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Explore More Illinois

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What is Explore More Illinois?

Explore More Illinois is a free service provided by your library that provides instant online access to free and discounted tickets to museums, science centers, sporting events, zoos, park districts, theatres, and other fun and local cultural venues.

Check Out A Pass
  1. Log in with your library card credentials and browse for passes by date or attractions. If you do not know your PIN or password, please contact the library.
  2. Make your reservation and print or download your pass shortly before your visit. You can have two active reservations per library card.
  3. Please cancel your reservation(s) if unable to attend, otherwise the reservation will count as being used. Remember that once you print or download your pass you cannot cancel your reservation.
Need Help?

Watch the tutorial video to see how easy it is to use Explore More Illinois. After watching the video, if you require additional assistance, please call the library at 630-260-1550.

Participating Attractions
  1. 1843 Durant-Peterson House Museum / St. Charles
  2. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum / Springfield
  3. American Writers Museum / Chicago
  4. Anderson Japanese Gardens / Rockford
  5. *Art Institute of Chicago / Chicago
  6. Bix Beiderbecke Museum & Archives / Davenport, IA
  7. Bronzeville Children’s Museum / Chicago
  8. *Brookfield Zoo / Brookfield
  9. Buffalo Grove Park District Community Arts Center / Buffalo Grove
  10. Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House / Moline
  11. Cantigny / Wheaton
  12. Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum / Chicago
  13. Chicago Botanic Garden / Glencoe
  14. Chicago Children’s Museum / Chicago
  15. Chicago History Museum / Chicago
  16. Chicago Hounds Major League Rugby / Bridgeview
  17. Chicago Maritime Museum / Chicago
  18. Chicago Stars FC / Bridgeview
  19. Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Chicago
  20. Chicago Tempest Women’s Pro Rugby / Evanston
  21. *Children’s Discovery Museum / Normal
  22. Civil War Museum / Kenosha, WI
  23. David Davis Mansion Historical Site / Bloomington
  24. Des Plaines History Center / Des Plaines
  25. Dillon Home / Sterling
  26. Dinosaur Discovery Museum / Kenosha, WI
  27. Discovery Center Museum / Rockford
  28. Doudna Fine Arts Center / Charleston
  29. DuPage Children’s Museum / Naperville
  30. DuPage Symphony Orchestra / Naperville
  31. Edwards Place / Springfield
  32. Elgin History Museum / Elgin
  33. Exploration Station / Bourbonnais
  34. Evanston History Center / Evanston
  35. *Field Museum / Chicago
  36. Forest Park Nature Center / Peoria Heights
  37. The Forge: Lemont Quaries / Lemont
  38. Fox River Grove Memorial Public Library / Fox River Grove
  39. German American Heritage Center & Museum / Davenport, IA
  40. *Glencoe Beach / Glecoe
  41. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry / Chicago
  42. Haitian American Museum of Chicago / Chicago
  43. Harris Theater for Music and Dance / Chicago
  44. Illinois Holocaust Museum / Skokie
  45. Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra / Ottawa, IL
  46. Kenosha Public Museum / Kenosha, WI
  47. Kidzeum of Health and Science / Springfield
  48. Lincoln Park Zoo / Chicago
  49. Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art / Oak Brook
  50. Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art / Evanston
  51. McAninch Arts Center / Glen Ellyn
  52. Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago / Chicago
  53. National Museum of Mexican Art / Chicago
  54. Oakton College Performing Arts Center / Des Plaines
  55. Peoria Playhouse Children’s Museum / Peoria
  56. *Peoria Riverfront Museum / Peoria
  57. Quad City Botanical Center / Rock Island
  58. Raupp Museum / Buffalo Grove
  59. Soulside Healing Arts / Peoria
  60. Springfield Art Association / Springfield
  61. *The Morton Arboretum / Lisle
  62. Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens / Rockford
  63. Vermilion County Museum / Danville
  64. Volo Museum / Volo
  65. Western Illinois Museum / Macomb
  66. Wheels O Time / Dunlap

This list was last updated on May 14, 2025. The list of participating and attractions and their offers are subject to change. *Not all attractions will be available to all libraries. Please log into Explore More Illinois to see the most current offerings.