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Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is a natural history museum mostly dedicated to children, located in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and operated by the Chicago Academy of Sciences.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Saturday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: nature museum located in Chicago, Illinois
  • Also known as: “Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum”, “naturemuseum.org”, “The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum”, and “The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - The Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences”
  • Address: 2430 North Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL 60614

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool and National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini.

Nature reserve
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The , also known as Lincoln Park Lily Pool, is an important example of Prairie School landscape architecture designed by Alfred Caldwell and located at 125 W.

Church
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The is a shrine in the of , Illinois, honoring the Roman Catholic saint who ministered there, Frances Xavier Cabrini. is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.

Greenhouse
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The is a conservatory and botanical garden in in , . The conservatory is located at 2391 North Stockton Drive just south of Fullerton Avenue, west of Lake Shore Drive, and part of the community area. is situated 870 feet south of Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mid-North District and Lincoln Park.

Neighborhood
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The or Midtown-North is a historic district in the community area of , . The district was built from 1865 to 1900 by various architects.

Suburb
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is a designated community area on the North Side of , . It is located west of .

Neighborhood
is a small neighborhood within . The word is an acronym composed of the boundaries of the neighborhood: Racine, Armitage, North, , and Halsted.

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Latitude
41.92679° or 41° 55′ 36″ north
Longitude
-87.63519° or 87° 38′ 7″ west
Open location code
86HJW9G7+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23986958
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q7160706
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include North Pond and North Pond Nature Sanctuary.

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Explore places such as Cannon & Nature Museum/Fullerton and Cannon Dr & Fullerton Ave.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum”. Photo: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 3.0.