Museum of Science and Industry

Our plan for the weekend was to go down by Jake and Amy for Friday and then head on over to Chicago to go to the Museum of Science and Industry and head on home from there.  We were able to do exactly that, even if we got a little bit later start that I had originally wanted.  First we took Jake and Amy's car to the train depot because they were going to take the train back from Chicago to Indiana, then we headed out on our way.

I don't think I've been to the museum since I've lived in Chicago, at the very least it has been a number of years.  While there are a lot of the aspects that I remember, some things have changed.  The submarine that they were working on, pretty much since I can remember, is finally open and you can take tours of it.  Unfortunately for us, the tours sold out just as we got there (darn it!) so we'll just have to go back sometime.

I couldn't tell from the website and map if the giant heart is still upstairs or not (that's the thing I remember best) but they now let you watch an open heart surgery (which is sold out for the entire time it's at the museum).  The fairy tale castle in the basement seems more condensed and just in a little room now instead of the larger room it was in before.  I must admit, that was a bit of a disappointment.

Timmy did enjoy Yesterday's Main Street, which wasn't a surprise because he likes the Old World Milwaukee at the MPM.  He LOVED the Great Train Story (of course).  The Great Train Story has 30 trains running on 1400 feet of track.  What more could a Thomas lover want?  He also enjoyed seeing the baby chicks and visiting the farm.  After that we took a break to eat, even though Timmy said he wasn't hungry.  So, our not hungry boy ate an entire container of fruit, some fruit snacks, some Cheetos, and part of a cookie.  Clearly he wasn't hungry...

Here are a few pictures of our visit, the rest can be found here, and here's a link to the Museum of Science and Industry's website, just in case you want to plan your own trip.  Next time we might hit up the Shedd or Field Museum.  Oh the possibilities!