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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 - 19:00
Duration: Guided tour: 1 hour. After the guided tour: explore at your leisure
Max group size: 20
Wheelchair accessible Wheelchairs are available at no cost on a first-come, first-served basis
Live guide: English
Registered address: 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, 60605, Chicago, US
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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
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

Early Access Hours

Saturday
08:00 - 17:00
Sunday
08:00 - 17:00
Monday
Tuesday
08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday
08:00 - 17:00
Thursday
08:00 - 17:00
Friday
08:00 - 17:00

The Field Museum of Natural History

Saturday
10:30 - 19:00
Sunday
10:30 - 17:30
Monday
Tuesday
10:30 - 17:30
Wednesday
10:30 - 17:30
Thursday
10:30 - 17:30
Friday
10:30 - 17:30
The Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Dr, IL, 60605, Chicago
  • Cancellation is possible until 23:59 on the day before your visit.
  • Rescheduling is possible until 23:59 on the day before your visit.

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