Driehaus Museum
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum is a museum located at 50 East Erie Street on the Near North Side in Chicago, Illinois, near the Magnificent Mile.
A museum inside Chicago
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 18°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Chicago
Driehaus Museum is inside Chicago, which has 151,046 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 63–84°. When to go ↓
An airport 10 miles away
Chicago Midway (MDW) has airline service, about 10 miles from Driehaus Museum.
Established in 2003
Driehaus Museum dates from 2003. About ↓
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Weather, month by month
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Driehaus Museum
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum is a museum located at 50 East Erie Street on the Near North Side in Chicago, Illinois, near the Magnificent Mile. The museum is housed within the historic Samuel M. Nickerson House, the 1883 residence of a wealthy Chicago banker. Although the mansion has been restored, the Driehaus Museum does not re-create the Nickerson period but rather broadly interprets and displays the prevailing design, architecture, and decorating tastes of Gilded Age America and the Art Nouveau era in permanent and special exhibitions.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 2003
- Wikipedia readers
- 11K a year
Stay in Chicago, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Driehaus Museum | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | in town | 151,046 | 2,711,226 | $334K | D |
| Cicero | 8 mi southwest | 1,308 | 82,797 | $249K | C+ |
| Oak Park | 8 mi west | 3,273 | 53,292 | $466K | D |
| Oak Park Township | 8 mi west | 3,273 | 53,292 | $466K | — |
| Berwyn | 9 mi southwest | 1,911 | 55,595 | $300K | B+ |
| Berwyn Township | 9 mi southwest | 1,911 | 55,595 | $300K | — |
| Stickney | 9 mi southwest | 416 | 6,952 | $245K | A− |
| Lincolnwood | 9 mi northwest | 1,056 | 13,112 | $496K | — |
| Forest View | 10 mi southwest | 42 | 1,174 | $261K | — |
| River Forest | 10 mi west | 358 | 11,992 | $687K | C+ |
| Forest Park | 10 mi west | 819 | 13,943 | $305K | D |
| River Forest Township | 10 mi west | 358 | 11,992 | $687K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Driehaus Museum
Other well-known places within 8 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw1in town🏛 MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi🏛 MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
32 mi🏛 MuseumField Museum of Natural History1.4M visitors a year
4in town📍 LandmarkChicago Water Tower
52 mi🏛 MuseumHull House
6in town🌸 GardenMillennium Park
78 mi🏛 MuseumKenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry1.5M visitors a year
8in town📍 LandmarkBuckingham FountainPhoto credits
Art Institute of Chicago: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Field Museum of Natural History: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chicago Water Tower: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hull House: User talk:Hied5, Public domain · Millennium Park: Alhill42, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: zooey from Chicago, Illinois USA, CC BY 2.0 · Buckingham Fountain: not specified, Public domain
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Visiting Driehaus Museum
Is Driehaus Museum in Chicago?
Yes. It’s inside Chicago, IL.
When is the best time to visit Driehaus Museum?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 63–84°.
What is the closest airport to Driehaus Museum?
Chicago Midway (MDW), about 10 miles away.
Where should I stay near Driehaus Museum?
Chicago (in town, 151,046 hotel and restaurant jobs), Cicero (8 mi, 1,308 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Oak Park (8 mi, 3,273 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in Chicago
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