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Free Days at the MCA Chicago

What do you do if you are an Art lover in Chicago on a rainy day and your funds are running low? Want to meet with artist at a World-famous Art Museum and have them explain their cutting-edge work? Want to introduce yourself or your kids to the latest art and not spend a lot, if any, money? Then you should check out the Free Days at the MCA Chicago!

Free Days at the MCA Chicago

I just got back from a free great deal in Chicago, the Free Days at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago. Every Tuesday the MCA is free for Illinois residents. Also, it is open late, so there is more time to enjoy all they have to offer.

The museum itself has four floors dedicated to art that you would not normally see anywhere else. It’s collection changes regularly so if you visited last year, the artists may be all new. This keeps the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago fresh and unique. It’s like a gallery of up-and-coming artists, only much, much bigger. But that’s not all the MCA Chicago provides for visitors.

Other Free Programs at the MCA

Besides the Free Days, every second Saturday of the Month from 11am to 3pm, the MCA hosts its Family Days. This program is designed and led by Chicago artists for kids and their grownups. “Enjoy FREE admission while taking part in artistic activities and performances.”

And if you are under 18, the MCA is free all year long. This is a great opportunity for young people to expose themselves to see the boundaries of Art. Maybe it can inspire young artists of the possibilities.

So if you happen to be in Chicago and like art, this is the place to go for FREE. The extra money you save you can use to more of Chicago’s great attractions.

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Adler at the Airport

One of my favorite Museums in Chicago is the Adler Planetarium. It is the first Planitarium in the United States. Not only does it have cover the exploration of the heavens, but it has a great collection donated by NASA like the Gemini Spacecraft. But here my secret, there is an Adler at the Airport.

At the end of the train tracks you will find a gallery of images from the Adler. Adler at the Airport and it’s all for free. You don’t even have to go through security, so you can go now when all the Museums are closed. All for the cost of taking the CTA’s Blue Line.

Here you will find some of the great images of space. The vary from what you can see with the naked eye to those that a huge telescope is need to glimpse the beauty at the edge of our universe. You will see the Moon and Sun like you have never seen before. There will also be my favorite, images of the Nebula.

Then there is the Not Expected, great images of Earth from Adler at the Airport. These images are of scientific phenomena that can be explained away with basic physics, but bring all of natures beauty into perspective.

Time to spare between flights? This is one of the may awesome things to see at the airports for FREE. But it’s not only Science, you will see a large of assortments of art. Then there is the Natural History that can take you back Millions of years to see Dinosaurs from the Field Museum.

When you get the chance, go Downtown to the Adler. You can do it for FREE just like in the Airport. If you want to find other major attractions to visit for free, you can check them out at Nonrevwebsite.com.

Tired of forgetting things on the vacation you planned all year for? Have no idea what to take on the trip? Get out NonRev Travel interactive checklist. Look for it on the column on the right!

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Save $175, Top 10 Free Chicago Attractions

As a site that prides itself in finding the best deals when you travel, we think this is a great list. What makes it so great is the fact that it encompasses the best attractions the city has for FREE. These are places you will want to go, your children will want to go, and they are all FREE. Did I mention they were free?

With the financial difficulties we are all going through, I hope this list will help entertain you and your family and allow you to save money for things you might need it for, like a mortgage. So take this list and share it with everyone you know. And feel free to share your own free things to do in Chicago. 

  1. Field Museum – Special FREE Days Savings $38.00 –
  2. Shedd Aquarium – Special Free Days Savings $19.95
  3. Chicago History Museum – Free Monday Savings $19.00
  4. Museum of Science and Industry – Free Days Savings $21.95
  5. Lincoln Park Zoo – Free Days  Estimated Value $12.00
  6. Art Institute of Chicago – Free Days Savings $12.00
  7. Museum of Contemporary Art – Free Days Savings $15.00
  8. Adler Planetarium – Free Days Savings $28.00
  9. Chicago Children’s Museum – Free Days Savings $9.00
  10. John Hancock Building

Your can see all othese with links to the days they are free at on our Chicago Free Attraction Section. Please feel free to share this and add your free attractions. The person you give this too may give you a tip to a great free attraction.