The Field Museum of Natural History: Guided Tour + Early Access + Exhibition

Avoid crowds on a VIP tour and see every exhibit at one of Chicago's best museum

Early Access Hours

Open today: 08:00 - 17:00

The Field Museum of Natural History

Open today: 10:30 - 17:30

Duration: Guided tour: 1 hour. After the guided tour: explore at your leisure
Live guide: English
Max group size: 20

Registered address: 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, 60605, Chicago, US

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Included

Early access to the Field Museum at 08:00, one hour before regular opening time
Access to permanent exhibitions
One-hour docent-led guided tour in a small group

Not included

3D movie (available for an additional cost onsite, subject to availability)

Enjoy a guided tour of the Museum's popular dinosaur collections before the crowds roll in. See SUE, the most complete T. rex skeleton ever discovered, Máximo, a 120-foot-long titanosaur cast, and plenty of other prehistoric creatures. After the tour, enjoy 30 mummies, an African watering hole, and learn about ongoing conservation efforts.

The museum also boasts a range of rare fossils and models of extinct birds, and kids can play out their paleontologist dreams in the Crown Family PlayLab.

The East Entrance opens promptly at 08:00 and late arrivals to this tour may be denied entry
For the guided tour, please meet your Field Museum guide at the East Entrance, on the ground level facing the Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium. Please note that the North and South entrances won't be open
Please have your smartphone ticket ready to show to your guide
After the tour is completed, you will have full access to the museum to enjoy at your leisure