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If you head to the Thorne Miniatures Room, a couple of the rooms had some Christmas-y décor added to them The lions in front of the Art Institute of Chicago are each adorned with a large wreath during the holiday season.

The Art Institute of Chicago, the iconic lions out front have wreaths placed around them. Admittedly, the one we chose was not worth it. The extra exhibitions at The Field Museum are a considerable add-on.

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Tip: If you have a membership to Omaha Children’s Museum,you get reciprocal free admission to the Field Museum.

THINGS TO DO IN CHICAGO FOR CHRISTMAS PLUS

The Field Museum had holiday lights set up in the main lobby and on stairwells, plus some wreaths hung up. The Field Museum has decorations up during the holiday season. I already mentioned Museum of Science & Industry, and that was, by far, the most decorated place of the three we went to. Museums were definitely on our itinerary, and the ones we visited had their own Christmas decorations to enjoy. Two great trees can be found on Wabash Avenue by the river, right by the Ghirardelli store. We happened upon gorgeous displays on walks from our hotel, Loews Chicago. Christmas trees on Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago.Ĭhicago is a great city to see holiday lights. These concerts happen every Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. We visited on a Friday night and they had live Christmas music by “Cloud Gate,” AKA, The Bean. There’s ice skating with the giant Christmas tree lit up in the background. On Friday nights during the holiday season, you might catch live holiday music being performed in front of the iconic “Bean” sculpture at Millennium Park.įor the ultimate Christmas tree experience, head to Millennium Park. The machine did have a few moments of not working, so it wasn’t a smooth process, but still, I’d recommend it. The extra I do think was worth it was the $5 toy building assembly line. We did the coal mining experience and it was OK (not totally sure it was “$40 OK,” though).

The extra exhibitions and experiences are a considerable add-on. Tip: If you have a membership to Omaha Children’s Museum, you get reciprocal free admission to the Museum of Science & Industry. It’s not too exciting, at least not for a 7-year-old. On the hour and half-hour is a “snowfall.” We hung around to see it once. There’s also a gorgeous, giant tree that’s the centerpiece of it all. The four-story Grand Tree is located inside the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago.

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