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Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #54 of 514 attractions in Chicago
Traveler Description: A nature museum that combines learning with high-quality interactive displays and activities.
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Attraction type: Specialty museum
Address: 2430 North Canon Drive Chicago, IL 60614
Tel: 773 755 5100

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4 of 5 stars
onecoolraisin   7 contributions
Des Moines, Iowa
Aug 7, 2009

We went to this on Tuesday & really enjoyed it. Lots of things for my 2 year old to do. The Butterfly Haven is magical with something like 1200 butterflies fluttering around the room. more

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4 of 5 stars
Ginufred   55 contributions
Newport News, Virginia
Mar 8, 2009

Good place to go with the kids, lots of cool things to see. The Children's area was an awesome place for the little ones. Lots of things to touch and do. There is also an area outside of the children's area for the little older kids which shows thinkgs like the path of electricity and such. The butterfly haven was... more

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5 of 5 stars
LouLou039   3 contributions
Saint Louis, Missouri
Aug 14, 2007

Our children (ages 3, 6, 7) really enjoyed this museum. We were able to leisurely go thru every area and read about preserving nature. They had fun in the River Works water area and especially liked the water turtle feeding. In the Butterfly Haven, we went to a new butterfly release and the instructor really explained the details of butterfly... more

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4 of 5 stars
GS-CS_leader   10 contributions
Chicago northshore
Feb 7, 2006

Having somewhat panned this museum in an earlier review, I feel compelled to write an update since visiting this museum with my Girl Scout troop. We didn't see the whole museum because we were there for a Girl Scout overnight event so we had to visit particular exhibits on a fixed schedule, however I liked what I did see much... more

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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Apr 3, 2002
3/4 found this review helpful

i enjoyed myself completely...my son, however, at 6 years old, was frightened by the butterfly habitat....he normally loves butterflys but three of them landed on him...he summed it up pretty well.. he said, "mom, maybe i can come back next year when i'm 7. i think i'm a little too young for this museum." it was pretty funny... more

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Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Address

2430 North Canon Drive, Chicago, IL 60614
Tel: 773 755 5100