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Museums: Forward through Our Past

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Illinois

Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum: cite: adlerplanetarium.org
1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605, 312-922-STAR
Meet the Milky Way Galaxy through an immersive, 3D computer-animated fly-through of the Milky Way Galaxy. Discover our dynamic, evolving galaxy filled with stars like the Sun and exotic objects such as supernovae, neutron stars and black holes. Learn how we and our Solar System fit into the Galaxy. The Adler is home to more than 35,000 square feet of exhibits. From scale models of the Solar System, to ancient astronomical instruments, to interactive adventures, our exhibit galleries provide a passageway for you to explore the universe.
Regular Schedule Hours: Monday - Sunday 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., First Friday of every month 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Summer Schedule: (Memorial Day through Labor Day) Monday - Sunday 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., First Friday of every month 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

Field Museum of Natural History (cite: fmnh.org)
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, (312) 922-9410
Near downtown Chicago, the museum is part of a lakefront Museum Campus that includes the John G. Shedd Aquarium and the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum. Houses biological and anthropological collections - permanent exhibits topics include Animals, Plants & Ecosystems, Rocks and Fossils.
Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily. Last admission at 4 p.m. Open every day except Christmas.

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CosmicVoyage Museum
35 Reynolds Street, Waterbury, CT 06795 USA (cite: cosmicvoyage.org)
Email: helpdesk@cosmicvoyage.org, Web site: cosmicvoyage.org
Virtual museum is 100% accessible to those who have imaginations and a sense of wonder!
Take a journey of wonder and exploration, a quest to seek the origins of ourselves and of our world! In theCosmic Voyage online museum you can learn about the birth and evolution of our majestic, mysterious cosmos . . . and discover the many ways in which you are connected to it!

Email: helpdesk@cosmicvoyage.org, Web site: cosmicvoyage.org

Deep within our past, some 15 billion years ago, there was no space or time, matter or energy... only nothingness. And then . . .

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