McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum

A cool museum that unfortunately many people walk past without even knowing it's there. I learned so much about the Chicago River on my brief visit here. I'll be coming back.

Had the chance to visit during Open House Chicago and it was really awesome to see all the old gears and hydrolics used to raise and lower the bridge system of the Chicago River. The tour was...

We went in on a whim and (frankly) has low expectations... How could something free and in such a small footprint be good? It was surprisingly good, and informative. We learned about the...

it was free on Wednesdays and it was walking distance from my dad's work. I took the stairs to get there by the bridge.

Here is another museum to check out on the correct day and you can get admitted free. It's not that big of a museum, it's just that it's narrow and goes high. McCormick Bridgehouse And Chicago...