39/44.- Chicago, Museum of Science & Industry

The Oriental Institute Museum is certainly not the only museum in Hyde Park. Indeed, far more popular and famous is the huge Museum of Science & Industry, located on the lakefront in one of the only structures surviving from the 1893 World Columbian Exhibition. Whereas the Oriental Institute Museum is a rather dry, "old style" museum with lots of artifacts and text, the Museum of Science & Industry is full of interactive, kid-friendly exhibits. The museum is huge, and you can easily spend a half-day, or even a full-day here, particularly if you see a film in the Omnimax theater.

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