Founded in 1930 by Max Adler as America's first planetarium, Chicago's Adler Planetarium has become a primary and unrivaled resource for inspiring, motivating, and educating the next generation of space explorers. Located on the northeast tip of Northerly Island, the planetarium boasts three full-sized theaters, namely the Definiti Theater, the Samuel C. Johnson Family Star Theater, and the technologically advanced Grainger Sky Theater, all of which feature unforgettable immersive sky shows. There are also extensive space science exhibitions to explore a magnificent collection of antique scientific instruments and print materials, and the Doane Observatory, which is one of the country’s only research-active, urban public observatories. The planetarium offers a variety of exhibitions, special lectures and presentations, daily educational programs and special community events throughout the year.
1300 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605, Phone: 312-922-7827