Attracting approximately 2 million visitors a year, the
Museum of Science and Industry is one of the most popular attractions of Chicago.
In the past, the Museum of Science and Industry has featured exhibits such as a World War II captured German submarine, a working coal-mine shaft elevator from 1933, a cantilevered Boeing 727, a 3,500-square foot model railroad, whispering gallery, baby-chick hatchery, human heart model, Apollo 8 Spacecraft, Aurora 7 Mercury Spacecraft, Lunar Module Trainer, Piccard Stratosphere Gondola, British Spitfire World War II Fighter Plane, Texaco Racer Plane, Sears Motor Buggy antique car, Spirit of America Jet Car, Spirit of America Jet Car, 1914 Ford Model T, and many more. With several prestigious awards, the Museum of Science and Industry will enlighten visitors to the world of science and industry.