Chicago, United States
1200 W 35th St
N/A
+1 7733761982
Good for kidsToiletsNo restaurant
Wheelchair-accessible car parkWheelchair-accessible entranceWheelchair-accessible liftWheelchair-accessible toilet
one of their ship model and ship in a bottle makers does classes! yay!
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A delightful gem of a museum! Information is well presented, relevant and nicely portioned. We spent an hour or so here after lunch in the area and had a pleasant time taking to the knowledgeable folks on duty. We'll certainly return for their new exhibit on WWII.
While looking to do something different, we decided to see what the Maritime had to offer. We walked to the basement of the building to enter in a quiet museum with the lights off. We stood there for a minute or so and said "hello", yet no one answered. We could see light from the side so we started to walk to the right and there were cluttered open offices and a canoe in the middle of the floor, interesting. My teenager began looking at the artifacts on the walls and began touring. After halfway through the museum and 20 minutes later a man approaches and tells us the staff is in a conference but we need to pay to be inside. I hand him the fee and he leaves. He tells my teenager to complete a paper of questions (Scavenger hunt) and he'll receive a gift, then leaves. The three of us go back to the half way point to finish walking around. After about 12 minutes a man comes out and tells my Father the history of a model landing port. They make small talk for a moment and the man goes into his office, the first cluttered one. At this point it has been an hour, no tour, no more than a three minute conversation with the staff....we could have had a better experience reviewing the website. As we were leaving someone did turn the lights on for the gift shop.
Everyone of these reviews is true! If you have heard of this museum, go! It is a gem and such fascinating Chicago history! But most of all it has so much heart and the staff are so knowledgeable and friendly! Will certainly be going again
It's a small museum that is big on Chicago's maritime history. I recommend it for anyone who is curious about how Chicago became Chicago. The waterways play a huge part. The curator is very knowledgeable and can answer any question. Me and my wife stopped in on a whim was pleasantly surprised to find that we enjoyed our visit.
If you are interested in Chicago history and old buildings this is a must see.
Small but fascinating museum.
Excelent small museum..
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