ArchiTech Gallery of Architectural Art
Contains archived images, text, resources, and information about architects, architectural art, drawings, historic blueprints, engravings, and more.
Aurora Regional Fire Museum
Educational museum dedicated to preserving and exhibiting the firefighting history of the surrounding area.
Bronzeville Children's Museum
Nonprofit museum with changing exhibits designed to educate and expose children to the contributions and culture of African Americans, as well as the people of Africa and its Diaspora.
Brookfield Zoo
Features facts and information about the zoo.
Cernan Earth and Space Center
Features public and group planetarium shows and a space hall with exhibits on space exploration and astronomy.
Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design
Featuring Landmark Chicago, a permanent exhibition celebrating Chicago's position as the world capital of historical and contemporary landmarks of modern architecture.
Chicago Botanic Garden
385 acre public garden owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and managed by the Chicago Horticultural Society.
Fox River Trolley Museum
Operates a variety of antique trolleys over trackage that once connected Carpentersville, Elgin, Aurora, and Yorksville.
International Museum of Surgical Science
Portrays many of the personalities, failures and breakthroughs that have shaped modern surgery.
National Vietnam Veteran Art Museum
Dedicated to collecting, cataloging, preserving, and displaying works of art created by Americans who served in the armed forces of the Vietnam War.