Zocalo Group Reviews

Mediocracy must be in this museum's mission statement, because it is the worst museum I've been to in a major city. There is nothing impressive about it except for Sue, the dinasour.

Nice museum, but need better information and guide to help out the people.

Just take your time and take it all in. Get there early parking goes fast.

An obligatory place especially for lovers of painting. Impressive collection of impressionists.

Love this museum. Dinosaurs are cool. There is always a new exhibit to see and the permanent exhibits are huge..

Absolute beast of a place, demands more than one visit and contains far more information than you can easily digest in one sitting. A truly world class collection of artifacts and displays. Highlight of our visit was the National Geographic wildlife photography display, truly stunning images. Full of things that you will not see elsewhere. Great for all the family to visit together. Plenty of amenities and spots to take a break and rest. I'd imagine it's possible to get lost in there! A must do if you are spending any length of time in Chicago.

Very well. "To mutch history" in one Greece place - Pella.

Absolutely loved the dinosaur exhibits. Been a lifelong dream to see the real Tyranosaurus Sue in peraon6,and it came true!

The new Sue exhibit is amazing and so well done! The museum never fails to be awesome!

I liked all exhibitions here, one downside is the price

You can imagine how amazing this experience was!! We had the best of times!! I would definitely recommend coming here!! Everyone is so friendly and professional. Their exhibits are way out of the ordinary!!! Love it! You will love it!! ;)

Love this place! Free guided tours and amazing exhibits. I can spend a long, long time here.

The exhibits are great. Curated nicely with lots of info. The kids enjoyed it as well.

huge, informative museum. this place has to be visited when being in Chicago.

4th time there, spent 3 hours. Overwhelming, but awesome.

Always an eventful day when visiting. Visited as a kid, now my grandkid. He was amazed and learned from the new exibit.

Good museum in a beautiful building. The vast amount of exhibits is a bit overwhelming. The Egyptian section was vere well designed and informative. The evolution section that brings you to see Sue was also really neat. Cafeteria has many reasonable choices and the bathrooms are clean. You can easily spend an entire day here. Worth a visit.

The collection is very rich. The exhibits include the natural and human fields, and there are other regions in the United States. It is definitely a place to visit for a day

So great! I loved getting to see Sue and learning about the evolution of our planet. There are constantly new 3D movies and specialty exhibits to see as well. We saw the National Geographic best photos of the year exhibit, it was very moving. It is a very neat place to get lost for a couple hours.

Enjoyable place to explore and spend the afternoon.

One of the best natural history museums out there. I especially like their paleontological exhibit structured around the five mass extinction events. Schedule at least four hours to have adequate time for a non-hurried visit.

The best in the museum is wild photography. I loved it. I have shared some of my trip pics of field museum.

This museum is a classic! I wish more Chicagoans would come to enjoy it, as the majority of visitors seem to be tourists. They have an array of classic exhibits, as well as the always interesting ones they have seasonally. Some may be deterred by the price, but how often does one have a world class museum in their backyard?

Nice museum. Parking was a bit hectic. Museum has three levels with multipl different exibits. Some exibits require you to pay more to see them. We purchased the all-access pass to get into all four premuim exibits. All exibits including the basic and premium were nice. Some exibits had staff members which explained a few things - pretty neat.

I tend to head to the Field later in the afternoon and I go knowing what I intend to see. Getting there I always take public transit, the 146 bus drops you across the street from the entrance. The last visit was to see tattoo exhibition. It was a Sunday afternoon and the bears were out of town. Travel was a breeze, there were no lines, we got in right away and headed straight for the exhibit. I don't generally eat there but we always head down to the lower level for a bio break and to check out Bushman and the narwhals. There is a ton of good stuff at this museum, one visit does not do it justice.

katarina kaspari, rude and ignorant encounter with her. she thought i was a cleaning lady and she made it a point to call me names because she almost ran into me while texting. horrible human being

Amazing place to visit. Make sure you set aside enough time for a visit. 2 hours is not enough time.

Admission is free to some of the exhibits on the second Monday of the month.

