Museum of Science and Industry

We went to the Museum of Science and Industry today and had tons of fun. The problem, we didn't even see half of the museum. We got to see the Circus, Eye Spy, Farm Tech, Energy Lab, Plumbing, Petroleum Planet, Genetics, Baby Chick Hatchery exhibits, which were interesting, but something that might only be done once or twice. We also saw that Henry Crown Space Center which was amazing. We spent an hour and a half just in that exhibit. We got to see the inside of a Gemini capsule, a mock up of the lunar landing and got to play a game that was landing the shuttle and another that docked the shuttle with the international space station. We also spent the $1 per person to get a NetWorld necklace and do all of the fun stuff in that section. That is highly worth it if you have kids with you. We watched the Sea Monsters Omnimax presentation, but I don't think it was worth the time. Had the tickets not come with our CityPass, we probably wouldn't have gone. Probably the most fun was had in the ToyMaker 3000 section. In this section they have robots that you can interact with and an assembly line that makes Gravitrons. You can pay $5 to get a Gravitron made specially for you. Picking from Orange, Green and Purple, you watch your Gravitron being assembled. They even engrave it with your name, the name of the museum and the date to remind you of your trip. I suggest that if you are planning a trip to Chicago you plan on 2 or 3 days at the Museum of Science and Industry. It is completely worth it!