Visitor Information

Prices:  

Children..............$6 each

Adults................$6 each

Seniors (55+)......$5 each

Children Under One Are Always Free!

Hours and Parking:

Tuesday - Saturday 9:30am to 5:00pm
Tuesday - Saturday 9:00am to 9:30am (Members Only)
Sunday  - 12:00pm to 5:00pm

Evenings - open until 8:00pm on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month!

Free Parking for museum visitors is available on the 5th floor of the commuter parking garage Monday through Friday.  There is an elevator on the northwest corner of the garage.

See special holiday hours on our home page, left side (scroll down).

Directions:

From the North, South or West

Take I-294 to 95th Street. Head East. After you pass 52nd Avenue, you'll go across the train tracks by the Metra train station. The next street is Museum Drive, turn right. Parking is available, for free, on the 5th floor of the parking garage.

From the East

Take 95th Street west to 52nd Avenue. Turn left onto 52nd Avenue. You'll want to carefully turn around so that you are heading back east on 95th Street. Once heading east on 95th Street, you'll go across the train tracks by the Metra train station. The next street is Museum Drive, turn right. Parking is available, for free, on the 5th floor of the parking garage.

Take the Metra Train

The Children's Museum is located right next door to the Oak Lawn Train Station.  For more information on the Metra Southwest line train schedule, Click Here.

Traveling from out of town?

Get a special rate from the Hilton Oak Lawn. Click Here to book a special $89.00 rate that includes up to 4 complimentary passes to the museum.  

Eats, Treats and Sweet Deals

If you come to the museum and are looking for a place to have lunch or looking to have food at your party, here are some area food establishments that are partnering with the museum.  

Al's Beef and Nancy's Pizza - 5128 W. 95th Street, Oak Lawn (708) 422-2333
         Booking your child's birthday party at the Children's Museum?  
         Get 25% off of your pizza order from Nancy's!  
Beggars Pizza - 10240 Central Ave., Oak Lawn (708) 499-0505
The Corner Bakery - 9621 S Cicero Ave., Oak Lawn (708) 907-7981
Palermo's Pizza - 4849 W. 95th Street, Oak Lawn (708) 425-6262
Qdoba Mexican Grill - 5137 W. 95th Street, Oak Lawn (708) 422-0336

If your business would like to be an Eats, Treats and Sweet Deals partner, contact Bernadette at (708) 423-6709 extension 204.

The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn is a proud partner of the Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau.