# Is there much to see at Adler outside of the actual Planetarium Shows?

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**Created:** [June 8, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-much-to-see-at-adler-outside-of-the-actual-planetarium-shows/584690 "2011-06-08T00:13:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-much-to-see-at-adler-outside-of-the-actual-planetarium-shows/584690/1 "2011-06-08T00:13:45Z")

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The Field Museum, Adler Planetarium, and MSI are all free this week. I figured I would head down to the Field tomorrow and then maybe walk over to Adler. Of course, the free admission doesn’t cover the shows. I might see one if I really feel like it, but otherwise is there much to see?

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**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-much-to-see-at-adler-outside-of-the-actual-planetarium-shows/584690/2 "2011-06-08T05:42:12Z")

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I don’t know much about the Adler, but I would warn you about free days: get there EARLY! Free days bring out lots and lots and lots of people. It’s almost not worth it.

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**Author:** ![MikeS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MikeS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeS)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2011, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-much-to-see-at-adler-outside-of-the-actual-planetarium-shows/584690/3 "2011-06-08T12:25:38Z")

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I was last at the Adler in 2008. They have some science-museum type galleries about the solar system and the history of astronomy, and the [Atwood sphere](http://www.flickr.com/photos/adlerplanetarium/3351681947/) is pretty cool. It’d probably take you 1–2 hours to see everything outside of the planetarium shows. If you’re interested in space and astronomy, it’s worth checking out.