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Chicago
Botanic
Garden




Chicago Botanic Garden

2010 attendance: 904,864
2010 student visits: 25,322
Free every day


National
Museum of
Mexican Art


National Museum of Mexican Art

2010 attendance: 161,273
2010 student visits: 39,764
Free every day


The Peggy
Notebaert Nature
Museum


The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

2010 attendance: 257,562
2010 student visits: 47,580
2010 free days: 52


The Field
Museum


The Field Museum

2010 attendance: 1,221,354
2010 student visits: 195,312
2010 free days: 52


Museum of
Science and
Industry




Museum of Science and Industry

2010 attendance: 1,481,352
2010 student visits: 322,863
2010 free days: 52


Chicago
Zoological
Society/
Brookfield Zoo


Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo

2010 attendance: 2,283,065
2010 student visits: 204,329
2010 free days: 27


The Art
Institute of
Chicago


The Art Institute of Chicago

2010 attendance: 1,612,780
2010 student visits: 106,183
2010 free days: 68


Adler
Planetarium




Adler Planetarium

2010 attendance: 443,778
2010 student visits: 58,594
2010 free days: 52


Museum of
Contemporary
Art



Museum of Contemporary Art

2010 attendance: 261,850
2010 student visits: 15,446
2010 free days: 52


DuSable Museum
of African American
History


DuSable Museum of African American History

2010 attendance: 134,343
2010 student visits: 21,618
2010 free days: 52


John G. Shedd
Aquarium


John G. Shedd Aquarium

2010 attendance: 2,063,694
2010 student visits: 293,127
2010 free days: 52


Chicago
Children’s
Museum


Chicago Children’s Museum

2010 attendance: 396,140
2010 student visits: 71,426
2010 free days: 12 days


Lincoln
Park Zoo


Lincoln Park Zoo

2010 attendance: 3,000,000
2010 student visits: 140,000
Free every day


Chicago
History
Museum




Chicago History Museum

2010 attendance: 215,931
2010 student visits: 50,209
2010 free days: 52