Bus Parking
The Museum of Science and Industry offers convenient motorcoach drop-off and pick-up but does not have motorcoach/school bus parking.
Just north of the Museum, the City of Chicago offers motorcoach parking at the McCormick Place Truck Marshalling Yard, located at 31st Street and Lake Shore Drive. For more information on motorcoach parking and loading zones in the City of Chicago, please visit:
http://www.choosechicago.com/travelprofessionals/group_tour/pages/motorcoach.aspx
Directions to Motorcoach/School Bus Parking
From the Museum of Science and Industry, go north on Lake Shore Drive. Exit at 31st Street and turn left over Lake Shore Drive. Turn right on Moe Street, following the signs to McCormick Place Truck Marshalling Yard.
Automobile Parking
Paid automobile parking is available in the Museum's underground parking lot located on the west side of the Museum. This garage offers an 8' 2" clearance. Entrance to the Museum from the garage is wheelchair accessible.
- Museum Hours
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- Daily: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Open every day except Christmas Day
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Powerful: African Americans in Energy
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Tornado Alley
Ride along with researchers of VORTEX 2 to hunt for some of nature's most destructive storms.
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Rocky Mountain Express
Jump onboard this journey through the Canadian Rockies by train!
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Member Omnimax Film Festival
See a favorite Omnimax film, catch one you may have missed or experience a premiere.
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MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition [Opens March 15]
Try your hand at busting or confirming myths in wildly entertaining experiments.
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Elements and Experiments
Join bestselling author Theodore Gray on his tour of the periodic table.
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