A Visit To The Museum Of Science And Industry

Everyone loves having days off, right? Last Monday we had a day off in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. day and I wanted to make sure I made the most of my day off. A few of my friends came up with the wonderful idea of visiting one of Chicago’s famous museums! Being from out of town and never having visited the any of the museums, I thought this was a great way to spend our day off. That morning, three friends and I headed off to the Museum of Science and Industry.

Once we got to the museum, I was amazed at how large the museum really was! There were exhibits on almost everything you could think of in the science and industry fields such as farming, genetics and DNA, cloning, aviation, space, and mining. Many of these exhibits were hands-on, with experiments for visitors to try themselves. The DNA exhibit even had a chick-hatching demonstration! The aviation area had airplanes that visitors could walk into, which was pretty cool to see. The museum also featured trains, a large-scale model of Chicago, an elaborately decorated fairy castle, and a giant air tornado. The exhibits were all really cool to see.

One of my favorite exhibits, however, was on World War II German U-Boats. The exhibit began with a walkthrough of World War II and the many stages and different forms of war craft used in the war. At the end of the walkthrough we came to a large showroom that housed an actual German U-Boat! It was huge and absolutely amazing to see! We learned that the showroom actually had to be built around the submarine due to the sheer size and mass of it! The exhibit also had torpedoes that would have been used on the submarine when in actual use during the war. This exhibit was by far my favorite, and I loved walking around it!

All in all, we made the most out of our day off by taking the opportunity to do something fun yet still educational. Chicago is home to many world-famous museums that are basically located in our backyard! I can’t wait to visit the other museums!