The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry occupies the Palace of Fine Arts building from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition on Chicago’s South Side, making it one of the largest science museums in the Western Hemisphere.
Permanent exhibits include a real U-505 German submarine displayed in an underground gallery, a walk-through coal mine, a full-size Boeing 727 suspended overhead, and the Colleen Moore Fairy Castle, alongside an Omnimax theater and rotating traveling exhibitions.
General admission hours typically run from around 9:30 a.m., with closing times shifting by season and day between roughly 4:00 and 5:30 p.m.; because the schedule changes frequently, checking msichicago.org on the day of your visit is recommended.
