The Field Museum The Field Museum, South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, USA

The Field Museum of Natural History, also known as The Field Museum, is a natural history museum in Chicago, and is one of the largest such museums in the world.

The Field Museum fuels a journey of discovery across time to enable solutions for a brighter future rich in nature and culture.

Walk through our doors and connect with science and natural history! Let us fuel your passion for discovery with dinosaurs, ancient artifacts, cultural insights, and groundbreaking science. Get the details you need here to make the most of your day of exploration.

Chicago's Field Museum, one of the world's great museums of natural history was built to house the biological and anthropological collections assembled for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Over the last 125 years, the museum's collection has grown to an astounding 24 million objects, ranging from ancient mummies to exquisite gemstones, and endangered plants to dinosaur fossils.

For many years, a 40.5-foot T. rex, with 58 teeth and a killer smile, resided over the Stanley Field Hall. In February 2018, this specimen, affectionately known as SUE, went through the dismantling process to make room for Titanosaur, a giant, long-necked herbivore from Argentina, that stretches 122 feet. Fortunately, SUE will make her reappearance in February 2019 in the popular Evolving Planet gallery. 

The landmark Field Museum building presides proudly over Chicago's lakefront museum campus, and with 4.6 billion years under one roof, it's your passport to travel around the world and back in time.

Alert

The Field Museum is open 364 days a year (every day but Christmas Day) from 9am–5pm, with last admission at 4pm.

Wheelchair-accessible parking

Wheelchair-accessible parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis in the East Museum Lot.

If the East Museum Lot’s accessible parking is full, consider parking at the east end of the Soldier Field North Garage for easier access to our accessible East entrance. There are elevators at both entrances to the Soldier Field garage.

We want everyone to have a great time at the museum, so we strive to make our programs, exhibitions, and facilities accessible for everyone by removing barriers, delivering a welcoming and relevant experience, and providing opportunities for meaningful engagement.

Mobility

Field Museum protection services officers and guest relations associates can assist you when you arrive and throughout your visit. 

Getting to the Field

Accessible paid parking is available in the adjacent East Museum Lot on a first-come, first-served basis. If this lot is full, additional accessible parking spots may be available in the  Soldier Field Parking garage.

Wheelchairs

Wheelchairs are available at no cost on a first-come, first-served basis. They are located at the East Entrance on the ground level and at the coat check near the South Entrance on the main level.

Elevators

There are two elevators that access all three public levels of the museum, located on the east and west sides of the main hall. If you enter through the East Entrance, proceed down the hall to find an elevator on the left near the entrance to Underground Adventure.

Restrooms

Accessible restrooms are available on every level, as well as an all-gender, single-stall restroom on the ground level near the West Entrance. There is also a first aid room on the ground level available for private use. 

Vision

Explore tactile objects and participate in hands-on activities in the Grainger Science Hub.

Special tours are available upon request to visitors who are blind or have low vision. These private, docent-led tours may include verbal description and hands-on opportunities. To request a tour, contact docent manager Mary Ann Bloom at mbloom@fieldmuseum.org or 312.665.7505.

Learning

Guided tours

We offer free guided tours for visitors ages eight and up who have learning, developmental, and intellectual disabilities. Pre-registration is required.

Learn More and Register For a Guided Tour

PlayLab Accessibility Days

Groups of adults with disabilities, including special-education school groups, camps, community organizations, and family support networks, can make private 45-minute reservations for the Crown Family PlayLab on Tuesday mornings. 

Learn More About PlayLab Accessibility Days

Additional assistance

Personal care assistants

A paid personal care assistant (PCA) accompanying a visitor with a severe disability receives free admission. Upon request at the ticket counter, the PCA receives the same admission pass that the visitor purchases. If the visitor is a member, the PCA receives free admission but does not count as one of the member’s guests. 

Service animals

We allow trained service animals in all public areas of the museum. For more information, please read our Service Animals Policy.

Other accommodations

We are dedicated to working to accommodate all visitors with disabilities and provide the best possible museum experience. At times, certain alterations may not be possible. The Americans with Disabilities Act does not require the museum to take any action that fundamentally alters the nature of our programs or services, or imposes undue financial or administrative burden. 

If you need an aide, extra service, or a modification to museum policies or procedures, please contact the museum at least 48 hours before your visit.