Museum Campus
Museum Campus is a 57-acre (23 ha) park in Chicago along Lake Michigan.
A park & preserve inside Chicago
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 18°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Chicago
Museum Campus 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 9 miles away
Chicago Midway (MDW) has airline service, about 9 miles from Museum Campus.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Chicago. Green months are the mild ones.
Museum Campus
Museum Campus is a 57-acre (23 ha) park in Chicago along Lake Michigan. It encompasses five of the city's major attractions: the Adler Planetarium, America's first planetarium; the Shedd Aquarium; the Field Museum of Natural History; Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League; and the Lakeside Center of McCormick Place. Spanning from Roosevelt Road in the north to the terminus of the Stevenson Expressway at Lake Shore Drive in the south, the Museum Campus consists of the southeastern portion of Grant Park, the entirety of Northerly Island, and the northern portion of Burnham Park.
- Type
- Park & preserve
- Wikipedia readers
- 7.7K 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 Museum Campus | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | in town | 151,046 | 2,711,226 | $334K | D |
| Cicero | 8 mi west | 1,308 | 82,797 | $249K | C+ |
| Stickney | 9 mi southwest | 416 | 6,952 | $245K | A− |
| Forest View | 9 mi southwest | 42 | 1,174 | $261K | — |
| Berwyn | 9 mi west | 1,911 | 55,595 | $300K | B+ |
| Oak Park | 9 mi west | 3,273 | 53,292 | $466K | D |
| Oak Park Township | 9 mi west | 3,273 | 53,292 | $466K | — |
| Berwyn Township | 9 mi west | 1,911 | 55,595 | $300K | — |
| Forest Park | 10 mi west | 819 | 13,943 | $305K | D |
| Stickney Township | 11 mi southwest | 2,326 | 40,507 | $269K | — |
| Bedford Park | 11 mi southwest | 914 | 586 | $272K | — |
| Riverside | 11 mi west | 133 | 9,039 | $491K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Museum Campus
Other well-known places within 6 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw16 mi🏛 MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw2in town🏛 MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a year
3in town🏛 MuseumField Museum of Natural History1.4M visitors a year
45 mi🏛 MuseumKenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry1.5M visitors a year
52 mi🏛 MuseumHull House
6in town🌸 GardenMillennium Park
7in town📍 LandmarkBuckingham Fountain
8in town🌸 GardenGrant ParkPhoto credits
Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Field Museum of Natural History: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: zooey from Chicago, Illinois USA, CC BY 2.0 · Hull House: User talk:Hied5, Public domain · Millennium Park: Alhill42, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Buckingham Fountain: not specified, Public domain · Grant Park: Shoffman11, Public domain
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Visiting Museum Campus
Is Museum Campus in Chicago?
Yes. It’s inside Chicago, IL.
When is the best time to visit Museum Campus?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 63–84°.
What is the closest airport to Museum Campus?
Chicago Midway (MDW), about 9 miles away.
Where should I stay near Museum Campus?
Chicago (in town, 151,046 hotel and restaurant jobs), Cicero (8 mi, 1,308 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Stickney (9 mi, 416 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in Chicago
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