Help from locals or regular visitors to Chicago needed

Among my wide range of interest, those that I indulge regularly
include: mechanical puzzles, modular origami, amateur astronomy and
model engineering, I'm also a geodesic dome and polyhedra enthusiast.

I'm planning a visit to Chicago next summer and places like the
Science and Industry museum or the Adler Planetarium are already in my
list. But these are popular major tourist attractions, I would like to
visit also some less known places like specialty stores, ehibits,
small obscure museums, etc. related to the interests mentioned above.

Any special recommendation you can make?

Your comments and advice will be appreciated.

Artie

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Among my wide range of interest, those that I indulge regularly
include: mechanical puzzles, modular origami, amateur astronomy and
model engineering, I'm also a geodesic dome and polyhedra enthusiast.

I'm planning a visit to Chicago next summer and places like the
Science and Industry museum or the Adler Planetarium are already in my
list. But these are popular major tourist attractions, I would like to
visit also some less known places like specialty stores, ehibits,
small obscure museums, etc. related to the interests mentioned above.

Any special recommendation you can make?

Your comments and advice will be appreciated.

Artie

Although *far* from obscure or small, don't neglect the Field Museum:

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/

Craig

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Among my wide range of interest, those that I indulge regularly
include: mechanical puzzles, modular origami, amateur astronomy and
model engineering, I'm also a geodesic dome and polyhedra enthusiast.

I'm planning a visit to Chicago next summer and places like the
Science and Industry museum or the Adler Planetarium are already in my
list. But these are popular major tourist attractions, I would like to
visit also some less known places like specialty stores, ehibits,
small obscure museums, etc. related to the interests mentioned above.

Any special recommendation you can make?

Your comments and advice will be appreciated.

Artie


Its a fair way out of town but Fermilab is fascinating

http://www.fnal.gov/pub/visiting/index.html

Keith

I second the Fermilab recommendation. I'd also suggest

Northwestern University's Dearborn Observatory in Evanston:
http://www.astro.northwestern.edu/observatory.php

American Science and Surplus in Chicago or Skokie:
http://www.sciplus.com/

Maybe Argonne National Lab, but it's also out in DuPage County:
http://www.anl.gov/

My $.02. YMMV.

-Lynne


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Among my wide range of interest, those that I indulge regularly
include: mechanical puzzles, modular origami, amateur astronomy and
model engineering, I'm also a geodesic dome and polyhedra enthusiast.

I'm planning a visit to Chicago next summer and places like the
Science and Industry museum or the Adler Planetarium are already in my
list. But these are popular major tourist attractions, I would like to
visit also some less known places like specialty stores, ehibits,
small obscure museums, etc. related to the interests mentioned above.

Any special recommendation you can make?

Your comments and advice will be appreciated.

Artie


Its a fair way out of town but Fermilab is fascinating

http://www.fnal.gov/pub/visiting/index.html

Keith

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Among my wide range of interest, those that I indulge regularly
include: *mechanical puzzles, modular origami, amateur astronomy and
model engineering, I'm also a geodesic dome and polyhedra enthusiast.

I'm planning a visit to Chicago next summer and places like the
Science and Industry museum or the Adler Planetarium are already in my
list. But these are popular major tourist attractions, I would like to
visit also some less known places like specialty stores, ehibits,
small obscure museums, etc. related to the interests mentioned above.

Any special recommendation you can make?

Your comments and advice will be appreciated.

Artie

Its a fair way out of town but Fermilab is fascinating

http://www.fnal.gov/pub/visiting/index.html

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This was an excellent suggestion. I have put Fermilab on my plans.
Thanks.

On Mar 14, 9:06*pm, Lynne Jeffers wrote:
I second the Fermilab recommendation. I'd also suggest

Northwestern University's Dearborn Observatory in Evanston:http://www.astro.northwestern.edu/observatory.php

American Science and Surplus in Chicago or Skokie:http://www.sciplus.com/

Maybe Argonne National Lab, but it's also out in DuPage County:http://www.anl.gov/

My $.02. YMMV.

-Lynne

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Among my wide range of interest, those that I indulge regularly
include: *mechanical puzzles, modular origami, amateur astronomy and
model engineering, I'm also a geodesic dome and polyhedra enthusiast.

I'm planning a visit to Chicago next summer and places like the
Science and Industry museum or the Adler Planetarium are already in my
list. But these are popular major tourist attractions, I would like to
visit also some less known places like specialty stores, ehibits,
small obscure museums, etc. related to the interests mentioned above.

Any special recommendation you can make?

Your comments and advice will be appreciated.

Artie

Its a fair way out of town but Fermilab is fascinating

http://www.fnal.gov/pub/visiting/index.html

Keith- Hide quoted text -

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Science and Surplus sounds like an excellent place to discover geek
stuff. Thanks