Field Museum

The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago is one of the most important cultural institutions in the United States and is part of the Museum Campus, which also includes the Shedd Aquarium and the Adler Planetarium. Founded in 1893 and moved in 1921 to its current building on the shore of Lake Michigan, the museum has evolved from a general collection into a specialized natural history museum. With roughly 85,000 square meters (about 915,000 square feet) of exhibition space spread across five levels, it offers visitors such a wide range of attractions that seeing everything in a single day is nearly impossible.

The collections comprise more than 22 million objects and are among the largest natural science and anthropological holdings in the world. In the permanent exhibitions, you can explore the evolution of life, a variety of animal habitats, and geological and paleontological highlights such as the famous T. rex Sue. Ethnology is also covered, with exhibits from Africa, Asia, and the United States. Alongside classic biology and the work of its research library, the museum places great emphasis on education, as shown by its school program, which has been running for more than a hundred years, and by modern digital formats such as the YouTube channel The Brain Scoop.