Best things to do Chicago on Thursday afternoon (US)

The Art Institute of Chicago is most popular around 2 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 3 hours here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

Located downtown by Millennium Park, this top art museum is TripAdvisor's #1 Chicago attraction—a must when visiting the city.

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Skydeck Chicago is most popular around 12 PM on Wednesdays. It's most quiet on Sundays.

At Skydeck Chicago, step outside the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, 1,353 feet in the air. Offering spectacular views spanning up to four states, a one-stop Chicago experience featuring The Ledge, a glass balcony extending four feet outside the 103rd floor of Willis Tower! Last entry 30 minutes prior to closing. Skydeck entrance is located on Jackson Boulevard (south side of the building).

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Willis Tower is most popular around 12 PM on Wednesdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2 hours here. It's most quiet on Sundays.

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Chicago Cultural Center is most popular around 1 PM on Fridays. Visitors usually stay up to 2 hours here. It's most quiet on Sundays.

Drawn by its beauty and the fabulous free public events, hundreds of thousands of visitors come to the Chicago Cultural Center every year, making it one of the most visited attractions in Chicago. The stunning landmark building is home to two magnificent stained-glass domes, as well as free music, dance and theater events, films, lectures, art exhibitions and family events. For questions, email dcase@cityofchicago.org

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Medieval Torture Museum is most popular around 2 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 1 hour here. It's most quiet on Sundays.

Medieval Torture Museum in Chicago, IL The largest interactive medieval torture museum in the U.S. You will find yourself in torture chambers in the darkest times of history. You'll discover the world's most detailed collection of imprisonment and torture devices, instruments of slow death and execution. Welcome, if you're brave enough!

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Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is most popular around 12 PM on Thursdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2 hours here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

The Chicago Academy of Sciences was founded in 1857 as Chicago’s first museum, dedicated to the preservation and display of native specimens. Today the Academy’s collection, due to its age and type, places it among the most important in the world. In 1999, the Academy opened the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Lincoln Park. It has welcomed more than 1.5 million visitors and is a unique venue for the public, especially urban dwellers, to find new ways to reconnect with the natural world.

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