While
most museums remain dedicated to history
and antiquity, the city of Chicago has
a museum dedicated exclusively to science
and industry. Science and industry are
important parts of any country with a
free market economy, and since the United
States of America seeks to be the summit
of the free market it is no surprise that
one of its largest cities should have
a museum.
Built on the onus of a wealthy businessman
named Julius Rosenwald, the Chicago Museum
of Science and Industry was opened in
1933 at the same time as the Century of
Progress Exposition. It is the oldest
museum of its kind in the Western Hemisphere
and it a popular destination of tourists
and school children alike. The Museum
of Science and Industry has many interactive
exhibits that encourage passers-by to
get involved and learn new information.
Exhibits
include a captured WWII U-boat from Nazi
Germany, a 3,500-square-foot model railroad,
a baby-chick hatchery, and a 20-foot-tall
walk-through model of a human heart. The
Museum of Science and Industry also has
an extensive collection of NASA memorabilia,
most of which dates to the days of the
“space race”. Attracting millions
of visitors every year the Museum of Science
and Industry is an excellent place to
hang out and hopefully learn something
new.
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