- 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., Hyde Park
The University of Chicago's primary art collection is housed at the Smart. It includes paintings, sculpture and decorative arts from ancient China, medieval and... READ MORE
The University of Chicago's primary art collection is housed at the Smart. It includes paintings, sculpture and decorative arts from ancient China, medieval and... READ MORE
Cosley Zoo is picture-perfect and packs a lot into a small space. The pristine duck pond is home to several kinds of waterfowl. The clean barn and surrounding f... READ MORE
Located on the University of Chicago campus, the museum showcases history, art and archaeology of the ancient Near East. The Edgar and Deborah Jannotta Mesopota... READ MORE
The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park is part of Robert R. McCormick Foundations. Its main exhibit hall features World War I, World War II and Vietnam, an... READ MORE
In a fine Queen Anne house, exhibits chronicle aspects of the old suburb's history. One permanent exhibit focuses on the Underground Railroad with a re-created... READ MORE
The Hyde Park Historical Society puts on three or four rotating exhibits each year, in an almost whimsically small building that was originally a railroad depot... READ MORE
This one-room museum in a landmark synagogue houses artifacts representing the varied traditions of the Jewish faith. Amulets, prayer books, Torah scrolls, Hol... READ MORE
Much of the museum's fine arts collection came from the Polish Pavilion at the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair. Paintings include examples of Post-Impress... READ MORE
This mansion was built in 1896 and later inherited by Chicago Tribune publisher Col. Robert R. McCormick, one of the nation's conservative power brokers when he... READ MORE
Housed in a building from 1891 and owned by the Wheaton Park District, this historic landmark was officially opened as a museum in 1967 and features documents, ... READ MORE