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Travel through space at the Adler Planetarium.
Adler Planetarium
Adler Planetarium
(312) 922-7827adlerplanetarium.org
Bus: 12, 130, 146Get directions
Mon–Fri 10am–4pm; Sat, Sun 10am–4:30pm. See website for extended seasonal hours.
$12, seniors $10, kids ages 3–11 $8; discounts for Chicago residents $2–$3Though it’s staffed by world-class researchers at the forefront of their field, the museum’s real draw will always be the virtual-reality trips through time and space in the StarRider and Sky Theaters. Themes usually center around the known and unknown universe and how humans have engaged with it throughout history.
Also on at this venue
"Undiscovered Worlds."
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Today, Tomorrow, Sat 19, Sun 20, Mon 21, Tue 22, Wed 23. Through Jan 6.
"Welcome to the Universe."
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May 25–May 3
Transit of Venus at the Adler
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Jun 5
12/31/1969
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