Best Museums in Illinois

Below is the list of Best Museums in Illinois. The number one museum is Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago. The next few museums in the top 5 are Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, Chicago Cultural Center in Chicago, Morton Arboretum in Lisle and Field Museum in Chicago. Worth mentioning are The Hancock Observatory, Krannert Art Museum, and 3 others. For more museums in Illinois see the city links below including Chicago, Rockford, Champaign and Springfield.

Top 10 Museums in Illinois

1. Art Institute of Chicago
   111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60603-6404  • 312-563-5162
   
   • 327 Reviews • 4 Sources

   
   
2. Garfield Park Conservatory
   300 North Central Park Avenue, Chicago, IL 60624,  • 773-638-1766
   
   • 80 Reviews • 3 Sources

   
   
3. Chicago Cultural Center
   78 E. Washington St, Chicago, Il, Usa  • 312-491-9550
   
   • 74 Reviews • 3 Sources

   
   
4. Morton Arboretum
   4100 Route 53, Lisle, IL 60532,  • 630-719-2400
   
   • 35 Reviews • 2 Sources

   
   
5. Field Museum
   1400 S. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605-2496  • 312-922-9410
   
   • 252 Reviews • 5 Sources

   
   
6. Museum of Science and Industry
   Chicago, IL  • 773-684-1414
   
   • 130 Reviews • 4 Sources

   
   
7. Brookfield Zoo
   3300 Golf Road,Brookfield,IL,60513-1095  • 800-201-0784
   
   • 82 Reviews • 4 Sources

   
   
8. Chicago Architecture Foundation
   224 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60604  • (312)-922-34329
   
   • 34 Reviews • 3 Sources

   
   
9. Lincoln Park Zoo
   2001 N Clark Street,Chicago,IL,60614-4757  • 312-742-2000
   
   • 217 Reviews • 4 Sources

   
   
10. Museum of Contemporary Art
    220 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, Il, Usa  • 312-280-2660
    
    • 149 Reviews • 4 Sources

    
    

Honorable Mentions for Museums in Illinois

• The Hancock Observatory
  875 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, Il, Usa  • 312-751-3681
  


• Krannert Art Museum
  Krannert Art Museum And Kinkead Pavilion, 500 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820-06913, United States  • 217-333-1860
  


• J.R. Kortman Center for Design
  107 N Main St,Rockford,IL,61101  • 815-968-0123
  


• Kohl Children's Museum
  2100 Patriot Boulevard, Glenview, IL 60026,  • 847-512-1300
  


• Orpheum Children's Science Museum
  346 N Neil St,Champaign,IL,61820  • 217-352-5895