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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. Cernan Earth and Space Center & Planetarium / River Grove
  13. Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum / Chicago
  14. Chicago Botanic Garden / Glencoe
  15. Chicago Children’s Museum / Chicago
  16. Chicago History Museum / Chicago
  17. Chicago Maritime Museum / Chicago
  18. Chicago Stars FC / Bridgeview
  19. *Children’s Discovery Museum / Normal
  20. Civil War Museum / Kenosha, WI
  21. David Davis Mansion Historical Site / Bloomington
  22. Des Plaines History Center / Des Plaines
  23. Dillon Home / Sterling
  24. Dinosaur Discovery Museum / Kenosha, WI
  25. Discovery Center Museum / Rockford
  26. Doudna Fine Arts Center / Charleston
  27. DuPage Children’s Museum / Naperville
  28. DuPage Symphony Orchestra / Naperville
  29. Edwards Place / Springfield
  30. Elgin History Museum / Elgin
  31. Evanston History Center / Evanston
  32. Exploration Station / Bourbonnais
  33. Fabyan Villa & Japanese Garden / Geneva
  34. *Field Museum / Chicago
  35. First Floor Theater / 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. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry / Chicago
  41. Haitian American Museum of Chicago / Chicago
  42. Historic Auto Attractions / Roscoe
  43. Kenosha Public Museum / Kenosha, WI
  44. Kidzeum of Health and Science / Springfield
  45. Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum / Charleston
  46. Lincoln Log Cabin / Charleston
  47. Lincoln Park Zoo / Chicago
  48. Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art / Oak Brook
  49. Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art / Evanston
  50. McCormick Bridgehouse and Chicago River Museum / Chicago
  51. Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago / Chicago
  52. Museum of the Grand Prairie / Mahomet
  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. Springfield Art Association / Springfield
  60. *The Morton Arboretum / Lisle
  61. Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens / Rockford
  62. Vermilion County Museum / Danville
  63. Volo Museum / Volo
  64. Western Illinois Museum / Macomb
  65. Wheels O Time / Dunlap

This list was last updated on September 9, 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.