature's Playspace is a water and cave play area for kids under 6; an hour or two is just right.
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