Use the Smartest Card – your Library Card – to receive FREE admission or special discount admission at participating Chicago area cultural destinations.

Due to lack of State Library System support, this popular program was due to end in 2011. Macy’s and the museums recently agreed to extend the program while an alternate group is found to administer the program.

For complete details go to http://www.museumadventure.org/ or call your local library.

Berwyn, Brookfield, Cicero, Lyons, North Riverside, Riverside and Stickney are all part of the Museum Adventure Pass program.

Here’s how you can check out a Museum Adventure Pass at your Library:

·         Visit your home library to find out current pass availability. Library staff will be able to check on what is available, and also check out the passes.

·         Check out a Museum Adventure Pass using your library card at your home library. Libraries have a limited number of passes for each participating organization, and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Passes cannot be reserved or checked out online or on the phone.

·         One Museum Adventure Pass may be checked out per family, per loan period. The loan period is SEVEN DAYS, and will expire after the date printed on the pass.

·         Admission offers vary per museum. For some, two or four people may be admitted free per pass, or by carload. If admission is free, another special discount will be offered.

·         Passes are for one-time use and are not transferable. Your name will be printed on the pass, and you may be asked to show identification at the museum. The museum will collect the pass when you visit.

·         Find out what discoveries await you, get directions to the museum, and review each museum’s pass entry offer, including any restrictions that may apply.

Bronzeville Children’s Museum

Cantigny Park

Brookfield Zoo

Chicago Botanic Gardens

Graue Mill & Museum

Mitchell Museum of the American Indian

Oriental Museum

Arlington Hts. History Museum

Children’s Museum of Oak Lawn

Air Classics Museum of Air & Space

Elgin Public Museum

Lake County Discovery Museum

St. Charles Heritage Museum

Elgin History Museum