Chicago Children’s Museum

This museum offers plenty of fun activities for kids. However, this is one of the few Chicago museums not “fun for the whole family” as adults and older kids will be bored to tears.

Address: 700 East Grand Ave. (Navy Pier), Chicago

Phone: 312-527-1000

Public transportation:

CTA bus lines #29 (State Street), #65 (Grand Avenue), and the # 66 (Chicago Avenue) all serve Navy Pier.

Parking rates:

* Monday through Thursday: $20

* Friday through Sunday: $24

* Holidays: $24

Hours:

* Monday through Friday: 10 a. m. —5 p. m.

* Saturday and Sunday: 10 a. m. —8 p. m.

Entrance fees:

* Adults: $12

* Children: $12

* Seniors (65+); $11

* Children (under 5): free

Activities:

Located on one of Chicago’s top tourist attractions, Navy Pier, the museum offers three floors of activities for kids, including:

* Play It Safe—all about home safety

* Inventing Lab—provides parts and instructions for creating things

* Kids Town—a playroom recreating a Chicago neighborhood where kids can pretend to do things like shopping for groceries and driving a CTA bus

* Climbing Schooner—a three-floor climbing building

* My Museum—kids get to create various art projects that are “all about me”

* Skyline—learn about skyscrapers (摩天大楼) and design your own

* Treehouse Trails-a play area designed like a forest

* Waterways—water activities showing how pumps and dams work

【小题1】Who is the museum mainly designed for?

A．Adults.

B．Old kids.

C．Young kids.

D．The whole family.

【小题2】How much will parents with a kid (6) and a grandfather (69) pay if they drive to the museum on Saturday?

A．$36.

B．$ 47.

C．$59.

D．$ 71.

【小题3】Which activity is suitable for a kid who is fond of artworks?

A．Waterways.

B．My Museum.

C．Play it safe.

D．Inventing Lab.