The staff was So darn rude, it was borderline criminal that I paid to be treated like this. I asked polietly where the theatre was, just to have a finger stuck in my face, Ma'm it's over where I told you. Umm she never told me anything execept my total. There was a group of Japanese tourists their as well, and their group was treated worse than me. 2 of the ladies on that group asked where the bathroom was, and the cashier told them" You don't have time, this is the last show of the day, so if you miss it too bad". So they looked utterly confused, and just waited in line to get into the theatre for about 15 minutes-tons of time to use the facilities! The show itself reminded me of a boring highschool film strip. The narration was BORING! After the show some guy came in and said-Get out. Nice huh? So as we are leaving I see the bathroom ladies go to use the ladies room, and guess what - the cashier told them, sorry we are closed. I glared at the cashier & told her that I needed to use the bathroom too, and she is not going to stop us. So off we went into the bathroom. Which took really 3 minutes, people were still exiting the theatre from the show we were in. As we walked out the cashier was there with a group of employees furious with us. I didn't care at this point I really felt angry that I spent any money here at all.

The shows at the Planetarium are informative and well-presented and interesting for all ages. The attractions are well laid out and if you're interested in space, this is the place for you. Get the CityPass, then you don't need to queue here and you save money too. The cafe is hopeless though, so eat elsewhere.

The Adler Planetarium is a great planetarium, with many wonderful exhibits. But when we visited in summer '06 the employees were really rude. It was as if it would have killed them to smile at some weary travelers. And the cafeteria was overpriced and very limited. With the great exhibits and so much to offer, it is a real shame that the folks that one must deal with during a visit don't make more of an effort to be pleasant.

Having been to the Field and the Museum of Science and Industry in early June of this year I would say without reservation that this is the best of the 3. It has exhibits that are informative and up to date (the permenant exhibits at the Field and the MSI both have many displays that are in disrepair and have out of date information). It has a large display of objects used for navigation (compasses, sextants, astrolabes, etc) that are presented with their place in history. Many interactive displays. The view of the Chicago skyline is also very good. It was as good as you can get and still be on dry land. The food is also quite good and significantly better than the affore mentioned other 2 museums. (The Field's offering is a McDonalds!) City buses drop you off right at the enterance and surface parking is closeby.