Skip to main content
Shedd Aquarium

Clarke House Museum

1827 S. Indiana Ave., Chicago, IL 60616

Museums

If Chicago has a love of architecture, it probably begins here with Chicago's oldest domestic structure, a Greek Revival house built in 1836 by the Henry B. Clarke Family, a middle-class family life in Chicago during the city's formative years before the Civil War. Tours Wed.-Sun. noon and 2pm. Adults $10, seniors and students $9, children $6. Free admission on Wednesdays. For tickets and the start of the tour please go to 1800 S. Prairie Avenue. Admission on Wednesdays is free but group size is limited to 12 people. Tickets are available on a first come- first serve basis. For more information, please call the contracting site for tours at 312. 326.1480. Any group of 8 or more people must have prearrangements to see the house.

How to find us?

Back to Listings

What's happening nearby...

Lincoln Park ZooLights

Lincoln Park Zoo •  Nov 15 – Jan 05 @ 4:30PM

Enter a winter wonderland illuminated by the laughter of children and more than one million lights at Lincoln Park Zoo’s annual ZooLights.

Read more about Lincoln Park ZooLights

Christmas Around the World & Holidays of Lights at The Museum of Science and Industry

Museum of Science and Industry •  Nov 16 – Jan 06

Explore rich holiday traditions from around the globe while creating your own traditions with loved ones this season.

Read more about Christmas Around the World & Holidays of Lights at The Museum of Science and Industry

Chicago Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade

Feb 09 @ 1PM

Parade will feature traditional dragon and lion dancing teams, colorful floats, marching bands and marching groups.

Read more about Chicago Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade

You might also be interested...

The Richard H. Driehaus Museum

Chicago

Read more about The Richard H. Driehaus Museum

National Hellenic Museum

Chicago

Read more about National Hellenic Museum

National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum

Chicago

Read more about National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Get inspired by top travel stories, gain access to exclusive promotions and contests, and discover even more reasons to #EnjoyIllinois.