Michigan Ave at Adams
The Art Institute of Chicago
One of the oldest and largest art museums in the country, founded in 1879, with famous Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collections. Look for the bronze lions on the front steps.
Chicago · Museums
Four Great Museums on Foot
The Art Institute to the north, Museum Campus to the south, and Grant Park between.
Walk, Don’t Drive
Museum Days Start Here
Stay at the Congress and you can walk to four of Chicago’s best-known museums. Spend the morning with the Impressionists, have lunch at Rafael’s, and see the dinosaurs after.
Museum Campus
The Field Museum
Natural history on a grand scale: dinosaur fossils, ancient Egypt, and millions of specimens in a classical hall on the lakefront.
Museum Campus
Shedd Aquarium
Thousands of animals from around the world, next door to the Field Museum at the edge of Lake Michigan.
Northerly Island
Adler Planetarium
America’s first planetarium, at the tip of the Museum Campus peninsula, with one of the best skyline views in the city.
See It First
Every Museum on the 3D Map
Fly from the hotel to each museum and see the walking route before you go.
End the Day Here
A Large Room After a Long Walk
Put your feet up under ceilings up to 14 ft high, a short walk from every museum.