Chicago CityPASS: 9 Days & 5 Famous Sights

Take your time to experience the sights of Chicago with the 9-day Chicago CityPASS.

CityPASS includes admission to five of Chicago’s most famous attractions, and with nine days to experience it all, you’ve got plenty of time to make the most of your trip to Chicago.

The CityPASS system is simple. At the first attraction you visit, exchange your voucher for a CityPASS booklet. Then, at each subsequent attraction, a ticket will be torn from your booklet.

So what exactly can you experience with the CityPASS booklet? One stop is the Shedd Aquarium, where you can see otters, lizards, whales and dolphins – and much, much more. Shedd Aquarium is home to more than 32,000 animals, housed under one octagonal dome.

You can also check out the Skydeck, which, at 1,353 feet, is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. The Field Museum is on the list too, while there are two option tickets that give you access to either the 360 Chicago Observatory or the Museum of Science and Industry, and the Adler Planetarium or the Art Institute of Chicago.

Shedd Aquarium

Otters and an octopus, lizards, whales and dolphins. Sea jellies and a sea turtle. And, of course, a wild assortment of fishes, from tetras to sharks. Shedd Aquarium is home to 32,500 animals that swim and crawl, slither and fly — all under one octagonal dome.

Summer (Memorial Day-Labor Day): daily, 08:00-18:00.
Winter: Mon-Fri, 09:00-17:00.;
Sat-Sun & holidays, 09:00-18:00.
Closed Christmas Day

Skydeck Chicago

At 1,353 feet, the Skydeck is the highest observatory in Chicago and the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

Voted one of the 7 Wonders of Chicago by Chicago Tribune Readers.

Summer (April-Sept.): daily, 09:00-22:00.
Winter (Oct.-March): daily, 10:00-20:00.
Last admission 30 min. before closing

The Field Museum

The Field Museum is home to over 26 million artifacts, including SUE, the world's largest, most complete T. rex. Discover 23 mummies that reside in a re-created tomb. Be dazzled by gems and jades. Journey to the glittering Aztec empire. Explore places where giant sloths, woolly mammoths and dinosaurs roam.

Daily, 09:00-17:00.
Closed Christmas Day

Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, OR 360 CHICAGO (formerly John Hancock Observatory)
The Museum of Science and Industry is the largest science center in the Western Hemisphere and has nearly 400,000 square feet of exhibit space. It was the first museum in North America to allow guests to touch and interact with exhibits.

The Museum was named one of the Seven Wonders of Chicago by readers of the Chicago Tribune, one of the top 15 museums in the world by Life magazine and was listed among the top 15 most visited museums in America according to ForbesTraveler.com.

Summer (Memorial Day-Labor Day) & holidays:
Mon-Sat, 09:30-17:30.
Sun, 11:00-17:30.
Winter: Mon-Sat, 09:30-16:00.
Sun, 11:00-16:00.
Closed Christmas Day

Feel for yourself why Chicago is called the Windy City. Engage all your senses at once as the unique, open-air Skywalk takes you to the edge - 94 stories high - above Magnificent Mile at 360 Chicago.
Daily, 09:00-23:00.
Last admission 22:45.

Adler Planetarium OR The Art Institute of Chicago

The Adler Planetarium invites you to explore outer space without leaving Chicago. Follow astronauts into orbit and experience the beauty of starry night skies. Learn about current NASA missions, discover the Milky Way, and investigate what lies beyond in our nine exhibitions and multiple theaters.

Summer (June 6-Sept. 5): daily, 09:30-18:00
Winter (Sept. 7-June 5): Mon-Fri, 10:00-16:00.
Sat-Sun, 10:00-16:00.
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day

No trip to Chicago is complete without a visit to the world-renowned Art Institute—now the nation’s second-largest art museum.

Featuring artwork from the 17th century to the present, the collection of American art boasts iconic paintings by Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe, John Singer Sargent, and Grant Wood and objects by Louis Comfort Tiffany and Frank Lloyd Wright.

The Art Institute is home to one of the finest and largest holdings of late 19th-century French art in the world. From the classic Impressionist masterpieces of Monet, Degas, and Renoir to the influential Post-Impressionist canvases of Seurat, Gauguin, and van Gogh, this world-renowned collection is a feast for the eyes.

Mon‑Wed & Fri‑Sun, 10:30-17:00
Thurs, 10:30-20:00.
Closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day