warmowski wrote:cerebralheadtrip wrote:Garfield Park Conservatory. bonus points for it being suggested donation admissionhttps://garfieldconservatory.org/Seconding, also pointing out specifically for the wee folk: Juicebox concerts at the Conservatory These are on first and third Saturday mornings of the month and kids go bananas for these.https://garfieldconservatory.org/event/ ... 02-02/all/-rThirdededed. One of my favorite spots in Chicago.Also, FACS is doing their release show there on May 17:https://www.facebook.com/wearefacs/post ... 4570981842

Adam P wrote:These are all great suggestions, and that other thread is exactly what I was looking for!I was going to mention the Field Museum. I remember visiting as a teen but don t recall much about it. Those of you with similar-age kids, is it something a 4yo would get anything out of?I do not have children, but I went there as a child and always liked it. It s got dinosaur bones and Egyptian artifacts and life size displays of animals and extinct hominids, and primitive weapons and armor and other fun exhibits.

yard barf wrote:llllllllllllllllllllllll wrote:This might help, but it s from a few years ago^^^^This thread is your ticket.100%one thing worth checking is the wonderful store, American Science and Surplus:https://www.sciplus.com/When my dad worked for GE on the south side and had weekend shifts, we used to stop there and do some oddball shopping at the old Sci Plus location before hanging out at the shop for the afternoon. The current location is much further north, but is no less a joy. I still dig it as an adult. It's a sensory overload, and takes a while to get through it all, but games puzzles, military equipment, electronics, telescopes, skeletons, stickers, school supplies, fuckin' puppets, toy cars, old telephones, science projects, holograms, like thirty million things. It's so cool.

cerebralheadtrip wrote:Garfield Park Conservatory. bonus points for it being suggested donation admissionhttps://garfieldconservatory.org/Seconding, also pointing out specifically for the wee folk: Juicebox concerts at the Conservatory These are on first and third Saturday mornings of the month and kids go bananas for these.https://garfieldconservatory.org/event/ ... 02-02/all/-r

Just booked an AirBnB in Logan Square for a few days at the end of the month. Can t wait for that 6-hr drive with a bored 4yo!