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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. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum / Springfield
  2. American Writers Museum / Chicago
  3. Anderson Japanese Gardens / Rockford
  4. Bix Beiderbecke Museum & Archives / Davenport, IA
  5. Bronzeville Children’s Museum / Chicago
  6. Buffalo Grove Park District Community Arts Center / Buffalo Grove
  7. Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House / Moline
  8. Cantigny / Wheaton
  9. Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum / Chicago
  10. Chicago Botanic Garden / Glencoe
  11. Chicago Children’s Museum / Chicago
  12. Chicago History Museum / Chicago, IL
  13. Chicago Maritime Museum / Chicago
  14. Chicago Red Stars / Bridgeview
  15. Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Chicago, IL
  16. Children’s Discovery Museum / Normal
  17. Civil War Museum / Kenosha, WI
  18. David Davis Mansion Historical Site / Bloomington
  19. Des Plaines History Center / Des Plaines
  20. Dillon Home Museum / Sterling, IL
  21. Dinosaur Discovery Museum / Kenosha, WI
  22. Discovery Center Museum / Rockford
  23. Doudna Fine Arts Center / Charleston
  24. DuPage Children’s Museum / Naperville
  25. The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center / Chicago
  26. Edwards Place / Springfield
  27. Ellwood House / Dekalb
  28. Exploration Station / Bourbonnais
  29. Fox River Grove Memorial Public Library / Fox River Grove
  30. Galesburg Parks & Recreation Lake Storey Beach Boats / Galesburg
  31. Galesburg Parks & Recreation Lakeside Water Park / Galesburg
  32. German American Heritage Center & Museum / Davenport, IA
  33. Haitian American Museum of Chicago / Chicago
  34. Historic Auto Attractions / Roscoe
  35. Illinois Holocaust Museum / Skokie
  36. Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra / Ottawa, IL
  37. The Insect Asylum / Chicago
  38. Kenosha Public Museum / Kenosha, WI
  39. Kidzeum of Health and Science / Springfield
  40. Lincoln Heritage Museum / Lincoln
  41. Lincoln Park Zoo / Chicago
  42. Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art / Oak Brook
  43. Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art / Evanston
  44. McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage / Glen Ellyn
  45. McCormick Bridgehouse and Chicago River Museum / Chicago
  46. Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago / Chicago
  47. Museum of Science and Industry / Chicago
  48. Museum of the Grand Prairie / Mahomet, IL
  49. National Museum of Mexican Art / Chicago
  50. National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture / Chicago
  51. Normal Cornbelters / Normal
  52. Normal Theater / Normal
  53. Peoria Playhouse Children’s Museum / Peoria
  54. Pritzker Military Museum & Library / Chicago
  55. Quad City Botanical Center / Rock Island
  56. Raupp Museum / Buffalo Grove
  57. Soulside Healing Arts / Peoria
  58. Springfield Art Association / Springfield
  59. The Forge; Lemont Quarries / Lemont
  60. Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens / Rockford
  61. Vermilion County Museum / Danville
  62. Volo Museum / Volo
  63. Western Illinois Museum / Macomb
  64. Wheels O’ Time Museum / Dunlap
  65. Whim Chicago @ Stage 773 / Chicago
  66. Young People’s Theatre of Chicago / Chicago

This list was last updated on August 6, 2024. 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.