Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is a natural history museum mostly dedicated to children, located in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and operated by the Chicago Academy of Sciences. 308K people visited in 2015. A short trip away is Wrigley Field, 1.8 mi off.
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A museum inside Chicago
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 18°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Chicago
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is inside Chicago, which has 382 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Established in 1857
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum dates from 1857. About ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 63–84°. When to go ↓
An airport 11 miles away
Chicago Midway (MDW) has airline service, about 11 miles from Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is a natural history museum mostly dedicated to children, located in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and operated by the Chicago Academy of Sciences. The museum traces its history to the founding collection of the academy in 1857. After a century at a nearby location, where it was the first of what eventually became eleven Chicago museum-in-the-parks, the academy built and opened its present museum named for benefactor Peggy Notebaert in 1999 at the intersection of Fullerton Parkway and Cannon Drive in Lincoln Park. The institution focuses on the natural history of the Chicago region, and offers educational programs for children and adults. It is also known for its live butterfly house, which is attached to a laboratory and program to study and enhance native Chicago area butterfly populations.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1857
- Wikipedia readers
- 4K a year
Rooms near Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Chicago (382) and Leyden Township (36).
- 1Wrigley Field
- 2Soldier Field
- 3Barack Obama Presidential Center
- 4United Center
- 5Art Institute of Chicago
- 6Rate Field
- 7Field Museum of Natural History
- 8Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | in town | — | 382 320 hotels · 20 motels · 20 inns & B&Bs · 9 lodges & cabins · 8 hostels · 3 campgrounds · 2 RV parks | 2,731,585 | $334K | D |
| Leyden Township | 12 mi west | 20 min | 36 29 hotels · 7 motels | 90,402 | $288K | — |
| York Township | 18 mi west | 25 min | 52 45 hotels · 2 motels · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 128,137 | $397K | — |
| Rosemont | 13 mi west | 20 min | 22 22 hotels | 3,815 | $345K | D− |
| Niles Township | 10 mi northwest | 15 min | 14 12 hotels · 2 motels | 109,978 | $392K | — |
| Maine Township | 14 mi northwest | 20 min | 24 20 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 2 campgrounds | 136,611 | $375K | — |
| Evanston | 9 mi north | 15 min | 11 8 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 2 campgrounds | 76,380 | $481K | C− |
| Elk Grove Township | 19 mi west | 30 min | 33 28 hotels · 5 motels | 93,072 | $344K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
What else is near Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Also within 11 miles are these.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw310 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw44 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw53 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a year
Big draw67 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
74 mi MuseumField Museum of Natural History1.4M visitors a year
8in town TheatreSteppenwolf Theatre CompanyPhoto credits
Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Field Museum of Natural History: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Steppenwolf Theatre Company: victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Asked about Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Is Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago?
Yes. It’s inside Chicago, IL.
When is the best time to visit Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 63–84°.
How many people visit Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum each year?
307,938 in 2015, according to Wikidata.
What is the closest airport to Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum?
Chicago Midway (MDW), about 11 miles away.
Where should I stay near Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum?
Chicago (in town, 382 places to stay), Leyden Township (12 mi, 36 places to stay) and York Township (18 mi, 52 places to stay).
Tips from people in Chicago
No one has shared advice yet; Chicago’s Town Square takes questions.
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