The best of museums, hours of things to see and learn

Great museum! It's well-curated and has something for everybody. It's also a very large museum so make sure you allocate enough time to see all of the museum exhibits. If you really wanted to see it all, you could easily spend the whole day here.

A very impressive museum. I would recommend it if you have the time.

Very impressive permanent collection, the number of animals in display are practically endless! Spent half a day and I only managed to see one floor, warrants a repeated visit to see the rest, plus the special exhibitions (separate ticket required).

Excellent experience for children and adults ... terrible food like a good museum ...

Awesome Place to visit....
Chicago is known for her Museums

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I have wanted to come for a while because of being a Brain Scoop fan. This museum is great!! I only managed to see the animals exhibit and the dinosaurs but it was a great day. I spent about 4 hours between the two exhibits. Really had a great day! Would be happy to come back!

Wonderful for the whole family! Special exhibits are highly interactive and educational across the ages. Traditional exhibits showcase history in terms of the gallery themes and the social influences when they were created.

The Field Museum is an adventure for the whole family. Its numerous rooms and collections are impressive. The Sue Tyrannosaurus room is fantastic and of course the fossils of many dinosaur species. The halls of Egypt, Mesoamerica, Africa and the Atlantic have a wide variety of objects. Not forgetting the collections of stuffed animals.

Wonderful. I mean rally wonderful. Highly Recommended.

Very nice museum . The collection of artefacts the mummies underground museum etc were fascinating. Overall the experience was fantastic.

Such a great day exploring the hundreds of exhibits. Can't do everything in one day.

Some of the best exhibits I have ever seen. Amazing experience, and gigantic dinosaurs! Can't go wrong with the Field!

The Field Museum is without a doubt the top Natural History museum that I ve ever been to ! The Ancient civilizations, ancient Egypt, African culture and pacific history are my favorite exhibits there!

The best Natural history museum in USA hands down.
Loved everything about this place.
Especially Sue, the most complete T rex ever found in this planet is awesome.
Other sections ofvthis museum are great too.
We watched the show about The dinosaurs in the theater which was good......

Beautiful place, immense, worth 100% worth going, you will love it.

Fun place to checkout when in Chicago. Great place to bring the kids (full disclosure i dont have kids and really have no idea what i am talking about) but other kids runnong around like crazy seemed to live it.

Huge assortment of taxadermy with useful information.

Very complete, the new attractions are very good although they are paid extra. Very busy weekends.

If you are a tourist, this is a MUST SEE attraction. The effects of its influence are visible throughout the city.

This museum is just full of knowledge and so very clean. There is a lady at the desk who is kinda rude but mom and I still had fun!

Very comprehensive. We got the 38 dollar all access pass. Spent 5 hours and did not complete every exhibit. Dedicate a whole day if you want to see all.

There is so much to see, it can't all be done it one day.

Fascinating, you could spend 3 days here and not see it all...amazing collections and exhibits.

It is a must-visit place if you are visiting Chicago with your child, both on a scale and in many subjects.

A world class museum. While some of the long-standing exhibits are getting a bit long in the tooth, it is still well worth visiting - and, for the dinosaur lovers, Field is an absolute go to.

Great displays, well laid out! Only bummer is that the coat check is a little expensive.

I loved everything in the museum . Very educational and entertaining . My kids and I loved it

Best experience ever. We really enjoyed the museum besides the walking. There was stuff for all ages. The staff and facility was top notch. You can go multiple times a year and still not see it all. We will be back many more times.

Lots of cool and historical things. But there is a lot of pay to see things.

It's OK, however fossils are awesome, I expected more from Egyptian area

Great Staff, a ton of things to see, and most importantly, Sue the most complete T Rex Skeleton. P.S if your in Chicago for a few days get the city pass

It was an exciting experience. To be able to recognize some of the things from the history channel. The lions of Tsavo were by far my favorite

Great place for a cultural hanging out, specially with kids, but not kids will enjoy it. There are several exibitions halls, all of them worth the time spent on each

Was so fun to see all the exhibits. Clever and rare some seem unrealistic. It's free to Chicagoans so it'll be a little crowded. The wait to park bites so does the wait to get in.

Very well organized, but it is geared towards children