• The Adler Planetarium
• Chicago Historical Society
• The Field Museum
• Museum of Science and Industry 
• The Shedd Aquarium
• Brookfield Zoo
• Museum of Contemporary Art
• Swedish American Museum
• Clarke House Museum
• Chicago Children’s Museum 
• Spertus Museum
       - Spertus Electronic Press Room (Upcoming events, Exhibitions, and other Spertus news updated regularly)
• DuSable Museum of African American History

• ABA Museum of Law
• CenterSpace Gallery at Gallery 37
• Chicago Architecture Center
• Chicago Beaches and Parks
• Chicago Botanic Garden
• Chicago Cultural Center
• City Gallery at the Historic Water Tower
• Garfield Park Conservatory
• Harold Washington Center - Chicago Public Library
• Intuit: The Center of Intuitive and Outsider Art
• Jane Addams Hull House
• Lincoln Park Conservatory
• Lincoln Park Zoo
• LUMA Loyola University Museum of Art
• Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
• Museum of Broadcast Communications
• The Museum of Contemporary Photography
• Navy Pier
• Newberry Library
• The Oriental Institute
• The Peace Museum
• The Renaissance Society of University of Chicago
• The Smart Museum of Art
• The Smith Museum of Stained Glass
• Terra Museum of American Art
• Summer special
  • Chicago Jazz Festival
  • Chicago Summer Dance - Features an eclectic selection of live music and dancing, including ballroom, samba, klezmer, jazz, zydeco, country/western, and swing.
  • Grant Park Music Festival - Free outdoor music festival running from late June to late August.
  • Taste of Chicago

Note: Visit Chicago City's Museum Free Days for updated information.