Library Bus Trip – The Field Museum

EVERYONE (All Ages)

Join us for an exciting adventure to The Field Museum in Chicago. The cost of the trip is $15 per person and includes admission to the museum, entrance tickets to see the Unseen Oceans exhibit, and the bus. We will leave the library at 7:30AM. TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Stop by the library or give us a call at 815-942-6880 to reserve your spot today!

Payment and signed waiver must be received for complete registration. Refund shall be given when a replacement is found and the replacement pays the full bus trip fee.

The Field Museum connects all of us to the natural world and the human story. Fuel your passion for discovery with dinosaurs, ancient objects, cultural insights, and groundbreaking science.

A little history

Located on Chicago’s iconic Lake Michigan shore, the Field Museum opened its current building to the public in 1921—but our story began years earlier.

Our collection grew out of items on display in the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in the “White City.” The exposition delighted visitors with 65,000 exhibits filled with natural wonders and cultural artifacts, many of which later found a permanent home in Chicago at the newly created Field Columbian Museum. Our museum name still honors Marshall Field, who donated $1 million to make the collective dream of a permanent museum a reality.

Since opening the Museum in 1894, our collection has grown to nearly 40 million artifacts and specimens. The breadth of our mission has expanded, too. We continue to research the objects in our collections, as well as document previously unknown species, conserve ecosystems in our backyard and across the globe, educate budding scientists, invite cross-cultural conversation, and more—all to ensure that our planet thrives for generations to come.

SPECIAL EXHIBIT TICKET INCLUDED IN TRIP: UNSEEN OCEANS

Experience an ocean you never imagined.

Accessibility

Due to bus constraints we can only accept umbrella strollers for the trip. Strollers are allowed everywhere in the museum except ticketed special exhibitions such as Unseen Oceans, where stroller parking is available near the exhibition entrance. This requirement is not applicable for accessibility instances.