This Interactive Museum In Illinois Lets You Play With The Exhibits
By Elizabeth Crozier|Published June 09, 2019
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Elizabeth Crozier
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An Illinois transplant who grew up and went to school in Indiana for 22 years, Elizabeth holds a BFA in creative writing and has enjoyed traveling across the country and parts of Europe. She has visited half of the states, as well as parts of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and regularly travels home to the Hoosier State to see friends and family. With more than five years of writing experience, Elizabeth’s articles have been featured on several websites, and her poetry and short stories have been published in multiple literary journals.
There’s an interactive art museum in Chicago, Illinois that is truly something unique. It’s totally worth a trip to the city to enjoy the extraordinary exhibits at this marvelous place.
If you’ve always hated being told not to touch when you go to a museum, you’ll love this one. Scroll on for more details.
The best way to get to this amazing attraction is by public transportation, but there's no need to be intimidated as there are many different trains outside the city to take you downtown. You can get on as far away as Kenosha, Wisconsin on the north side, and far south and east as South Bend, Indiana.
The Chicago Metra has several lines that go as far out as University Park, Manhattan, Joliet, Aurora, Elburn, Elgin, Harvard, McHenry, Fox Lake, Antioch, and Winthrop Harbor, Illinois (the last stop before Kenosha). These lines make several stops in the suburbs. Those who live in the city will take the "L' or a bus. If you're coming from the northwest corner of Indiana, you could take the South Shore line to Millenium Station to get into the city.
Situated in Chicago's stunning West Loop neighborhood, this interactive art museum is located nearest to the Racine stop on the the Blue Line or Morgan Station which is accessible by the Green/Pink Line. If your first train takes you to Millennium Station, your next step will be to find one of these lines nearby and take it towards the appropriate stop.
From Union Station, where most Metra trains end up, you could either walk .9 miles to the museum or take a bus to get a little closer. Click here for the bus schedule.
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wndr is an experimental and immersive art experience that is absolutely worth the trouble of taking the train. Though it may not look like much from its brick exterior there is a myriad of extraordinary and unexpected creations waiting to be played with inside.
This creative space aims to bring visitors up close and personal with artists' creations while inspiring them to be artistic themselves. It will change the way you view a traditional museum.
There are many different exhibits for guests to enjoy and interact with. Some aim to challenge the mind while other purely inspire imagination and emotion.
Explore all your senses on this journey of wonder and illusion. This interactive art museum uses technology to help you see the world around you in a new way.
You'll especially love that kids under age 2 may enter for free. Keep scrolling for details about adult admission.
Be sure to being your camera along on this one-of-a-kind, immersive art experience. You can expect to spend about an hour being apart of the art at wndr.
If you’ve ever been to this interactive art museum, we’d love to hear from you. Please share your experiences and photos with us below in the comments.
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