Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Visit the Field Museum like a VIP on this one- hour early access VIP
tour. Head inside the Field Museum at 8am before it opens to the general public and see our most famous exhibition with a Museum expert. Start your visit
with a personalized tour of the Field's awe-insipiring and ever-popular
Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet and SUE the T. rex. Get to know the
many creatures that have roamed the earth throughout history. Spend
time with SUE, the world's largest and most complete T. rex and take
pictures without crowds. Head down to Stanley Field Hall to learn about Maximo the titanosaur before stopping in the Field Bistro for a break. You can continue exploring the rest of the Museum on your own. The VIP tour is limited to 20 people to ensure a more intimate experience.
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All-Access Admission Ticket
Private docent tour before the Museum opens to the public
Departure Point
Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, United States The Museum’s 35 permanent exhibitions feature our core collections! See SUE, the
world’s largest and most complete T. rex fossil ever found! Discover Ancient Egypt
with 23 mummies inside a recreated Egyptian tomb. Be dazzled by the Grainger
Hall of Gems and the Hall of Jades. Meet the famous man-eating Lions of Tsavo, or
journey to the glittering Aztec empire in Ancient Americas. Explore Evolving Planet,
where giant sloths, woolly mammoths and dinosaurs roam! Say hi to Máximo, our new titanosaur, and the largest dinosaur ever discovered. Don't forget to leave time for a 3D movie, breakfast or lunch or a beer flight tasting in the Field Bistro. With nearly half a million square feet of open gallery space, we have plenty of room to let everyone safely explore!
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
TONI_C
07 May 2025
It was great visiting the museum before it opened to the general public and the tour was very enjoyable.
Sarah_G
05 May 2025
This was such a great experience! It was just the 2 of us on the tour with our guide Eleanor, who was great. She was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic even at the early hour. It was so great to see Sue and the other dinos up close with no one else around, and we got great pics! Even after the tour (about an hour) we wandered around the rest of the museum and hardly saw anyone for the next hour. Highly recommend if you're an early riser!
Beth_K
03 May 2025
For some reason I thought it would be a two hour tour. Instead it was a rushed one hour tour. Our guide, Katie, did her best and talked fast to show us a section of the museum. We were 5 mins late because our Lyft driver wouldn't drop us at the East entrance.
This tour in
Chicago
is organized by
Field Museum - Chicago
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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