Trips for Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum

Drop off Sammy with the in-laws. He's going to eat well. We should weigh him first to see the difference Landed in Chicago. No problem. Made it to the rental agency -- guess what? No vans in the lot. Waited around the lobby for about half an …

Arrival We arrived in Chicago at at 1:45pm- earlier than scheduled. We then met up with Stephanie's friend Mina who attends the School of the Art Institude of Chicago, who we were staying with in Chicago. She lives right off the red line at …

Train ride to Chicago from Carbondale went great. Highly reccomend for anyone on a budget only $35 a person you can't buy the gas for that price and there is no traffic to deal with. Got lost a little on our way to the hotel only a few blocks …

DAY ONE We arrived Monday afternoon and we were delighted to see snow fall We checked in the Belden-Stratford and on first sight we were overwhelmed. Our suite is a little larger then our home. Bath and a half, kitchen, dining, bedroom and …

After 11 hours of driving, we got to the city around 8:30 PM Saturday 10/9. Traffic was horrible. We decided to drive to a suburb north called Shaumburg. We ate at the Rainforest cafe before finding a hotel for the night. Our waitress was super …

02/27 - I realize this trip is just under two months away, however, at work it gets slow in the middle of the day. So to keep my mind busy I have been researching the heck out of this upcoming vacation my family will be taking. On day one we …

We left Battle Creek around 7 am and arrived in chicago around 10 am, 9 am there time. Which was perfect as the Science and Industry Museum was just opening. Be visited so many things in the museum, but missed so much. The main reason we went …

Well, we're off. It's 6:30 in the morning and a long trip is ahead of us. It should be a lot of fun. This leg of the trip will take us through beautiful Kansas City, then Des Moines, and finally Minneapolis. This is my first trip to Iowa and …

Driving to Indianapolis from Atlanta is a haul any way you look at it. Took us about 10.5 hours with 3 ladies and daddy. Had to make a stop about every 2 hours or so. One of those differences in how God made men and women.... Arrived downtown …

Museum of Science and Industry - pretty cool Shed Aquarium - ok but expected a lot more.... lines long as hell - glad we had Go Chicago card - skip the line Buckingham fountain... Married with children intro Buckingham fountain from the skydeck …