Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
A large science museum in Jackson Park, Hyde Park, beside Lake Michigan and the University of Chicago. It fills the old Palace of Fine Arts from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, and its exhibits include a captured German U-boat and a replica coal mine.
- Where
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 41.7906, -87.5828
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Near Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Field Museum 8.9 km
One of the largest natural history museums in the world, on Chicago's lakefront Museum Campus. Its vast scientific collections are best known for Sue, one of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever found.
Shedd Aquarium 9.0 km
One of the oldest continually operating non-governmental aquariums in the United States, on the lakefront Museum Campus. Its marble building, opened in 1930, holds fish, reptiles and marine mammals from waters around the world.
Art Institute of Chicago 10 km
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Willis Tower 11 km
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Millennium Park 11 km
A park on the northwest corner of Grant Park, opened in 2004 close to the Lake Michigan shore. It is filled with public art and outdoor stages, among them Cloud Gate, the Crown Fountain and Frank Gehry's Jay Pritzker Pavilion.
Cloud Gate 11 km
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Navy Pier 11 km
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Magnificent Mile 12 km
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Questions
Where is Griffin Museum of Science and Industry?
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry is in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Field Museum (8.9 km), Shedd Aquarium (9.0 km), Art Institute of Chicago (10 km).
How do I get the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Illinois volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Griffin Museum of Science and Industry before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Illinois volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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