Amazing Dinosaurs - We took the tour of the dinosaur exhibit. It was truly amazing! The tour guide John gave us a great insight into the dinosaur exhibit.

Must Do!! - Spectacular museum! Definitely needed another day to see everything! Saw all three dinosaur movies, walked through the incredible underground exhibit, spent several hours with the dinosaurs and perused Ancient Egypt. So much to see and all ages loved our day there!

Good place for family - The place is beautiful and well organized, making you see many places in the world, then animals section was great

Did you see the Dino’s?!? - Definitely the dinosaurs were the most anticipated and enjoyable exhibit at the Field Museum. They’re everywhere & we loved it! We will be back as we weren’t able to visit every exhibit today. so much to see & learn about!

Loved the Nature walk... - Loved the Nature walk area and the dinosaur exhibits. Watching the children’s expressions was fun to watch also being a grandparent.

Excellent- give yourself plenty of time! - Give yourself plenty of time! We allowed ourself 3 hours thinking that would be enough, honestly could have spent the day there. Excellent displays, my 12 yo daughter and I fully enjoyed the experience. I would highly recommend.

Fun time with my husband - We were visiting family in Michigan and flew out of Chicago. We needed something dun to do before our flight. I can't recommend the museum more.

Tons of artifacts and variety - The Field Museum is housed in a beautiful historic building right on Lake Michigan and next to the Shedd Aquarium and the planetarium. It's easily accessible by train (metra) and/or bus. Unlike many of the museums/activities in Chicago, the museum doesn't require reservations nor timed tickets. This is very convenient for foreigners who do not have roaming cellular or wifi access while travelling. Inside the museum is huge, with tons of exhibits and room to visit. The museum is split over two floors and is packed with artifacts from all four corners of the world. The dedicated Egypt room is quite good, especially the walkable replica of the tomb. The Americas exhibit is huge, with tons of rooms that guide you through different regions and cultures. The only downside is that when I visited, many exhibits were covered up in an act of goodwill for the recent talks of artifact repatriation. While I agree with this move, it meant that entire sections of the Americas were blacked out with nothing to read or look at to compensate. It would have been good for the museum to explain why these artifacts were covered, or to replace them with other objects that are less sensitive for viewing. Even though this museum is a "natural history" museum, its focus is much more anthropological. There are a few dinosaur bones to admire in the main lobby, and there are some exhibits with taxidermied animals, but there are many more ethnographic exhibits (Africa, China, America, etc.) Overall, the museum is wonderful with lots of things to see. It can easily take an entire day and more to see everything. It is definitely the best museum/activity to do in Chicago. If you can only do one cultural thing while in Chicago, pick the Field Museum over the Shedd Aquarium.

Chicago's Once Major Museums - The Field Museum has been favorite for my childhood and adult lives. The science fairs and special attractions have always been amazing. I loved being in the main majestic hall filled with the history of our world and the amazing Chicago's own Sue the T REX. I have been going since I was a child, then taking my children. However, I had looked forward to taking my grandchildren as they love dinosaurs and the Field Museum had always been a sightseeing staple. Well today came and I was so looking forward to an amazing experience with my grand nuggets. Whar I found was a pathetic shell of what was once a great experience. The Museum has been reduced to 1/3 of the size it once was (even by looking at the architecture from the outside) the once grand main floor with impressive statues ending at Sue the massive T REX with the mural across that back wall has been reduced to a couple of elephants nothing of substance. Now Sue is hidden away in a corner of the 3rd floor, instead of her majestic glory she is now small and unimpressive. My dinosaur obsessed grandchildren were disappointed, as I had built up her magnificence that I had always experienced. Even comparing pictures from my youth, my childrens youth and the ones I took with my grandchildren the magic is gone. I was fortunate to get free all access passes for our outing today, so luckily I didn't spend a fortune, $30 on parking, $30 on one 3D movie and $30 on snack/lunch. Totally more than it was worth. I will be sticking with MSI, the Aquarium and the Planetarium from now on, because quite honestly the Field Museum is NOT worth the time or money anymore.

$300 for a family of 5 - IMO inaccessible for an average income family to enjoy the museum (and eat). $91 for a panini sandwich, 3 orders of fries, 2 hotdogs, and a cheeseburger. $45 for a hot dog, mac & cheese, and a cheeseburger. $136 food total for 2 adults and 3 kids ages 11-15. Not to mention $145 to get in all access (bc why would we exclude exhibits?) and $25 to park. The enjoyment we took from the museum was just completely undermined by the high cost. Am I wrong? Is the museum something a family should save up for as like a special trip to drop $500?