Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

Formerly Museum of Science and Industry

MuseumOtherChicago, ILOpen

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Large Chicago science museum (formerly Museum of Science and Industry) with exhibits including a captured German submarine and a coal mine, open daily.

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry — Photo: zooey from Chicago, Illinois USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ways to visit

Museum galleries (self-guided) Open

What you see

Exhibitsgriffinmsi.org, 2026-10-26

How

Walk in, Timed ticketgriffinmsi.org, 2026-10-26

When

Daily 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with extended 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. hours on many dates in November and December 2026; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas; Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve close at 4 p.m.Closed: Thanksgiving (2026-11-26), Christmas (2026-12-25)Calendar ↗griffinmsi.org, 2026-10-26

Booking

Not stated · onlineThe site encourages advance tickets but does not say they are required.Book ↗griffinmsi.org, 2026-10-26

Cost

PaidGeneral admission plus separately ticketed Dome Theater, Coal Mine and U-505 tour; dollar amounts are not given. One temporary exhibit is free through October.griffinmsi.org, 2026-10-26

Requirements

None stated.

Not stated on the official page: photo ID, citizenship, residency, minimum age, height, fitness and accessibility, safety gear, photography, personal details in advance.Minimum age: Ticket categories: adults 12+, children 3-11.griffinmsi.org, 2026-10-26

About

The museum, the former Museum of Science and Industry and now named for Kenneth C. Griffin, is open daily with longer hours on some holiday-season dates. General admission covers most permanent exhibits and selected temporary ones; the Giant Dome Theater, Coal Mine and U-505 on-board tour are separate ticket lines. Check the museum's pricing page for prices.

Run by: Griffin Museum of Science and Industry.

Getting there

Chicago, IL

The museum has its own parking garage, which closes one hour after the museum.

The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (41.79056, -87.58278). Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps

Ticket pricing ↗

Last checked 2026-10-26. Sources are listed below.

Sources

griffinmsi.org · official page · read 2026-10-26For: name; Museum galleries (self-guided): booking
wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q1414… · Wikidata · read 2026-10-26For: location
griffinmsi.org/hours · official page · read 2026-10-26For: Museum galleries (self-guided): open or closed; Museum galleries (self-guided): days and hours
griffinmsi.org/pricing · official page · read 2026-10-26For: Museum galleries (self-guided): what you see; Museum galleries (self-guided): kind of visit; Museum galleries (self-guided): cost; Museum galleries (self-guided): requirements

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