For MGPL Cardholders
Morton Grove Public Library cardholders can check out free and discounted passes to a variety of museums and cultural institutions throughout Chicago and Illinois. See below available institutions and services.
Questions? Contact the Info Desk at 847-965-4220 x1 or info@mgpl.org.
Museum Adventure Pass
Go to the Info Desks to check out a Museum Adventure pass. First come first served, in-person only, one pass per family per week. Passes valid for one week.
Air Classic Inc Museum of Aviation / Sugar Grove (Season opens April 11, 2026)
American Writers Museum / Chicago
Aurora Regional Fire Museum / Aurora
Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County / Libertyville
Bronzeville Children's Museum / Chicago
Brookfield Zoo / Brookfield
Cantigny Park / Wheaton
Cernan Earth and Space Center at Triton College / River Grove
Chicago Botanic Garden / Glencoe
Children's Museum in Oak Lawn / Oak Lawn
Elgin History Museum / Elgin
Elgin Public Museum / Elgin
Ellwood House Museum / DeKalb
Evanston History Center / Evanston (no website)
Geneva Lake Museum / Lake Geneva, WI
Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum / Evanston
Illinois Railway Museum / Union
Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Rt 66 / Joliet
Institute for Study of Ancient Cultures / Chicago
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art / Oak Brook
Naper Settlement / Naperville
Pleasant Home Foundation / Oak Park
St. Charles Heritage Museum / St. Charles
Volo Auto Museum / Volo
Explore More Illinois
Log in with your library card and password to view and print available passes from anywhere. Adults 18 and over can make up to three reservations per library card at a time.
The 1843 Durant-Peterson House Museum / St. Charles, IL
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum / Springfield, IL
Aikman Wildlife Adventure / Arcola, IL
American Writers Museum / Chicago, IL
Anderson Japanese Gardens / Rockford, IL
Bix Beiderbecke Museum & Archives / Davenport, IA
Bloomington Bison / Bloomington, IL
Cantigny / Wheaton, IL
Cernan Earth and Space Center & Planetarium / River Grove, IL
Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum / Chicago
Chicago a cappella / Chicago, IL
Chicago Botanic Garden / Glencoe, IL
Chicago Children's Museum / Chicago
Chicago History Museum / Chicago, IL
Chicago Maritime Museum / Chicago, IL
Chicago Master Singers / Chicago, IL (no website)
Chicago Symphonic Orchestra / Chicago, IL
Civil War Museum / Kenosha, WI
David Davis Mansion State Historical Site / Bloomington, IL
Dillon Home Museum / Sterling, IL
Dinosaur Discovery Museum / Kenosha, WI
Doudna Fine Arts Center / Charleston, IL
DuPage Children's Museum / Naperville, IL
DuPage Symphony Orchestra / Naperville, IL
Edwards Place / Springfield, IL
Elgin History Museum / Elgin, IL
Evanston History Center / Evanston, IL
Exploration Station / Bourbonnais, IL
Fabyan Villa & Japanese Garden / St. Charles, IL
First Floor Theater / Chicago, IL
The Forge: Lemont Quarries / Lemont, IL
Fox River Grove Memorial Public Library / Fox River Grove, IL
German American Heritage Center & Museum / Davenport, IA
Gillson Swimming Beach / Wilmette, IL
Glencoe Beach / Glencoe, IL
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry / Chicago, IL
Illinois Holocaust Museum / Skokie, IL | Chicago, IL
Kankakee Valley Theatre Association / Kankakee, IL
Kenosha City Museum / Kenosha, WI
Kidzeum of Health and Science / Springfield, IL
Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum / Charleston, IL
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site / Lerna, IL
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art / Oak Brook
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art / Evanston, IL
McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum / Chicago, IL
The Morton Arboretum / Lisle, IL
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago / Chicago, IL
Normal CornBelters / Normal, IL
Oakton College Performing Arts Center / Des Plaines, IL
Peoria Park District PlayHouse Children's Museum / Peoria, IL
Quad City Botanical Center / Rock Island, IL
Raupp Museum / Buffalo Grove
Springfield Art Association / Springfield
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens / Rockford
Vermilion County Museum / Danville, IL
Volo Museum / Volo, IL
Western Illinois Museum / Macomb, IL
Winnetka Park District Swimming Beach / Winnetka, IL
For Constituents of the Illinois State District 8
Senator Ram Villivalam's office offers museum passes to 8th District constituents. The pass provides complimentary General Admission for up to four people.
Constituent Museum Card
Complete this online form and someone from the office of Senator Ram Villivalam will reach out to you to confirm receipt and will coordinate a time for you to pick up the pass and the authorization letter. For more information, call 872-208-5188.