Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

Pros: U-505 display is great, reasonable price, lots to do, friendly staff
Cons: Some outdated or boring exhibits, inadequate food facilities

My husband and I just returned from our Valentine’s Day trip to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. (I know, so romantic, right?) I’ve visited the museum five or six times throughout my life and I was pleased to find at least ...

Pros: Lots of exhibits to see and interact, lots to offer to any science buff
Cons: Steep parking price, noise and severely crowded free days; nothing around campus, distant from city

The Chicago Museum of Science & Industry (or CMSI) is a flagship museum conveniently found on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive area in Hyde Park. Appropriately enough, it belongs in the same league as a place like the Museum of Natural History in ...

Pros: Powerful, yet simple and well done exhibit
Cons: none

On a recent trip to Chicago, I had the pleasure of visiting the Museum of Science and Industry, and, more specifically, the Titanic Exhibit currently housed there.* Now understand, my desire to visit this museum was minimal, and my...

Pros: large, all-encompassing, grand, interesting, ever-changing
Cons: lots of interactive tools were broken

I didn't know what to expect when we went to the Museum of Science and Industry for the first time ever in October. I grew up my whole life in Illinois, half of it less than two hours from Chicago, and I had never been to the museum before. As I think...

Pros: Many, many hands on exhibits for young and old alike.
Cons: Not enough time in one day to really explore the whole museum.

Here we are back in Cincinnati after our 5 day vacation in Chicago. Why is it when you return home after a vacation, it seems like you never went anywhere?

Chicago was a great vacation and I plan on writing more about the area later. This...

Pros: -fun take home items -scary experience
Cons: -not enough time to see everything!

In October of 2003, I got my first Halloween taste of the year. We had gone to Chicago on our regular annual trip, but this year, we'd decided to stay the night, and needed something to do. My mom had heard that The Museum of Science and ...

Pros: Amazing artifacts, well planned exhibit
Cons: Must get tickets ahead of time or risk missing out

Yesterday we drove to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago to see the Titanic Exhibit. The museum is worth a trip without the Titanic exhibit, but this day we saw nothing else. It was phenomenal.

We had to use the internet (or you...

Pros: Very interesting and lots to learn (even for our 3.5 year old)
Cons: Too much to possibly see for a one day trip

Whew, what a busy day!!! We took our family to spend a day at the Museum of Science and Industry. We were a bit worried about our young children and would they enjoy it, but there was plenty to see and do, even for our 3.5 year old daughter and our 10...

Pros: Something to do on a rainy day.
Cons: Run down, crowded museum.

Unfortunately, I can't write a very in-depth or specific review about all that the museum contains, mainly because I didn't pay attention while there. And here's why:

~The name should say it all: The Museum of SCIENCE and INDUSTRY. Yes,...

Pros: Lots of interactive exhibits and things to see
Cons: Some people may get tired of the science museum stuff

If there is only one museum that you can afford or have the time to go to, the Chicago Museum of Science & Industry is it. It is probably one of the largest science museum in a single building of 350,000 square feet of exhibit space. Be prepared to...

Pros: Fun, interesting, variety of exhibits
Cons: a little farther to get to

One of the most fun, yet often overlooked, destinations in Chicago is the Museum of Science and Industry (there isn’t even a category for it here on epinions.com). This Museum has something for everyone, but due to its location in Hyde Park in South...

Pros: lots to see
Cons: none

I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to the Museum of Science and Industry. In fact, I am planning to return for another visit in a few months. I visited the museum in May while I was on vacation.

The museum normally costs $7.00 per person, but...

Pros: huge and interesting
Cons: it is best to drive

All of Chicago's museums are in grand old building with large columns in the front. The Museum of Science & Industry is no exception. Located on the south side near the University of Chicago, the museum offers a great learning experience for...

Pros: great place to find facinating stuff
Cons: good place to get bored easily too

What I like about this Museum is that it has lots of displays that can stir your curiosity.

Though I grew up around this city I never ever could get enough of this place. First off, I found that the interactive displays were facinating and...

Pros: Very well laid out and diverse
Cons: none

When I was 4, the Museum of Science and Industry (south of the Field Museum and Lincoln Park, offered a whispering telephone, an actual German submarine which had been captured in the war, replicas of food and exhibits about the four food groups, and...