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Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

5700 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60637

Museums

Ignite the Inventive Genius in You

The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry is one of the largest science museums in the world! Housed in the only remaining building from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, Griffin MSI is a Chicago must-see! You'll experience acres of mind0blowing, hands-on exhibits and have the chance to manipulate a 40-foot tornado, climb aboard a World War II German submarine, take a run in a human-sized hamster wheel, descend into an Illinois coal mine, board a 727 hanging from the ceiling, and much more!

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