Tourists in Our Own Home Base- Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry
Exterior ladies When we are in the Chicago area, usually we are recuperating from our travels and do not take advantage of all the amazing things available in the city! Since we lived in the suburbs before traveling and had a newborn, we have been to the zoos and Shedd aquarium but saved the museums for later. We made it a goal this year to take the time and energy to go out, explore and experience as much as we can wherever we are. We started off the year with an all-day outing at the Museum of Science and Industry, the largest science museum in the Western hemisphere! The Museum is housed in the space that functioned as the World Columbian Exposition in 1893. The interior and exterior had interesting architectural highlights with a giant dome as the focal point of the main floor. It was founded in 1933 and has over 35,000 artifacts inside. We selected this museum as our first to visit with a toddler boy because of the abundance of transportation exhibits. He is obses...