Zocalo Group Reviews

Great place for learning and great historical place.

One of the best natural history museums of the United States. Street-side parking near Adler's planetarium is available. Do not stop by the stairs if you have a stroller or a wheelchair you have to use another entrance for strollers and wheelchairs. Egyptian Chinese Tibetan history all is preserved with amazing displays. The dinosaur history portion was the best. Our kids loved animal exhibits. Museum staff is present with samples of fossils with them they explain it to kids and kids love it. They have very few elevators so if you have a stroller or wheelchair you will have to wait a lot to get in one elevator.

Wanted to see the museum for some time and it did not disappoint.

Pretty expensive but what a treat to see the T'Savo lions!

Good place for adults, teenagers and children to come and learn something.

Fun museum with lots to see and interactive displays!

Awesome place to learn and get smarter while having fun.

Often times, in the darkened corridors of the museum, you can feel the ancient history breathing and moving amongst the visitors. Here at the Field museum infinity goes on trial

Took our 9mo on free admission day. We were willing to use the stairs with a stroller and the day was great, we got a lot done before she got cranky and she loved looking at all the animals and dinosaurs. If you aren't willing to take the stairs then you'll be waiting in line for a long time for the elevators. Worth the trip with the little one, had a great time.

My family's favorite Chicago museum! If you have little kids, don't miss the children's area on the lower level.

Hige museum! Had a ton of fun with my family, and hope to bring my kids when they come along! Loved the staff and the sights. Mals are easy to read as well. All in all, it was an amazing experience, especially for my younger brothers, who've never been to Chicago before. Definitely a place to go for fun in Chicago, as the general admission isn't horrible. Keep it up Firld staff! -Cam

A nice museum, big, with many things to see. We couldn't see the last level in the same day because we spent a lot of time in lower and main level.

It's would take three full days to explore the entire museum. I particularly enjoyed the Native American and Egyptian exhibits. Take the time to stop and read the placards. You learn a lot.

Went to see the terracotta warriors, which was an amazing exhibit.

Always a fun place to go, wish it was cheaper though.

If you like animals and their history this is the best museum

It s a great place to visit. We started on he bottom and worked our way up. They have so much to do that we couldn t see much of the top floor before they closed. Will have to go back there. We missed out on Sue and other fun things.

Super great museum. Very large and a lot of information on the history of the USA, flora and fauna. Everything well organized. Nice cafe. Nice and helpful staff. Great areas for kids.

Went on a fild trip the field museum with my son kindergarten class, it was very nice.

Huge museum full of information and interesting exhibits.

Great way to spend half of a day. Wonderful exhibits and what a fantastic building.

Museum was very entertaining and educational experience, I think the nature photography exhibit was the most inspirational part of the trip.

Plan to spend the day. You can pack food to save on expenses because it is very pricey.

Tons of stuff to see. Plan on spending at least 4 hours, but you can easily spend all day.

Huge place, you definitely need to plan to be there an entire day.

Nice museum but cant touch our natrual museum in NYC. Must see though in Chicago

Excellent museum! Thoughtful and informative exhibits and I was pleasantly surprised by the cafe food! (I had the chilli)...

Plan to spend a full day at the museum. It's worth it.
The cafeteria doesn't have too many options. One Veggie burger on the menu. Bring your own food. There are areas on the lower level where you can eat with the family.
All in all a good experience.

Always great to come here once in a while....parking isnt too bad. I wish they closed later on Sundays.

An amazing place to get lost in and spend the day in.

Friendly staff and hundreds of exhibits on man and animal.

Was a fun day.. Lots to see and learn.. Was a bit disappointed that the price was high even when all I really wanted to see was sue the T Rex as I have followed her story. Unfortunately she was in the middle of a move. Sues story is a great example of how the good guy always gets screwed and the dishonest ones prevail. Look into it and decide for yourself. But the Trex is awesome. The staff are friendly enough .. Go to the gift shop with a half hour to spare as they don't care when its closing time they consider themselves to be the ones put out. The will push you out of the store.

You should not miss the chance to visit this museum.
There are so many interesting details to know about!

Place is great for multiple visits. Kids are constantly learning new things!

Go during the week, its not as busy and you get to watch the scientist work! Love the dinosaurs and evolution section.

Wonderful place to go! Kids loved it, staff was great....It is a little pricey, but will tire your kids out.

I love this museum, the gems, the mummies and all the natural history.

Really fun to discover all sections there. I needed more time to finish.

I spent 4 hours here and covered maybe a third of the exhibits. I guess if I skipped the reading I could have covered more.

Impressive very didactic and very well organized I recommend it

Excellent place to visit, with multiple exhibitions

This place is massive, plan your trip accordingly as you'll need at least 2 hours to go through all the exhibits if you'd like to read plaques, descriptions or interact with the multimedia displays. Getting there at the last minute before they cut off entrance is not worth it as you will only have around 50 minutes to Rush through the exhibits.

This place is huge! You have to plan at least 3 hours to do a quick tour. Great place. Go visit Sue the T-Rex.

The dinosaurs exhibits were fantastic. Great place to stop by as a tourist.

Exhaustive range of items on display. Educative for all ages of people.

Tons of exhibits to look at and explore. They have a cool Egypt exibit with mummies and artifacts.

I have lived in Chicago for a few years now and just got a chance to go for the first time to the field. Way better than I expected! I was thinking it was just a dinosaur museum but it has so much more! They have a TON of native American stuff, a huge plants exhibit, a mummies exibit(need an extra ticket for it), and way more. I was only able to get through a fraction of what they had during my afternoon visit. Don't forget to check for Illinois resident free days especially during winter time.

Huge amount of displays and very well organized, spent 3 hours here and only saw roughly 30% of it all.

I sent in a sample of a meteorite to get tested at one of their facilities, very unpfrofessional. I sent in my sample 7 months ago and have not heard anything back, I've called 10 times for the past 4 weeks and no one answers! And I can't leave a voice msg! What a scam!

Very good museum. Too bad we did not have enough time to look at everything. Three hours is not enough.

Could spend days here. Everything is fun and interesting, not a typical museum, expansive and interactive. Our kids didn't want to leave!

It was the best place I've ever been
Would love to go there again sometime

Great exhibits for all ages, lots of history to learn about. Definitely worth checking out.

A place that should come visit is beautiful inside and out.

The photograph exhibit shouldn't be ticketed, but the rest of it is worth it.

We loved our first trip to The Field Museum. The only thing I d say is be prepared to spend at least 3 hrs in order to see enough to feel like you ve gotten your monies worth. It is expensive but it s worth it in my opinion. A fantastic museum loaded with cool displays and educational materials.

Great museum with lots of interesting exhibits and displays.

A fantastic experience. I love how the focus isn't just on displaying old stuff, but on education and bringing the past to life. The depth and degree of exhibits is amazing, and there is something here that'll facinate everyone. Only problem is there is too much stuff to all see in one visit, so I guess you'll have to come back more than once

A great natural history museum. Many different displays to help feed your fascination. My kids loved the Egyptian area with the various relics and mummy exhibits along with the the dinosaur area. This is a vast museum which you can spend most, if not all, of a day there. The famous T-Rex, Sue, is being assembled in a new area of the museum, but you can still see it along with other dinosaurs. Since we were visiting the city on vacation, we were able to take a cab to the museum, because I know the parking is limited and you have to pay to park.

Wonderful place to visit,we have a great time everytime we come to the museum.

All in all a good experience and saw great artifacts, I feel most people would enjoy visiting here. Not as much to see as the Smithsonian.

Lots to see and do here. Some parts were under construction...